Presenting the results of the National Consultations before the Transforming Education Summit 2022

The inclusive dialogues on the transformation of education mobilized the broad public engagement including national ministers, students and youth organizations, civil society groups, teacher associations, the private sector, academia, media as well as other education stakeholders from 21 June to 8 August 2022.

The national consultations were built around three discussion themes: ensuring full recovery after the COVID-19 pandemic; identifying the main strategic transformations and levers for reimagining education for the 21st century and accelerating progress towards shared education goals; raising the ambition of national education targets and benchmarks.

As a result of the national consultations the Government of Turkmenistan developed the National Summary Report to submit to the Summit secretariat along with the National Statement of Commitment of Turkmenistan to Transform Education capturing national commitments and consensus on priority actions, building on existing plans, programmes, and initiatives.

“As an active member of the international community it is very important for Turkmenistan to participate in the Transforming Education Summit process and to share its experience of working to achieve SDG 4 and learning from the experience of other countries. Education needs mobilization of all government and non-government agencies contributing to the achievement of SDG 4 and coordination of their work by the Government to accelerate the implementation of the SDG 4 agenda” noted Dmitry Shlapachenko, UN Resident Coordinator in Turkmenistan.

The Summit will be an integral part and critical milestone in the roadmap of the renewed Global Cooperation Mechanism (GCM) for education. The outcome will also inform the 2023 High Level Political Forum for Sustainable Development under the General Assembly and the process leading up to the proposed Summit of the Future in September 2023, particularly as it relates to leveraging international cooperation to prepare education for the future.