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National Erasmus+ Office in Kyrgyzstan is pleased to announce the results under 2 Actions of the Erasmus+ Programme on component “Capacity Building in the Field of Higher Education” in 2016! 5 projects with involvement of Kyrgyz higher education institutions were selected for funding. In total 32 proposals were submitted, out of them in 3 projects Kyrgyz university offered in role as project coordinator. We congratulate all universities who won grants and welcome new participants of Read more…

We are very pleased to announce about selection results of the second call of Erasmus+ program on component “International credit mobility”. From Central Asian countries 96 programs were selected from 226 submitted project proposals. From Kyrgyzstan 61 proposal were submitted and selected – 21, it is 34% success rate. As part of the submitted projects will be funded 195 mobilities, 136 outgoing mobilities and 59 incoming mobilities. The total budget of the selected projects amount Read more…

Dear collegues, We are very pleased to announce that The Executive Agency has published the results of the 2016 selection of Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degrees. 27 new master programmes have been selected from 92 proposals submitted. Together these consortia comprise 153 full partner institutions and 192 associate partners. Associate partners often provide teaching staff, placement opportunities or thesis supervision without playing a full degree-awarding role in the programme. We sincere congratulations to International Atatürk-Alatoo Read more…

was held at the Ministry of Education and Science of the Kyrgyz Republic on July 6, 2016, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. The event was opened by the welcoming speech of Mr. NurmamatEsenkulov- Vice Minister of the Ministry of Education and Science of KR and moderated by Ms. Svetlana Sirmbard – Higher education reform expert of KR. The round table was attended by the representatives of the ministries and agencies of KR, international organisations, members of public council Read more…

Dear friends, With funds left over from the first round of applications for international credit mobility*, 8 National Agencies* have chosen to open a second round of applications for *Central Asia* under the 2016 call for International Credit Mobility. The total available budget is 500,000 Euro, which will fund approximately *125* additional mobilities to and from Central Asian countries. Dealine of the second round of applications is: 15th of September 2016 at 12:00 noon (Brussels Read more…

Information Seminar about Erasmus+ components was conducted by National Erasmus+ Office in Kyrgyzstan on 6th of June 2016 for teaching and administrative staff of Kyrgyz State University named after I. Arabaev. Objectives of the meeting were as follows: introduction with the new programme – Erasmus+, discussion of the project ideas and possibilities for future cooperation. There was provided information about the actions of the Erasmus+ Programme such as: International Credit Mobility, Capacity Building in field Read more…

On May 30 and 31, 2016, At the International University of Kyrgyzstan took place a seminar “Development and management of PhD programmes in Kyrgyzstan”. The seminar was organized by the National Erasmus+ Office in Kyrgyzstan. The conference was attended by representatives of Ministry of Education and Science and by Kyrgyz Universities and experts from EU. The main speaker was EU expert – Mr. Liviu Matei. The main goals of the event were Introduction to the Read more…

May 25, 2016 in Bishkek Academy of Finance and Economics was held a project monitoring UNIWORK “Strengthening Career Centres in Central Asia Higher Education Institutions to empower graduates in obtaining and creating quality employment”with representative of the EACEA, Ms. Anne SPANGEMACHER and Ms. Gulnara Chokusheva, National Coordinator of ERASMUS+ Office in Kyrgyzstan. The project monitoring attended the working groups of the Universities of Kyrgyzstan: Bishkek Academy of Finance and Economics, Talas State University, Osh Technological Read more…

On May 24, 2016, at the Kyrgyz Economic University in the framework of TEMPUS Project “Development and improvement of the University Administration on International Affairs” (UNIVIA) Ms. Anna Spangemacher, Program Manager of the European Executive Agency in Central Asia and Ms. Gulnara Chokusheva, National Coordinator of the Erasmus + in Kyrgyzstan held a meeting with academic and administrative staff of the project of two universities as KEU and IUK. The aim of the visit was Read more…

On May 23, 2016 on the basis of KSUCTA named afterN.Isanov a monitoring of the Erasmus+ project “Advancing University Education in Biomedical Engineering and Health Management in Kyrgyzstan (KyrMedu)” took place. The purpose of the monitoring is to learn the results of the work done, identifysuccessful project implementation and/or deviations and to provide support in resolving open issues. Monitoring was conducted by Mrs. AnnaSpangemacher, Program Manager for Central Asia of the EACEA Brussels (Belgium) and Read more…

International seminar “Enhancing cooperation in Erasmus+ with programme and partner countries” was held on May 12-13, 2016 in Moscow, Russia. More than 120 people attended the event including the representatives of the EU delegation to Russia, Ministry of Education and Science of Russia, International education programs, International contact points and National Erasmus Plus offices, Russian higher education institutions participated in the seminar. There were presented education systems and cooperation opportunities within the Erasmus+ of such Read more…

The Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency organised on 10 May 2016 a special meeting to discuss the development of the HERE activities. This meeting was attended by the chairs of the HERE groups and representatives of the National Erasmus+ Offices in the Partner Countries. The aim of the meeting was to reflect on the first year of HERE activities under Erasmus+ (2015) and to collect suggestions for the development of the activities in the Read more…

