The transition to 12-year education is currently being discussed in Kyrgyzstan. But the education system of Russia and Kyrgyzstan was formed back in the USSR with common standards, approaches and methodological solutions. Therefore, such work must be carried out carefully. After all, any reforms, first of all, should not do harm. Therefore, it is better to talk not about reforms, but about modernization, improving the quality of training, accessibility, etc. And the past educational fair, where there were many Russian participants – more than 100 from different regions, as well as leading universities in Kyrgyzstan - an opportunity to communicate with colleagues, discuss common problems, common approaches to solving these problems. This format was definitely useful for everyone. About this publication VB.KG the rector of the Kyrgyz-Russian Slavic University named after. B. Yeltsin Denis Fomin-Nilov.