Quotas for admission to postgraduate and doctoral studies have been approved in Turkmenistan, the President of Turkmenistan held a working meeting on the development of the agro-industrial complex, Petronas is looking for specialists to work in Turkmenistan and other news

Turkmenistan

1. The President of Turkmenistan approved quotas for the admission of graduate students to graduate school, doctoral students to doctoral studies in scientific fields, registration of applicants for academic degrees, as well as admission of residents to clinical residency in 2024.

2. President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov held a working meeting using the digital system on the development of the country's agro-industrial complex. The agenda included issues of the progress of seasonal agricultural work in the regions. Hyakims reported on the pace of preparation for the spring sowing campaign. Separately, the situation with heating, electricity and water supply in the subordinate territories was reported.

3. The Malaysian oil and gas company Petronas announced the recruitment of qualified specialists to work in Turkmenistan. Vacancies are open in Ashgabat and the village of Kiyanly. Well completion engineers are required in Ashgabat. There are vacancies for a translator and a labor safety inspector in the village of Kiyanly.

4. After uncharacteristically warm weather, cold weather came to the Turkmen capital and precipitation occurred in the form of light rain and snow. By Wednesday the air will warm up to +8 degrees, and the average daytime temperature will be +4 degrees. On Thursday and Friday, the thermometer will rise to +10 – +11 degrees, and the average daytime temperature will be +7 degrees. Over the weekend, the maximum daytime temperature will rise to +14 degrees.

5. The delegation of the European Commission will pay a working visit to Turkmenistan on January 17 within the framework of a tour of the countries of Central Asia. The visit precedes the “Europe-Central Asia” Investment Forum, which will be held in Brussels on January 29-30, and is evidence of the growing partnership between the EU and the Central Asian region.

6. During the meeting between the Consul General of Turkmenistan in Türkiye Muhammetnur Ovezov and the Governor of Istanbul Davud Gul, issues of establishing sister city ties between the municipalities of the two countries, as well as prospects for cooperation between the cities of Arkadag and Istanbul were discussed. A separate topic of discussion was the holding of cultural events aimed at supporting the Turkmen diaspora in Istanbul.

World

7. Four-year-old Zara Shifra from the Czech Republic became the youngest climber in the world to reach Everest Base Camp. The girl climbed to a height of 5300 meters above sea level with her parents and seven-year-old brother. Zara trained from an early age; last year she walked more than 2200 kilometers through the jungle. The record that the girl broke previously belonged to a five-year-old boy from India.

8. The final of the “Miss America 2024” beauty pageant was held in Orlando. The winner was 22-year-old Madison Marsh, an officer in the US Air Force. 51 representatives took part in the “Miss America 2024” beauty pageant. 11 girls reached the semi-finals of the competition. The contestants had to go through four rounds: walking down the catwalk in sportswear, discussing “hot topics”, a talent show and an evening dress presentation. Madison Marsh became the first active-duty US Air Force officer to win this type of title.

Sport

9. “Roma” announced the termination of the contract with head coach Jose Mourinho. In a statement, the press service of the Rome club said that the decision to leave the 60-year-old specialist was made in the interests of the club. The Roman club will appoint a new head coach in the near future, according to a press release. “Roma” is in 9th place in Serie A after 20 games.

10. Ashgabat “Altyn Asyr” launched its official website, which is available at altynasyrfk.com. The new website details the rich history of the eight-time national champion. The main page contains photographs of the team's previous victories. The competition section talks about the club's current achievements. In general, the site contains interesting information about the team, and also provides an opportunity to get acquainted with its composition - from the players to the coaching staff and administration.

11. The 2024 Turkmenistan Football Championship will be held in four rounds. This became known following the traditional pre-season meeting of representatives of the Football Federation of Turkmenistan. The meeting also discussed and agreed on the procedure for holding matches for the upcoming season, which is scheduled to start in March of this year.