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EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM OF UZBEKISTAN

PLAN:

• Primary Education
• Secondary Education
• Vocational Education
• Tertiary Education
• The Grading System in Uzbek Schools
• The List of Universities in Uzbekistan

• During 15 years of independence deep structural and substantial reforms and transformations in the system of higher education has taken place in the Republic of Uzbekistan. Main purpose of these reforms were to provide the adequate place of the Republic of Uzbekistan in the world community. Indeed, it was impossible to provide the independent economy, social an political stability, development of intellectual and spiritual potential of the nation without rebuilding the system of education and upbringing
• . The first President of Independent Republic of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov, understanding this reality from the first days of independence, stated the necessity of deep reforms in the system of education and upbringing of new generation. The state policy in the field of education that could transform it into the priority sphere has been developed and conducted.

Existing structural system of higher education and fields of its activity didn’t meet the needs and requirements of economic, national, naturalintellectual, spiritual potential of the republic. Preparation of specialists on actual specializations directed to material production were mostly carried out in centralized higher educational institutions. Curricula and teaching programs on the subjects taught in the educational institutions of the republic were approved by the centre-Moscow, and it was not allowed to make any changes taking into account the regional requirements. The way to provide the priority of education, transform the education into the democratic, humanitarian, create intellectual-social oriented system capable to open all the possibilities of the person was chosen during the first years of independence. The task was to train the young generation on the basis of national traditions and common to humanity values, patriots of their country with high moral qualities, as well as competent specialists possessing up-to-date knowledge and skills in chosen field, with initiative, and creative thinking. The above mentioned requirements were reflected in the decrees of the President, Resolutions of the Government as concrete programs of actions to reform the system of higher education.

• Existing structural system of higher education and fields of its activity didn’t meet the needs and requirements of economic, national, naturalintellectual, spiritual potential of the republic. Preparation of specialists on actual specializations directed to material production were mostly carried out in centralized higher educational institutions. Curricula and teaching programs on the subjects taught in the educational institutions of the republic were approved by the centre-Moscow, and it was not allowed to make any changes taking into account the regional requirements. The way to provide the priority of education, transform the education into the democratic, humanitarian, create intellectual-social oriented system capable to open all the possibilities of the person was chosen during the first years of independence. The task was to train the young generation on the basis of national traditions and common to humanity values, patriots of their country with high moral qualities, as well as competent specialists possessing up-to-date knowledge and skills in chosen field, with initiative, and creative thinking. The above mentioned requirements were reflected in the decrees of the President, Resolutions of the Government as concrete programs of actions to reform the system of higher education.

• The first document– Decree of the President dated September 17, 1991 «On releasing Republican state administrative bodies, as well as the system of public education from political parties » was dedicated to these goals. From this date it was prohibited for political parties to interfere with the activity of educational institution. Since 1991 the structural reconstruction of higher educational institutions has been commenced. Three independent institutions – the Tashkent State Technical University, the Tashkent Chemical-Technological Institute and the Tashkent Architecture and Building Institute were established on the basis of the big Tashkent Polytechnic Institute. The Tashkent State University of Economics and the Tashkent Financial Institute were established on the basis of the Tashkent Institute of Public Economy. The Tashkent State Institute of Oriental Studies became independent from Tashkent State University. In 1992 on the bases of branches of higher educational institutions of Tashkent were established the Jizzakh Polytechnic Institute, the Karshi EngineeringEconomic Institute, the Namangan Engineering-Economic Institute, the Navoi State Pedagogical Institute, and on the bases of the appropriate regional pedagogical institutions were established Andijan, Bukhara, Gulistan, Karshi, Namangan, Ferghana, Urgench Universities. The status of University were also given to the Tashkent State Institute of Foreign Languages, the Tashkent Institute of Agriculture. New higher educational institutions were established. The University of World Economy and Diplomacy was set up to prepare economists and diplomatic personnel of international level. The Tashkent Islam University prepares specialists on Islam and rules of Islam. Each higher educational institution had a specific programme of reconstruction of form and content of education according to its new status.