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On 1- 2 of March, 2020, the International Univeristy of Kyrgyzstan hosted the Kick-off meeting of the ERASMUS+ “The Development of Doctoral Education and Research Capacities of Kyrgyzstani Academy (DERECA)” project. The aim of the project is to strength research and innovation capacities in Kyrgyzstan through promotion of PhD degrees The DERECKA project is national project. 6 Kyrgyz universities and 3 European Universities are involved in the implementation. For the first time, Kyrgyz University will Read more…

On February 27, 2020, the opening ceremony of the GreenLab laboratory was held as part of the project “Enhancing Green economy in 3 countries of Asia (EGEA), funded by the Erasmus+ program. The project aims to enhance the role of higher education institutions in ensuring the sustainable development of industry and society, supporting national green policies in partner countries and promoting green culture through lifelong learning. Within the framework of the project, Green Economy Laboratories Read more…

On 6th of February 2020 National Erasmus + Office in Kyrgyzstan have a meeting with national experts on higher education reform team. The main aim of the meeting was to discuss work plans and activities at the national level for the period 2020-2021. During the meeting, experts discussed strategic planning activities, measures to develop science and innovation in universities, the impact and sustainability of mobility projects.

The Grant Holders meeting of the selected on results of 5th call of CBHE projects, organized by the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA), took place in Brussels on January 27 – 29, 2020. The aim of the meeting was to address some practical issues related to project management, to discuss the financial issues, to expand knowledge of the requirements and rules of implemenation of CBHE projects, reporting requirements during the implementation and after Read more…

On January 16, 2020, the National Erasmus + Office in Kyrgyzstan monitored the Erasmus + project “Development of Bachelor and Master Programs in Sustainable Tourism in Open Education in China, Vietnam and Kyrgyzstan (LMPT)” During the monitoring, representatives of the universities of the Kyrgyz Republic involved in the implementation of the project presented their reports. The main focus was paid to sustainability of the project results.

On December 25, 2019, the National Erasmus + Office in Kyrgyzstan conducted monitoring the Erasmus + project “Establishing Master programmes in HRM and talent Development in Central Asia” (TALENT) The purpose of monitoring was to review the goals and priorities, the methodology for the implementation of the project, as well as to get acquainted with the results achieved so far. 2 Kyrgyz universities participate in this project: Kyrgyz Economic University and American University of Central Read more…

On December 24, 2019, the annual meeting of foreign donors took place. This event was organized by the administration of the Kyrgyz National University. The purpose of the event was to summarize the results of the outgoing year, and prospects for cooperation in the coming year. National Coordinator of the Erasmus+ Program, G. Chokusheva took part in this event. In her speech, she noted for the period from 2015 to 2019, KNU takes part in Read more…

On December 23, 2019, the National Erasmus + Office in Kyrgyzstan conducted the impact monitoring the Erasmus + project “Management – Innovation – Development(MIND)”. The aim of the impact monitoring was to assess achievement of the objectives in accordance with the work packages presented in their grant application as well as with the Erasmus+ CBHE rules and sustainability of the results of the project. During the monitoring, institutional coordinators made report on the results of Read more…

On December 20, 2019, the National Erasmus + Office in Kyrgyzstan organized the Information Day of the Erasmus+ Program for students and teaching staff of the Kyrgyz State Law Academy. The main aim of the event was to improved awareness among potential applicants and HEIs, wider dissemination as well attract new participants. In session for students, Ms. Guldastan Berdikulova, presented opportunities for students such as International Credit Mobility and Joint Master’s Degrees. Due to the Read more…

On December 20, 2019, the National Erasmus + Office in Kyrgyzstan held an Information Day of the Erasmus+ Programme for teaching staff of the University of Central Asia. The main aim of the event was to involve new participants in the Erasmus + program. Detailed information on key components such as International Credit Mobility, Higher Education Capacity Building, Jean Monet, Maria Warehouse Curie Events was provided by G. Chokusheva, National Erasmus + Program Coordinator. During Read more…

On December 18, 2019, the National Erasmus + Office in Kyrgyzstan held an Information Day for the Erasmus + program for students and teachers of KRSU. Students were provided with detailed information about opportunities at European universities within the framework of the Erasmus + program. For undergraduate students, information was provided on International Credit Mobility. Final-year student of KRSU were acquainted with the requirements, selection criteria, as well as with detailed instructions on the procedure Read more…