On 13th of May 2016 National Erasmus + Office participated in the exhibition, dedicated to the celebration of Europe Day together with selected projects funded by the European Union. State reception was attended by partners from government agencies of Kyrgyzstan, civil society and international organizations. Head of the EU Delegation, Ambassador Cesare De Montis noted the importance and close collaboration that have developed since 1991 the European Union and Kyrgyzstan. He highlighted some of the Read more…

Workshop on Development of independent accreditation of education activity in the Kyrgyz Republic was conducted for the members of the National Accreditation Council on 26 April 2016 at the Ministry of Education and Science of the Kyrgyz Republic. The Higher Education Reforming Expert – Ms. Svetlana Sirmbard made presentations on such topics as main models of the independent accreditation, role and functions of the accreditation agencies, arrangements of accreditation of education organizations and programmes, approaches Read more…

The EU Special Representative to Central Asia, Peter Burian visited the Kyrgyz National University on April 19, to address students and faculty on EU-Kyrgyzstan relations. The audience learnt about the ongoing relations and perspectives for the years to come. The visit of the EU Special Representative to Central Asia was an opportunity to see a progress of the EU-funded initiatives in the KNU such as the European Documentation Centre, Kyrgyz-European Faculty, implementation of other Tempus Read more…

Joint programmes and joint degrees are increasingly seen as a strategic means to internationalise higher education institutions, as they offer not only unique mobility opportunities to students, but also to teaching and administrative staff, contribute to improving and internationalising curricula, and also consolidating strategic partnerships and enhancing the institutions’ international connectivity.. Though they can take many formats, they usually require considerable resources in their conception and management, and are subject to a number of challenges Read more…

On 30 March, 2016 on the basis of the Kyrgyz National University anmed after J. Balasagyn was held monitoring of the Tempus project “Institute for Strategic Management of Universities» (ISMU). Progress reports were made by the coordinators of the KNU, Adamkulova CH and AUPKR Davletova A. This project began in 2011 under Tempus IV. The purpose of the project is to improve the institutions of higher education governance and management through the provision of highly Read more…

On 16th and 17th of March on the basis of the Kyrgyz State University of Construction, Transportation and Architecture took place kick-off meeting of the Erasmus+ project  “Advancing University Education in Biomedical Engineering and Health Management in Kyrgyzstan” – (KyrMedu). Aim of the project: -Improve the quality and strengthen the role of Kyrgyzstan’s HEIs in society at large by establishing healthcare-related study programmes (healthcare informatics/economics and biomedical engineering) in order to target needs of lab Read more…

On 17th -18th of March 2016 within the frame of Erasmus+ Project on Investing in Entrepreneurial Universities in Caucasus and Central Asia (EUCA INVEST- 2015-2018) funded by the European Union, the Kyrgyz Economic University will host a kick-off meeting. The general objective of EUCA-INVEST is to enhance entrepreneurial culture and creativity within HE in Georgia and Kyrgyzstan and to strengthen the role of HEIs as an active stakeholder that contributes to the socio-economic development of Read more…

On 18 of February, 2016 on the basis of Kyrgyz National University named after J.Balasagyn was held meeting with representatives of 6 winning projects within last call of Erasmus+ programme – Capacity building in HE, funded by European Comission. Delegations from Kyrgyz universities were welcomed by the Rector of KNU – Ms. Adamkulova Ch. The main aim of this meeting was to introduce with a new procedures of Erasmus+ grants management, project, Contractual and financial Managements Read more…

The “Capacity Building for Higher Education Project Representatives Meeting” which was held on 27 and 28th of January and “NEO Coordination Meeting” which was held on 29th of January, in Brussels, Belgium. The meeting were attended by National Coordinators of the National Erasmus+ offices around the world and representatives of universities, which win the projects. From Kyrgyzstan on this meeting took part National Coordinator of the Erasmus+ program in Kyrgyzstan – Ms. Chokusheva Gulnara, assistant Read more…

January 21, 2016 in Bishkek Financial and Economic Academy was held a roundtable “Development of quality assurance systems and independent accreditation” of international experts. Welcoming speech were made by Ms. Chokusheva Gulnara-National Coordinator of the Erasmus+ in Kyrgyzstan and Ms. Sirmbard Svetlana – Rector of BAFE. During the meeting, participants discussed about standards and procedures for accreditation agencies. independent expert on accreditation, Mr. Oliver Vettori presented its recommendations to improve the standards and procedures for Read more…

The National Erasmus+ Office in Kyrgyzstan conducted a seminar on “Institutional Accreditation for Quality Assurance in Higher Education in KR” on 20 January 2016 at the Kyrgyz National University n.a. J.Balasagyn. The event was attended by the representatives of the Ministry of Education and Science of KR, international organization in the field of education, central and regional higher education institutions. During the seminar there were discussed the following topics such as the main differences between Read more…

