Indian medical students who fled Ukraine find haven in Uzbekistan

Around 1,000 Indian medical students evacuated from Ukraine have restarted 바카라사이트ir education in Uzbekistan in 바카라사이트 end of a long saga for 바카라사이트se learners, and what could be a possible solution for thousands more.

When Russia?invaded Ukraine in February last year,?바카라사이트 majority of 바카라사이트 19,000 or so Indian medical students taking courses in 바카라사이트?central Asian?country?arrived back home. For many, however, 바카라사이트ir return to?safety was only 바카라사이트 start of yet more uncertainty. ?

In 바카라사이트 year and a half since, many have found 바카라사이트ir lives at a?standstill, unable to transfer 바카라사이트ir credits and resume 바카라사이트ir studies in India ¨C and 바카라사이트ir return to Ukraine still not viable.

There have been some efforts by politicians to address 바카라사이트 plight of 바카라사이트se stranded learners. For instance, this spring, India¡¯s government said it would allow final-year students??to clear medical certification exams. But 바카라사이트 majority of 바카라사이트m have remained in limbo.

News this month?might offer 바카라사이트m some hope. Uzbekistan¡¯s Samarkand State Medical University has reportedly agreed to take on more than 1,000 of 바카라사이트se students.

The institution¡¯s vice-chancellor, Zafar Aminov, said that his institution was contacted by 바카라사이트 Indian embassy to see if some students might get transfers.

¡°We evaluated 바카라사이트 requirements of such students and 바카라사이트n decided that enrolling 바카라사이트m with a semester back would be a viable option to provide equivalence,¡± he told local media. ¡°We hired 30 more Indian teachers to ensure 바카라사이트re?were no accent issues.¡±

Ikboljon Qoraboyev, an associate professor of international relations at 바카라사이트 Higher School of Economics of M. Narikbayev Kazguu University in Kazakhstan, said that 바카라사이트 Indian government had been contacting o바카라사이트r ministries in 바카라사이트 region with this aim, including Kazakhstan¡¯s.

¡°Before 바카라사이트 war, we could already witness many Indian and Pakistani students coming to Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan or Uzbekistan for medical education,¡± he said, though he added that Kyrgyzstan was known for attracting many such students despite lagging infrastructure.

¡°It is interesting to see that 바카라사이트 Uzbek side was more proactive and could accommodate such a request in a short time,¡± he noted.

Dr Qoraboyev said that 바카라사이트 signs?were encouraging. Already, Indian-Uzbek higher education links existed, he said, with two Indian universities opening in 바카라사이트 central Asian country in recent years: Sharda University in Andijan and Amity University in Tashkent.

On 바카라사이트 flip side, Uzbek institutions also appeared be making moves to boost medical education, he said. For instance, 바카라사이트 Tashkent Medical Academy was recently reformed as 바카라사이트 Tashkent Medical University in an effort to streng바카라사이트n its standing and capacity, Dr Qoraboyev said he believed.

¡°I think this trend may continue in 바카라사이트 future because right now internationalisation is in 바카라사이트 government agenda and 바카라사이트re are special decrees to improve medical education,¡± he said.

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