On December 12-13, 2019 the annual conference for experts on the reform of higher education took place in Prague (Czech Republic). The event was organized by the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency. The aim of the conference was to understand the current driving forces regarding social inclusion in higher education and extract lessons from the HERE events that have been held in 2019, create linkages between the topics of social inclusion, internationalization and mobility Read more…

on 12th of December 2019 The National Erasmus+ Office in Kyrgyzstan organized the Information Day for students of all specialities wishing to apply for study in Europe and for teaching staff of the Kyrgyz State University of Construction, Transport and Architecture n.a. N. Isanov. The Rector’s advisor Dr. Erkin Boronbaev highlighted the importance of Erasmus+ Programme for capacity building of staff and visibility of university in Higher Education area.. Ms. Nurgul Kasenova gave a detailed Read more…

On 11th of December 2019 the National Erasmus + Office in Kyrgyzstan organized an Erasmus + Information Day for teaching staff, students, PhD students of the Kyrgyz National Agrarian University. Staff interested in submitting project applications were familiarized with the conditions and requirements of the sixth call, acquainted with national and regional priorities. In the session, students obtained information about the possibility of short-term studies in Europe under the component of the Erasmus + International Read more…

In order to attract new participants to the Erasmus + program, the National Erasmus + Office in Kyrgyzstan organized an Information Meeting for students and staff of the Kyrgyz Aviation Institute on December 10, 2019. Representative of the NEO presented benefits of Erasmus+ programme for students. Students received information on how to obtain joint degree and about short-term student mobility. The following components were presented for teachers: International Credit Mobility, Higher Education Capacity Building, Jean Read more…

On 10th of December 2019, the National Erasmus+ Office in Kyrgyzstan conducted the monitoring of the Erasmus+ “Modernization of Higher education in Central Asia through new technologies (HiEdTec)” project on the basis of Kyrgyz State Technical University. The purpose of the visit is to learn about the activities realised and products developed so far, as well as to observe if the project has encountered any problems in operational and/or financial implementation that can be discussed Read more…

On 10th of December 2019, the National Erasmus+ Office in Kyrgyzstan conducted the monitoring of the Erasmus+ “Enhancing Green economy in 3 countries of Asia (EGEA)” project on the basis of Kyrgyz Economic University. The purpose of the visit is to learn about the activities realised and products developed so far, as well as to observe if the project has encountered any problems in operational and/or financial implementation that can be discussed and solved. At Read more…

On December 6, 2019, the National Erasmus + Office in Kyrgyzstan organized the Information Day of the Erasmus + program for students and staff of the Kyrgyz Economic University. In a session for students Ms. Guldastan Berdikulova, Project Manager of the National Erasmus + Office provided information on how to take part in short-term academic mobility projects, as well credit recognition procedures. During the session, information on obtaining a multiple recognized master’s degree in Europe Read more…

On December 5, 2019, in order to improved awareness among potential applicants and HEIs, wider dissemination as well attract new participants, the National Erasmus + Office in Kyrgyzstan organized the Information Day of the Erasmus+ Program for students and teaching staff of the International Academy of Management, Law, Finance and Business. In session for students, Ms. Nurgul Kasenova, representative of NEO, presented opportunities for students such as International Credit Mobility and Joint Master’s Degrees. During Read more…

On December 5, 2019, the Information Day of the Erasmus + program for students and staff of the Kyrgyz National University was held with the participation of Ambassador Eduard Auer, Head of the EU Delegation to Kyrgyzstan. The event was organized by the National Erasmus + Office in Kyrgyzstan. At the beginning of the event, Ambassador Eduard Auer, Head of the EU Delegation to Kyrgyzstan met with Mr. Kanat Sadykov, Rector of the Kyrgyz National Read more…

On December 4, 2019, the National Erasmus + Office in Kyrgyzstan held an Information Day for the Erasmus + program for students and staff of ADAM University. In a session for students Ms.Guldastan Berdikulova, Project Manager of the National Erasmus + Office provide information about how to participate in mobility projects, recognition procedures. Information on obtaining a multiple recognized master’s degree in Europe was also provided. For the teaching staff, information was provided on all Read more…

On December 3, 2019, in order to promote and emphase the importance of the Erasmus+ programme and to attract new participants, the National Erasmus + Office in Kyrgyzstan organized the Information Day of the Erasmus+ Program for teaching staff of the Academy of Management under the President of the Kyrgyz Republic The participants were informed about the Key Action1 International Credit Mobility and Key Action 2 Capacity Building in the field of Higher Education, as Read more…

On 3-6 of December 2019, the third working meeting within the framework of the HiEdTech project “Modernization of Higher Education in Central Asia through New Technologies” was held at the Tashkent State Economic University. Three universities are participating in the implementation of the project from Kyrgyzstan: KSTU named after I. Razzakov, MU Ala-Too and ISU named after K. Tynystanov. According to the work plan, a Center for Innovative Educational Technologies is being created at each Read more…

