SPbPU joined the Board of Trustees of the Kyrgyz-Russian Slavic University

On June 26, the first meeting of the Board of Trustees of the B. N. Yeltsin Kyrgyz-Russian Slavic University was held in Bishkek. Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University took part in it. The Council, formed in the spring of 2025, is designed to promote the development of the Kyrgyz-Russian Slavic University. The meeting was chaired by Kamchybek Tashiev, Deputy Prime Minister of the Kyrgyz Republic and Chairman of the State Committee for National Security, who was elected Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Kyrgyz-Russian Slavic University.

In his speech, he emphasized the strategic importance of the university for training qualified personnel who contribute to the development of Kyrgyzstan.

KRSU is the flagship of higher education in our country. We must pay special attention to the quality of student training, because it is they who will manage various sectors of the economy and state institutions in the future, Kamchybek Tashiev noted.

The board of trustees consists of 16 representatives of government agencies, academic, public, and commercial organizations, and industrial enterprises in Kyrgyzstan and Russia. Polytechnic University was represented on the board by its rector, Academician of the RAS Andrei Rudskoi. All members of the KRSU Board of Trustees were unanimous in their assessment of the importance of creating a single educational space for Russia and Kyrgyzstan and the flagship role of KRSU in this integration process.

The key topic of discussion was the KRSU development strategy until 2030 and the long-term vision until 2040. Acting Rector Sergey Volkov presented a plan for the transformation of the university, including the creation of engineering, biomedical, and socio-humanitarian clusters. Particular attention was paid to the training of specialists in the fields of artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, robotics, and nuclear medicine. SPbPU, as the supervising university, will assist in updating educational programs and developing the research base.

An important event was the approval of the project to build a new KRSU campus for 15,000 students. A 30-hectare plot of land has already been allocated near the Ala-Archa state residence. Funding for the construction will be provided by the Russian Federation, and design work will begin immediately after the signing of the intergovernmental agreement.

Another initiative was the creation of the KSU Endowment Fund, the first of its kind in the Kyrgyz Republic. The fund will allow donations to be accumulated and investment income to be directed towards supporting students, research grants and infrastructure development. Members of the board of trustees, including representatives of Gazprom and Rostec, expressed their willingness to participate in its formation.

The meeting raised issues of combating corruption in universities, expanding the network of KRSU regional colleges, and developing bilingual education programs. Kamchybek Tashiev called for strengthening efforts to preserve the Russian language in the educational space of Kyrgyzstan.

The meeting ended with agreements on further cooperation. Russian universities, including SPbPU, will provide expert and methodological support to KRSU, and industrial partners will assist in the employment of graduates.

On June 27, a meeting of the KRSU Governing Council was held. It was chaired by Konstantin Mogilevsky, Deputy Minister of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation. At the meeting, Sergey Volkov was unanimously elected rector of the Kyrgyz-Russian Slavic University for a term of five years. St. Petersburg Polytechnic University congratulates Sergey Volkov on his appointment and wishes him success in implementing the ambitious development goals of the Kyrgyz-Russian Slavic University.