Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.uz) — Uzbekistan will introduce annual psychological assessments for teachers and students, establish new research and advisory bodies in education, and set up a call centre to receive public complaints and inquiries.
The measures are outlined in presidential resolutions adopted on 19 October 2026.
Psychological assessments of teachers, preschool educators, school pupils, children in educational institutions and university students will be conducted at least once per academic year.
Under Resolution No. PP-379, “On Measures for the Science-Based Development of Psychological Services in the Continuous Education System,” the new system will be introduced in two stages.
Starting in the 2026/2027 academic year, assessments will begin in preschools and general secondary education institutions. From the 2027/2028 academic year, they will be extended to secondary specialised, vocational and higher education institutions.
A Psychology Research Institute will be established on the basis of the Educational and Scientific Centre for Psychology at the Nizami Ganjavi National Pedagogical University of Uzbekistan. The institute will come under the authority of the Ministry of Education and Science.
From 1 January 2027, the institute will launch laboratories specialising in digital psychology and artificial intelligence, educational psychology and psychological services, as well as psychological health and prevention.
Assessments will be conducted through a dedicated electronic platform. Measures must be taken to ensure the confidentiality of personal information during data processing.
The results will be analysed using artificial intelligence, after which participants will be assigned to one of three groups: psychologically resilient individuals, those requiring psychological support, and those needing active psychological support.
Psychologists from educational institutions will be assigned to members of the second group, while regional mentor-psychologists will work with those requiring active support.
The resolution also provides incentives for specialists. Psychologists recruited as instructors for cascade-based professional development courses will receive a 20% supplement to their salary at their main place of employment for the duration of the courses.
A total of 150 mentor-psychologists who achieve strong results in promoting psychological resilience during the academic year will receive a one-time award equivalent to 20 times the minimum wage. Professional development will become mandatory for employees of psychological services in educational institutions at least once every five years.
Another set of reforms concerns the organisation of the Ministry of Education and Science and its engagement with the public.
The ministry will establish an outsourced call centre to receive citizens’ inquiries, complaints, proposals and objections, process them promptly, and forward them to the relevant organisations. A feedback system will also be introduced to maintain an ongoing dialogue with the public and employees in education and science, collect and analyse information on the quality and accessibility of educational services, and identify existing problems.
A Public Council on Education will be established under the minister. Its members will include pupils, university students, parents, teachers and employer representatives.
The ministry’s board will consist of 15 members, including the minister, who will chair the board, the minister’s deputies, heads of agencies under the ministry, as well as rectors of leading universities, scientists and teachers.
Until 1 February 2027, the minister will be exceptionally authorised to recruit staff to the ministry’s central office through direct interviews.
In addition, a special working group will be established under the Presidential Administration to develop a Strategy for Human Capital Development and Continuous Education.
A Human Capital Development Fund and a Centre for Strategic Research and Evaluation in Education and Science will also be established under the Ministry of Education and Science.
The ministry will additionally organise the work of the Agency for Knowledge and Qualifications Assessment.
At the same time, the Education Development Centre under the Ministry of Preschool and School Education will cease operations.