On November 29, 2019, the National Erasmus + Office in Kyrgyzstan held an Information Day for the Erasmus + program on the basis of the International University of Djalal-Abad named after K.Toktomamatov (Djalal-Abad) The purpose of the information day was to provide information about the program and its components in which Kyrgyzstan can participate as a partner country, as well as an explanation of the conditions of the sixth competition, which was announced in early Read more…

On November 28, 2019, the National Erasmus + Office in Kyrgyzstan held an Information Day for the Erasmus + program on the basis of Osh State University (Osh) The purpose of the information day was to provide information about the program and its components in which Kyrgyzstan can participate as a partner country, as well as an explanation of the conditions of the sixth competition, which was announced in early November 2019. During the event, Read more…

On November 26, 2019, the National Erasmus + Office in Kyrgyzstan held The Erasmus+ Information Day for students and staff of the Naryn State University (Naryn) NSU teaching staff were provided with detailed information on the components: “International Credit Mobility”, “Capacity Building in Higher Education”, “Jean Monnet”, “Activities of Maria Warehouse Curie”, as well as those present were acquainted with the conditions and evaluation criteria of the sixth call announced in the beginning of November. Read more…

On 25th of November 2019, The National Erasmus+ Office in Kyrgyzstan organized the Information Day of the Erasmus+ program for students and staff of the Issyk-Kul State University (Karakol). The first part of the day was dedicated to Information session for opportunities of Erasmus+ Programme for students. A detailed presentation on International Credit Mobility and Erasmus+ Joint Master Degree was presented by Ms. Nurgul Kasenova, representative of the Erasmus + Program. Dirung the presentation special Read more…

On 25th of November 2019, the opening ceremony of active classrooms within the framework of Erasmus+ “Modernization of Higher education in Central Asia through new technologies” (HiEdTec) project took place at the Issyk-Kul State University named after K. Tynystanov. Dr. K. Ziyaliev, Vice-Rector of Academic Affairs, delivered a congratulatory speech. Ms. Indira Imanakunova , the institutional coordinator of the HiEdTe project acquainted participants with the current results of the project. The opening ceremony was attended Read more…

On 25th of November 2019 the National Erasmus + Office in Kyrgyzstan conducted the field monitoring visit to the Erasmus+ Project “Advancing University Education in Biomedical Engineering and Health Management in Kyrgyzstan” (KyrMEDU) The aim of monitoring was to assess the sustainability and impact of the project at different levels. The Erasmus+ Kyrmedu project was the first national project. 7 Kyrgyz universities were involved in the implementation of project under coordination of the West Saxon Read more…

On November 22, 2019, the National Erasmus + Office in Kyrgyzstan conducted the field monitoring visit to projects under the “International Credit Mobility” component of the Erasmus + program. The monitoring was attended by students who participated in mobility projects in partner universities. Each student told in detail about the application process, starting with the process of obtaining information in the international department, selection, the experience of studying at the host university and the learning Read more…

On 21th of November 2019 the National Erasmus+ Office in Kyrgyzstan organized the Erasmus+ Information Day dedicated to sixth call for proposals. Ms. Gulnara Chokusheva, National Coordinator of the Erasmus+ Programme in Kyrgyzstan presented Capacity Building in filed of Higher Education component, selection results of 2019 call, CBHE structure, awarding criterias, application and selection procedures. She highlighed the importance of preparation and submition of successful and competitive proposals with respect of national/regional priorities. Ms. Guldastan Read more…

A seminar on the topic “Inclusive mobility: from good intentions to measurable results” for national higher education experts was held on November 21–22, 2019 at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (Belgium). Dr. Ermek Baibagyshev (Naryn State University) and Dr. Mirlan Chynybaev (Kyrgyz State Technical University) take part in the seminar on behalf of National Higher Education Reform Expert team. The purpose of the event was to develop and implement institutional and national policies and initiatives on Read more…

On November 15, 2019, the National Erasmus + Office in the Kyrgyzstan organized an Information Day for the Erasmus + Programme for students and staff of the Kyrgyz Economic University. Detailed information on the components “Capacity Building in Higher Education”, “International Credit Mobility” and “Joint Master’s Degrees” was provided by the NEO project manager, G. Berdikulova. During the event, attention was paid to the selection criteria, the quality of project applications and the sustainability of Read more…

From November 13 to 14, 2019, the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) organized a The joint NEO-ICP coordination meeting in Brussels, Belgium. First day was dedicated to NEO issues. The meeting included a discussion the procedures and mechanisms of reporting ICM projects and overview on how to improve the quality of proposals for the Jean Monnet Programme. Second day was dedicated to inform both the NEOs and the ICPs bout the novelties of Read more…

Representative of the NEO presented the Erasmus+ programme focused on opportunities for students, such as International Credit Mobility and Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degrees (EMJMD). While presenting EMJMDs the attention was paid to main goals of EMJMD, opportunities for students such as the best academic knowledge and the possibilities of specialization, unique mobility experience, recognized joint degree or multiple degrees, scholarship as well as how to apply to the EMJMD.