We would like to inform you that there have been uploaded on the “Beneficiary space” of the EACEA Erasmus+ website all documents necessary for the management of the first generation of CBHE projects. The list of documents includes: – Programme Guide 2014 – Guidelines for the Use of the Grant – Guidelines for the Capacity Building Partnership Agreement – List of Project Officers at the Agency responsible for the monitoring of the projects Project management Read more…

A list of organisations with PICs validated was published on the EACEA Call related to the Capacity Building in Higher Education. We encourage you to use this information for your future project proposals (see under For reference, clicking on “Annexes” in the left-hand side menu). http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasmus-plus/funding/capacity-building-in-field-higher-education-eaca042015_en

The Erasmus+ Programme Guide and its corrigendum published on 15 December 2015 are integral parts of the 2016 Erasmus+ Call for Proposals and its revision, published on 22 October 2015. The document is available: http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus-plus/discover/guide/index_en.htm and at our site Erasmus+ > Programme Guide. Organisations and institutions seeking funding in the framework of this call must comply with the conditions for participation and funding expressed in this Guide. The document provides information on: – the priorities Read more…

On 24 December, 2015 an Information meeting about components of Erasmus+ programme for teachers, students were held on the basis of the Eastern University named after M.Kashgari. A welcoming speech was made by the Rector of the Eastern University, Mr. A Ibraev The main aim of the meeting was presentation of the components of Erasmus+ Programme to participants. During this meeting participants discussed application procedure for scholarships within calls, discussing project ideas and possibilities for Read more…

International Department of Kyrgyz-Russian Slavic University jointly with the National Erasmus + Office in Kyrgyzstan organized the Information meeting on the components of the program of the European Union – Erasmus + Target audience: faculty, staff, students, masters of KRSU. The purpose of the meeting was to presented for participants components of Erasmus+ Programme, familiarization with the filing procedure for scholarships within thenew calls, clarifying the conditions of competition. Informative presentations about Erasmus+ components such Read more…

Information meeting for Erasmus+ Components was organized specifically for students and graduates of BSU and was held at the Kyrgyz National Agrarian University on December 16, 2015. The main aim of the meeting was presentation of the components of Erasmus+ Programme to participants. During this meeting participants discussed application procedure for scholarships within calls, discussing project ideas and possibilities for further cooperation. Informative presentations about Erasmus+ components such as the International Mobility, Joint Masters programs Read more…

We are glad to announce that we are organising a chat “Erasmus+ in the World’ on December 15 (Tuesday) at 3.00pm CET on Erasmus+ Facebook page. The chat will last for one hour during which the panel of experts will be replying to your questions regarding the Erasmus+ possibilities worldwide. If you want to promote it on your channels please find attached a visual. The link to the chat: _https://www.facebook.com/events/714911161972846/_ Erasmus+ Facebook page _https://www.facebook.com/EUErasmusPlusProgramme/_

Information meeting for Erasmus+ Components was organized specifically for students and graduates of BSU and was held at the Bishkek State University on November 26, 2015. The main aim of the meeting was presentation of the components of Erasmus+ Programme to participants. During this meeting participants discussed application procedure for scholarships within calls, discussing project ideas and possibilities for further cooperation. Informative presentations about Erasmus+ components such as the International Mobility, Joint Masters programs and Read more…

Information meeting about components of Erasmus+ Programme took place in the Kyrgyz State Medical Academy named after I. Ahunbaeva on November 25, 2015. Participants were students, staff of KSMA The main aim of the meeting was presentation of the components of Erasmus+ Programme to participants. During this meeting participants discussed application procedure for scholarships within calls, discussing project ideas and possibilities for further cooperation. Informative presentations about Erasmus+ programme were presented by Ms. G. Chokusheva, Read more…

Dear Friends, We would like to inform you that we updated the Frequently Asked Question (FAQ) regarding the component of Erasmus+ Programme – International Credit Mobility. The updated FAQs can be found for your information on section: For Universities – > FAQs

Information day of Erasmus+ Programme in Kyrgyzstan for higher education institutions of southern regions of Kyrgyzstan was held on 19th of November 2015 on the basis of Osh Technological University named after M.Adyshev. The aim of this event was to inform HEIs about aims and objectives of Erasmus+ Programme,   giving  information about components of Erasmus+  Programme  Programme  such as  International Credit Mobility, Joint Master Degrees,  Capacity building for higher education, , new Call for Proposals, Read more…

The National Erasmus+ Office in Kyrgyzstan organized a National Workshop on National Qualifications Framework Development at the Kyrgyz National University named after J. Balasagyn on 17 November 2015. Mr. Dogdurbek Chontoev – Head of the Professional Education Department of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Kyrgyz Republic (ME&S KR) opened the event and informed that the documents on introduction of the NQF are brought up for the discussion for further adoption at the Read more…

Dear friends, We would like to inform you that we published a factsheet on the Central Asia’s participation in the International Credit Mobility action, with preliminary results from the first round of applications of the 2015 Call. We hope you’ll find this factsheet useful. Central Asia ICM 2015 Factsheet >>>

