A New Stage in Turkmen–Chinese Cooperation in the National Education System

In the new historical era, the benevolent and humanitarian policy of the National Leader of the Turkmen people our Hero-Arkadag, is being successfully implemented by our Esteemed President, Arkadagly Hero Serdar during the period of the Revival of the New Epoch of the Powerful State. In our country, the friendly and fraternal relations with the countries and peoples of the world, founded upon the principles of peacefulness and mutual trust that originate from millennia of history, are being raised to a qualitatively higher level in the new historical era.

In 2026— “Independent, Permanently Neutral Turkmenistan – the Homeland of Purposeful Winged Horse”, as the result of the agreements reached during the visit of our Hero-Arkadag to the People’s Republic of China and  the ideas put forward at the high-level events held in our country to celebrate the 20th anniversary of cooperation in the gas sector between Turkmenistan and China, the friendly relations and cooperation between the two states have reached to a new level.

Our Hero-Arkadag emphasizes in his book “The Continuation of the Meaning of My Life: “The relations between Turkmenistan and the People’s Republic of China are distinguished by their comprehensive strategic nature, long-term durability, and their focus on the interests of the peoples of both countries and the region.” This statement clearly defines the important place occupied by Turkmen–Chinese relations, whose origins date back to the depths of history, within contemporary society. 

Our country attaches great importance to international cooperation in strengthening the links between science, education, and industry, as well as in training highly qualified specialists who are masters of their profession. Delegations consisting of specialists from the higher educational establishments of our country regularly undertake official working visits abroad in order to study advanced international experience in improving the training of young professionals at modern level.

On 25–26 June 2026, during the year “Independent, Permanently Neutral Turkmenistan – the Homeland of Purposeful Winged Horse”, the heads and specialists of three teacher-training higher educational establishments of our country, Magtymguly Turkmen State University,  Dovletmammet Azadi Turkmen National Institute of World Languages, and Seyitnazar Seydi Turkmen State Pedagogical Institute paid a working visit to the city of Urumqi in the People’s Republic of China to participate in the Central Asia–China Conference on Cooperation in Industry, Education, Science, and Practice.

At the opening ceremony of the forum, held under the theme “Expanding the Opportunities of Digital Intelligence, Connecting the Future through the Silk Road” at the China International Exhibition Center, representatives of our higher educational establishments delivered presentations in which they shared with their foreign colleagues the positive experience accumulated in Turkmenistan in achieving the integration of education, science, and industry. During the plenary session, a signing ceremony was held for a trilateral Framework Agreement on Cooperation between Magtymguly Turkmen State University,  Dovletmammet Azadi Turkmen National Institute of World Languages, and Seyitnazar Seydi Turkmen State Pedagogical Institute and the Center for International Language Education and Cooperation of the Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China and Xinjiang Normal University enhanced the significance of the forum’s work.

The forum continued its work on 26 June in the form of scientific conferences. Five scientific conferences dedicated to various fields of education, science, and industry were held at major higher educational institutions in the city of Urumqi. In particular, the international scientific conference devoted to China–Central Asia regional studies and to the methodology of teaching the Chinese language was hosted by Xinjiang Normal University. During the plenary session and the sectional meetings of the conference, the Turkmen specialists delivered presentations on the favorable conditions created in our country for the study of the national heritage and universal history, as well as on the continuous improvement of the methodology of teaching foreign languages and the achievements attained in these areas within the national education system. Throughout the conference, experience was exchanged with foreign specialists, and practical ways for further international cooperation were discussed.

The work of the international scientific forum served as clear evidence that all the necessary conditions are being created in our country for the further development of international cooperation in the field of education and that the training of highly qualified young teachers is being raised to a qualitatively new level.

The bilateral meeting between the Turkmen and Chinese delegations was particularly important in discussing the roadmap for joint cooperation aimed at training highly competent teachers of the future. The participants expressed great confidence that the priority areas identified by both sides, their modern relevance, and the further development of Turkmen–Chinese cooperation in the fields of education, science, and the humanities would produce fruitful results. They emphasized that these achievements would continue the noble initiatives of our Hero-Arkadag and flourish through the dedicated efforts of our Esteemed President.

Indeed, under contemporary conditions, the consistent development of Turkmen–Chinese cooperation in education, alongside other spheres of public life, occupies a worthy place in the implementation of the objectives set forth in the National Programme of the Socio-Economic Development of Turkmenistan for 2022–2052 during the Revival of the New Epoch of the Powerful State and the Strategy for the Development of Higher Professional Education in Turkmenistan for 2026–2052. This cooperation plays an important role in preparing highly qualified specialists for the various sectors of the national economy.

The delegation representing the higher educational establishments expressed their profound gratitude and sincere appreciation to the National Leader of the Turkmen People our Hero-Arkadag, and to our Esteemed President, Arkadagly Hero Serdar, for their tireless efforts aimed at developing higher professional education, studying advanced international experience, sharing the achievements attained within the national education system, and further improving the quality and content of education in our country.