The Turkmen State Institute of Economics and Management has announced the results of the 4th Open International Internet Olympiad in World Economy, held by the institute on May 15 among students of higher educational institutions from Turkmenistan and abroad.
This year, the Olympiad brought together 140 participants from 39 universities across 12 countries, including Turkmenistan, Russia, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Pakistan, Azerbaijan, Türkiye, and Germany.
According to the results of the competition, 66 participants won prize places, including 11 first places, 22 second places, and 33 third places.
Turkmen students demonstrated strong results in the competition, winning 21 prize places: 2 first places, 9 second places, and 10 third places.
The first-place winners were Nursoltan Mammedova, a student of the Turkmen State Institute of Economics and Management, and Elnara Derbashova, a student of the Turkmen State Institute of Finance.
Among the students who won second and third places were representatives of these universities, as well as the State Energy Institute of Turkmenistan, the Turkmen Agricultural Institute, the S.A. Niyazov Turkmen Agricultural University, the Institute of Telecommunications and Informatics of Turkmenistan, and other higher educational institutions of the country.
Foreign students also achieved outstanding results in the competition, winning 45 prize places. Of these, 9 first places were awarded to students from universities in Russia, Pakistan, Armenia, Kazakhstan, and Germany.
The Olympiad was traditionally conducted in Turkmen, Russian, and English in the form of individual competitions, during which participants were required to solve 10 tasks within 120 minutes. The jury included representatives of scientific and educational institutions and universities from Turkmenistan and other countries.
The annual Olympiad serves as an effective platform for identifying talented young people and makes a significant contribution to strengthening educational and friendly ties between students and teachers from participating countries, while also creating opportunities for mutually beneficial exchanges of valuable scientific knowledge and practical experience.
Among the main objectives of the Olympiad, the organizers emphasize strengthening international scientific and educational cooperation, expanding students’ opportunities in the field of scientific research, and training young specialists capable of making effective managerial decisions on pressing contemporary issues.
