Universities of Russia and Kyrgyzstan are checking courses: the III Russian-Kyrgyz educational forum started in Bishkek
On October 1–2, 2026, the III Russian-Kyrgyz Educational Forum (RKOF-2026) is taking place in Bishkek. On the first day, its site became the Kyrgyz-Russian Slavic University named after. B.N. Yeltsin. The forum brings together representatives of universities, government bodies, science and industry in Russia and Kyrgyzstan.
The program of the first day of a large-scale international event — chess tournament «Blitz with Champion» with the participation of world champion Sergei Karyakin and schoolchildren, the opening of the Chess Club named after. MM. Botvinnik and the opening ceremony of the forum in the Great Assembly Hall. The central event of the forum — plenary session «From knowledge to capital: universities as an assembly point for cooperation projects with the state and industry». The first agreements within the forum have already been signed today, panel discussions are devoted to career trajectories, the introduction of innovations and sustainable development of territories.
The significance of the forum goes beyond one meeting. Over the course of two years, RKOF has become a stable platform for practical cooperation, where Russian-Kyrgyz consortia of agricultural, medical and technical universities are being formed. Today the forum solves a key problem — translates partnership agreements into specific educational, scientific and applied projects that are in demand by the state, business and regions. This is a space where universities in Russia and Kyrgyzstan together seek answers to common challenges: personnel training, technological sovereignty, territorial development and strengthening of a single educational space.
The atmosphere of the forum — is businesslike, open and focused on results. Russian and Kyrgyz languages are spoken in the halls of KRSU, there is an active exchange of experience, and new partnerships are being established. Participants note a special attitude towards collaboration: from meeting and discussing ideas — to specific teams and projects. It is this atmosphere of trust and practical interest that makes the RCF the assembly point for future initiatives.
Today, the forum’s guests of honor include:
· Minister of Science, Higher Education and Innovation of the Kyrgyz Republic Gulzat Isamatova;
·Gulya Kozhokulova, a member of the Jogorku Kenesh of the Kyrgyz Republic;
· Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on Science, Education and Culture Elena Pisareva;
· Deputy Head of Rossotrudnichestvo Natalia Kiseleva;
· Plenipotentiary Representative of the President of the Kyrgyz Republic in the Talas region, Ermat Dzhumaev;
· Chairman of the Board of the Russian-Kyrgyz Development Fund Artem Novikov;
· Deputy General Director of LLC «Altyn Alliance» Konstantin Chuprin;
· Deputy of the State Duma of the Russian Federation of the 6th – 8th convocations Alexey Sitnikov.
Video messages were sent to the forum from Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Science of the Russian Federation Konstantin Mogilevsky, Chairman of the Coordination Council of the ANO «Eurasia», Deputy of the State Duma of the Russian Federation Alena Arshinova, Russian Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan Sergei Vakunov and cosmonaut «Roscosmos» Alexei Zubritsky.
<TAG1>Our university is honored to host the forum participants. KRSU, as an interstate university of Kyrgyzstan and Russia, is ready to be a reliable guide in its work — unite partners, support the initiatives of colleagues. We are open to joint projects in education, science, technology and social development», — noted the rector of the Kyrgyz-Russian Slavic University. B.N. Yeltsin Sergei Volkov.
<TAG1> We highly appreciate the interest of Kyrgyz youth in the Russian language and Russian education. I hope that the forum will allow not only to discuss current issues of scientific and educational cooperation, but also to determine specific areas of joint work that will lay the foundation for new projects», — says a video message from Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Science of the Russian Federation Konstantin Mogilevsky.
<TAG1>We are holding the third Russian-Kyrgyz educational forum, and this format is becoming an important part of Russian-Kyrgyz cooperation. Previous meetings created the basis for further interaction, now our task is — to develop the agreements reached, filling them with specific projects and measurable results. The university should be not only a place for training personnel, but also a center of science, innovation and development, connecting the state, industry and society», — said the Minister of Science, Higher Education and Innovation of the Kyrgyz Republic Gulzat Isamatova.
<TAG1> Glad to reach out to you, people who are united by an interest in new knowledge, a desire for development, common ideas and a desire to create the future together. Let the friendship between our countries, universities and people only become stronger! Dream, create, discover new things!» — Cosmonaut «Roscosmos» Alexey Zubritsky wished the participants.
<TAG1>It is very important for us that the platform of this forum becomes not only a place of dialogue and the establishment of fruitful contacts between representatives of the scientific community of the two countries, but also a place where joint projects to support education, science, and industrial enterprises are born, which in the future will definitely be implemented between forums«, » emphasized Deputy Head of Rossotrudnichestvo Natalia Kiseleva.
<TAG1>Today, this forum acts as a key platform for direct dialogue between leading universities, ministries and experts from our countries. The main goal of the forum is to strengthen scientific, educational and technological partnerships between Russia and Kyrgyzstan. The holding of the third Russian-Kyrgyz educational forum emphasizes the strategic nature of our partnership and the mutual desire to create a single scientific and educational space», — noted deputy of the Jogorku Kenesh of the Kyrgyz Republic Gulya Kozhokulova.
RKOF has been held in Bishkek since 2024. During this time, it brought together representatives of more than 80 organizations of the two countries and became an important mechanism for the development of practical cooperation in the field of education, science and personnel training.
