Education and Skills
Reforming the education system to produce outcomes aligned with the needs of the knowledge economy, through curriculum modernisation, improvement of teaching quality, and linking education to employability.
Introduction
Education is the strategic capital of the modern state. This file addresses a comprehensive reform of the education system from primary through university level, with a focus on quality, skills, and connection to the labour market.
Key Challenges
- Low quality of public education outputs despite broad quantitative enrolment.
- Weak linkage between higher education and the labour market.
- Curricula lagging behind the requirements of the knowledge economy and digital skills.
- Brain drain of academic talent and weakness of the scientific research ecosystem.
- Shrinking of technical and vocational education relative to the economy's needs.
Vision
A national education system that graduates citizens who are knowledgeable, productive, and responsible — linking higher education to the economy, activating scientific research, and restoring the standing of technical and vocational education as a core driver of the labour market.
Action Axes
Quality of General Education
Developing curricula, raising teacher competency, improving the school environment, and adopting continuous international assessment to benchmark education outcomes.
Higher Education and Research
Restructuring universities according to international academic accreditation standards, developing the scientific research ecosystem, and linking universities to the productive sector.
Technical and Vocational Education
Expanding the network of technical institutes, modernising their programmes in coordination with the private sector, and transforming the social perception of vocational education.
Digital Skills
Integrating programming, artificial intelligence, and twenty-first century skills into primary and university curricula, and providing national digital learning platforms.