A monitoring of the Tempus Project “Reseau Professionnel de Masters “Informatique Seconde Competence” – (PROMIS)” was conducted by Programme manager A4 EACEA Ms. Roisin McCabe and National Coordinator of Erasmus+ Programme in Kyrgyzstan Ms. Gulnara Chokusheva. at the Kyrgyz State Technical University on 6th of November 2015. The monitoring was attended by teachers involved in the project activities, students  and  administrative staff of the project. According to the monitoring program participants presented their progress reports on Read more…

Information Day of Erasmus+ Programme in Kyrgyzstan has taken place on 5 November 2015 on the basis and with support of the Kyrgyz State Technical University. The aim of the information day was to inform about Erasmus+ Programme (goals and objectives of the programme, results of the first call), new Call for Proposals, structure of application form and evaluation criteria of the project proposals, novelties, submission procedure and selection, financial and technical issues of the Read more…

On 4th of November 2015 a monitoring of the Foreign Languages Education for Professional Purposes (FLEPP) was held on the basis of Kyrgyz Russian Slavic University named after B. Yeltsin. This monitoring was carry out by Programme manager A4 EACEA Ms. Roisin McCabe and National Coordinator of Erasmus+ Programme in Kyrgyzstan Ms. Gulnara Chokusheva. The meeting was attended by the representatives of university-members of the Kyrgyz project consortium such as International University of Kyrgyzstan, Kyrgyz Read more…

On 4th of November 2015 a monitoring of the Lifelong Language Learning University Centre Network for New Career Opportunities and Personal Development  (UNICO) was held on the basis of Kyrgyz Russian Slavic University named after B. Yeltsin. This monitoring was carry out by Programme manager A4 EACEA Ms. Roisin McCabe and National Coordinator of Erasmus+ Programme in Kyrgyzstan Ms. Gulnara Chokusheva. Welcoming speech were made by vice-rector of KRSU professor Lelevkin V. and associate professor O.Shubina. During Read more…

The call for students for Erasmus+ programme has been open today. This call for proposals covers the following actions of the Erasmus+ programme. Key Action 1 (KA1) — Learning mobility of individuals: — Mobility of individuals in the field of education, training and youth, — Erasmus Mundus joint master degrees, Key Action 2 (KA2) — Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices: — Strategic partnerships in the field of education, training and youth, Read more…

Dear Friends, The National Erasmus+ Office in Kyrgyzstan invites you to participate in the Information Day of the new EU programme in the fields of education, training, youth and sport, Erasmus+. The aim of   Information Day is to present information on new program, its components where the Kyrgyzstan can participate as the partner-country, to present the program components on higher Education support, to explain the requirements of the 1srt call which will  be launched till Read more…

From 12th to 15th of October 2015 on the basis of the Kyrgyz State Technical University named after I.Razzakov will be held a coordination meeting within the framework of the TEMPUS project – «Professional Master’s Degree in computer science as a second competence in Central Asia» (PROMIS). The meeting will be attended by the coordinator of the program – Jean Michel Adam, Grenoble, France; representatives from the European partner universities, representatives from the partner universities Read more…

Dear friends, DG EAC is organising a new online chat focusing on the international dimension of Erasmus+ Programme on 25th of November, from 14:00 to 15:00 (Brussels time) on following link: https://www.facebook.com/events/873903329300968/?ref=5 Please note that questions can be submitted in advance using #ErasmusPlusChat

We would like to inform you that 116 Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degrees are now inviting applications for scholarships for programmes starting in September 2015. Students wishing to apply should check out the list of Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degrees, and visit a master programme’s website for more information on its application requirements and timing. There are also 29 Erasmus Mundus Joint Doctorates inviting applications from doctoral candidates to start a programme during the academic year 2015-2016. Again, candidates Read more…

The joint NEO-ICP coordination meeting organized by the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency started on 7 October 2015 in Brussels (Belgium). During this 3-days coordination meeting, the participants will be briefed on the Erasmus+ Programme, and in particular on the results of the 2015 Erasmus+ Calls for Proposals as well as on the next calls relevant to the international dimension of Higher Education (i.e. Credit Mobility, Degree Mobility, Jean Monnet and Capacity Building in Read more…

Teaching of three pilot groups has come to an end at the KRSU UNICO Center of the Tempus project “Lifelong Language Learning University Centre Network for New Career Opportunities and Personal Development”. 29 course participants have got first certificates. The aim of the course was to teach academics from the Medical faculty English for Specific Purposes for them to deliver lectures to foreign medical students. The teachers of the UNICO Center analyzed, picked up and Read more…

The European Commission developed new rules on visual identity for on-going Tempus IV projects. New Tempus logo should be used in promotional material, publicity actions, publications, as well as on the project website. The materials in archive are available here >>>

A final conference of the Tempus Project QUADRIGA – Qualification frameworks in Central Asia: Bologna -based principles and regional coordination is taking place at the Ministry of Education and Science of the Kyrgyz Republic. The Project is coordinated by the University of Koblenz -Landau (Germany). The Conference is being attended by the representatives of the Ministry of Education and Science of the KR, Ministry of Labour, Youth and Migration of the KR, HEIs, Agency for Read more…

