Education ministers of Central Asian countries and China to convene in Kazakhstan
The first meeting of education ministers of Central Asian countries (Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan) and China and representatives of departments and diplomatic corps took place in Urumqi, Kazinform News Agency cites the Enlightenment Ministry.
Educational integration and development of sustainable partnerships were on the agenda.
Delivering a speech Kazakh Enlightenment Minister Gani Beissembayev underscored importance of strengthening cooperation between the member states and creating joint educational initiatives and focused on key aspects for further cooperation in vocational education.
He reminded the Head of State declared 2026 the Year of Vocational Professions. The large-scale transformation of vocational education and training is underway. He stressed Kazakhstan is open for cooperation and stands for development of common approaches for training specialists highly sought after in the global labor market.
Those present adopted the Charter of the meeting of education ministers and the Urumqi Declaration. These documents lay the foundation for further cooperation and priority of training highly skilled professionals.
The next meeting of education ministers of Central Asian countries and China will be held in Kazakhstan.
Noteworthy, Kazakhstan, S. Korea are launching joint educational projects.