Proposals on improving the quality of education presented

On April 21, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev reviewed a presentation on measures to improve the quality of school education and pedagogical staff training system.

The “Uzbekistan - 2030” strategy identifies reforming the education system as one of the priority areas. The state program for this year also outlines a wide range of tasks to improve conditions in schools and raise an educated young generation.

The fulfillment of these goals depends to a large extent on the level of knowledge and professional training of teachers. Today there are 15 state and 61 non-state higher education institutions with a pedagogical profile in the country. However, the scientific potential of these institutions is only about 40 percent.

Social specialties account for the majority of training areas, while teacher training in exact and natural sciences remains at a low level. In addition, 40 percent of the students are part-time students.

In this regard, it is planned to transform the Tashkent State Pedagogical University and establish the National Pedagogical University of Uzbekistan, as well as to implement the “Teachers of the Future” project.

The “New Uzbekistan” University currently employs more than 40 foreign teachers and 30 highly qualified compatriots invited from abroad. Various projects of students have attracted 24.3 billion soums in grants. By utilizing their potential, the training of specialists in modern fields such as engineering, digital technology, artificial intelligence and medicine will be strengthened with the opening of new laboratories.

Moreover, in order to ensure the integration of science, education and practice, the university plans to create a modern university clinic using advanced German experience.

International methods are being introduced to assess the quality of education. This year, the knowledge of 9 thousand 15-year-old students from 233 schools will be tested within the framework of the international PISA program.

Currently, two thousand schools are working with high workload. This year 112 thousand new pupil places will be created at the expense of budget funds. Due to population growth, the demand for schools continues to grow. In this regard, it is planned to attract $200 million from the Islamic Development Bank and build 58 modern schools in the regions.

According to the results of the analysis, about 80 percent of schoolchildren actively use the Internet and social networks. Although measures are taken to protect children from harmful information, there are very few authors creating interesting and educational national content.

In this regard, instructions were given to create a safe information environment for children, increase the volume of national content and support talented authors.