The second online subject competition in cartography for students of the country’s higher education institutions will be held on November 20 at the Turkmen State Institute of Architecture and Construction. The competition will begin at 3:00 p.m. and aims to identify talented students and strengthen their professional knowledge.

The event is organized by the institute’s Department of Geodesy. A special committee has been established to coordinate organizational matters, while the composition of the organizing committee and the jury is approved by the institute’s rector.

Students studying various specialties at any higher education institution in Turkmenistan are eligible to participate. Higher education institutions wishing to enter the competition must send the details of a team consisting of no more than five students, together with those of their supervising teacher, to tdbgikartografiya8@gmail.com by November 10.

The submitted information must include each student’s faculty, specialty, year of study, surname and first name. It must also provide the supervising teacher’s first name and surname, department, email address and telephone number.

The competition will be held in an individual format. Participants will be given 50 test questions and 90 minutes to complete them. The competition will be monitored via the Zoom platform, while the tasks will be published in a dedicated section of the institute’s official website.

Under the competition rules, participants are prohibited from using communication devices, photographic, audio or video equipment, recording devices, data storage media or other tools intended for information exchange. Seeking assistance from other people, using books or the internet, and consulting with other participants will also be considered violations. Participants who fail to comply with these requirements may be disqualified.

The participants’ work will be assessed by a jury composed of experienced instructors from the institute. Results will be determined using a 100-point scoring system. Winners will be selected in both individual and team categories based on their total scores.

According to the competition regulations, the number of award recipients will depend on the total number of participants. First-degree diplomas are предусмотрed for 5 percent of participants, second-degree diplomas for 10 percent, and third-degree diplomas for 15 percent. The results will be confirmed through the relevant documentation, and information about the winners will be published on the institute’s official website.

Participants are entitled to appeal the competition results. Appeals may be submitted by email only by the team supervisor. They will be reviewed by the jury, with the final decision made by the jury chairperson.

Further information about the competition schedule, conditions and other requirements is available on the official website of the Turkmen State Institute of Architecture and Construction.

Contact telephone: +993 61 66 94 21.

Email: tdbgikartografiya8@gmail.com.

The competition is being held as part of efforts to develop the digital education system and improve teaching methods in the natural and exact sciences. Such events provide an opportunity to assess students’ knowledge of cartography, identify talented young people and strengthen their professional training.