I’m a Turkmen international student in Germany and basically no one has even heard of my country before, lol.

  • Brave Little Hitachi Wand@lemmy.world
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    9 days ago

    I saw the episode of Dark Tourism where they go to Turkmenistan. It seems like quite a grim and sheltered country. I wouldn’t have thought they sent anyone abroad for education, are you expected to return with certain skills?

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      The average person isn’t allowed to leave the country. If you’re well connected, you can. The most popular study abroad country is definitely Turkey though. No. I’m studying computer science for example. For students in Turkey it’s pretty popular to work for the Turkmen embassy/consulate there.