The recruitment of participants of the international competition of scientific works «Prospects of transport and transit corridors in the strategy of revival of the Great Silk Road», held among young scientists of the country and abroad, has started in Turkmenistan.
The competition is organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, the Academy of Sciences of Turkmenistan, the Ministry of Education of Turkmenistan, the Transport and Communications Agency under the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan.
The competition is held among young scientists from Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkey, Iran and China. Young people under the age of 35 are invited to participate: students of institutions of higher professional education in bachelor's, master's and specialist's programs, as well as young researchers, graduate students and applicants conducting research activities in relevant areas.
The competition accepts independently completed research papers on such topics as Exploring the prospects of Eastern Europe along the route Central Asia - the Caspian Sea - the Black Sea region; Studying the prospects for the formation of new transport and communication routes along the route Central Asia - the Middle East; Application of transport and transit opportunities in the direction of Central Asia - the Gulf Region; Strategy of Turkmenistan «Revival of the Great Silk Road»; Chinese initiative «One belt - one road» and others.
Research work must be done by one author. Works are accepted at the e-mail address of the organizing committee hgi.hygdek@gmail.com until the 1st of the June of the current year.
Those wishing to take part in the competition must fill out a registration form, a sample of which is posted on the competition announcement page on the official website of the IIR of the country's Ministry of Foreign Affairs www.iirmfa.edu.tm. It also describes in detail the conditions for participation in the competition, the requirements for writing research papers and a complete list of their topics.
The works of the contestants will be evaluated by a jury team, which will include scientists, experts from Turkmenistan and foreign countries. Summing up the results of the first round of the scientific review is scheduled for the 1st of the September this year. Then the final of the competition will take place, the results of which will be announced by the jury in the first ten days of December.
The winners and prize-winners of the international competition will be awarded with Diplomas of the appropriate degrees and valuable gifts from the National Centre of Trade Unions of Turkmenistan, the Magtymguly Youth Organization of Turkmenistan, the Party of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs of Turkmenistan, the «Türkmen Logistika» Association, and the «Transport and Logistics Centre of Turkmenistan» OJSC.
The international competition is held with the aim of enhancing international cooperation of youth, achieving high results in the field of improving the scientific, educational and professional skills of students and young scientists as part of the implementation of the Plans for the implementation of the «Program of the President of Turkmenistan for the development of transport diplomacy for 2022-2025», as well as «The concepts of the foreign policy course of Neutral Turkmenistan for 2022-2028», which include the key directions of the foreign policy of Turkmenistan for the development of international transport and communication cooperation.
As the organizers note, the states of Central Asia and the Caspian region, being at a strategically important hub of geographically advantageous transport links, are putting forward initiatives to implement large-scale projects to create a multi-profile international transport, transit and logistics infrastructure.
These projects indicate the need to consolidate joint efforts to create favourable conditions and increase the volume of cargo transportation from Central Asia to China and Europe. An important character is the political and diplomatic activity carried out within the framework of the UN Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia, the Consultative Meetings of the Heads of States of Central Asia, and cooperation in the «Central Asia + 1» format. In this context, establishing contacts among the youth of the participating countries will be a significant support for the development of friendly, multilateral and mutually beneficial relations aimed at the long term.
