Modernizing Public Education System in Uzbekistan: Achieving Excellence Towards Future Prosperity

2. Reforms in Public Education system of Uzbekistan SherzodShermatov Minister of Public Education

3. General information on the system of public education Secondary schools Pupils Teachers 9628 5,8 mln. 420thousand 7%of schools are connected to broadband Internet

4. Main directions of reforming the system of public education Strengthening the status of teachers Raising the quality of education Modern workforce policies Strengthening the role of the ministry Improving conditions for teachers Broad introducing of ICTs Introducing best international practices Public-private partnership

5. Modern schools Well-equipped laboratories Transparent walls and doors Smart, computerized and technological classes Canteens meeting all sanitary requirement Sports and fitness halls Security and safety

6. Concept of Presidential schools Presidential school Educational process Curricullum focused on STEAM education Graduates of 4th grade pass selection of talented pupils from secondary schools of the region Not more than 15 students and each student has his individual place 105 schoolchildren willbe educated Annually 15 pupils will be admitted S T E A M Science Technology Engineering Art Mathematics Priority tasks for Presidential schools Internships of 10-11 graders in local and international organizations Teaching natural sciences, robotics, information communication technologies, by using advanced pedagogical technologies Education of graduates at top world universities and their branches in Uzbekistan Teachers Foreign languages certification (IELTS, TOEFL, CEFR, Cambridge) Foreign teachers and managers of schools, with attached local staff Creating a pool of highly-qualified cadres Separate individual curriculum for every pupil Clubs: Debates club, graphic design, book club,young engineer clubs, artistic-estethic activity, acting schools, etc. Sport: wrestling, table tennis,soccer, volleyball, basketball, chess, swimming, dancing, etc. Retraining and training of pedagogical skills will be done abroad Accreditation of curriculum – International Baccalaureate(IB) for Diploma(DP) andAdvanced Placement (AP) Experience exchange with international experts, including by video communication

7. Human capital development “If we don’t regard the role of human capital as the most important component of prosperity, then there won’t be sustainable and consequent development of nations”. World bank group president Jim Yeon Kim

8. Increase of the prosperity of countries owing to human capital Developed countries Developing countries

9. Demographic divident Uzbekistan South Korea Fertility 1960s – 6.1 1980s – 2.26 Fertility 2017 – 2.26 Growth of employable population Decrease in fertility and elderly

11. Information on the allocated funds from the state budget in 2016-2018 for Public education (billion soums)

12. THREEYEAR PLAN TIMELINE ~4,5 trillion total for the period of 3 years Overall deficit: ~1,3 trillion Deficit: 0,325 Deficit: 0,45 Deficit: 0,425 2021 2019 2020 1,3 per year 1,7 per year 1,5 per year 1,05 1,275 0,975 Investment programs and capital expenditures Investment programs and capital expenditures Investment programs and capital expenditures *the numbers are given in trillion soums

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