Turkmenistan, Ashgabat, April 20 / Trend H. Hasanov /
President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov approved the statute on citizens of Turkmenistan studying in higher and high special schools in foreign countries.
The document was adopted "in order to regulate the procedure of obtaining education by citizens of Turkmenistan in higher and high special education institutions of foreign states in accordance with the law of Turkmenistan 'On Education''.
The Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Justice of Turkmenistan are ordered to prepare and submit to the Cabinet of Ministers proposals on the respective amendments to the national legislation.
The President stated at a governmental meeting that the provisions reflected in this decision should be implemented without delay in the educational system, 'Neutral Turkmenistan' newspaper reported on Saturday.
"The government will continue to pay maximum attention to the development of science and education, to create all the conditions necessary for the youth for receiving modern education at the level of international standards in order to create a highly educated broad-minded young generation, which will contribute to the supply of the national economy with qualified specialists," Berdymuhamedov said.
Turkmenistan began to recognize foreign diplomas relatively recently; almost at the same time the Academy of Sciences and postgraduate study were restored. This year secondary schools of the country are switching to the 12-year education system.