In a meeting held on February 4 led by Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, it was announced that over UZS 46 trillion ($3.7bn) will be allocated for the development of school education in Uzbekistan in 2024, the President's Press Secretary reported.
The Republican Scientific and Methodological Centre for the Development of Education, in collaboration with the project office and educational departments, will revise curricula for exact sciences and foreign languages, aligning them with global standards. The focus will be on developing methods to enhance students’ analytical and critical thinking skills.
Assessment introduction
Educational agencies will introduce assessments of students’ and teachers’ knowledge, including PISA, TIMSS, and PIRLS.
Plans are underway to extend the programme of presidential schools to an additional 1,000 educational institutions across the republic.
Schools will offer vocational training, with a list of 50 specialities being compiled for this purpose. Entrepreneurs and craftsmen will assist in conducting vocational education-oriented training and launching circles. School premises will be made available to entrepreneurs for vocational training of students at no cost.
Second foreign language
It was previously reported that Uzbek school curricula will be enhanced to enable high school students to learn the basics of a second foreign language. This initiative is part of a decision by Uzbekistan’s president, as stated by the country’s Ministry of Preschool and School Education.
The document titled “On Additional Measures for Teaching Foreign Languages and Modern Professions to Students of Secondary General Education Institutions” outlines this plan. By the end of 2024, teachers proficient in Chinese, German, French, Korean, English, and Japanese will be recruited. It is anticipated that by graduation, students will be proficient in a second foreign language at least at the A2 level.
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