K.Tynystanov Issykkul State University

1. K.TynystanovIssykkul State University Abdyldaev Kurmanbek Kiyanovich indepiksu@gmail.com

3. Issyk-Kul State University is the biggest Higher Educational Institution in Issyk-Kul region. Since it has been established IKSU is considered to be the intellectual vanguard of Issyk-Kul region and the “smithy” of pedagogical and scientific professional community.

4. History • In 1940 the biennial Teacher`s Institute was opened in Karakol containing 150 students. It was the fourth Higher Educational Institution in Kyrgyzstan (after medical, pedagogical and agricultural institution). • During the World War II Pedagogical Institute in Frunze moved to Przhevalsk and the Ship building Institute in Leningrad has also been evacuated here. The well-known scientists of Kyrgyzstan and USSR arrived to Przhevalsk. • In 1944, the name of G.Dimitrov was given to the institute. In 1953 there has been opened the Przhevalsk Pedagogical Institute on the base of that Teacher`s Institute. • In 1988, the Przhevalsk Pedagogical Institute has become the branch of Kyrgyz State University. In 1992 the Karakol Branch of KSU becomes the self dependant ( separate) University and was given the name of the first Kyrgyz linguist , the educator and Public figureKasymTynystanov.

5. Structure

6. 39 chairs are in function now. There are more than 36 specialties and 2 directions of bachelor degree. The teacher`s staff of the University consists of a great amount of highly educated and qualified teachers. The number of them is 396, 78 of them have PhD degree. • The total amount of students is 6710.

7. Field of study

9. Besides 7 educational buildings and a student`s hotel. University has a botanical garden, where students can do their practical researches.

12. Also university have turner`s and joiner’s shops for doing practice; and training material base such as “Law information centre’ and “Tourist information center” for students to study and work simultaneously. In the framework of the TEMPUS PERSEUS project was created Research, Development and Innovation Centre, it will help to strength of our connection between University – Enterprise - Science. • For research in nanotechnology was open Nanotechnology Centre

14. The scientific library is equipped with modern technology, connected to the internet and gives the opportunity to work on electronic-library, electronic catalog and contains the rich scientific literature.

16. International relations: • For the last 15 years the staff of the university has been taking an active part in international educational and grant programs financed by TEMPUS, Soros Kyrgyzstan Fund, Global Economic Fund, SIDA, Peace Corpse, IREX, PEAKS, USAID, OUN, French and German Embassies, JICA, Eurasia Pacific Uninet, NGO Miliekontact International, and Erasmus Mundus External Cooperation Window lot 9. • Some teachers take part in individual grant programs being the lecturers on international level and experts in different fields of research. • The number of students who are being trained abroad is also increasing. During the last two years 30 students have studied and had practice in different European and Asian countries. • Besides, the university hosts the foreign volunteers, professors and students from other countries such as: Turkey, Russia, China, Pakistan, Korea, Check Republic, Poland and Central Asia on different programs.

18. List of Tempus projects

21. Erasmus Mundus Experience • Issykkul State University participate on the Erasmus Mundus External Cooperation Windiw Lot 9 from 2007 • From this moment till now on the mobility program participate 5 teachers (Teaching Staff mobility), 2 PhDs (Post Doctoral studies), 4 undergraduates (PhD and Master programs), 9 students (Bachelor programs). Also we received 1 teacher and 4 students from Europe.

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