On June 18, 2021, an agreement to create a unified higher education area in the Central Asian region – the Turkestan Declaration was signed by the ministers of education of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. By establishing the Central Asian Higher Educational Area (CAHEA), Central Asian representatives aspire to enhance cooperation in the field of higher education through developing joint educational programs and joint research projects, supporting regional mobility of students, and academic staff, ensuring the recognition of educational documents and procedures, as well as providing specific grants for enrollees from the region.
PDFDr. Albina Muratbekova is a research fellow at the Eurasian Research Institute of Akhmet Yassawi Kazakh Turkish International University. Albina holds a PhD degree in Oriental Studies from Al Farabi Kazakh National University. During her studies, Albina received fellowships from institutions in China, India, the USA, the UK, Germany, and Switzerland. Her primary research interests cover Central, East, and South Asian affairs; intraregional and interregional cooperation of Central Asian states; China-India relations; and Central Asian politics.