On 18 May 2025, the Education World Forum, the largest international platform that annually gathers ministers and representatives of education departments from more than 100 countries, opened in London. This year's event is attended by a delegation of Turkmenistan headed by Deputy Education Minister Azat Atayev, the press service of the Ministry of Education reported.

On the first day of the forum, as part of the pre-summit programme, the Turkmen delegation took part in a strategic session on building inclusive, sustainable and effective education systems. As part of further events of the first day of the forum, the Turkmen delegation met with representatives of the OECD to discuss the prospects of co-operation in the field of education quality assessment. The Turkmen side confirmed the inclusion of the PISA study objectives in the national concept of education system development until 2028. The parties agreed to continue the dialogue on studying the methodology of international comparative studies.

A working meeting with representatives of Times Higher Education agency specialising in university ratings was also held. They discussed mechanisms to improve the international competitiveness of Turkmen universities. THE presented analytical data on the impact of the university sector on the development of the economy and human capital, and also offered to organise an online seminar for Turkmen universities on improving positions in global academic rankings.

The source notes that the work of the forum continues. The delegation of Turkmenistan will take part in plenary sessions and a number of bilateral meetings aimed at developing international cooperation and sharing best practices in the conditions of digital transformation of education.