Online learning takes off at Gafurov medical college in Tajikistan
Online learning takes off at Gafurov medical college in Tajikistan
EBRD and We-Fi help teachers reconnect with students in Tajikistan Surrounded by rugged and snow-capped mountain ranges in the Sughd Region of Tajikistan, Gafurov College attracts the next generation of nurses, pharmacists and obstetricians to its accredited research and training programmes. There, the students benefit from the faculty’s modern laboratories, a fully-stacked library and even housing for those from far-away towns. But the lack of a thorough digital infrastructure hampered the school’s ability to improve its operations and grow. Together with the Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative (We-Fi), the EBRD helped Principal Shohida Abduraufova pilot online teaching software and implement new tools for a more effective learning system.