Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- The Republican Education Center (REC) under the Ministry of Public Education, together with UNICEF, organized an international online conference on "Improving the quality of general secondary education: Content, methodology, assessment and learning environment", held via videoconference.

The purpose of the event is to exchange advanced international experience with teachers and specialists of the education system of Uzbekistan and to intensify scientific and practical research in the field of modern school curricula and pedagogical methods.

Specialists responsible for developing education policies, school teachers from all regions of Uzbekistan, as well as international experts discussed various issues of developing a national curriculum, teaching methodology and assessment in the field of general secondary education.

“Over the past decade, human resources have become a factor that improves the quality of life and accelerates the development of society,” Shukhrat Sattorov, director of the Republican Education Center under the Ministry of Public Education of Uzbekistan, said. “In this process, the importance of education is increasing, and school education is becoming one of the country’s top priorities. Of course, quality education is both a solution to all the problems facing humanity today and a guarantee of our prosperous future. "

Based on international best practices and the application of international standards, the participants analyzed the content of school subjects and the academic load, discussed ways and new approaches to improving the quality of textbooks and teaching materials, discussed the development and implementation of alternative curricula for general secondary education. International experts shared world best practices and provided recommendations for improving the quality of general secondary education in Uzbekistan.

“Global evidence suggests that deep reforms of the education system are time-consuming, but they will have a long-term impact on the development of the country’s human capital by expanding the knowledge and skills of its youth,” Dipa Shankar, head of education at UNICEF Uzbekistan, said. "Stronger education systems provide better learning outcomes."

About 2500 abstracts, articles and documents on improving the quality of general secondary education were submitted for consideration of the conference, which shows the great enthusiasm caused by this event. Of these, 200 publications were included in the electronic collection of conference materials, which will be posted on the official websites and social media platforms of the Ministry of Public Education and the REC.