On November 11, 2019 The National Erasmus+ Office in Kyrgyzstan organized an Information Session for staff and students on Erasmus+ opprortunities for HEIs and individuals at the Ala-Too International University, was held. Welcoming speech was made by Mr. Erdolatova S.S., the Rector of the MUA, he focused on the fact that internationalization is one of the most important conditions for the sustainable development of the university. Thanks to the active participation of the International Department Read more…

On November 12, 2009 the National Erasmus Office in Kyrgyzstan held an Information Meeting organized by the International Department of KGMA for staff of KGMA. Detailed information on the components “International Crdeite Mobility” and “Capacity Building in Higher Education” was provided to participants by the NEO Project Manager, G.Berdikulov.

On November 6, 2019 the opening ceremony of the first innovative “Virtual Laboratory” under the Erasmus + project “Development of the Bologna Master’s Program in Resource Efficient Production Logistics (ProdLog)” was held at the Kyrgyz State Technical University. ProdLog aims at transferring production logistics knowledge to the partner countries and implementing it into the university curricula and also at transferring this knowledge from the partner countries university to the partner countries enterprises. The Virtual Laboratory Read more…

In order to improve quality of CBHE project proposals the Project writing training was organized by the National Erasmus+ Office in Kyrgyzstan for staff of the Kyrgyz HEIs on 8th of November 2019. During the event participants got practical methods on particularities in developing project ideas, stages of preparation of competitive project proposals, awarding criterias. International projects in the field of higher education, such as Erasmus +, are aimed at increasing the potential of universities, Read more…

Dear friends, We are very pleased to announce the 2020 Erasmus+ Call for Proposals has now been launched! The detailed conditions of this call for proposals, including priorities, can be found in the Erasmus+ Programme Guide, which is available on our website in Erasmus+ section. Deadline for the submission of applications All deadlines for submission of applications specified below end at 12.00 (noon), Brussels time. Mobility of individuals in the field of higher education – Read more…

On 6th of November 2019 National Erasmus +Office in Kyrgyzstan held an Information Meeting on the opportunities  of the Erasmus program, on the request of the staff of the National Center for Cardiology. Due to the fact that the center’s staff conduct lecture classes for students of medical universities in Kyrgyzstan, interest in the Erasmus + program is growing every year. The staff of the National Center for Cardiology was provided with detailed information on Read more…

On October 31, 2019 The round table titled on “Logistics of the production, processing, storage and transportation of agricultural products”, organized within the the framework of Erasmus+ project “Development of a master’s program based on Bologna principles on resource-efficient production logistics” (Prodlog) was conducted at the Kyrgyz National Agrarian University named after K.I.Skryabin The event was organized to bring together institutions and stakeholders who are currently involved in the Proglog project, to discuss issues related Read more…

On October 29, 2019, the National Agency of Poland organized the Information Day of Erasmus+ Program During the event, the key actions of the Erasmus+ program were presented, as well as opportunities to strengthen cooperation between Polish universities and universities of partner countries. Ms. Guldastan Berdikulova, Project manager of the National Erasmus + Office in Kyrgyzstan,  acquainted participants with the Higher Education System of Kyrgyzstan, with the national priorities of Kyrgyzstan for the joint submission Read more…

On October 29, 2019, the National Сoordinator of the Erasmus+ Program in Kyrgyztan met with the delegation of the University of Poitiers (France) and their kyrgyz partner – Kyrgyz National University. The aim of the meeting was to strengthen international cooperation between universities of the Kyrgyz Republic and France within the framework of the Erasmus+ program. The visit of representatives of the University of Poitiers was organized as part of implementation of the International Credit Read more…

On 16th of October 2019, the National Agency of Ireland organized the Information Day of the Erasmus+ Program in Dublin (Ireland). The aim of the event was to establish international cooperation with partner countries within the framework of the Erasmus + program. To date, Kyrgyz HEIs have  not joint projects with Ireland Universities. Ms. Chokusheva Gulnara, National Erasmus + Program Coordinator in Kyrgyzstan, introduced the Higher Education System in Kyrgyzstan, universities, as well as national Read more…

