Emma Harden-Wolfson

Higher education in Central Asia blog

  • Tajik higher education: dress smart and pay up

    Hello! Long time, no see… It’s been an eventful summer with the events in Khorog, Tajikistan causing us great concern and anxiety. Life appears to be normalising again and I do hope the current calm prevails. On the home front I have been elected Chair of the Governing Body at our local primary school and… Read more

  • University of Central Asia public lecture on education and identity among Pamiri youth – 22 August, Bishkek

    This lecture looks really interesting. I can’t attend (being in Oxford, not Bishkek at the moment!) but if any readers go, I’d love to hear your comments. Here is the info from University of Central Asia’s website: http://www.ucentralasia.org/news.asp?Nid=384 Education, Identity and Resilience among Gorno-Badakhshan Pamiri Youth by Carole Faucher Speaker:  Carole Faucher Date: 22 August… Read more

  • Human Rights Watch on Khorog military clashes

    A slightly delayed reposting of this press release from international organisation Human Rights Watch. The content is very measured but clear and has had good coverage (though still, the whole situation last week in Khorog has had no coverage in any of the main UK newspapers. I can understand why with the Olympics on our… Read more

  • Corruption in Uzbekistan university entrance exams

    Reposted from Eurasia.net rferl.org/content/uzbekistan-university-students-cheating/24662540.html Every July, Jamshid resigned himself to a month of study and buried his nose in his books. Like many bright young Uzbeks, he was determined to spend the month cramming — poring through history books and brushing up on his language skills, all in a bid to ace his August 1… Read more

  • Military conflict, potential humanitarian crisis in Tajikistan: PLEASE HELP RAISE AWARENESS

    This is the text of a press release I have put together based on other excellent notes written by Tajik colleagues around the world. Please, please help us raise awareness in the international community about events taking place RIGHT NOW in Khorog, south-east Tajikistan. We are all absolutely clear that we want PEACE and we… Read more

  • Modern day Kazakhs: young, uncertain and ‘lazy’?

    Tengri News today reports on a study in which a group of experts have tried to come up with an illustration of the modern day Kazakh. The group make some interesting assertions, focussing on young people in their depictions. Here’s the article reposted in full: Psychologists, economists and financial experts have attempted to create a… Read more