Turkmenistan and Russia expand humanitarian and academic cooperation

An international exhibition and scientific conference held in Ashgabat served as a significant platform for deepening the strategic partnership between Turkmenistan and the Russian Federation. Yuliya Zaytseva, First Secretary of the Russian Embassy in Turkmenistan and representative of Rossotrudnichestvo, commented on the outcomes of the forum and future directions of intergovernmental cooperation.

A key development in science and education was the signing of a cooperation agreement between the Turkmen National Institute of World Languages named after Dovletmammed Azadi (TNIMYA) and Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU). Zaytseva said the arrangements between the two leading universities are strictly practice-oriented. Teachers and senior-year students of TNIMYA have already completed advanced training courses under bilateral programmes.

The diplomat also announced that the quota campaign for Turkmen youth will begin in mid-November, and that the application process is being modernised through digital solutions, including a unified digital platform and the RU ID service. The exhibition also gave students and their parents an opportunity to meet representatives of Russian universities in person.