EUR 14.3 million will be invested in the development of higher education in Moldova within the framework of the WB-financed project.
This was reported by the press service of the government, noting that 13 educational institutions of the country will receive these funds and use them to implement 20 projects in the areas of Educational Sciences, Engineering Activities, Information and Communication Technologies and Health. After their implementation, approximately 52 laboratories and research centers, 67 classrooms, multifunctional halls and other educational facilities will be equipped. More than 20,000 students and 1,500 teachers in the country will benefit from these investments. In particular, on November 21, Prime Minister Natalia Gavrilita, Minister of Education and Research Anatolie Topala, university rectors and directors of colleges took part in an event to launch investment projects at universities and teacher training colleges selected under the Higher Education in Moldova project. In her speech, the head of the Cabinet noted that although our country is going through a difficult period, the government is aimed at achieving development goals and following the European aspirations of the country. Education will continue to invest in quality and modernization, as well as in linking education and research, the Prime Minister said. “We all know that the economy of the future will be based on knowledge. Our country needs engineers to build a strong Moldova, recognized IT professionals, medical staff that we can trust to provide quality services, teachers to educate and instill values in new generations. Training in all these professions should take place according to the methods and content that are relevant for our century, taking into account the transformations that not only our society, but all of humanity is going through," said Natalia Gavrilita. The Prime Minister added that in order to bring universities in line with the expectations of young people and society, the authorities carried out an institutional reform of universities and in the future will continue to improve legislation in the field and provide the necessary resources to ensure the quality of the educational process. The head of the Cabinet noted that within the framework of the Higher Education in Moldova project, more than 50% of the funds will be spent on teacher's training. “In this way, we provide the prerequisites for integration into the European Educational Area and the European Research Area, where the education system of our country is a natural place. We want to have a highly effective education system that fully contributes to the development of the country,” the Prime Minister said. At the same time, Natalia Gavrilita called on the heads of institutions to attract as many young women as possible to fields such as engineering and information technology. “The resource of intelligence and innovation of women and girls in our country is huge. Please, let's together provide them with all the conditions in which they can benefit from their huge potential," she said. In turn, the Minister of Education and Research stressed that the funding provided under the project will help universities become stronger, which will affect both the relevance of the educational process and the quality of graduates. “Universities are the center of strength of the education system, and I want us to strengthen them together for the development of our country,” Anatolie Topala added. The competitive team selected 7 state universities for the project: State University of Medicine and Pharmacy. N. Testemitanu, State Pedagogical University. I. Creanga, State University. B.P. Hajdeu (Cahul), State University of Moldova, State University. A. Russo (Balti), Academy of Economic Education of Moldova and Technical University of Moldova. Meanwhile, 6 pedagogical colleges were selected: named after Mihai Eminescu (Soroca), named after Iulia Hasdeu (Cahul), Mihail Ceachir (Comrat), Alexei Mateevici (Chisinau), Vasile Lupu (Orhei), Ion Creanga (Balti). The Higher Education in Moldova project is funded by the World Bank and implemented by the Ministry of Education and Research until 2025.// 21.11.2022 — InfoMarket
