The Development of Higher Education System in Turkmenistan: Current Social, Economic, and Political Changes
https://doi.org/10.31992/0869-3617-2021-30-5-150-160
Abstract
The article analyzes the transformation of higher education system in Turkmenistan. The aim of the research is to evaluate the prospects of Russian higher education export to Turkmenistan taking into account the peculiarities of Turkmen higher education system and the main trends affecting it. The role of the state and the influence of global trends on Turkmen higher education system in 1991-2020 are estimated based on the coordination model and the concept of higher education internationalization. Since Turkmenistan as well as many other countries aims at increasing its universities’ popularity in the world, the article also considers the degree of internal and external higher education internationalization. Taking into consideration the peculiarities of the national economy of Turkmenistan, the political system, and the power balance in Central Asia, the author seeks to forecast the development of Turkmen higher education system. The article concludes that there is a significant potential for increasing the export of Russian higher education services to Turkmenistan. However, Russian universities need to explore the peculiarities of the country and elaborate suitable methods of work with Turkmen school-leavers.
Keywords
Turkmen higher education system,
internationalization of education,
internal internationalization,
external internationalization,
state policy,
educational services exports
Supporting agencies: This study (research grant No 8.1.33.2020) was supported by the Tomsk State University competitiveness improvement programme.
About the Author
A. M. Pogorelskaya
National Research Tomsk State University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Cand. Sci. (History), Assoc. Prof
36, Lenin ave., Tomsk, 634050, Russian Federation
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