INTRODUCTION

Kyrgyz-Russian Slavic University was founded in 1993 by the Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance between the Kyrgyz Republic and the Russian Federation (signed on 10.06.1992, Moscow, Russia), the Decree of the President of Kyrgyz Republic (signed on 28.09.1992, Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic) and the Agreement of Establishment and Activities of Kyrgyz-Russian Slavic University between the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic and the Government of the Russian Federation (09.09.1993), the Enactment of the Government of the Russian Federation (No.143, signed on 23.02.1994, Moscow), the decrees of the State Committee of the Russian Federation for Higher Education No. 326-128/1 (14.02.1994) and the Ministry of Education and Science of the Kyrgyz Republic. Since its establishment, the university has been cooperating with the Yeltsin Foundation that remains a trusted partner up to the present day. The foundation has been providing financial support to the university such as grants for 50 best students, provision with modern learning equipments as well as financial support with the Internet access of the whole university. In addition, the Yeltsin Foundation has supported various schools and university based academic competitions of Russian Language, international research and practice conferences on maintaining positive integrated learning environment within the CIS countries. In 2004 by the decree of the President of the Kyrgyz Republic, as an expression of appreciation and respect for enormous support and encouragement in founding the Kyrgyz-Russian Slavic University, the university was given a name of the First President of Russian Federation Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin.

Mission

Imparting the best knowledge on humanitarian, economic, legal, natural and technical fronts as well as introducing the best technical and scientific capabilities of both the countries of Kyrgyzstan and Russia is the main mission of the Kyrgyz-Russian Slavic University. The University's main ambition is to help students strive successfully in the competitive world through the following university objective features:

• High quality teaching and research
• Modern laboratories
• Training and Organization
• Computer technology
• Specialized laboratories
• Global Network Internet

The high quality of teaching and learning recourses and the advanced research and training facilities have set the Kyrgyz Russian Slavic University apart.

University Nowadays

Kyrgyz-Russian Slavic University has 8 faculties containing a total of 80 academic departments, 6 research centers, 15 scientific and educational centers, 4 laboratories, a law center, a medical center, and 25 institutes of students' aesthetic education. The university is highly proud with its 1973 distinguished and dedicated academic and research staff (out of them 106 with Doctorate and 353 with PhD degrees) and a total number of more than 11000 students, including more than 780 foreign students from near and far abroad countries, and about 450 postgraduate and doctoral candidates.

Academic Process

Academic programmes of study offered at the Kyrgyz-Russian Slavic University correspond to advanced standards for higher education of both the Russian Federation and the Kyrgyz Republic aimed at training highly-skilled professionals, able to work successfully in the CIS and abroad. Academic plans are approved and accredited by the Ministry of Education and Science of the Kyrgyz Republic. Along with traditional Specialist Degree programmes (5 years), the university offers Bachelor's Degree (4 years) and Master's Degree (2 years) programmes as well as postgraduate (Candidate of Science) and doctoral (Doctor of Science) degree programmes. .The medium of instruction at KRSU is Russian. It is also noteworthy that the KRSU graduates get diplomas of two states - the Russian Federation and the Kyrgyz Republic. If you are interested in the curriculum of a particular programme of study, please use the websites of the faculties. For further information, please contact the Department of International Relations by email: ird@krsu.edu.kg .

Research

The Kyrgyz-Russian Slavic University recognizes research and research-led teaching as primary responsibilities of its academic staff, and places great value on fostering, publishing and disseminating research of the highest international quality. Research topics being investigated at the university are very diverse and include economics, engineering, law,political science, medical science, international relations, architecture and others. During the years of its existence, the university has brought up a pleiad of eminent scientists and scholars in natural, engineering, medical-biological, socio-economic and humanitarian sciences. This is evidenced in the large range of Doctorate and PhD dissertations defended as well as publications and books produced each year. Many research articles are published in refereed journals which are produced annually and published internationally. Awards and distinctions are also regularly achieved by the academic-research staff of the university. Postgraduate students (PhD and Doctoral) also make significant contributions to the Kyrgyz-Russian Slavic University's research activities while studying for higher degrees.

International Relations

The Kyrgyz-Russian Slavic University has always been committed to international exchange and cooperation. At present, the university has established cooperative ties with the following universities and research institutes of Europe, Asia and America:

• The Moscow State University named after M.V. Lomonosov (Russia)
• The Moscow State Technical University named after N.E. Bauman (Russia)
• The Diplomatic Academy under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia (Russia)
• The Moscow State Institute of Foreign Relations (Russia)
• The Russian Academy of Economics named after Plekhanov (Russia)
• The Russian State Humanities University (Russia)
• The Scientific-Research Institutes of Russian Academy of Sciences (Russia)
• The National Academy of Sciences of the Kyrgyz Republic (Kyrgyz Republic)
• The Westminster University (UK)
• The Athens National Technical University (Greece)
• The Eindhoven Technical University (the Netherlands)
• The Lanzhou University (PRC)
• The Kwangju Ecological College (Republic of Korea)
• The Plymouth University (UK)
• The Newcastle University (UK)
• The Goteborg University (Sweden)

The Kyrgyz-Russian Slavic University is a member of:

• The International Academy of Sciences of Higher Education
• The International Academy of Informatization
• The Association of CIS International Relations Schools
• The International Association of Teachers of Russian Language and Literature
• The Association of Russian- National Slavic Universities in the CIS
• The SCO Network University

During 2008-2011, more than 200 academic staff and students have undergone internship and/or exchange studies programmes at universities of Germany, UK, USA, Italy, etc. KRSU is also home to over 100 international students from Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Republic of Belarus, India, Pakistan, Israel, China, South Korea, etc., who study and contribute to the social and academic life on campus. Along with talented Kyrgyz faculty members, courses are taught by foreign faculty members from the US, Europe and Asia.