Based on the results of the selection of the fifth call on Key Action 2 – “Capacity building in higher education”, we present you the statistics of the results. Project proposals: TABLE A – Breakdown of applications by programme country and type of projects TABLE B – Breakdown of applications by partner country, region and type of projects Selected projects: TABLE C – Breakdown of projects by programme country and type of projects TABLE D Read more…

On 19-20 of September 2019, the National Erasmus + Office in Kyrgyzstan organized Technical Assistant Mission on title: “Student-centered Education: Students’ Involvement in Quality Assurance” with the participation of Professor Siarhei Piashkun, an invited EU expert, The seminar aims was to strengthen the role of students in university management and curriculum development. The expert acquainted the participants with the methodology for organizing students’ independent work, involving students in quality assurance activities. During the seminar, there Read more…

On 17th of September 2019, the National Erasmus + Office in Kyrgyzstan conducted the field monitoring visit of the Erasmus + RRegional Objectives of Administrative Development (ROAD) project on the basis of Kyrgyz State University named after I. Arabaev. The purpose of monitoring was to evaluate the project implementation process at the current moment, as well as obtain information on the results and achievement of the set goals. Monitoring of the project conducted on behalf Read more…

On 9-10th of September  a seminar entitled “Competence-Based Learning” was organized by the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) especially for experts in the reform of higher education in Vienna (Austria). The purpose of the event is to study the institutional practice of the application of competency-based learning using the example of Vienna University of Applied Sciences. The seminar addressed issues related to the interaction of the university, the higher education system and external Read more…

We are pleased to announce that the results of the fifth call of the Erasmus+ program on Capacity Building in field of Higher Education 2019 are published. A full list of selected projects is available on the website: https://eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasmus-plus/selection-results/capacity-building-in-field-higher-education-2019_en. Among the selected projects, Kyrgyz Universities will take part in the implementation of the following 2 projects: 1. 610170-EPP-1-2019-1-ESEPPKA2-CBHE-JP “Establishment of training and research centers and Courses development on Intelligent BigData Analysis in CA (ELBA)”. Project Read more…

On 16th of July 2019 Ambassador Mr. Eduard Auer, Head of the EU Delegation to the Kyrgyz Republic, visited the Kyrgyz National Agrarian University, accompanied by Ms. Gulnara Chokusheva, National Coordinator of the Erasmus+ Programme in Kyrgyzstan. Dr. Rysbek Nurgaziev, Rector of KNAU, acquainted the guests with the mission of the university, history, outstanding graduates, the material and technical base of the university. During the meeting Dr. Rysbek Nurgaziev emphasized the importance of Erasmus + Read more…

On July 8, 2019, the National Erasmus+ Office in Kyrgyzstan conducted a field monitoring of the Erasmus+ project Paving the way to interregional mobility and ensuring relevance, quality and equity of access (PAWER) at the Kyrgyz National University. The purpose of monitoring is to evaluate the project implementation process for the current moment, as well as to obtain information on the results and achievement of the goals. The monitoring was conducted by Ms. G. Berdikulova, Read more…

On 5th of July 2019 the National Erasmus+ Office in Kyrgyzstan conducted the monitoring of Erasmus+ project “Development of a Bologna-based Master Curriculum in Resource Efficient Production Logistics (ProdLog)” at the Kyrgyz National Agrarian University. Scriabin monitored the Erasmus + project “Development of the Bologna Master Program in Resource-Efficient Production Logistics” (ProdLog). The monitoring was conducted by the National Erasmus + Office in Kyrgyzstan on behalf of the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency. The Read more…

On 2 and 3th of July 2 to 3, 2019, the National Erasmus + Office in Kyrgyzstan conducted a training on the topic: “Development of scientific-research competencies of Master students”, based on the International University of Kyrgyzstan. The purpose of the seminar was to improve the quality of master’s programs through the development of research competence of undergraduates and its relationship with the undergraduate and scientific skills of doctoral students. Currently, in Kyrgyzstan there is Read more…

On 22th of June 2019 the National Erasmus+ Office in Kyrgyzstan in cooperation with Erasmus Alumni Association conducted pre-departure orientation meeting for students awarded Erasmus+ programme scholarship. The purpose of the event was to congratulate recipients of Erasmus+ JMD scholarship in 2019, to learn about their expectations and to provide them with informational support in the course of preparing to study abroad, perhaps, for one of the most fabulous journeys in one’s lifetime. Members of Read more…

