On December 27, 2023 Rector Tolobek Abdyrakhmanov met the Directors of the Kyrgyz-Japan Center (KRJC) Mr. Atsumu Iwai (from the Japanese side) and Almazbek Azimov (from the Kyrgyz side), Deputy Permanent Representative of JICA in Kyrgyzstan, Mr. Ikeda Hiroyuki, Kyrgyz-Japanese Center Project Coordinator, Mr. Tanaka Shinya, and Development Pograms Specialist, Mr. Almaz Jumagulov. During the meeting, Tolobek Abdyrakhmanov thanked the representatives of the Kyrgyz-Japanese Center on behalf of the National University personnel, congratulated them on the upcoming New Year, and handed over a letter of thanks from the Kyrgyz National University.

- First of all, on behalf of the team of the Kyrgyz National University named after Jusup Balasagyn, I would like to express my deepest gratitude for your great help – the repair of the heating system in the building 7 has been completed. Such a large-scale renovation has not happened since the construction of the building. Second, I would like to congratulate you with the upcoming New Year. Thank you for your work this year. I wish you peace, health and prosperity. Let your joint work with the National University be fruitful and successful, - said the Rector.

During the meeting, other issues related to cooperation between the National University and the Kyrgyz-Japanese Center were discussed.

The event was also attended by Bakyt Keldibekov, Director of the International Cooperation and Relations Department, and Alaybek Shamshiev, Director of the Institute of Advanced Training and Retraining of Personnel.