On Resolution of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan “On State Program “Year of Youth”

March 03, 2008

On the occasion of declaration of 2008 in the Republic of Uzbekistan as the Year of Youth on February 29 this year the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov signed the Resolution “On State program “Year of Youth”.

The document foresees the accomplishment of a broad spectrum of measures on timely resolution of imminent problems on protection of interests and rights of the youth, further deepening of reforms in the system of continuous education, providing for the specialists trained by educational institutions to be in need in the real economy and spheres of the country’s activity.

According to the document, among other main objectives listed to be addressed in the framework of the Program, it is aimed at:

• Improving and strengthening the legal basis, introducing amendments and addenda to the legislative, normative and legal acts currently in force aimed at fuller providing for the interests and protection of rights of youth;

• Further improving the educational process in terms of its continuity and succession, providing for the full coverage of 9th grader graduates with secondary special, professional education, training of cadres in professional colleges and higher educational institutions on directions and majors in need in the sectors and spheres of real economy which guarantee the youth their deserved application and secure their place in society;

• Raising the quality of construction and reconstruction of general educational schools, professional colleges and academic lyceums, their timely and full access to communications, equipping with furniture, latest study and laboratory equipment and technical tools of training, strengthening the responsibilities of customers and contractors for the unconditional and quality implementation of nationwide state programs in the sphere of education;

• Radically increasing the level and quality of all system of education and cadres training, critically analyzing and modernizing the educational standards and study programs at schools, secondary special, professional and higher educational institutions while considering the modern requirements, improving the training and retraining the pedagogical cadres;

• Raising the young generation with firm beliefs and approaches towards life, in the spirit of respective attitude towards national and universal values able to withstand the harmful influences and currents alien to our mentality.

• Addressing the entire complex of issues related to employment of graduates of higher educational institutions, professional colleges and academic lyceums, as well as the youth to have gone through the active military duty, especially in small towns and rural area;

• Creating conditions for the early discovery and development of creative talents and abilities of the children in music, fine arts, arts and culture, implementing the measures to promote and stimulate the public, non-governmental organizations and persons engaged in tackling those issues;

• Shaping of strife in the youth towards healthy way of life, implementing the preventive measures in the struggle against AIDS, drug abuse, smoking and other pernicious habits, creating conditions for the substantial leisure of youth, mass development of youth sports;

• Implementing the effective system of measures to morally and materially support the young families, creating for them the worthy living, social and housing conditions, rendering the necessary funds and credits to provide for the household equipment, upbringing the spiritually rich and physically healthy children.

The Resolution also envisages the establishment of corresponding commissions in the Republic of Karakalpakstan, city of Tashkent and districts (cities) on implementing the program led by the Chairman of Council of Ministers of the Republic of Karakalpakstan and khokims (mayors of cities and governors of provinces) of respective territories by laying on them the responsibility for the strict and full implementation of measures envisioned by the program.