BERLIN, October 12. /Dunyo IA/. German online publication “HauptstadtEcho” has published an article entitled “President of Uzbekistan Honours Teachers and Mentors”, highlighting the country’s reforms to support education and teaching professionals, reports Dunyo IA correspondent.

According to the publication, on the occasion of Teachers and Mentors Day, celebrated on October 1^st, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev met with educators and acknowledged their contribution to the upbringing of the younger generation. The article highlights the President’s description of teachers as “gardeners of the garden of humanity”.

Publication cites figures illustrating the progress made in the education sector. Over the past ten years, kindergartens with a total capacity of 1.8 million places and schools with 1.5 million places have been built, while more than 10,000 educational institutions have been modernised. Some 40,000 teachers earn $1,000 or more per month, while 1,500 receive salaries exceeding $2,000.

Article also reports that Uzbek school students won 228 medals at international academic Olympiads in 2026. In the PISA rankings, Uzbekistan’s 15-year-old students improved their position in science by 32 places, reaching 48th place. Publication further highlights the development of dual vocational education: cooperation with 25,000 enterprises has enabled more than 100,000 young people to earn an income while pursuing their studies.

Particular attention is given to cooperation with Germany in this field. The article notes that President Mirziyoyev awarded the Order of “Dustlik” to Angela Papenburg, a member of the Supervisory Board of “GP Günter Papenburg AG” and Matthias Klingenberg, head of a project implemented by the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ).

Article concludes with the President’s words: “To honour a teacher means not merely to honour a representative of one profession, but to honour the future of an entire nation”.