Saida Mirziyoyeva, head of Uzbekistan’s Presidential Administration, visited the Başakşehir campus in Istanbul operated by the New Türkiye Education Foundation (YETEV).
Students from Uzbekistan welcomed Mirziyoyeva at the campus entrance and presented her with flowers. Necmeddin Bilal Erdoğan, chair of the foundation’s Board of Trustees, also attended the visit.
She examined the education programs
Mirziyoyeva received information about the school’s educational approach, learning environment and methods designed to support students’ well-rounded development. Bilal Erdoğan explained the foundation’s work, its education programs, classrooms and hands-on activities for different age groups.
As part of the first section of the program, a preschool classroom was visited. The visit covered the educational materials used in the classroom, where the Montessori approach is applied, as well as methods aimed at enabling children to acquire knowledge at their own pace through hands-on activities.
She toured different classrooms
Mirziyoyeva also examined the students’ work in the Qur’an class and theater workshop. The Home Economics program conducted in the campus kitchen workshop equips students with skills in food preparation, table manners, table setting and food presentation.
As part of the visit, she toured primary and high school classrooms as well as the science classroom. Mirziyoyeva received information about the learning spaces and educational conditions for students from different age groups.