In a significant boost to educational infrastructure, the Russian non-profit organization Eurasia has donated 50 school buses to secondary schools in Kyrgyzstan’s remote regions. This initiative aims to improve access to education for students in hard-to-reach areas.
The official handover ceremony took place on September 2 in Bishkek, with key figures in attendance, including Akylbek Japarov, Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan, Boris Chernyshov, Deputy Speaker of the State Duma of the Russian Federation, and Alena Arshinova, State Duma Deputy and Chairperson of Eurasia.
During the event, Japarov expressed his deep appreciation for the strong and long-standing partnership between Kyrgyzstan and Russia. He commended the substantial contributions from Russian partners to the advancement of Kyrgyzstan’s education sector, noting the importance of these efforts in supporting the country’s development.
Japarov highlighted the progress in Kyrgyzstan’s educational infrastructure, stating that 105 secondary schools were constructed in 2023 alone, a remarkable increase compared to just 15 schools in 2010. He also pointed out the significant rise in the number of schoolchildren, which has grown by nearly half a million over the past decade.
In discussions with Chernyshov and Arshinova, Japarov underscored the success of recent large-scale educational projects undertaken in cooperation with Russia. These projects include the construction of nine new secondary schools across Kyrgyzstan, the development of a new campus for the Kyrgyz-Russian Slavic University in Bishkek, the establishment of a branch of Moscow State University in Karakol, and a program that deploys Russian teachers to rural schools throughout Kyrgyzstan.
This donation of school buses is another milestone in the growing educational collaboration between Kyrgyzstan and Russia, further strengthening the ties between the two nations and enhancing educational opportunities for Kyrgyz students.