Kyrgyzstan's New Degree System

Authors

  • Martha Merrill
  • Chynara Ryskulova

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.6017/ihe.2012.68.8623

Keywords:

Corruption and Fraud, Reform and Change, Bologna Process, Asia, Kyrgyz Republic, Kyrgyzstan, Reform and change, Educational policy transfer, Credit hours, Bologna initiatives in higher education

Abstract

Kyrgyzstan is replacing Soviet-era degrees with Bachelor's and Master's degrees, and contact hours with credit hours. This aligns Kyrgyzstan's higher education system with those of neighboring nations that have been accepted into the Bologna Process. However, many problems are likely to arise, because few educators, students, parents, or employers fully understand the new system and resources available to implement it are minimal.

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Published

2012-03-25

How to Cite

Merrill, M., & Ryskulova, C. (2012). Kyrgyzstan’s New Degree System. International Higher Education, (68), 18–20. https://doi.org/10.6017/ihe.2012.68.8623

Issue

No. 68: Summer 2012

Section

Eastern Europe and Central Asia

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