In order to engage new participants in the Erasmus+ program and aware participants with the features of developing project ideas and stages of preparation of project proposals, as well as improving the quality of project applications of the Erasmus+ project proposals, the National Erasmus + Office in Kyrgyzstan conducted a training on writing projects based on a logical-structural approach based on the basis of American University of Central Asia, on June 20, 2019, i. In Read more…

On 12th of June 2019 the Round table for scholarship-awarding organisations was held at the office of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD). The event was participated by the representatives of the the British Embassy, ​​the United States of America, as well as heads of international scholarship programs. The aim of the meeting was to exchange of experience on scholarship programs, to discuss of ideas, and to increase cooperation. Participants presented their programs, familiarized with Read more…

On June 10-11, 2019 the seminar on “Recognition: Implications for cross-border access to higher education and mobility” took place in Chisinau, Moldova. The seminar focused on the recognition of qualifications. In recent years, the number of student mobility has increased, and recognition of qualifications has become one of the pressing issues in higher education, because without an understanding of the mechanisms of recognition, no international mobility strategies can be considered viable, either at system level Read more…

On June 7, 2019 National Erasmus+ Office in Kyrgyzstan organized a meeting for newcomers. The main aims of the meeting were to strengthen the role of the International departments of universities of the Kyrgyz Republic and to provide information about the Erasmus + program. The National Coordinator provided detailed information on all components of the Erasmus+ program, focusing on capacity building projects in higher education and international credit mobility. During the meeting the participants were Read more…

On 4th of June 2019, the National Erasmus + Office in Kyrgyzstan held a meeting of representatives of the international departments of universities. The purpose of the meeting was to strengthen the role and capacity of the International departments of the universities of the Kyrgyz Republic. Nowadays, the internationalization of the university is one of the priority areas of development. The number of international projects implemented by the university is one of the indicators of Read more…

According to the results of the selection for the component “Erasmus + Joint Master’s Degrees”, 2273 best students from 141 countries became Erasmus+ scholarship holders! In total, 17 students from Kyrgyzstan became scholarship holders, including 12 girls and 5 guys! This year, the largest number of selected Kyrgyz students are graduates from the American University of Central Asia and the Kyrgyz-Russian Slavic University. Congratulations!

Kyrgyz National Agrarian University hosts 5th Steering Committee meeting of the Erasmus+ project,PAWER – “Paving the way to interregional mobility and ensuring relevance, quality and equity of access” on 21-22nd May, 2019 Representatives of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Kyrgyz Republic, the project team, university rectors of the KG partners , as well as the national coordinator of the NEO are participating in this event. The project intends to harmonise the credit Read more…

From 16th to 17th may, 2019 at the “JANNAT REGENCY” hotel in Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic, a conference will be held on the modernization of higher education in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, in the interests of the food production and processing industry. The participants of the conference will sum up the results of the work in the frame of the project, determine the necessary measures and conditions for improving the quality and compliance of higher education with Read more…

An EU-funded research programme, the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) have supported outstanding researchers and renowned host organisations for more than 20 years. The unique approach of the MSCA: the highly attractive and competitive schemes bring together universities, research centres and private companies, located all over the world, with exceptional researchers of any nationality and in any field of research. One of the defining features of the MSCA is international mobility. It is open to researchers Read more…

The Europe Central Asia Monitoring (EUCAM) initiative of the Centre for European Security Studies (CESS) is open to applications for its civil society fellowship programme. The upcoming fellowship is from 9 September to 29 November 2019. The EUCAM offers the opportunity to implement a personal research project at a Dutch research and training institute and publish at EUCAM; visit EU institutions and interact with policy and academic communities in Belgium and the Netherlands; and participate Read more…

The National Erasmus+ Office in Kyrgyzstan took part on monitoring visit of the Erasmus+ project “Investing in Entrepreneurial Universities in Caucasus and Central Asia” (EUCAINVEST). The monitoring was conducted by the National Erasmus+ Office in Georgia. The general objective of EUCA INVEST is to enhance the culture of entrepreneurship and creativity within the HE in Georgia and Kyrgyzstan, as well as strengthening the role of higher education institutions as an active interested party has made Read more…

The staff of the National Erasmus+ Office in Kyrgyzstan visited the National Erasmus+ Office in Georgia for a study visit on 1st of May, 2019 The study visit aimes to get to know and compare the experience of NEO Georgia, the strategies and practices for dissemination and promotion activities.

