Rector of Jalal-Abad State University Speaks at Panel Discussion of the Third Russian-Kyrgyz Education Forum in Bishkek
On 1–2 October 2026, Bishkek hosted the Third Russian-Kyrgyz Education Forum (RKOF-2026). The forum was organized by Rossotrudnichestvo, the Kyrgyz-Russian Slavic University named after B.N. Yeltsin, and the Kostroma State Agricultural Academy, with the support of the Administration of the President of the Russian Federation and the Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic. Jalal-Abad State University named after B. Osmonov (JAGU) took part through a delegation headed by Rector Keneshbek Zhumabekovich Usenov, Doctor of Technical Sciences and Professor.
On 1 October, at the KRSU venue, the JAGU Rector spoke at the panel discussion "From Campus to Community: Joint Initiatives of Universities, Volunteers and NGOs for Sustainable Territorial Development". The session was moderated by Natalia Kiseleva, Deputy Head of Rossotrudnichestvo. Rectors and vice-rectors of Russian and Kyrgyz universities, as well as representatives of the Youth Council under the Speaker of the Jogorku Kenesh and the Association of Graduates of Russian (Soviet) Universities, took part in the discussion.
In his speech, K.Zh. Usenov shared JAGU's experience. Between 2022 and 2026, the university built and commissioned a modern campus using its own special funds: nine academic buildings, a research and laboratory building, a large sports hall, a 500-seat canteen, a business incubator, a youth development center and other facilities. Under the Concept of Spiritual, Moral and Physical Development, the campus has hosted major youth forums, trainings and intellectual games, including "Model UN", "Model CIS", "Model Jogorku Kenesh", "Young Leader 2025", "Social Projects: From Idea to Real Action" and "Kyrgyzstan of My Dreams: Jalal-Abad". Students from all faculties, institutes and colleges took part, together with partners from local communities, the Manas city administration and other universities.
The Rector noted that JAGU is ready to turn student volunteering and social initiatives into sustainable projects with measurable impact in education, inclusion, employment, ecology and culture. The business incubator and youth development centers serve as a platform for social and youth entrepreneurship. He proposed assessing the social impact of university projects not by the number of events, but by qualitative changes in the lives of local communities and in regional development. According to him, President Sadyr Japarov's decree on interregional student mobility and the dormitory construction program for 2027–2031 create additional opportunities to unite Russian and Kyrgyz universities in a network of territorial development projects. "JAGU is open to partnership and ready to become part of a common network of universities, NGOs and volunteers working for the sustainable development of our territories," the Rector said.
On the same day, K.Zh. Usenov took part in the special session "A New-Type University Team: How to Turn an External Request into a Joint Project". On 2 October, the Rector attended the opening ceremony of the meeting of the Russian-Kyrgyz Consortium of Medical Universities at the I.K. Akhunbaev Kyrgyz State Medical Academy.
Ruslanbek Nurmamatovich Arapbaev, Director of JAGU's Department of International Relations and Rankings, took part on 2 October at the K.I. Skryabin Kyrgyz National Agrarian University in the discussion of the results of the Russian-Kyrgyz Consortium of Agrarian Universities and in the panel discussion "Soil Bioengineering and Precision Farming: Technologies of the Future for Kyrgyzstan's Agricultural Sector".
Participation in the forum opens new opportunities for JAGU to build partnerships with universities, NGOs and industry in Russia and Kyrgyzstan.
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