Education

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  Education

  2021-12-27

  Focus on Chinese in classrooms shows Central Asia's split from Soviet past

  With China aggressively moving into the region to satisfy domestic energy needs and dominate foreign markets, youth have little option but to learn Chinese and leave Russian in the past.

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  Education

  2021-12-09

  American Spaces in Tajikistan offer key programmes, opportunities for youth

  Youth can learn English, receive computer lessons, and access the internet at various locations, while many programmes enable schoolchildren to receive an education in the United States.

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  Education

  2021-12-03

  Donation keeps doors open at Tajik school for Afghan children

  Funding from a US organisation will keep the school for Afghan refugee children open for another year. The Dushanbe school educates more than 450 pupils from kindergarten to 11th grade.

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  Education

  2021-11-15

  Russia's education initiatives in Uzbekistan raise spectre of hybrid warfare tactics

  Moscow has launched several educational projects in Uzbekistan to promote the Russian language and culture and to increase Kremlin's influence in the former Soviet republic, analysts say.

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  Education

  2021-08-23

  Russia's latest attempt at historical revisionism provokes concern in Kyrgyzstan

  Kyrgyz observers are worried about the spillover of Vladimir Putin's effort to glorify Russian and Soviet history.

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  Education

  2021-07-08

  Abuse cases at illegal religious schools raise concerns in Uzbekistan

  Before police shut them down, underground schools forced students to go hungry and to endure beatings and exposure to extremist ideology.

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  Education

  2021-06-15

  Kazakh, US scholars raise awareness of 1930s Soviet-induced famine

  While efforts are ongoing to shed light on the great tragedy, Russian authorities are ramping up pressure on researchers and activists who oppose Moscow's historical narrative.

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  Education

  2021-03-26

  Russia's 'soft power' education push in Kyrgyzstan worries locals

  New plans to build a number of Russian schools are worrying locals about the Kremlin's strategy of using culture and political ideas to obtain geopolitical goals.

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  Education

  2021-02-17

  Uzbekistan declares full transition to Latin-based alphabet by 2023

  The transition away from the Cyrillic alphabet is seen as a way to emphasise indigenous cultures and distance Turkic-speaking nations from years of Russian influence.

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  Education

  2020-11-23

  Kazakhstan announces competition to encourage extremism awareness

  Security agencies and non-governmental organisations are looking for new ways to prevent youth radicalisation, especially with the increase in internet use amid the COVID-19 pandemic.