TASHKENT: More than 18.9 million of the population of Uzbekistan are young people and children under 30 years of age, 9.5 million of young people are male and 9.4 million are female.
Associate professor Asrorjon Sattorov at the University of Public Safety of the Republic of Uzbekistan wrote in an article that around 50 laws and regulations were adopted in 2017-2021 to strengthen the legal basis of state policy about youth in the country, and June 30 was also declared as “Youth Day “.
A “Youth Parliament” was established in the Legislative Chamber to utilize the skills of youth. The “Brave Boy” state award and the “Builder of the Future” medal were also set up to reward young people between the ages of 14 and under 30, who set an example for their peers with their activity and initiative in the social and political life of the country.
The main goal of the state youth policy executed in the country is to create conditions for every young person to get a free education. According to Asrorjon Sattorov, the country has the opportunity to study in universities of developed nations and learn advanced foreign experience. Around 420 students have received foreign scholarship for the2022-2023 academic year.
In the “New Development Strategy of Uzbekistan”, which serves as a road map of the renewed reforms aimed at realizing the potential of young people. During the meeting with young people within the framework of the 2021 Youth Forum, the President of the country asked for new proposals over the matter.
A significant initiative was put forward at the forum, such as the organization of vocational and entrepreneurship training for youth within the framework of the “Youth: 1+1” program.
And also, it is likely that by 2030, Uzbekistan will be among the first 30 advanced nations of the world, according to the PISA rating. Similarly, adaptation of educational programs to international standards (PISA, STEAM), coverage of children in pre-school schools, youth comprehensive schools and higher educational institutions will be progressively increased due to the expansion of opportunities for non-state educational institutions. 80 percent of children under 3-7 years of age in the country are enrolled in pre-school education institutions.
To increase the cultural level of young people, the number of cinemas, theaters, libraries, museums, parks and other cultural departments will be gradually increased, and the capacity of sports facilities will also be increased by 30% by creating atmosphere for young people to engage in mass sports.
Conditions will also be created for new generation to engage in public sports in neighborhoods; IT-parks will be established in all areas, around 200,000 young people will be trained under “One million Uzbek programmers” project. “Youth of Uzbekistan – 2025” concept will also be implemented in the country. Asrorjon Sattorov concluded that by 2030, Uzbekistan will become one of the nations with an income above the average.
