Teachers for Russian schools in Tajikistan will be trained in Yekaterinburg

The heads of the Sughd and Sverdlovsk regions discussed the issue of establishing cooperation in the field of education, informed the press service of Sogd

The chairman of the Sughd region, Rajabboy Ahmadzoda, met with the governor of the Sverdlovsk region, Evgeny Kuvaishev.

This was reported in the press service of the head of the Tajik region.

It is noted that the negotiations were held within the framework of Rajabboy Ahmadzoda's business trip to Russia.

Thus, the parties discussed the issue of strengthening regional ties between Sogd and Yekaterinburg.

In particular, the heads of the regions expressed mutual interest in establishing cooperation in the field of education.

Evgeny Kuvayshev said that Yekaterinburg is ready to train teachers for Russian-language schools in Tajikistan.

It should be noted that since September 2022, 5 such specialized general educational institutions have been operating in Tajikistan.

Schools are located in the cities of Dushanbe, Kulyab, Bokhtar, Khujand and Tursunzade; about 5,000 children study there.

Educational institutions were built with the support of Russia on the basis of an agreement between the governments of the two countries.

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This year, the number of Russian teachers working in Tajik schools as part of the Russian Teacher Abroad project has increased from 47 to 75 people. The project has been implemented in the country for 6 years.

Recall that 2023 has been declared the Year of the Russian Language in the Republic at the initiative of the President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon.

source: tj.sputniknews.ru