OREANDA-NEWS. August 18, 2009. Public and Municipal Management is the new speciality that will be taught at the Turkmen State Institute of Economy and Management in the new academic year, reported the Official website turkmenistan.gov.tm.

This decision has been dictated by the time itself as well as the important tasks set to the country in the new historical epoch. Achievement of the designated goals that are directly related to the realization of the progressive reforms and large-scale programmes under the leadership of President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov to a larger extent depends on professionalism and competence of management personnel. Therefore, a key aspect of the education policy initiated by the Turkmen leader is training highly qualified management personnel of all levels – specialists of the new formation.

For this purpose the consistent and concrete steps are taken today. As is known, according to the Decree of the President of Turkmenistan the Academy of Public Service under President of Turkmenistan was established last September. Henceforth, one of the leading higher schools in the country will train specialists of this kind. Future managers are to deal with a wide range of the issues of priority significance for the country including implementation of the President’s national programme on improvement of the social and living conditions in rural areas, the long-term concepts on social and economic development of Ashgabat and the regions and other very promising plans. Therefore, the most serious approach should be taken to organisation and content of training.

The curriculum will focus on economics and law. Students will learn the methods of statistical analysis, information and communication technologies, foreign languages. The specialized subjects include state and municipal management, real property management, state and local budgets, etc. Paramount importance is attached to the study and adoption of the best international practices in the conditions of Turkmenistan. The specialists of the Institute of Strategic Planning and Economic Development under the President of Turkmenistan will deliver lectures on the new discipline.

Thus, qualified specialists will have extensive knowledge in theory of management, analytical and managerial skills to plan that allow planning and coordinating the activities of a variety of organisations or businesses, effectively manage personnel and taking the theoretical as well as practical approach to designated task. They will work for in state and local government bodies, economic, educational, healthcare, cultural, social, and housing and communal institutions.

In a word, the opening of the new speciality will promote establishing the unified system of training management personnel meeting the modern requirements and ensure further progress of the country.