Forum organizers: Rossotrudnichestvo, Kostroma State Agricultural Academy, Kyrgyz-Russian Slavic University named after. B.N. Yeltsin with the support of the Administration of the President of the Russian Federation and the Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic. Strategic partner — Russian-Kyrgyz Development Fund.
#RKOF2026
Text: press service of the KSGA
The program of the first day of a large-scale international event — chess tournament «Blitz with Champion» with the participation of world champion Sergei Karyakin and schoolchildren, the opening of the Chess Club named after. MM. Botvinnik and the opening ceremony of the forum in the Great Assembly Hall. The central event of the forum — plenary session «From knowledge to capital: universities as an assembly point for cooperation projects with the state and industry». The first agreements within the forum have already been signed today, panel discussions are devoted to career trajectories, the introduction of innovations and sustainable development of territories.
The significance of the forum goes beyond one meeting. Over the course of two years, RKOF has become a stable platform for practical cooperation, where Russian-Kyrgyz consortia of agricultural, medical and technical universities are being formed. Today the forum solves a key problem — translates partnership agreements into specific educational, scientific and applied projects that are in demand by the state, business and regions. This is a space where universities in Russia and Kyrgyzstan together seek answers to common challenges: personnel training, technological sovereignty, territorial development and strengthening of a single educational space.
The atmosphere of the forum — is businesslike, open and focused on results. Russian and Kyrgyz languages are spoken in the halls of KRSU, there is an active exchange of experience, and new partnerships are being established. Participants note a special attitude towards collaboration: from meeting and discussing ideas — to specific teams and projects. It is this atmosphere of trust and practical interest that makes the RCF the assembly point for future initiatives.
Today, the forum’s guests of honor include:
· Minister of Science, Higher Education and Innovation of the Kyrgyz Republic Gulzat Isamatova;
·Gulya Kozhokulova, a member of the Jogorku Kenesh of the Kyrgyz Republic;
· Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on Science, Education and Culture Elena Pisareva;
· Deputy Head of Rossotrudnichestvo Natalia Kiseleva;
· Plenipotentiary Representative of the President of the Kyrgyz Republic in the Talas region, Ermat Dzhumaev;
· Chairman of the Board of the Russian-Kyrgyz Development Fund Artem Novikov;
· Deputy General Director of LLC «Altyn Alliance» Konstantin Chuprin;
· Deputy of the State Duma of the Russian Federation of the 6th – 8th convocations Alexey Sitnikov.
Video messages were sent to the forum from Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Science of the Russian Federation Konstantin Mogilevsky, Chairman of the Coordination Council of the ANO «Eurasia», Deputy of the State Duma of the Russian Federation Alena Arshinova, Russian Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan Sergei Vakunov and cosmonaut «Roscosmos» Alexei Zubritsky.
<TAG1>Our university is honored to host the forum participants. KRSU, as an interstate university of Kyrgyzstan and Russia, is ready to be a reliable guide in its work — unite partners, support the initiatives of colleagues. We are open to joint projects in education, science, technology and social development», — noted the rector of the Kyrgyz-Russian Slavic University. B.N. Yeltsin Sergei Volkov.
<TAG1> We highly appreciate the interest of Kyrgyz youth in the Russian language and Russian education. I hope that the forum will allow not only to discuss current issues of scientific and educational cooperation, but also to determine specific areas of joint work that will lay the foundation for new projects», — says a video message from Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Science of the Russian Federation Konstantin Mogilevsky.
<TAG1>We are holding the third Russian-Kyrgyz educational forum, and this format is becoming an important part of Russian-Kyrgyz cooperation. Previous meetings created the basis for further interaction, now our task is — to develop the agreements reached, filling them with specific projects and measurable results. The university should be not only a place for training personnel, but also a center of science, innovation and development, connecting the state, industry and society», — said the Minister of Science, Higher Education and Innovation of the Kyrgyz Republic Gulzat Isamatova.
<TAG1> Glad to reach out to you, people who are united by an interest in new knowledge, a desire for development, common ideas and a desire to create the future together. Let the friendship between our countries, universities and people only become stronger! Dream, create, discover new things!» — Cosmonaut «Roscosmos» Alexey Zubritsky wished the participants.
<TAG1>It is very important for us that the platform of this forum becomes not only a place of dialogue and the establishment of fruitful contacts between representatives of the scientific community of the two countries, but also a place where joint projects to support education, science, and industrial enterprises are born, which in the future will definitely be implemented between forums«, » emphasized Deputy Head of Rossotrudnichestvo Natalia Kiseleva.
<TAG1>Today, this forum acts as a key platform for direct dialogue between leading universities, ministries and experts from our countries. The main goal of the forum is to strengthen scientific, educational and technological partnerships between Russia and Kyrgyzstan. The holding of the third Russian-Kyrgyz educational forum emphasizes the strategic nature of our partnership and the mutual desire to create a single scientific and educational space», — noted deputy of the Jogorku Kenesh of the Kyrgyz Republic Gulya Kozhokulova.
RKOF has been held in Bishkek since 2024. During this time, it brought together representatives of more than 80 organizations of the two countries and became an important mechanism for the development of practical cooperation in the field of education, science and personnel training.
Forum organizers: Rossotrudnichestvo, Kostroma State Agricultural Academy, Kyrgyz-Russian Slavic University named after. B.N. Yeltsin with the support of the Administration of the President of the Russian Federation and the Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic. Strategic partner — Russian-Kyrgyz Development Fund.
#RKOF2026
Text: press service of the KSGA
