Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy Sarah B. Rogers pay visit to India, Nepal, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan and after her visit organized digital press briefing. And Atavatan Media also sen question to nder Secretary for Public Diplomacy Sarah B. Rogers. Our question is about Turkmenistan and U.S education coorporation.
You can find question and answer below:
MODERATOR: We have time for one or two more questions. Next we’ll take a pre-submitted question from Dovran Orazgylyjov of Atavatan Media, who asks: “Does the U.S. Government see opportunities to expand educational cooperation through new programs, scholarships, exchange initiatives, or university partnerships with Turkmenistan?”
UNDER SECRETARY ROGERS: Absolutely, we do. And in fact, on this visit, I discussed a partnership that’s in the works right now between Kent State University – which is an American institution of higher education – and Turkmenistan, offering an MBA program, a joint MBA program. And that’s just one of many examples. I can tell you that outside Turkmenistan, but in other stops on this trip, when I was in Uzbekistan, I kicked off a new Fulbright program, a master’s program in critical minerals. And that’s a great example of how educational diplomacy and exchanges can advance real hard-power strategic priorities like critical mineral supply chains. When I was in India and Nepal, I worked on some similar initiatives. So there are dozens of opportunities, and I think I’m very optimistic to see what the next few months bring.