'Valuable Partner in Urals', Consul General of Kyrgyzstan's First Visit to UrFU in 2021

12:22, February 2, 2021

The sides reaffirmed strong intention to develop ties between Kyrgyzstan's best universities and academy, as CG Biybosunov visited UrFU

Rector Koksharov today welcomed the delegation of Consul General of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan Ruslan Biybosunov at Ural Federal University's main campus building.

"Republic of Kyrgyzstan is an important track in terms of our international development. We have developed extensive ties with 12 academic institutions in Kyrgyzstan including Institute of Physics of National Academy of Sciences of Kyrgyzstan in just a few years. Joint scientific and scientific-technical projects, organization of internships, summer schools, conferences, information exchange are a tip of an iceberg here. We set the goal of becoming a valuable competences center for Kyrgyzstan's youth and researchers," said Rector Koksharov.  

Consul General thanked Rector for hospitable welcome and reassured his firm commitment to assist UrFU in its strategic goals towards developing ties with Kyrgyzstan academy and businesses.

"Ural Federal University is one of our most valuable partners in the Urals. It is very satisfying to see how the process of internationalization in your university is going. The project of the 2nd Forum of Rectors of Universities of Kyrgyzstan and Russia is very compelling for our diplomatic mission. By bringing together heads of academic institutions of Russia and Kyrgyzstan and making this project a reality, we can vastly contribute to the development of academic ties between our two countries. UrFU is a great platform for international dialogue. Also, please, be sure that we will support in every way your 63 students-citizens of Kyrgyzstan," stated CG Ruslan Biybosunov.

According to the Vice-Rector of UrFU for international relations Sergey Kurochkin, the university sees opportunities for expanding cooperation and searching for new Kyrgyz partners in the educational and scientific fields. In particular, UrFU offers citizens of Kyrgyzstan postgraduate studies as an opportunity to continue their education in Russia after graduating from a university in Kyrgyzstan and start a research career.

CG Biybosunov has already visited UrFU twice in previous year, meeting the students from Kyrgyzstan in February, and taking part in the 100th Anniversary of UrFU events in October. 

UrFU and Kyrgyzstan

One of UrFU's most successful academic cooperation examples is a a double master's degree program in Regional Studies with J. Balasagyn Kyrgyz National University. Another one is training of qualified personnel (master) on the agreed master degree programs in Energy with Osh State University.

The Kyrgyz Students Association is actively working at UrFU, helps the citizens of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan - freshmen of UrFU to adapt in the university, organizes student conferences and events dedicated to national holidays.

In 2014, in Bishkek, with the support of Rossotrudnichestvo and UrFU, the Kyrgyz Association of Alumni of Ural Polytech Institute, Ural State University and Ural Federal University was established. Together with the members of the Alumni Association, since 2016, every year, at the initiative of the Kyrgyz Association of Alumni of UPI, Ural State University and UrFU, the work of the Ural FU Admissions Committee is organized, the youth in Kyrgyzstan is informed about UrFU, and about 100 applicants have the opportunity to enter UrFU without leaving the country.