Commercialization of university research – the topic of the USAID seminar
How to make research at universities in Turkmenistan commercially profitable? How to improve the curriculum to keep up with the time? These and other questions were answered during a three-day international online seminar in Ashgabat organized by the USAID Project on the Development of Modern Professional Skills with the support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan.
The event was attended by representatives of eight Turkmen universities, the National Institute of Education, the School of Entrepreneurship of the Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs of Turkmenistan and seven American and European universities, including such well-known educational institutions as Texas A&M University and Purdue University.
At the seminar, there was a mutual exchange of experience in the field of commercialization of university research, methods of using the scientific potential of universities to generate income by providing research services for various sectors of the economy were discussed.
Another way to generate income is, according to representatives of higher educational institutions, the provision of paid professional consultations to private and state-owned companies, as well as the organization of educational courses and on-the-job training courses.
But all this is impossible without close cooperation of universities with various sectors of the economy, the participants of the seminar noted. Such interaction should be expressed not only in the provision of paid services, but also in the improvement of educational programs of institutes and universities in accordance with the latest standards and production requirements.
Also during the online meeting, the participants talked about the opportunities provided to universities by international organizations and foundations that finance scientific research. Foreign experts highlighted that Turkmen universities have a high potential for support from such funds and the implementation of promising scientific projects.
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