1. DEVELOPMENT OF EDUCATIONAL SECTOR IN UZBEKISTAN
MINISTRY OF HIGHER AND SECONDARY SPECIALIZED EDUCATION REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN DEPARTMENT FOR DEVELOPMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES AND DISTANCE EDUCATION
DEVELOPMENT OF EDUCATIONAL SECTOR IN UZBEKISTAN
EVGENIYA FYODOROVA Team leader

2. Main points of presentation
Country profile - Uzbekistan
Education in figures
Model of education
International Partnership
Main problems
Objectives and Solutions: measures and instruments
Achievements /Results
Successful Experience of UK and some recommendations for Uzbekistan

3. REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN

4. Country profile Location: Central Asia Territory: 447,000 sq. km
Capital: Tashkent (2.5 million)
Borders with: Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Afghanistan
Independence: September 1st, 1991
Population: 25 mln.
Urban population: 37%
Rural population: 63%
Annual economic growth (GDP gross) 4.2% (in real term)
Income per capita 2790 $ US (PPP)

5. Crucial Figures: The Structure of Economy (in % to GDP) 2002 year
Crucial Info:
GDP growth rate 4.2%
Contribution of ICT 8%
Trans-Asia-Europe fiber-optic communication line (TAE-FOCL): China-Kazakhstan-Uzbekistan-Turkmenistan-Turkey and Russian-Germany

6. Education in figures 99% literacy 45% of population is under age 25
38% of budget expenditures to Educational System or 7% of GDP
63 universities and institutes
1800 colleges and lyceums
500 thousand school graduates annually
over 1mln college and lyceum students
160 thousand full-time students in higher education

7. The Model of educational system

8. International partnerships
From Economic point of view:
Foreign Credits /Investments
$200mln of Japanese government
$150mln of Asian Development Bank
$35mln of Korean government
$200 mln of American aids for development ICT
$30 mln. Indian Government grant

9. Main Partners: British Council (office in Tashkent)
WBI (office in USA),
UNDP (office in Tashkent)
Open Society Institute (Soros Foundation) office in Tashkent,
JICA (Japan) office in Tashkent,
University of Maryland (USA),
Indian Embassy in Uzbekistan, Government of India (TIEC Programs)
Indian Private Company “Computronics LtD.”
Russian Business Center (Office in Uzbekistan),
MFA of Israel, Mashav Program, Embassy of Israel (Uzbekistan),
ADB (office in Tashkent),

10. Main Problems
Crucial GAP in the sphere of Development ICT and Distance Education (E-Learning)
Investment to Development of Human Resources inefficiently DUE TO:
Huge spending for financing Exchange Programs:
For students from “UMID” Foundation,
For teachers (tutors) from “USTOZ” Republican Foundation,
Low involvement (only 40% of all students coming back from Abroad,
“Outflow of national potential”,
Financial problems

11. I Further Development of Infrastructure in Uzbekistan
Main Objectives
I Further Development of Infrastructure in Uzbekistan
Implementation of ICT in Education and development of E-Learning,
Increasing of Quality Assurance for Distance Education,
Improvement Quality of Education in rural areas ob the base of New IT, including access to Internet,
II Improvement Skills
Development new curriculum, modern e-books, virtual labs, simulation exhibitions for Higher and Secondary Specialized Education,
TOT for more than 500,000 teachers using of IT,
Providing vocational training for 1.5mln students in the sphere of ICT,
Mutually beneficial international cooperation

12. LONG TERM OBJECTIVES (2001-2010ss.)
Instruments and measures Resolutions of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan
LONG TERM OBJECTIVES ( ss.)
OCTOBER 4, :
No 400 “About Measures on Perfection of Preparation of Pedagogical Staff for Secondary Specialized Vocational Education Institutions”
With the purposes of:
- increase in the level and quality of preparation of pedagogical staff in secondary specialized vocational education institutions
- supplying academic lyceums and professional colleges with highly skilled pedagogical and engineering-pedagogical staff, which meets the requirements of the state educational standards and the National program on training of personnel

13. Resolutions of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan
SHORT TERM OBJECTIVES ( ss.)
23 MAY 2001
No 230 “On measures for organization of elaboration of the program for development of computer and information technologies for , provision of wide access to international information system Internet”
With the purposes of:
- for wide implementation of modern computer and information technologies in all spheres of economy, science and education, provision of access to international information systems, including Internet,
- increasing the level of experts in programming

14. DECREE of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan
LONG TERM OBJECTIVES ( ss.)
30 MAY 2002
NO УП “About the further development of a computerisation and introduction of informational-communication technologies”
With the purposes of:
- formation of national system of informatization,
- mass introduction and use in all spheres of economy and life of a society of modern information technologies, means of computer technologies and telecommunications,
- most complete satisfaction of growing information needs of the citizens, creation of favourable conditions,
- for entry in global information community and expansions of access to global information resources

15. The Governance Structure for Implementation of IT and Distance Education (Uzbekistan)

16. From technical point of view: 100% Free Access to EBSCO database
The Results /Measures
From technical point of view:
Local Network – 100% (63 universities)
PC modernization – 70% is New Model PC
Access to Internet – 100% (63 universities)
Learning Computer Centre – 9 areas of Uzbekistan (total 14 areas)
Membership of National Librarian Association (including resources in e- format /informational educational resources)
100% Free Access to EBSCO database

17. From other point of view:
The Results /Measures
From other point of view:
Centre of Information Technologies and Distance Education
Small and Medium Enterprises for Development E-books, (Multimedia) Virtual Labs ~(more than 20),
Videoconference equipment for more than 7 universities,
UzREN Uzbekistan’s Research and Educational Network (Digital Development Initiative - DDI)
National Educational Platform
3000 units of Textbook in e-format and Multimedia – (63 universities)
Republican e-database for universities: textbooks, outlines, books,
More than 200 programs and seminars, including Summer School in Uzbekistan (TOT) (14 regions),
Participation in the “Students’ Team of World Championship for programming” (Group of North-East of Europe/ Subgroup –Middle Asia)
30 students’ teams from 17 universities (several awards),
Weekly videoconference among universities,
TV and radio programs with info about activities,

18. Successful experience of UK and some recommendations for Uzbekistan

19. Some issues From technical point of view:
Develop the program “Information and Learning Technologies”
Networks and organizations
National Learning Network
JISC,
JANET
NGfl
SCRAN
others
Increasing access to Internet and attract people (Learning Centre)
Increase service for supporting and providing skills and knowledge

20. Online resources www.gov.uz – site of the Government
– site of exchange students
– Uzbek music in MP3, Uzbek cuisine, culture etc.
– site for tourists
– Uzbek Information Agency
– news and more