He emphasized that the creation of a new ministry is the first step towards large-scale modernization of both higher education and science in the country.
“Our goal is to make universities centers for attracting talent, sources of relevant knowledge, and the main drivers of development for many years to come,” Baisalov noted.
Discussing the president's decree of the Kyrgyz Republic on granting special status to certain universities, he pointed out the differences in their performance results.
“Some educational institutions have already taken advantage of the new opportunities and demonstrated significant progress. However, there are also those that continue to wait for clarifications. The time for waiting has expired,” he added.
Baisalov also announced an upcoming review of educational programs: outdated subjects will be removed, ineffective areas will be improved, and new courses that meet the needs of the modern economy will be added.
