LATEST NEWS AT KYRGYZ NATIONAL UNIVERSITY

On May 17, 2024 Rector Tolobek Abdyrakhmanov received representatives of the Siberian State University named after M. F. Reshetnev (Russia): Head of the Department of Public Relations A. V. Mikhailov and Associate Professor T. V. Mikhailov. He warmly welcomed the meeting participants, spoke about the positive changes and development plans of KNU named after J. Balasagyn, and also gave good-wish words to the students. The meeting took place in the form of a constructive dialogue.

On May 16, 2024 KNU was visited by a delegation from the PRC consisting of the Director of the Department of Education of Henan Province, Professor Wang Ruiping, as well as the representatives from 24 Chinese universities and institutes. At the center of digital technologies, members of the delegation met with the Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs Jenish Beksultanov, the deans of faculties and directors of institutes of KNU. During the meeting, the parties proposed possible ways of cooperation in the field of double degree programs, organization of language courses, and academic mobility of students. The Chinese side offered to accept students of the Kyrgyz Republic in short-term training programs, and also expressed interest in undergoing a language internship, and study programs for a bachelor’s or master’s degree.

On May 16, 2024 Rector Tolobek Abdyrakhmanov received a delegation from Northwestern University of China led by the Secretary of the Party Committee, Professor Jian Lin. During the meeting, the parties discussed issues of academic cooperation in the field of international teaching of the Chinese language, archaeological research and signed a corresponding agreement. Director of the Department of International Cooperation Ren Huilian spoke about the features of the international activities of NWU, the training of foreign students and the opening of the archaeological research center of the Silk Road.

On May 14, 2024 representatives of Samarkand State University named after Sh. Rashidov (Samarkand, Uzbekistan) visited the Kyrgyz National University. The guests were welcomed by Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs Jenish Beksultanov. During the dialogue, the following issues of further cooperation were discussed: double degree programs in the areas of “Philosophy”, “Social Work”; implementation of an academic exchange program for students, undergraduates and teaching staff, as well as joint publications of educational and scientific publications.

On May 13, 2024 the Rector of KNU, Tolobek Abdyrakhmanov, received representatives of the Liming Vocational University, led by the Vice-rector of LVU, Mr. Lin Zhaoyong. During the meeting, the parties discussed specific areas of cooperation between the two universities in the field of education and science. Both leaders expressed their readiness to cooperate and sign an agreement after preparing the relevant documents.

On May 13, 2024 a delegation from Hebei Normal University from Shijiazhuang, China visited KNU. The delegation was headed by the former Party Secretary of the HNU, Deputy Chairman of the Association of Chinese Historians, Mr. Dai Jianbing. At the meeting with Vice-rector for Academic Affairs Jenish Beksultanov, the parties discussed issues of cooperation between the two universities in the field of education and science.

On May 10, 2024 Rector Tolobek Abdyrakhmanov received a delegation from Ajou University led by the Director of the Graduate School of International Studies, Ms. Diana Kang. The meeting was dedicated to discussing the prospects for cooperation between KNU and Ajou University, as well as the signing of a memorandum of cooperation between the universities. The parties emphasized their openness to new opportunities and their readiness to work together to achieve common goals in the field of education. After the meeting with the Rector, members of the delegation visited the Korean center of KNU.

On May 10, 2024 the Adviser to the President of the Kyrgyz Republic, Arslan Koichiev, and the Rector of KNU, Tolobek Abdyrakhmanov, discussed preparations for the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the Kara-Kyrgyz Autonomous Oblast. The meeting was also attended by the Director of the Central State Archive of the Republic of Kazakhstan Sabit Shildebay and senior researcher of the Kazakhstan Archive Almaz Junusbay. The projects of search and publication of archive documents were agreed with them.

On April 29, 2024 the Rector Tolobek Abdyrakhmanov received a delegation headed by Mr. Diao Jiangdong Wang, Director of Shandong Foreign Trade Vocational College. During the meeting, the two leaders discussed issues of cooperation in the field of international e-commerce, and as a result, signed a memorandum of understanding. The meeting was also attended by Li Jun, Secretary of the Party Committee of the Faculty of Trans-Border E-Commerce of the Shandong Foreign Trade Vocational College, Liu Xiquan, the Head of the International Trade Department of the College, Wang Bahong, the Head of the Department of International Seminars of the College, Nazik Shatmanova, the Head of the Department of International Relations of the Constitutional Court of the Kyrgyz Republic, Jyldyz Usonbaeva Director of the Confucius Institute under KNU from the Kyrgyz side; Chen Zhiguo, Director of the Confucius Institute under KNU from the Chinese side, Bakyt Keldibekov, Director of the department for international cooperation and relations, and Burul Nazarmatova, Deputy Director of the department for international cooperation and relations.