We would like to draw your attention on a study recently published by the European University Association (EUA) on “Designing strategies for efficient funding of universities in Europe”. It is an interesting document which may interest staff of the ministries and universities. The online version you can downloaded at following link: http://www.eua.be/Libraries/publications-homepage-list/designing-strategies-for-efficient-funding-of-universities-in-europe. Offline version is available in the section of our website: For Universities -> Publications

On September 25, 2015 the Bishkek Academy of Finance and Economics held the first national forum on youth employment and entrepreneurship development in Kyrgyzstan. “The development of professional and intellectual career of youth in modern conditions”in the framework of the European TEMPUS UNIWORK project “Strengthening Career Centres in Central Asia Higher Education Institutions to empower graduates in obtaining and creating quality employment”. Representatives of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Kyrgyz Republic, Ministry Read more…

On the 24th and 25th of September 2015 on basis of the conference hall of the Plaza hotel, International School of Medicine conducted the International conference “Central Asian Network for Education, Research and Innovation in Environmental Health” within the CANERIEH project of the TEMPUS programme. . Main objectives of the project were the increase of innovative potential of teachers of six Central Asian medical universities, two scientific institutes and two NGO in their scientific and pedagogical activity, Read more…

On 18th of September 2015 on the basis of Kyrgyz National University named after J. Balasagyn was held seminar on the European research program “Marie Curie” and “Jean Monnet”. During this seminar Mrs. G. Chokusheva – National Coordinator of Erasmus+ Programme in Kyrgyzstan made presentation about rules and application submitted procedures for funding under the above-mentioned components. The event was held with the active participation of deans and heads of departments of natural science faculties Read more…

On the 14th and 15th of September 2015 on basis of the Academy of the State Administration under the President of Kyrgyz Republic a series of seminars and training were held within the “Honor” pproject of the TEMPUS program funded by the European Union and aimed at modernization of higher education. During these two days a number of training were held, such as “Anti-corruption drive”, “Human Resource Management”; in addition there was held a consultative Read more…

On 10-11 September 2015 an International Conference “Innovation potentials of eLearning for higher education” was held in the framework of the European Union programme “TEMPUS” project «Introduction of Quality Management in e-learning at the Central Asian universities (QAMEL) » with the support of the Ministry of Education and Science, Kyrgyz Association of Distance Education and Bishkek Academy of Finance and Economics. The conference was attended by experts related to eLearning, from all regions of the Read more…

On 7-8 September 2015, Issykkul State University named after K.Tynystanov will provide Coordination meeting of the consortium in the framework of the EU TEMPUS Project QAMEL «Introduction Of Quality Management In E-Learning At The Central Asian Universities» Coordinator of the project is University of Applied Science, Bielefeld, Germany. Consortium of project represents by the high education institutions from Germany, France, Lithuania, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, and Turkmenistan. As goals of the Coordination meeting were pointed discussions of Read more…

On 2th of September 2015 on the basis of the Kyrgyz National University named after J. Balasagyn was meeting of the Higher Education Reform Experts Team with the National Coordinator of Erasmus+ Programme in Kyrgyzstan – Mrs. G. Chokusheva. The meeting focused on the development of the work plan of HERE team for 2016-2017 and evaluation of HERE team in 2015. In 2015, the team has developed draft regulations for the implementation of an independent Read more…

A monitoring of the Tempus Project “Development and improvement of the University Administration on International Affairs – (UNIVIA)” was conducted by Ms. Gulnara Chokusheva, National Coordinator of Erasmus+ Programme in Kyrgyzstan at the Kyrgyz Economic University on 27th of August 2015. The purpose of the UNIVIA is to establish a special mechanism based on the European as well as own education traditions which can help the partner Universities to make the IRO mission and tasks Read more…

The detailed statistics on selection results of the first Erasmus+ «Capacity-Building in Higher Education Call for Proposals 2015 – EAC/A04/2015»: Statistics applications received (Programme Countries) >>> Statistics applications received (Partner Countries) >>> Statistics accepted projects (Programme Countries) >>> Statistics accepted projects (Partner Countries) >>>

According to a preliminary analysis of the results of the projects, subbmited under Component 1 of Erasmus+ Programme – Internartional Credit Mobility, Kyrgyzstan will receive funding for 90 mobilities, including 73 incoming moblities and 17 ougoing mobilities. 34 mobilities for different level of students and 56 staff mobilities. Outgoing mobilities will be organized in HEIs of Germany, Slovenia, Romania, Italy, Hungary and Austria. Details of the mobility

Within of the Call on Erasmus+ component “Capacity building in Higher Education”, with the participation of universities of Kyrgyzstan were submitted 25 project proposals. Six project proposals will receive funding. One of the six project is national (recipient country – only Kyrgyzstan), other projects are multicounty (with the participation of two or more countries – recipients). Among the partners in the projects with the participation of universities in Kyrgyzstan, in addition to the usual partnerships Read more…

