On 28 August, a meeting was held at the Ministry of Education of Turkmenistan between Azat Atayev, Deputy Minister of Education of Turkmenistan, and Tao Zhang, Director of the UNESCO Institute for Information Technologies in Education. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Education of Turkmenistan.

UNESCO experts and representatives of relevant departments of the ministry also participated in the talks. The prospects for the digitalisation of education, the introduction of innovative technologies, the improvement of teachers' qualifications and the modernisation of the system in the context of the UN SDGs were discussed.

UNESCO offered cooperation in the development of educational infrastructure, training of teachers with AI skills, the use of technologies for knowledge assessment, the promotion of the concept of continuous learning and the introduction of intelligent bots in universities.

The parties also touched upon issues of youth education, the formation of a healthy lifestyle among schoolchildren, and the strengthening of interaction between parents and children.

Following the meeting, the intention to continue joint projects to create a modern digital educational environment and improve the quality of education in Turkmenistan was confirmed.