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Private Higher Education in Central Asia
Tursunkulova, Bermet. (Winter 2005). International Higher Education
The Central Asian republics have had much in common in terms of their culture and history, from the age of nomadic tribes to independence in 1991. Under the Soviet Union, all Central Asian republics and Mongolia functioned as centrally planned economies. Higher education, especially in the sciences, was considered to be a system of high standard. The Soviet Union's collapse was followed by discombobulating economic and social repercussions in the newly independent countries, including the education system. As in many other postcommunist countries, a large number of private universities were established. However, while some argue that these new universities challenged the existing state universities and the educational system in general, in Central Asia, most of the newly opened schools had but one purpose: to generate money for the owners or founders. This main orientation of the newly private institutions has had a negative effect on the social stature of the private sectors in the region.
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Overview of Higher Education Systems and Oversight:
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
Koenig, Ann. (October 2005) This handout was prepared for the
NAFSA Regional Conference in Anaheim, California.
- PDF: Uzbekistan and Central Asia
Kazakhstan
Higher Education in Kazakhstan: The Issue of Corruption
Rumyantseva, Nataliya. (Fall 2004) International Higher Education.
According to multiple reports from students, corruption has
hampered higher education systems in the post-Soviet region.
Faculty members charge students for exam grades; administrators
charge for admissions. Anecdotal evidence suggests that academic
corruption may be a pervasive phenomenon in higher education
in the region.
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Uzbekistan
Overview of Higher Education System in Uzbekistan
Koenig, Ann. (October 2005) This handout was prepared for the
NAFSA Regional Conference in Anaheim, California.
- PDF: Uzbekistan_NAFSA2005.pdf
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