Tajikistan and the Asian Development Bank have signed a grant agreement for the project "Improving Secondary Education in Natural Sciences, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics" (STEM), Avesta reports.
The total cost of the project is $40 million, and it is fully funded through grants from the Asian Development Bank. The project implementation is set to commence in 2024 and is expected to be completed by 2030.
The agreement was signed by Tajikistan's Minister of Finance Fayziddin Kakhkhorzoda and the Resident Representative of the Asian Development Bank in Tajikistan, Shenni Campbell.
The project aims to establish a foundation of human capital to support Tajikistan's transition to high labor productivity. It involves activating skills based on state standards of secondary education, modernizing education, improving the learning environment, school management, integrating climate change education, and enhancing the participation of girls in the study of STEM subjects.
CentralasianLIGHT.org
December 27, 2023