As part of the official visit of the President of Turkmenistan, Serdar Berdimuhamedov, to the Republic of Korea, a meeting was held between the Minister of Education of Turkmenistan, J. Gurbangeldiyev, and the head of Sungkyunkwan University of the Republic of Korea, Yoo Ji Bum.

At the beginning of the meeting, the Minister of Education of Turkmenistan expressed gratitude for awarding President Serdar Berdimuhamedov the title of Honorary Doctor of Political Science of Sungkyunkwan University.

During the negotiations, opportunities for developing traditional friendly and mutually beneficial cooperative relations in the field of education between Turkmenistan and the Republic of Korea were discussed. An exchange of views also took place on implementing joint projects in new areas.

At the meeting, a number of proposals aimed at elevating cooperation with Sungkyunkwan University, founded in 1398, to a new level were put forward. With over 600 years of academic tradition, this educational institution currently pays special attention to work in artificial intelligence, new energy, engineering, and other leading scientific and technological fields.

The parties noted that the proposed initiatives will help give a more practical character to educational cooperation between Turkmenistan and the Republic of Korea, expand relations between higher education institutions, increase the academic capabilities of youth and scientists, and broaden the scope of joint work in modern scientific and technological fields.