Education Ministers of CIS discussed prospects of international cooperation

08:55, 9 July 2010

MOSCOW. July 9. KAZINFORM /Narymbek Ismagulov/ - The 17th Conference of Education Ministers of the CIS member states was held on Thursday in Moscow. The issues regarding prospects of cooperation of corresponding departments in the medium term were discussed.

Leaders of the Interstate Humanitarian Cooperation Fund of the CIS member states and the CIS Executive Committee took part in the conference. The sides considered the issues regarding the organization of schools for young scientists, school and student contests and development of a network of collaborative institutions and their branches.

Minister of Education and Science Zhanseit Tuimebayev noted that the year of 2010 was the year of science and innovation in the CIS member states.

'The sides discussed the issue regarding cooperation in the sphere of science and education between the CIS member states. We agreed that our meeting would be regular and the sides would continue to solve the problems we faced', the Minister said.

Z. Tuimebayev also noted that Kazakhstan planned to send its delegation to Moscow on October 14-15 to take part in the Forum of Creative and Scientific Intelligentsia of the CIS.

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