On the Way to Higher Ed

Hundreds of Uzbek students attended the International Education Fair at Tashkent International School in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, on Nov. 13, to seek advice on how to apply for international universities and colleges, fill out grant and scholarship documents and prepare for entrance exams.

The fair, sponsored by the US Department of Education and US State Department, is in its fourth year as part of Uzbekistan's International Education Week. The British Council, the Goethe Institute, the Victor Hugo French Cultural Center and Westminster International University also participated.

According to the US embassy in Uzbekistan, enrollment of Uzbek students in US colleges and universities increased 28 percent from 2008 to 2009. About 672,000 international students attended schools and higher education in the United States in 2009.