On September 13, the acting Minister of Education and Science of the Kyrgyz Republic, Ulanbek Usekov, introduced the new head of the university – Denis Fomin-Nilov to the staff of the Kyrgyz-Russian Slavic University (KRSU).
The order appointing him acting rector of the university was signed the day before by Deputy Head of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of Russia Konstantin Mogilevsky and Acting Minister of Education and Science of the Kyrgyz Republic Ulanbek Usekov.
The meeting was attended by vice-rectors, deans of faculties, and heads of structural divisions of KRSU.
Introducing himself to the team, Denis Fomin-Nilov focused on the need to carry out accelerated modernization of the university in order to meet its modern requirements set by the labor market. During the presentation of the new university development strategy, he noted that its promising model will be based on the creation of modern educational, research and social infrastructure, the formation of human resources, integration with industry and business, the formation of a university as an educational, research and expert-analytical center, capable of competing with universities around the world and contributing to innovative development. The solution to these problems will be subordinated to the interests of strengthening cooperation between Kyrgyzstan and Russia.
«Slavic universities – this is a unique phenomenon in the educational space of the CIS. KRSU, being subordinate to two states, – Russia and Kyrgyzstan – acts as a guarantor of the best educational, scientific and cultural practices that can serve as the basis for the development of classical universities.
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