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USAID Continues Support for Kyrgyz National Scholarship Testing

On October 2, 2006, the Ministry of Education, Science and Youth Policy of the Kyrgyz Republic and USAID signed an agreement to continue collaborative support in development of a national standardized test for university entrance. USAID helped introduce national testing in 2003. In 2006 to date, more than 150,000 students have participated in the national scholarship testing, and more than 25,000 students from all regions of the country entered the universities with state-funded stipends.

Currently, the National Scholarship Test is conducted by the Center for Educational Assessment and Teaching Methods, with USAID support. The National Scholarship Test provides equal opportunities and access to higher education through transparent, independent testing and is an important anticorruption effort in the area of education.

More than 150,000 Kyrgyz students have taken the National Scholarship Test, introduced with USAID support in 2003 Photo Credit: CEATM

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