On April 29, 2019, a round table was held on the Education Strategy 2021-2030 and the first action plan for 2021-2030 on the implementation of the 2030 Education Strategy. The purpose of the Strategy is to create conditions for the effective use of internal and external resources for sustainable development of the education system, equal accessibility and quality of educational services provided. During the day, a review of the implementation of the Education Development Strategy Read more…

The final meeting within the Erasmus+ project “Advancing University Education in Biomedical Engineering and Health Management in Kyrgyzstan (KyrMEDU)” has been held at the Talas State University on March 11-12, 2019. The project is coordinated by the West Saxon University of Applied Sciences Zwickau. 7 universities of Kyrgyzstan are involving to the project implementation. The goal of the project is to improve the quality and enhance the role of higher education institutions in Kyrgyzstan in Read more…

On April 5, 2009 the National Erasmus Office in Kyrgyzstan took part in the Employers’ Information Session organized by the University of Central Asia in Naryn. The opportunities of the Erasmus+ scholarship program for students were presented by NEO Project Manager Guldastan Berdikulova. We remind that within the framework of Erasmus program for students there are 2 opportunities: – International credit mobility. These are projects on short-term academic mobility of students, masters and postgraduate students. Read more…

The National Erasmus + Office in Kyrgyzstan organized online seminar on “The experience of the implementation of Jean Monnet activities” on March 28, 2019 at 19:00 (Bishkek time). During the seminar the speaker shared her own experience of implementation 8 Jean Monnet projects and answered to questions. Speaker of the seminar – Dr.Alla Akulshina, Higher Education Reform Expert in Russia SPHERE Advisory Group Representative for Russia since 2017. C Coordinator of Jean Monnet Network, JM Read more…

The First Forum of Rectors of the Kyrgyz Republic and the Russian Federation “The Development of Science and Education – Investing in the Future” took place in Bishkek on March 27-28, 2019. The main aim of the Forum was to expand the Kyrgyz-Russian cooperation in the field of higher education and research. The President of the Kyrgyz Republic Sooronbay Zheenbekov made a welcoming speech to the forum participants. As part of the Forum, a plenary Read more…

2-day workshop on “Promoting Cooperation in Higher Education and Skills Development in Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Countries” was by the CAREC Secretariat on 27-28 March 2019 in Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic. The main objective of the workshop is to identify regional initiatives for enhancing and expanding cooperation among member countries in skills development and higher education. The National Erasmus + Office in Kyrgyzstan was invited to a seminar to discuss joint actions on the Read more…

The National Erasmus + Office in Kyrgyzstan organized an online seminar on “Preparing successful project proposals for Jean Monnet activities”. The online seminar took place on 26/03/2019 at 13.00 pm (Bishkek time). This online seminar was specially organised for applicants who are preparing their project proposal for the next call. During the seminar the following issues was addressed: Jean Monnet Activities: – General information about the call, types of projects. – Requirements for the project Read more…

Study visits on “Social Inclusion: University policies and practices” was held on March 26-27, 2019 at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. The visit was organized by Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) for HEREs at all levels of knowledge and experience regarding the topic of social inclusion. The aim of the visit was to showcase approaches of VU in addressing social inclusion and solving the issues of access and retention. Ms. Chinara Adamkulova, the team Read more…

On March 25, 2019 The Minister of Education and Science of the Kyrgyz Republic, Ms Gulmira Kudayberdieva and Rector of ADAM University, Higher Education Reform Expert in Kyrgyzstan, Ms. Svetlana Sirmbard were guests on the air of “BIRINCHI RADIO” under the heading “Theme of the Day: Continuing to Increase Cooperation …”. During the livestream, the agenda of the First Forum of Rectors of Kyrgyzstan and Russia “Development of Science and Education – Investing in the Read more…

On March 12, 2019, Ala-Too International University arranged seminar on “Development and management of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs): editing educational videos” for AIU academic and administrative staff as a follow up event of the of seminars TAM on improving the quality of Higher Education in Kyrgyzstan through the development and management of MOOС organized by National Erasmus+ Office in Kyrgyzstan. The seminar was held by Dr. Sergio Lujan Mora, EU expert, professor of the Read more…

On 12th of March 2019 the Kick-off meeting of the Erasmus+ Project “Modernization of Higher education in Central Asia through new technologies” (HiEdtech) was started at the basis of the Ruse University named after Angel Kanchev. In total, 19 universities from Europe and Central Asia participate in the project consortium. Kyrgyzstan presented by three Universities: Kyrgyz State Technical University named after I. Razzakova, Ala-Too International University and Issyk-Kul State University named after K. Tynystanov. Within Read more…

