On November 21, 2023 a delegation from the Central University of Nationalities of the People’s Republic of China, headed by its Rector, Mr. Guo Guangsheng, visited KNU. During the meeting with the Rector of KNU Tolobek Abdyrakhmanov, issues of deepening educational exchanges and cooperation between the two universities were discussed. In his opening remarks, Tolobek Abdyrakhmanov thanked Mr. Guo Guangsheng for devoting time to visit KNU. “I have long known that CUN is one of the most famous Chinese universities, where the main emphasis is on studying the languages, culture and history of the peoples living in China,” continued the Rector of KNU. “In this regard, we have good opportunities to work together with you. We have about 26 thousand students and master’s degree students. They study more than 10 languages. Our university has 3 institutes associated with the People’s Republic of China, which are as follows: Silk Road Research Institute, Confucius Institute and Kyrgyz-Chinese Institute. Therefore, we are ready to consider your proposal for cooperation, sign the corresponding memorandum, and hope for beneficial work with your university.”

The Rector of the Central University of Nationalities of the People’s Republic of China thanked the Rector of KNU for finding time to meet with members of the Chinese delegation, despite his busy schedule, and noted that the Central University of Nationalities is indeed very popular in China, the same as is the National University in Kyrgyzstan. According to him, the Central University of Nationalities is the only university in China where students from all 56 nationalities living in China study. Further, he briefly spoke about his university and suggested specific areas of cooperation.

At the end of the meeting, the heads of the two universities signed a memorandum of cooperation between the Kyrgyz National University named after Jusup Balasagyn and the Central University of Nationalities of the People’s Republic of China in the field of education and academic mobility of teaching staff and students.

The meeting was also attended by: the Head of the development planning department of the Central Educational Institution – Mr. Zhang Yan, the Head of the director’s office – Mr. Ma Guowei, the Director of the Institute of Languages and Literatures of Chinese National Minorities – Mr. Jiang Rongjie, the employee of the international cooperation department – Mr. Li Yinhao, and also the Director of the Confucius Institute of KNU on the Kyrgyz side – Masalbek Sulaimanov, and the Head of the International Cooperation Department – Bakyt Keldibekov.