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Kyrgyzstan
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In 1994 Kyrgyzstan had twenty-six institutions of higher learning, all
but seven of which were located in Bishkek. Seven of the institutions were
private and the remainder state-funded. Approximately 4,700 faculty were
employed there, of which only 150 had doctoral degrees and 1,715 were
candidates, the step below the doctorate in the Soviet system. The
language of instruction remained predominantly Russian in the mid-1990s,
although the use of Kyrgyz increased yearly. Long-term plans call for a
more Western style of university study, so that, for example, the
universities would begin to offer a baccalaureate degree. In 1992
President Akayev created a Slavic University in Bishkek to help Kyrgyzstan
retain its population of educated Russians, for whom the increased "Kyrgyzification"
of education was a reason to emigrate. Because Russian students from
outside the Russian Federation had lost their Soviet-era right to free
education in Russian universities, Akayev hoped to provide a
Russian-language institution for Russian-speaking students from all the
Central Asian states. The shortage of education funds in Kyrgyzstan
brought strong objections to a project that did not promote the education
of ethnic Kyrgyz students, however.
Data as of March 1996
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