On March 12, 2019, the Information Session on “Erasmus +: Study in Europe” for students was held in the office of the French Alliance. The event was organized as part of the Francophonie Week, a festival of the French language and cultures, annually organized by the French Embassy in the Kyrgyz Republic. The event was attended by Ambassador Eduard Auer, Head of the European Union Delegation to the Kyrgyz Republic, Mr. Michael Roux, French Ambassador Read more…

On March 6-7, 2019 the National Erasmus+ Office in Kazakhstan organized international seminar on Developing internal quality assurance system in Higher Education institutions. The main aims of the seminar were to clarify aims, principles, approaches and best practice of building internal system of QA and develop recommendations towards enhancing the system of internal QA in Central Asian universities. During the two-day seminars, the participants familiarized with standards and components of Internal system of QA identified Read more…

On 7th of March 2019 the meeting with Ms. Christine Hemschemeier, Senior Specialist in VET Policies and Systems, Country Coordinator Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan, Operations Department at ETF was held at the premises of NEO office. The overall aim of the meeting was to discuss possible options for the new programme and lessons learnt from the CAEP programme phase I and II. During the meeting the action plans for the reform of higher and vocational education Read more…

On March 5, 2019 on the basis of the Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic named after K. Dikambaev the HERE team met with Mrs. Yevgenia Chubukova, chief specialist of the Department of Professional Education of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Kyrgyz Republic. The aim of the meeting was to discuss layouts of the State educational standards of the Higher and professional education of the Kyrgyz Read more…

On February 27-28, 2019 the National Erasmus+ Office in Kyrgyzstan organized Technical Assistant Mission on title: Development and management of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) for HEIs in Kyrgyzstan. The main aim of the seminar was to improve the quality of Higher Education through the development and using of massive open online courses (MOOK) in modern education, management and development of masters, doctoral programs, research. A massive open online course (MOOC) is an online course Read more…

On February, 25 Ms. Guldastan Berdikulova, Project Manager of the National Erasmus+ Office in Kyrgyzstan conducted the information meeting with students of Bishkek Humanitarian University. During the meeting the participants received the detailed information on International Credit Mobility, Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree as well as information on selection criteria, nessasary documents and benefits of obtaining best education knowledge in EU. Dissemination information on opportunities for individuals through friendly students meetings is the best way Read more…

On February 21th, 2019 the Project Manager of the National Erasmus+ Office conducted the monitoring visit for the International Credit Mobility project implementing by the Kyrgyz State Medical Academy. In case of KSMA this ICM project is the first mobility project under the Erasmus+ Programme. The Project manager of NEO checked out the nessesary documents for project implementation, familiazed with the reports of participants and with the criteria of selection proccess as well as credit Read more…

On February 14, 2019 a seminar on the “A Roadmap for Gender Mainstreaming in the Kyrgyz Republic” was held at the conference hall of the Park Hotel. The aim of the seminar was to discuss the impact and contribution of projects funded by the EU to the Action Plan of the Kyrgyz Republic on achieving gender equality, in compliance with the objectives of the EU Action Plan on Gender Issues. The seminar was organized by Read more…

On 14th of February 2019 National Erasmus+ Office in Kyrgyzstan conducted online live stream dedicated to filling and submitting competitive project proposals on Erasmus+ Capacity Building in the field of higher education. The International Ala-Too University shared their experience on ” How to submit application on Erasmus+ Capacity Building in the field of higher education”. Teaching staff of universities from different regions of the country were able to participate and receive answers. In order to Read more…

The Final Collegium of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Kyrgyz Republic was held on February 13, 2019. The main aim of the meeting was consideration of the outcomes of activities carried out by the Ministry of Education and Science of the Kyrgyz Republic for 2018 and plans, tasks for 2019. Welcoming speech was made by Ms. Altynai Omurbekova, Vice Prime Minister of the Kyrgyz Republic. The main report on the activities as Read more…

On February 5, 2019, the National Erasmus + Office conducted a project writing training for employees of the Kyrgyz National University and the Kyrgyz State University of Construction, Transport and Architecture. To be a winner of Erasmus+ projects, the Kyrgyz HEIs need a deep knowlendges about types of projects, LFM, national and regional priorities, write and deliver high quality project proposals. The main aims of the event were to provide the knowledge and skills that Read more…

On 28-29 of January 2019 the EACEA organized the Erasmus+ Capacity Building in Higher Education Grantholders’ Meeting in Brussels, Belgium. The aim of this meeting was to provide detailed information on practical management of the grant agreement such as rules, reporting requirements and information on Improving the implementation of CBHE project. During these 2 days there were organized Parallel Workshops on Financial management and bilateral meetings with EACEA, NEO and project representatives.