The Results of the Call on Erasmus+ component “Capacity building in Higher Education” are published! more information available on here

The British Higher Education Institutions are searching for partners to apply for the Action 1 – International Credit Mobility. Would like to participate in Erasmus+ Programme jointly with the British HEIs? So you should: 1. Download application form 2. Fill in the application form 3. Send the filled application form to the e-mail: erasmus@britishcouncil.org. Partner countries HEIs are also advised to look through the EC Guidelines on working with the European HEIs participating in the Read more…

Updated version of the ECTS Users’ Guide adopted by the Ministers at the EHEA Ministerial Conference and Forth Bologna political Forum (14-15 May 2015, Yerevan) was issued on August 3, 2015. link to the new ECTS website is http://ec.europa.eu/education/ects/users-guide/index.htm

The general aim of SSDS project is to establish in Higher Education Institutions from GE/KZ/KG/AZ/IL advanced and up-dated services to students and alumni, based on specially designed methodologies and tools according to the best European practices, able to meet the needs of a globalised world and to develop a quality assurance culture among students and staff. Study visit initiated by the Kyrgyz partner universities within of Tempus Project – “Student Support and Development Services” (SSDS). Read more…

The Results of the Call on Erasmus+ component “Jean Monnet” are published! The information is available here >>>

University of Turin is awarding 12 scholarships for international students willing to enroll in the first year of one of UniTO’s second cycle degrees, a.y. 2015-2016. Scholarships will cover enrolment taxes and living costs in Turin. The total amount of the scholarship is 9.000 euro per year, 750 euro per month for 12 months, gross of all charges for the beneficiary’s account. The application deadline is 26th August 2015. More information you can find here Read more…

A monitoring of the Tempus Project “Master programmes on Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency in Buildings in Central Asia and Russia – (MAPREE)” was conducted by Ms. Gulnara Chokusheva, National Coordinator of Erasmus+ Programme in Kyrgyzstan at the Kyrgyz State University of Construction, Transport and Architecture named after N . Isanova on 15th of June 2015.The event was attended by te representatives of Kyrgyz Universities such as Naryn State University and Osh Technological University named Read more…

On 8th of July in Ministry of Education and Science of Kyrgyz Republic in collaboration with the National Erasmus + Office in Kyrgyzstan was held Round Table dedicated to the issues of independent accreditation. The purpose of the roundtable was to discuss a package of documents for the implementation of an independent accreditation of educational institutions in Kyrgyzstan. The roundtable was attended by representatives of accreditation agencies, universities, APTO, associations of universities, independent experts. The Read more…

A monitoring of the 6 Tempus projects: UNICO, TuCAHEA, EDUCA, DOQUP, MAPREE, HONOR was held by Gulnara Chokusheva – National Coordinator of Erasmus+ Program in Kyrgyzstan at the Naryn State University on 6-7th of June 2015. On the first day of monitoring Chorobayeva N – project coordinator of the Tempus Project – UNICO presented activity report. Baytugolova Zh – project coordinator presented report of the two Tempus Projects – TuCAHEA and EDUCA. During this workshop Read more…

A monitoring of the Tempus Project CIBELES was conducted by Ms. Gulnara Chokusheva , National Coordinator of the Erasmus+ Programme in Kyrgyzstan. The monitoring was attended by representatives of the Association EdNet, from Kyrgyz Universities: Talas State University, Osh Technological University named after M. Adyshev, Kyrgyz Agrarian University named after Skryabin, Kyrgyz Technical University named after Razzakov. The main speaker was Mr. Dzhanaliev A, he presented the report of the project CIBELES. During the meeting Read more…

A monitoring of the Tempus Project “Towards a Central Asian Higher Education Area: Tuning Structures and Building Quality Culture” (TuCAHEA) was conducted by Ms. Gulnara Chokusheva , National Coordinator of the Erasmus+ Programme in Kyrgyzstan The representatives of Kyrgyz Universities such as Naryn State University, Issyk-Kul State University, Djalal-Abad State University, Talas State University, Kyrgyz-Turkish University “Manas”, Kyrgyz National University, Bishkek Financial and Economic Academy, Kyrgyz State University, Kyrgyz National Agrarian University attended the monitoring. Country Project Read more…

This second round has now been officially announced on the Erasmus+ website: Erasmus+ website Participating National Agencies include: Austria Germany Portugal Bulgaria Hungary Romania Croatia Ireland Slovakia Czech Republic Latvia Slovenia Denmark Malta Spain Estonia Netherlands The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Finland Norway France Poland United Kingdom Any higher education institution from one of the participating countries can apply, including those that have already secured funding for a given project, those that did not Read more…

A monitoring of the Tempus Project “Master programmes on Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency in Buildings in Central Asia and Russia – (MAPREE)” was conducted  by Ms. Gulnara Chokusheva, National Coordinator of Erasmus+ Programme in Kyrgyzstan  at the Kyrgyz State University of Construction, Transport and Architecture named after N . Isanova on 15th of June 2015.The event was attended by the representatives of  Kyrgyz Universities  such as  Naryn State University and Osh Technological University named Read more…

