Okajak is an educational website that helps Turkmen youth to identify funding and scholarship opportunities for tertiary level studies and other educational opportunities, like conferences, trainings, online courses available for them.
It is run by like-minded people who believe in the power of knowledge, the importance of education, and who wants to make information about educational opportunities easily accessible for youth in Turkmenistan, and thus contribute to their society.
The idea behind the project came from the educational path of the founders who were lucky to get scholarships, first, to pursue their Bachelor, and then Master degrees, to participate in exchange programs, conferences and trainings and who want to share their experience and information with others.
Okajak was developed in 2019. The website contains all the necessary information for applying to universities in Turkmenistan and abroad, ranging from required documents and examinations to scholarship opportunities and skills development articles. The online consultation in three languages: Turkmen, Russian, and English are also available for the users.