Osh State University

Osh State University
Ош Мамлекеттик Университети (Kyrgyz)
Ошский Государственный Университет (Russian)
Administrative Campus
Other name
OshSU (English), OshMU (Kyrgyz), OshGU (Russian)
Former name
Osh Teachers' Institute (1939-1951)
Osh Pedagogical Institute (1951-1992)
TypePublic
Established1939
FounderKirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic
Students25,974 (2011)[1]
Address
723500, Lenin Street 331
,
 Osh
,
Osh Region
,
 Kyrgyzstan
LanguageEnglish, Russian, etc.
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WebsiteOsh State University

The Osh State University (Kyrgyz: Ош мамлекеттик университети, Russian: Ошский государственный университет, Uzbek: Osh davlat universiteti) is a public university in Osh, the second largest city in Kyrgyzstan. The university was originally established by the Kirghiz SSR in 1939 as a teacher training institute and was upgraded to a comprehensive pedagogical institute in 1951. The institute was awarded full university status in 1992 in the immediate aftermath of the dissolution of the Soviet Union.

Today, Osh State University is one of the leading universities of Kyrgyzstan and one important center of higher education outside of the capital city of Bishkek. The university enrolls around 40,000 students, with 3,000 of them being international students. Instruction is offered both in English and Russian.

Most of the foreign students study at the Medical Faculty. Other faculties include the Engineering Institute, the Business and Management Faculty, the Faculty of Law, the Pedagogical Faculty, the Faculty of Modern Languages, the Faculty of Mathematics, the Faculty of Computer Sciences and Electronics, and the Faculty of Arts.

History

Osh State University traces its origins back to 1939 with the founding of higher education teacher training institute in the city. The institute was established to address the shortage of teachers in schools in southern Kyrgyzstan.[1] The institute was established by the decision of the Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic, one of the constituent republics of the Soviet Union. Future teachers received 2 years of training which included courses in history and philology, physics, mathematics and natural sciences and geography.[1]

On 24 May 1951 Council of Ministers of the USSR adopted decision No. 1759 followed by the Council of Ministers of the Kyrgyz SSR No. 511-193-1 on 26 June 1951 which upgraded the Osh Teachers' Institute to the Osh Pedagogical Institute.[2] The new institute was reorganized into faculties of philology, physics and mathematics and foreign languages.[2] For the purposes of the implementation of reform, authorities allocated 1 million roubles.[2]

Rectors[1]

Kanybek Isakov
Order Mandate Name
1 1951–1953 Raimbek Tabaldiev - Табалдыев Раимбек (Kyrgyz)
2 1953–1955 Fedor Polovikov - Половиков Федор (Kyrgyz)
3 1955–1960 Ashimkan Omuraliev - Омуралиев Ашимкан (Kyrgyz)
4 1960–1965 Baki Eshmambetov - Ешмамбетов Баки (Kyrgyz)
5 1965–1967 Tashmurza Aitmurzaev - Айтмурзаев Ташмурза (Kyrgyz)
6 1967–1973 Mira Botbaeva - Ботбаева Мира (Kyrgyz)
7 1973–1977 Raimkul Kuluev - Кулуев Раимкул (Kyrgyz)
8 1977–1986 Sulaiman Zhumagulov - Жумагулов Сулайман (Kyrgyz)
9 1986–1992 Arap Anarbaev - Анарбаев Арап (Kyrgyz)
10 1992–1998 Bakyt Beshimov - Бешимов Бакыт (Kyrgyz)
11 1998–2005 Bektemir Murzubraimov - Мурзубраимов Бектемир (Kyrgyz)
12 2005–2011 Mukhtar Orozbekov - Орозбеков Мухтар (Kyrgyz)
13 2011–2019 Kanybek Isakov - Исаков Каныбек (Kyrgyz)
14 2019– Kudayberdi Gaparalievich Kozhobekov

References

  1. ^ a b c d "History". Osh State University. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Ошский педагогический институт". Osh State University. Retrieved 20 May 2021.

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