OshSU COOPERATES WITH EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS IN FRANCE

2021-10-19 14:40:22 395

      Ambassador Plenipotentiary of France to the Kyrgyz Republic Francois Delaus visited Osh State University on a working trip at the reception of Rector G. Kozhobekov. At the official meeting, the parties discussed issues of cooperation.

In his speech, the Ambassador noted that he had received a lot of information about Osh State University, where about 45,000 students study.A. Noting that 15 percent of the cities population is studying, he expressed confidence that a French-German cultural and humanitarian center will be opened in Bishkek by the end of this year, which will closely cooperate with Osh State University. It is gratifying to note that OshSU is actively working with European educational institutions within the framework of the Erasmus+ program, and added that in the coming days the issue of establishing links between educational institutions in France, or rather the University of Poitiers and OshSU, will be considered.

Rector Kudaiberdi Gaparalievich noted that Osh State University, as the largest classical educational institution that trains professional personnel in all areas, has been ranked first in the National Ranking for 5 years in a row and this year entered the top 10 educational institutions of Eurasia and the top five countries of Central Asia in the rating of the independent accreditation agency "NAAR, “10+10+10+10” He said that work is underway on a development strategy, work has been established to create a double degree program with foreign educational institutions. The university also has sufficient experience of cooperation with foreign, including European educational institutions, in particular, in the field of academic mobility, the creation of joint educational programs, the publication of joint articles in scientific journals with the Web of Science index, Scopus, etc., including in other areas. Recalling that French will be taught at the Faculty of World Languages and Culture, the rector urged the Embassy to allocate a bridge for cooperation with French educational institutions and consider opening a French intellectual development center at Osh State University.

It should be recalled that the French Embassy closely cooperates with Osh State University in the cultural, humanitarian and educational spheres. Prior to the pandemic, in early 2020, former Ambassador Mikael Roux was on a visit, who exchanged views on cooperation issues.