Brief Biography:
Durus Kozoev was born on April 12, 1967. He holds a Doctorate in Philological Sciences, serves as an acting professor, and is an education excellence awardee.
Education:
- 1985 – 1987 — Served in the Armed Forces of the USSR, Chita, Russia.
- 1988 – 1993 — Studied at the Kyrgyz State National University in the Faculty of Romance-Germanic Philology, obtaining a degree as a "Philologist-Germanist, Teacher of English Language and Literature".
- 1995 – 1998 — Postgraduate studies at the Kyrgyz State National University;
- May 1999 — Obtained a Candidate of Philological Sciences diploma from the Higher Attestation Commission;
- November 2012 — Awarded the title of Associate Professor in the specialty "Linguistics";
- June 2023 — Received a Doctorate in Philological Sciences diploma from the Higher Attestation Commission.
Professional Activity:
- 1993 – 1995 — Trainee teacher of English at the Department of Foreign Languages of the Institute of Foreign Languages of the Kyrgyz State National University;
- 1995 – 1998 — Continued postgraduate studies at the Kyrgyz State National University;
- 1998 – 1999 — Senior lecturer at the Department of English at the Kyrgyz State Pedagogical University named after I. Arabayev;
- 1998 – 2000 — Head of the Department of English at the same university;
- 2000 – 2001 — Dean of the Faculty of Philology at the Kyrgyz State Pedagogical University named after I. Arabayev;
- 2001 – 2006 — Director of the International Educational Center of the Bishkek Humanities University named after K. Karasaev;
- 2006 – 2015 — Dean of the Faculty of European Civilizations at the Bishkek Humanities University named after K. Karasaev;
- 2015 – 2025 — Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs at the Bishkek State University named after K. Karasaev;
- 2025 – 2026 — Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs at the Kyrgyz State University named after I. Arabayev;
- Since February 17, 2026 — Holds the position of Deputy Minister of Science, Higher Education, and Innovations.
