Tyumen State University Expands Partnership with Turkmenistan

An international exhibition and scientific conference was held in Ashgabat, themed “Health care, education and sport in the era of the Revival of a new epoch of a mighty state.” Vice-rector Andrey Tolstikov of Tyumen State University (TyumGU) attended the forum, a traditionally prestigious event on advanced medical science and strategic ties with foreign research centres.

Tolstikov stressed the high potential for multilateral cooperation with Turkmenistan’s scientific and educational institutions. He said TyumGU is one of Russia’s leading centres for biodiversity research and that its researchers have described over 1,700 new living species worldwide in the past decade. He also visited the Seydinazar Seydi Turkmen State Pedagogical Institute in Turkmenabat, where a new academic building was recently commissioned.

Planned joint initiatives include student and teacher exchanges, staff training, conferences and joint research. Tolstikov said TyumGU leads in applying artificial intelligence in education and is ready to cooperate on bioeconomy and modern pedagogy. Currently 1,018 Turkmen students study at the university.