Tajikistan’s Higher Education System in Transformation

Authors

  • Johannes Wetzinger University of Applied Sciences BFI Vienna

Keywords:

Europe and Central Asia, Tajikistan, transformation, higher education, regional and national developments, Bologna Process, labor market relevance

Abstract

Since the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, the transformation of Tajikistan’s higher education system has been characterized by institutional expansion and growing enrollment. Moreover, Tajikistan has taken steps to align with some trends in the European Higher Education Area, despite the absence of a membership perspective. However, difficulties regarding employability of graduates and outmigration of young people pose important obstacles for the future of the state-controlled higher education system.​

Author Biography

Johannes Wetzinger, University of Applied Sciences BFI Vienna

Johannes Wetzinger is coordinator of EU projects and lecturer at the University of Applied Sciences BFI Vienna, Austria. E-mail: johannes.wetzinger@fh-vie.ac.at.

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Published

2024-11-17

How to Cite

Wetzinger, J. (2024). Tajikistan’s Higher Education System in Transformation. International Higher Education, (120). Retrieved from https://ejournals.bc.edu/index.php/ihe/article/view/18465

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No. 120 (2024): Fall Issue

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