The number of grant places in higher education institutions for the 2024/25 academic year has been increased to 10,000, according to a draft resolution by the government. This move aims to provide access to education for a greater number of talented applicants from socially vulnerable families, contributing to the enhancement of the education level and human capital development in the republic.
Out of the 10,000 state educational grants, the project proposes allocating 7,742 to universities under the Ministry of Education and Science. The remaining grant places will be funded through other ministries: 130 grants from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, 490 from the Ministry of Health, 214 from the Ministry of Culture, Information, Sports, and Youth Policy, 125 from the Ministry of Defense, and 20 from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Additionally, presidential decrees in Kyrgyzstan provide for the allocation of grant places for the branch of the Moscow State University named after Mikhail Lomonosov and the Islamic Academy.
The distribution of grants across other sectors of the economy took into account the labor forecast presented by the Ministry of Labor (for 2023-2027), the number of contracts between universities and employers, analysis of the employment of graduates from a specific university, as well as the maximum contingent of students set by the license for educational activities for relevant specialties and universities.
It is noted that 25 state universities submitted applications for grant allocation. In total, they have contracts with employers to train 12,603 specialists. According to the Ministry of Labor forecast, over 125,800 specialists will be needed from 2023 to 2027.
Industries such as manufacturing, construction, agriculture, transportation and communication, services, healthcare, and education have the highest demand for personnel. In previous years, around 6,000 state educational grants were allocated. According to the Ministry of Education's estimates, approximately 104 million soms will be required in the 2024/25 academic year to cover the additional 4,000 grant places.
