Applicants for admission to the specialty "Restoration and reconstruction of architectural heritage" take an exam in special subjects: "Drawing" and "Composition". The drawing exam consists of two stages:
1. Drawing of an antique plaster head;
2. Drawing a composition of geometric bodies.
3. In addition, applicants take tests in Kyrgyz or Russian languages.
Before submitting documents for the entrance exams, applicants are interviewed on the "Drawing", for this it is necessary to have a folder with their own works (pencil, painting). The department has organized preparatory courses in drawing and composition. The training at the department is conducted on a budgetary and contractual basis.
The Department of Restoration and Reconstruction of Architectural Heritage is the only department in Central Asia that has been training restoration architects since 1998. Restoration of architectural heritage is a very complex and fascinating process that requires deep knowledge of history, art, understanding of modernity and foresight of the future, which makes this specialty universal and possible to apply it in various spheres of modern life. The architect-restorer is in demand in the world, both in government organizations and in international projects and belongs to the category of valuable and highly paid specialists. After completing their studies, students receive the qualification of an architect-restorer with a bachelor's degree - 5 years of study, a master's degree with 2 years of study and a PhD - 4 years of study.
An architect-restorer can work in various fields:
- in scientific and restoration institutes and workshops;
- in architectural and design firms;
- in educational institutions and centers of aesthetic education;
- in research institutes and experimental analytical firms;
- in regional and district departments of architecture and culture;
- in foundations and public organizations in the system of protection of historical and cultural monuments.
Diploma and competitive works of students of the department regularly receive prizes at international architectural competitions:
- Diploma of the first degree of the Romualdo del Bianco Foundation in Venice (Italy);
- Diploma of the III degree of the international competition in Tashkent (Uzbekistan)
- In 2017, the students became the winners of the “MULTI COMFORT HOUSE” competition and were invited to Madrid (Spain).
The department has a license from the Ministry of Education and Science of the Kyrgyz Republic for the preparation of bachelors and masters and doctoral students in this field. In May 2021, the Department of the Russian Academy of Sciences successfully passed the international accreditation of the PLO.