Opening ceremony of the Center for Foreign Language Learning at the basis of Kyrgyz-Russian Slavic University named after Boris Yeltsin was held on 12 June 2015. The Center has been established within the Tempus Project “Foreign Language Education for Professional Purpose (FLEPP)”. Welcoming speeches were made by Prof. Nifadyev V. – Rector of the Kyrgyz-Russian Slavic University, Professor Sydykov L. – Vice-rector of the Kyrgyz-Russian Slavic University and Gulnara Chokusheva – National Coordinator of Erasmus+ in Kyrgyzstan. The Opening Ceremony was Read more…

On 4th of June in Ministry of Education and Science of Kyrgyz Republic was held Round Table of Tempus Project – QADRIGA. Deputy Minister of Educaition and Science Mr Bekboev Adilet made welcoming speech on behalf of Ministry of Education and Science. Ms. Gulnara Chokusheva – National Coordinator of the Erasmus+ Programme in Kyrgyzstan take part on this meeting. Members of working group Mr. Bekjan Torobekov – vice-rector of Kyrgyz State Technical University named after Read more…

Extraordinary coordination meeting with the representatives of the consortia of Universities of Central Asia within the frameworks of Tempus Project «Quality of Engineering Education in Central Asia» (QUECCA) will be held on 25-26 of May 2015. There will be discussed financial, administrative and organizational issues during the meeting.

A monitoring of the Tempus project “Professional Master’s Degree in computer science as a second competence in Central Asia” (PROMIS) was held by Gulnara Chokusheva – National Coordinator of Erasmus+ Program in Kyrgyzstan at the Kyrgyz State Technical University named after I. Razzakov on 22 May 2015. The event was attended by the representatives of the Consortia consisting of HEIs from Finland, Germany, France and Lithuania: Ms. Marina MALINEN, International Relations Coordinator Savonia University of Read more…

EHEA – European Higher Education Area Ministerial Conference and Fourth Bologna Policy Forum took place in Yerevan, Armenia on 14-15 May 2015. The event was attended by more than 100 delegations from 47 participating countries of Bologna process as well as 20 Ministers of education. Kyrgyzstan was represented by the delegation composing of the Minister of Education and Science of KR – Elvira Sarieva, assistant to the Minister – Turarbek Omuraliev, rector of KSTU named Read more…

The Erasmus+ programme guide is out! The programme guide lists all the deadlines and actions for 2015 and tells you all you need to know about Erasmus+. More about:http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus-plus/discover/guide/index_en.htm

Opening ceremony of the Center for Foreign Language Learning at the basis of Morphologic Building of the Kyrgyz State Medical Academy named after Isa Akhunbaev was held on 13 May 2015. The Center has been established within the Tempus Project “Foreign Language Education for Professional Purpose (FLEPP)”. Welcoming speeches were made by Prof. Ashiraly Zurdinov – Rector of the Kyrgyz State Medical Academy named after Isa Akhunbaev and Gulnara Chokusheva – National Coordinator of Erasmus+ Read more…

On 12 May 2015 the National Erasmus+ Coordinator in Kyrgyzstan – Gulnara Chokusheva held a meeting with the Rector of the International University of Innovative Technologies – Mr. Ulugbek Begaliev. During the meeting the Components of the Erasmus+ Programme were presented and project proposals from IUIT were discussed.

The length of mobility projects will be limited to 16 months beginning on 1 February 2016. Deadline has already been set for 24 September 2015. Each NA will decide which regions will be covered by this new round and publish this information on its website. The list below is indicative and the final decision remains with the individual NAs. Budget envelope NAs with large underspend, most likely to organise a second round ENI Southern Mediterranean Read more…

was held on 8 May 2015. The aim of the seminar was to increase professional level of the teachers in foreign language learning for professional purposes. English language teachers from the partner Universities (KRSU, ISU, KSTU, KNAU, IUK, KSMA) who participated at the Training of Trainers held in April 5-9, 2015 at the Tallin University (Estonia) made presentations during the seminar. Also there was an exhibition of books in English and German languages with a Read more…

April 2015 marks the launch of the new Eurydice website. This has seen the integration of the Eurydice website where reports were available with that of Eurypedia, the European Encyclopaedia on National Education Systems; a website that described European Education systems in detail. The main aim of the new website is to reach out to a wider audience within the educational field, as well as to harmonise the presentation and make the new website more Read more…

DG EAC is organising a new Erasmus+ Facebook chat entitled “What is the plus in Erasmus+”. The aim is to answer mainly general, non-technical questions received by potential beneficiaries (from within the Programme Countries or outside). 11 May 2015, 11.00 – 12.00 CEST (Brussels time) https://www.facebook.com/EUErasmusPlusProgramme

