Teachers from the Oguz Khan University of Engineering and Technology of Turkmenistan took part in the Times Higher Education (THE) Asian Universities Summit, held in Kuala Lumpur with the support of the Malaysian Sunway University from April 29 to May 2.

The large-scale forum brought together hundreds of participants from all over the Asian continent - finalists of the sixth THE Awards Asia 2024 from 17 countries, including Turkmenistan, India, Singapore, Hong Kong, Thailand, China, Turkey, the Philippines, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Cambodia and others.

During the first day of the summit, the winning universities of the prestigious award were announced, and their award ceremony took place.

It should be noted that the Oguz Khan University of Engineering and Technology of Turkmenistan took a worthy position among the candidates for the award and was one of the first universities in Turkmenistan and Central Asian countries to be included in the shortlist of finalists for THE Awards Asia 2024, published in January on the website of the British organization THE. This list includes 80 universities (8 in each of 10 nominations). We emphasize that this year more than 600 universities from 22 countries applied for the award.

Among hundreds of participants, Turkmen University received high recognition from THE Awards Asia experts, entering the finals and the eight best universities in the Student Recruitment Campaign of the Year category.

Launched in 2019 and widely known as the Oscars of Higher Education, THE Awards Asia recognizes the outstanding work of universities in various fields including academics, leadership, management, professional services, and stimulates universities' pursuit of excellence and development.

On the sidelines of THE Asian Universities Summit, Turkmen teachers took an active part in presentations, model sessions, round tables, discussions on such topics as “Trends and driving forces of transnational education in Asia”, “Employment for a sustainable future”, “Changing the face of skills in the digital era technologies”, “Innovative approaches to curriculum development and capacity development”.

The final day of the summit featured presentations by participants, joint discussions, and exhibitions on the topics “The Importance of Academic Freedom,” “Expanding Higher Education, Opportunity and Autonomy for Refugees,” “Balance Between Control and Autonomy,” “Student Thoughts,” and others.

As part of a working visit to Malaysia, teachers from Oguz Khan University visited Tenaga National University (UNITEN). During the meeting, prospects and plans for cooperation between the two universities and research activities were discussed. Turkmen teachers invited their Malaysian colleagues to participate in the conference “Main directions of the green economy: eco-, nano-, bio-, information technologies”, which will be held in Ashgabat in a hybrid format on June 8.

A special trip and study tour to the Malaysian Sunway University was also organized for the summit participants.

We would like to add that the organizers of the summit and representatives of other Asian universities expressed great interest in close cooperation with the Oguz Khan University of Engineering and Technology of Turkmenistan.

Source: Turkmenistan Golden age