International scholarship of President of Kyrgyzstan established

Bishkek, May 11, 2022. / Kabar /. President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Zhaparov signed the Decree “On the establishment of the international scholarship of the President of the Kyrgyz Republic “El Umutu” (Nation's hope), the press service of the head of state reported. In the conditions of market relations that have been formed, the state has chosen the path of development aimed at creating a powerful developed economy. One of the main factors in increasing the competitiveness of any country is the training of highly qualified personnel. The establishment of the presidential scholarship will become a mechanism that will allow talented youth to gain access to advanced knowledge at the world's leading universities in those areas of education and science that are in demand in the priority sectors of the economy of Kyrgyzstan, the report said. The establishment of the international scholarship of the President of the Kyrgyz Republic "El Umutu" will allow citizens of the Kyrgyz Republic to study at the top 100 world universities according to the international rankings QS World University Rankings, Times Higher Education. Scholarships will be allocated for master's and PhD programs in technical, engineering, economic, social and humanitarian areas of training. The international scholarship of the President of the Kyrgyz Republic is established in order to support and increase the motivation of talented youth to receive education abroad, to provide conditions for the training of new generation specialists in priority areas of socio-economic development.