Kyrgyz National University

Kyrgyz National University
Жусуп Баласагын атындагы Кыргыз Улуттук Университети (Kyrgyz)
Кыргызский национальный университет имени Жусупа Баласагына (Russian)
Latin: Universitas Nationalis Chirgisica [citation needed]
Other name
KNU
TypeState
Established1925 (99 years ago) (1925)
Location,
Websitewww.knu.kg
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General information
LocationBishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Coordinates42°52′57″N 74°35′14″E / 42.8824°N 74.5871°E / 42.8824; 74.5871
Completed1925
Kyrgyz National University

The Kyrgyz National University,[a] named after renowned Maturidi poet Jusup Balasagyn, is a national university in Kyrgyzstan.

Kyrgyz National University is located in the capital city of Bishkek. It is the oldest and the largest Higher Education Institution of the Kyrgyz Republic. The institution was established on 25 October 1925 as the Kyrgyz Institute of Education.

In August 2023, Kyrgyz National University Faculty of Medicine has established an MOU with Yenepoya university.[1] During the meeting, issues of establishing and further developing mutually beneficial cooperation between the two universities in the field of education, science, culture and other areas were discussed. The Indian side was also interested in the medical faculty of KNU. At the end of the meeting, the rector of KNU Mr.Tolobek Abdyrakhmanov and Vice chancellor of Yenepoya university, Mr. Mohammad Farhaad, signed a Memorandum of Cooperation between the Kyrgyz National University named after Zhusup Balasagyn and Yenepoya University. Yenepoya International Education based in Bishkek will be the official academic partners globally for Kyrgyz National University named after Zhusup Balasagyn in the Faculty of medicine from the year 2023 September and has thus become the first university in Central Asia to start a Faculty of Medicine in association with an International university. Kyrgyz National University named after Zhusup Balasagyn will also fulfill the international regulatory requirements for medical education including USMLE,UKMLE,NMC,ECFMG and others. From the year 2023 with this new collaboration the Kyrgyz National University will offers a 6 year MD Physician program using the teaching platform of Yenepoya International Education and Yenepoya University, India.


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