On April 23, 2024 KNU Rector Tolobek Abdyrakhmanov received the Director for International Relations of Pai Chai University (Daejeon, Republic of Korea), Mr. Park Ryan Chongsok. The parties discussed the prospects for cooperation between the two universities and signed a memorandum of understanding between Pai Chai University and the Kyrgyz National University named after J. Balasagyn. During the meeting, key issues were raised regarding deepening the relationship between Pai Chai University and KNU. The Rector of KNU expressed his readiness for further cooperation and emphasized the importance of sharing experience and knowledge.

On April 23, 2024 the Rector Tolobek Abdyrakhmanov received representatives of the University of Poitiers from France. At the beginning of the meeting, the Dean of the Kyrgyz-European Faculty Anara Kamalova introduced the guests from France to the Rector as follows: Doctor of Mathematical Sciences, Professor, Head of the Department of International Relations of the Faculty of Economic Sciences, Honorary Professor of KNU Philippe Rojon, Deputy Dean for Academic Affairs of the Faculty of Economic Sciences Dominique Pepinne and statistics teacher Eliane Jan.

On April 22, 2024 the team of the Kyrgyz-Chinese Institute, led by Rector Tolobek Abdyrakhmanov, met the delegation of the Jiaxing-Nanyang Vocational and Technical Institute consisting of the Chairman of the Standing Committee of the People’s Congress of Xuzhou District, Mr. Chen Yueqian, Chairman of the People’s Congress of Honghe City, Mr. Zhang Jianrong, Secretary General of Jiaxing Honghe Chamber of Commerce and Industry Mr. Xu Wei, Vice President of Jiaxing Nanyang Vocational Institute Ms. Feng Liwei and others.

On April 16, 2024 Rector of KNU Tolobek Abdyrakhmanov received Mr. Park Kihyun, Professor of the Faculty of Computer Science at Keimyung University. During the meeting, issues of cooperation in the field of information technology between the two universities were discussed, as well as the process of implementing a 7-year international cooperation project, which is aimed at creating a department of artificial intelligence and changing the curriculum to strengthen the staff of the Institute of Computer Technologies and Artificial Intelligence of KNU.

On April 12, 2024 Rector Tolobek Abdyrakhmanov met with members of the Enactus KNU team under the Department of Youth Policy and Sports. At the beginning of the meeting, Director of the Department, Almazbek Kadyr uulu, introduced the work and projects of the Enactus KNU team. According to him, the team is working with 2 projects and is currently preparing for the National Cup among higher education institutions, which will be held on July 1-3. The mission of the team is “to make the lives of needy people sustainable by creating new products for the prosperity of Kyrgyzstan”. One of the projects developed by the team is called “Jem Ordo” (ЖемОрдо). This project aims to producing ecological animal feed through a food waste recycling system using extrusion technology. The second project is “Birikken” (Бириккен). The goal of the project is to reduce the amount of waste from sewing factories by producing various national patchwork styled products (kurak), to develop the kurak culture and to expand the opportunities of women from vulnerable segments of the population.

On April 11, 2024 Rector Tolobek Abdyrakhmanov received the President of the Japanese company Digital Knowledge, Mr. Hiroaki Haga. During the meeting, the prospects for cooperation between KNU and the Japanese company were discussed and a memorandum of cooperation was signed.The President of Digital Knowledge thanked the Rector of KNU for the reception and briefly spoke about the activities of his company. According to him, Digital Knowledge, along with other projects, is also engaged in educational activities, namely e-learning and consultations to support education in the IT field. Further, he said: “Due to the fact that in Japan there are fewer and fewer young people, and more and more older generations, I would like to cooperate with the National University in the field of education.” According to our project, your students could study at 5 historical universities that provide quality education, gain good experience in Japan, and then return to Kyrgyzstan and contribute to the development of their home country.