The organization of the recognition procedure is conducted on the basis of the “Instructions for the application of the Order of the recognition in Turkmenistan of the documents on the higher and vocational education issued in the foreign countries” approved by the order No. 80 of the Ministry of Education of Turkmenistan on March 29, 2019 (with amendments and additions made on the basis of the orders of the Ministry of Education of Turkmenistan No. 46 on February 27, 2021 and No. 20 on January 25, 2023 registered by the Ministry of Justice of Turkmenistan with the registration number 1450 on March 1, 2021 and number 1685 on February 1, 2023.
Organization of the recognition procedure
Activity of the Ministry of Education of Turkmenistan regarding the recognition of the Documents issued by the higher and vocational educational establishments of the foreign countries:
1) creation of the working commission for the recognition in the territory of Turkmenistan of the Documents issued in the foreign countries;
2) organization of the procedure for the acceptance (registration) of the documents in accordance with the chapter III of this Instruction “The list of the necessary documents for the recognition”;
3) involvement of the responsible representatives of the higher educational establishments to accept documents related to the recognition;
4) sending the accepted documents to the appropriate higher and vocational educational establishments of Turkmenistan for the consideration in accordance with the fifth part of this Instruction for the preparation of the conclusion and conducting the State examinations;
5) consideration of the conclusions of the working commissions of the higher and vocational educational establishments of Turkmenistan on the recognition of the Documents issued in the foreign countries and making decision on the results of the state examinations;
6) issue of the order on the recognition of the Documents issued in the foreign countries and sending the Certificate on the recognition of the document on education issued in the foreign countries (hereinafter – Certificate on the recognition, enclosure to this Instruction) to the appropriate higher and vocational educational establishments for completion, confirmation by the signature of the completed Certificate on the recognition;
7) issue of the Certificate on the recognition;
8) together with the Ministry of Justice of Turkmenistan, taking into account the peculiarities of the specialty “jurisprudence”, drawing up and approval of the curriculum, which includes 3-month paid courses for the recognition in Turkmenistan of the documents on the higher education issued to the citizens of Turkmenistan in the direction of “jurisprudence” in the foreign countries;
9) Creation of the State Examination Commission from the representatives of the Supreme Court of Turkmenistan, the General Prosecutor's Office of Turkmenistan, the Ministry of Justice of Turkmenistan, the Ministry of National Security of Turkmenistan, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Turkmenistan, Magtymguly Turkmen State University, the Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, the International University for the Humanities and Development to take exams from the citizens of Turkmenistan who have applied for the recognition in Turkmenistan of the documents on the higher education issued in the direction of “jurisprudence” in the foreign countries, submitting a proposal to approve the composition of this commission in the established order for the consideration by the relevant Deputies of the Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers Turkmenistan;
10) sending a list of the citizens whose documents were recognized to the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of the Population of Turkmenistan for posting on the official portal “Job Placement”;
11) posting information on the schedule of courses and the procedure for the recognition of the documents on the official website of the Ministry of Education of Turkmenistan in the Internet.
Activity of the higher and vocational educational establishments in the field of the recognition of the Documents issued by the higher and vocational educational establishments of the foreign countries:
1) creation of the working commission for carrying out activities for the recognition in the territory of Turkmenistan of the Documents issued in the foreign countries;
2) appointment of the responsible representatives for the acceptance (registration) of the documents in accordance with Chapter III of this Instruction “The list of the necessary documents for the recognition”;
3) verification of the documents for compliance with the requirements of the fifth part of this Instruction;
4) consideration of the compliance of the educational programs of the foreign countries with the requirements for knowledge in the specialty or area of training, as well as for each profession;
By studying the list of learned disciplines, the number of academic hours allocated to them, practice, etc., according to the related area of training (specialty) in terms of the content of education with the participation of appropriate representatives from the industry (specialists, scientists, professors and teachers), the working commission decides on the issue of the recognition in the territory Turkmenistan the Document received after graduating from the educational establishment of the foreign country by a person who studied in specialties (areas of training), training for which is not conducted in the vocational educational establishment of Turkmenistan, or who changed his/her specialty (area of training) during his studies. Certain issues that arise during the recognition procedure may be considered by the academic council (pedagogical or methodological council) of the educational establishment;
5) calculation of the number of the academic hours specified in the enclosure to the Document in the form of credits (accounting unit) of the teaching load, according to the credit system used in the higher educational establishments of Turkmenistan;
6) preparation and sending to the Ministry of Education of Turkmenistan the conclusion with a proposal on the level of education in accordance with the legislation of Turkmenistan and received specialty (area of training);
7) with the aim of the compensation for the difference in the national module of the educational program, to organize consultations, as well as, if necessary, additional paid courses in the specialty (area of training) for a period of not more than one year, taking into account the characteristics of some specialties.
8) conducting the State examination of Turkmenistan on the social disciplines;
9) conducting State examinations in the disciplines corresponding to the received specialty (area of training);
) verification of computer literacy, e-learning skills and distance educational technologies of the holder of the Document obtained on the basis of e-learning through distance educational technologies in connection with an emergency after admission to the educational establishment of the foreign country;
10) sending information on the results of the State examinations to the Ministry of Education of Turkmenistan in the established form;
11) informing the holder of the Document of the relevant ministries or sectoral institutions about the results of consideration of the issue of the recognition of the Documents and execution of the Certificate on the Recognition (filling in the Certificate on the Recognition of the document on education issued in the foreign country).
The higher and vocational educational establishments are responsible for the conformity of the accepted documents with the requirements of the Instruction, for their completeness and reliability.