The rector, vice-rectors, deans, the heads of the chairs, the board of administration, teachers and professors, researchers, master’s degree students and the representatives of Samarkand Mass-media participated in this meeting.
The main purpose of the following extended session was to deliver the content of the Presidential Decree of the Republic of Uzbekistan PD-2909, “On Measures for the Further Development of the Higher Educational System” from April 20th, 2017.
The assembly was opened by I.M. Tukhtasinov, the rector of the institute who acquainted the participants with the implementation of the tasks of the Presidential Decree of the Republic of Uzbekistan PD-2909.
Complex measures on implementation of the development Programme of the Higher Education System for the years of 2017-2021 include the followings:
1. Optimization of the content of academic specialties taking into consideration regional demands for qualified specialists;
2. Improvement of teaching process, the curriculum and syllabus of Bachelor's and Master's degree;
3. Providing with the modern literatures, including foreign, academic, methodological and scientific literatures;
4. Improvement of the process of continuous professional development and retraining of teachers and researchers, as well as in foreign educational establishments;
5. Development of the efficiency, outcomes and quality of scientific research activities;
6. Improvement of the content of spiritual enlightenment and educational issues;
7. Strengthening the economical and technical resources of higher education institutions;
8. Modernization of existing as well as creating modern teaching and scientific laboratories;
9. Providing the teaching process with modern information and communication technologies;
According to the Programme, during the years of 2017-2021 construction, reconstruction and major repairs of 180 educational and scientific laboratories, sports facilities and units of social engineering infrastructures belonging to 48 higher educational institutions will be carried out. At the same time, step-by-step realization of ultra-modern equipments of 400 teaching laboratories in 53 educational establishments included to the plan, and scientific laboratories intended in the cooperation with other higher
educational establishments in the field of scientific research are going to be established.
Total 1,7 billion soums are bound to the realization of complex development programme for the years of 2017-2021, from this sum 1,2 billion soums will be directed to the reconstruction and major repairs of the buildings and establishments of teaching laboratories, sports gyms and dormitories, 500 milliard soums will be spent on the purchase of laboratory equipments, furniture and other equipments, for establishing laboratory complexes serving all educational establishments, and also for the development of information and communication technologies.
Until 2021, it is planned step-by-step increase the number of student enrollment for 18 percent on bachelor’s degree and master’s specialty taking into consideration, the current and perspective demands in the economical spheres and development of the regional complexes.
In general it was stated that the contemporary Decree directed to creating conditions necessary for improvement of the system of higher education and qualified training of skilled specialists suitable for the world level demands for the purpose of social economic development of our country.
Source: Information service
28.04.2017