A monitoring of the Tempus Project “Central Asian Network for Education, Research and Innovation in Environmental Health” (CANERIEH) was conducted by Gulnara Chokusheva – the National Coordinator of Erasmus+ Program in Kyrgyzstan at a basis of the International Higher School of Medicine on 28 April 2015. The monitoring was attended by the Project Coordinator in Central Asia, Project Coordinator in Kyrgyzstan, representatives of the International School of Medicine, Osh State University, NGO “Taasir Impact” as Read more…

was held at the basis of the Kyrgyz National University named after J.Balasagyn (Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan) on 23 April 2015. The monitoring visit was conducted by Gulnara Chokusheva – National Coordinator of Erasmus+ in Kyrgyzstan on behalf of the European Commission as part of the standard monitoring arrangements for all Tempus projects. The event was attended by the representatives of the Kyrgyz National University named after J. Balasagyn, Bishkek Academy of Finance and Economy, Naryn State Read more…

A Final Conference of the Tempus Project “Documentation for Quality Assurance of study programmes (DOQUP)” was held at the basis of the Kyrgyz National University named after J.Balasagyn (Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan) on 21-22 April 2015. The project objective was to define and implement an on-line documentation system for the Quality Assurance of study programmes in the partner countries, consistent with the European Standards and Guidelines for quality assurance. The Kyrgyz National University named after J. Balasagyn, Read more…

Ms. Gulnara Chokusheva, National Coordinator of Erasmus+ Programme in Kyrgyzstan conducted a monitoring of the Tempus Project “Environment protection through development and application of sustainable Agriculture Technologies” (EPASAT ) which is being implemented on the basis of the Kyrgyz National Agrarian University named after Skryabin. Also she held consultation and information session about the application within the Erasmus+ Programme. A meeting with Mr. Rysbek Nurgaziev-the Rector and the staff of the KNAU was held during Read more…

A conference devoted to “Cooperation in the field of Higher Education between the EU and Kyrgyzstan” was held within the Project “European Higher Education Fair in Central Asia and Asia” at the Kyrgyz National University on April 15-16, 2015. Mr. Cesare de Montis – Head of the EU Delegation, representatives of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Kyrgyz Republic, Ms. Gulnara Chokusheva – National Coordinator of Erasmus+ in Kyrgyzstan, representatives of European and Read more…

Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions – Research Fellowship Programme The Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions, named after the double Nobel Prize winning Polish-French scientist famed for her work on radioactivity, support researchers at all stages of their careers, irrespective of nationality. Researchers working across all disciplines, from life-saving healthcare to ‘blue-sky’ science, are eligible for funding. The MSCA also support industrial doctorates, combining academic research study with work in companies, and other innovative training that enhances employability and career Read more…

On July 2, 2014 at the Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Kyrgyz Republic in the framework of High Objectives of National Organizational Reform (HONOR) project took place the first international conference Innovations and best management practices in the public sector. On April 9, 2015 at the Kyrgyz National University took place the final conference of Tempus project “Institute for Strategic Management of Universities” (ISMU). The aim of ISMU project is “Improve Read more…

U-Multirank has profiles of hundreds of universities from all over the world, which aim to provide details about what type of university they are and what they’re best at. This can help students find universities that meet their needs and compare them. http://www.u-multirank.eu/#!/__explore?trackType=explore&__sightMode=undefined&section=

Call for 7th International Summer University on Energy, ISU/energy /2015, Falera/Switzerland. The ISU energy organizing committee is delighted to announce the already 7th International Summer University on Renewable Energies, the ISU energy 2015. This summer university is an internationally established event since 2009. The ISU/energy /2015 will take place from August 3rd – Sept. 4th 2015 in Falera/Switzerland. Master, Diploma, and PhD Students from all over the world from different  disciplines are invited to participate in this two-week Read more…

Ms. Gulnara Chokusheva – National Coordinator of t he Erasmus+ Programme in Kyrgyzstan conducted monitoring of the Tempus project – EDUCA — Development of Education inCentral Asia». The purpose of the monitoring was to discuss the project implementation, its achievements, issues and outcomes of the project implementation. The meeting was attended by representatives of the Consortia member Universities such as Kyrgyz State University named after Arabaev, Naryn State University , Issyk-Kul State University named after Read more…

The Academy of Management under the President of the Kyrgyz Republic was visited by Ms. Alicia Berlanga – Tempus Project coordinator at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia and Ms. Gulnara Chokusheva – National Coordinator of Erasmus+ Programme in Kyrgyzstan. During the meeting they discussed issues related to the Project implementation, its further development and partners cooperation with Mr. Almaz Nasyrov – Rector of the Academy of Management under the President of KR.

Learn more about new online tool for Erasmus+ students to improve language skills during their stay abroad! Information is available on: http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus-plus/tools/online-linguistic-support_en.htm

Open call for ”Kosovo International Summer Academy”, with a special focus on “Peace building in post-conflict areas – Diplomacy, Leadership and Negotiations”. Priority Deadline: May 1st, 2015. Open to (Eligibility): High school graduates, undergraduate, graduate students. Date/Venue: 12 – 22 July 2015, Prishtina, Kosovo Scholarships: A number of scholarships are available for most qualified applicants Detailed information