Managing Education Reforms in Countries in Transition
Pinara Hotel, Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic 16-17 October 2002
The conference aims to:
- encourage exchanges of experiences among education policy makers of six countries in transition (Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Mongolia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan)
- facilitate dialogue between government authorities and representatives of civil society and development cooperation agencies
At the end of the conference, participants will have:
- familiarized themselves with the education reform processes undertaken in the six participating countries
- learned and exposed good practices in particular reform areas, such as curriculum development, teacher education, textbook production, budgeting, management decentralization, public-private partnerships, etc.
- identified initiatives to enhance education cooperation among the participating countries
Reports and recommendations to the Conference of four technical working groups on:
- access
- quality
- finance
- governance
Participation is by invitation only. Participants will include:
- A 4-member government delegation from each participating country
- Local NGOs and other education authorities
- Major development cooperation partners
- Heads of Government delegations will deliver a statement on the status of education reforms in their respective countries
- ADB staff and consultants will introduce thematic Issues Papers
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- Participating agencies (preliminary list)
- Agenda (tentative)
- Contacts
Visit the web site of the ADB-supported technical assistance for subregional cooperation in managing education reforms to view:
Mr. Marc Cohen
Senior Education Specialist
ADB Manila
Email: mcohen@adb.org
Mr. Nazarbek Chokubaev
Conference Secretariat
Corporate Technology Center, Bishkek
Email: nchokubaev@ctc.kg
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