Emma Harden-Wolfson

Higher education in Central Asia blog

  • Back to school in Central Asia

    The impending start of the 2020/21 school year is presenting challenges for teachers, students, parents, and governments around the world. Although some countries have managed to come up with a plan, many are still fumbling in the COVID-19 induced darkness, even with September just around the corner. Here’s a round up of where things stand… Read more

  • Watch/listen again: My SCOLAR Talk on higher education in Central Asia

    Thanks to everyone who tuned in live last week to watch my SCOLAR Talk with the talented Olesya Dovgalyuk. We had a great time chatting about everything from Ibn Sino (Avicenna) to the 400+% growth in the higher education system in contemporary Kyrgyzstan! You can now watch a recording of the event here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNEwTwKc0X0 Or… Read more

  • Join me live: Thurs Aug 13 on SCOLAR Talk

    Join me live: Thurs Aug 13 on SCOLAR Talk

    Join me live at 9.30am EST / 9.30pm CST on Thursday August 13 talking higher education in Central Asia with SCOLAR Talk Read more

  • Kazakhstan publishes its back-to-school plan

    While many countries are still pondering what to do with students come the new school year in September 2020, Kazakhstan – currently under a state imposed quarantine for a second time – has announced its back-to-school plan. The academic year will start in distance learning format for almost all students. Exceptions will be made for… Read more

  • Celebrity calling: Supporting Indian students stuck in Kyrgyzstan

    Around 4,000 Indian international students are still stuck in Kyrgyzstan after COVID-19 measures have led to closed borders and calls to return home. This represents almost half of the total number of Indian students in the country – India is the top sending country of international students to Kyrgyzstan (see my 2019 post on this).… Read more

  • On what may lie ahead for Tajik higher education

    A recent radio interview with Umed Mansurov, Vice-Rector (President) for International Affairs of Russian-Tajik Slavonic University in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, shed interesting light on what the future may hold for the country’s higher education sector. Read more