Higher professional education in Kyrgyzstan 11-12 October, 2011 Rahat Bekboeva

1. Higher professional education in Kyrgyzstan 11-12 October, 2011 RahatBekboeva

2. The necessity for reform of Higher Education in the Kyrgyz Republic • A new stage of political and economic reforms in Kyrgyzstan; • Conceptual and strategic documents on development of the country, ensuring its competitiveness at regional level; • Conceptual and strategic documents, securing the leading development and competitiveness of higher education; • Recognition of Kyrgyzstan in the regional and global educational area

3. Development strategy of country 2020 Rising the welfare and life quality of citizens: • rising the economic growth; • struggle with corruption; • social development; • ecological sustainability

4. Education Development Strategy for Kyrgyzstan 2012-2020 (the project) • Improvement of educational content; • Improvement of the quality assurance system of higher professional education (HPE); • Improving the University management; • Reforming the system of professional development; • The development of university research; • Changes of mechanism on financing higher education.

5. The state of Higher Professional Education The Higher Education Institutes of Kyrgyz Republic In total

6. The state of Higher Professional Education Dynamics of students numbers In total Includingprivates

7. The state of Higher Professional Education 2010 year

8. The state of Higher Professional Education 2010 year Quantityof faculty – 12057 persons Academic degree of faculty - 30% doctor’s degree – 626persons (18% ) candidate’s degree –2776 persons (82%) Expenditure on education - 12822,9 mln. Kyrgyz Soms(6% GDP) Expenditure on Higher education– 1989,7 mln. Kyrgyz Soms(1% GDP) Students entered on grant basis – 15812 persons

9. The state of Higher Professional Education Number of Graduates: 38 100 -Bachelors – 3 050 -Masters – 760 -Specialists – 34 290

10. The state of Higher professional education Number of Graduates: 38100 -Bachelors – 3050 -Masters – 760 -Specialists – 34290 Number of Graduates: 38 100 (100%) - Economists – 8 100 (21%) - Lawyers – 3 500 (9%) - Managers – 1 900 (5%)

11. Educational Law on April 30, 2003, №92 • Bachelor - a basic academic degree of higher education, entitling the holder to admission to Master and professional activities; • Master - a full academic degree of higher education, entitling the holder to admission to postgraduate study and practice a profession.

12. Government Resolution of the KRdd 23.08.2011 №496 • The establish two-level structure of higher profession education from 2012-2013 school year; • to approve the model of the State Education Standard HPE new generation on direction: the Bachelor, Master, Specialist • to approve the list of training areas HPE, confirming the assignment graduate academic degrees: Bachelor, Master, Specialist

13. Government Resolution of the KR dd 19.01.2011 №18, as amended dd 31.05.2011 № 270 On the introduction of new conditions of remuneration of employees of educational institutions • Fix the salaries: Faculty; HEI Heads of the organizations; Certain categories of employees of HEI • The establishment of co-payments and allowances for teaching experience, degree

14. The stages of the Bologna reforms in Kyrgyzstan with the support of Tempus projects • The National Information Centers on Bologna process(www.bolognakg.net); • The pilot educational programs, based on learning outcomes (Tuning methodology) and ECTS; 2004 – Economics 2006 – Architecture; Management, Business management , Mathematics, Ecology, Tourism. 2007 – History, IT, Construction, Agriculture. • Pilot projects of State Educational Standards

15. The stages of the Bologna reforms in Kyrgyzstan with the support of Tempus projects • The National Bureau coordinators ECTS / DS under the Ministry of Education and Science of the KR; • Creating a methodical and regulatory framework which aimed at: - Upgrading of existing educational programs; - Development and implementation of innovative programs; - The introduction of ECTS; - Promoting the comparability of diplomas; - Development of State Educational Standards of the new generation, based on learning outcomes and ECTS.

16. The stages of the Bologna reforms in Kyrgyzstan with the support of Tempus projects Quality assurance In terms of the projects: • Development and approbation of models of internal quality assurance systems (EFQM, ISO 9000); • Develop of the criteria and procedures for external evaluation comparable to the standards of ENQA; • Establishing an independent accreditation agency.

17. The stages of the Bologna reforms in Kyrgyzstan with the support of Tempus projects Quality assurance • Creating the networks for accreditation at the regional level; • External evaluation and accreditation of universities in Kyrgyzstan by international European accreditation agencies; • The direct participation of representatives of the Ministry of Education and Science of the KR.

18. The stages of the Bologna reforms in Kyrgyzstan with the support of Tempus projects Academic mobility: • Developed the basic package of draft regulations and methodology for the implementation of ECTS in higher education KR; • Erasmus Mundus; • Implemented pilot projects in several universities KR.

19. The stages of the Bologna reforms in Kyrgyzstan with the support of Tempus projects The introduction of the European Diploma Supplement (DS) • Experiment to issue DS: IUK - 2007, BAFE, Institute for Integration of International Educational Programs KNU, KEU - 2010; • Instructions for completing the Diploma Supplement by European model

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