MANILA, Oct. 22 (Xinhua) -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) announced on Wednesday it has approved a 100-million-U.S.-dollar concessional loan to support Uzbekistan in enhancing the quality of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education in secondary schools.
The project aims to equip Uzbekistan's youth with modern, innovation-driven skills essential for sustainable and inclusive growth, enabling the country to achieve its goal of attaining upper-middle-income status by 2030, the Manila-based bank said in a press release.
The ADB said the project will upgrade learning environments in 200 secondary schools across Uzbekistan, transforming them into resource centers for neighboring schools.
The initiative will also deliver nationwide teacher training in six STEM subjects and promote interdisciplinary STEM learning through the use of educational technology, it added. ■
