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''by [[Paul Bacsich]] for [[Re.ViCa]]''

''For entities in Kyrgyzstan see [[:Category:Kyrgyzstan]]''



== Partners situated in Kyrgyzstan ==


== Kyrgyzstan in a nutshell ==

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[[Image:Ky.gif|right|thumb|450px|Source : http://www.cia.gov]]
Kyrgyzstan, officially the Kyrgyz Republic, is a country in Central Asia. Landlocked and mountainous, it is bordered by [[Kazakhstan]] to the north, [[Uzbekistan]] to the west, Tajikistan to the southwest and [[China]] to the east.

The ethnonym "Kyrgyz", after which the country is named, is thought to originally mean either "forty girls" or "forty tribes", presumably referring to the epic hero Manas who, as legend has it, unified forty tribes against the Khitans. The 40-ray sun on the flag of Kyrgyzstan symbolizes the forty tribes of Manas.


Source : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyrgyzstan

== Kyrgyzstan education policy ==

Education in Kyrgyzstan is compulsory for nine years, between ages seven and 15. Following four years of primary and five years of lower secondary school, the system offers two years of upper secondary school, specialized secondary school, or vocational/technical school. In 2001 some 89 percent of the relevant age-group was enrolled in the compulsory program, but this figure has decreased in the early 2000s.

== Schools in Kyrgyzstan ==

The majority of primary and secondary schools teach in Kyrgyz, but the language of instruction in the higher institutions is Russian. Budget cuts that have reduced teacher salaries and equipment availability are reflected disproportionately in reduced numbers of female students. 

In 2003 some 4.5 percent of gross domestic product was spent on education. In 2004 the literacy rate in Kyrgyzstan was 98.7 percent.

== Higher education ==

=== Universities in Kyrgyzstan ===

In 2005 some 49 institutions of higher learning were operating, most notably

# Kyrgyz State University - http://www.ksucta.kg
# [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyrgyz_Technical_University Kyrgyz Technical University] (formerly known as the Frunze Polytechnic Institute) - http://www.kstu.kg
# [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_Institute,_Osh_State_University Medical Institute, Osh State University] - http://www.oshmed.com/
# [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asian_Medical_Institute, Kyrgyzstan Asian Medical Institute, Kyrgyzstan] - http://www.ami.edu.kg
# Kyrgyz-Russian Slavic University - http://www.krsu.edu.kg


=== Polytechnics in Kyrgyzstan ===


== Education reform ==

=== The Bologna Process ===


== Administration and finance ==


== Quality assurance ==


== Information society ==

=== Towards the information society ===

=== Information society strategy ===


== Virtual initiatives ==

=== Interesting Virtual Campus Initiatives ===

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=== Interesting Programmes === 

=== Re.ViCa Case-study ===

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==  Lessons learnt ==


== References ==



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