International cooperation

External Relations of the Department

The Department of Physics actively collaborates with universities and research institutions in the Kyrgyz Republic and other countries. The Department leadership and academic staff continuously explore new directions and forms of international cooperation, including: reviewing and opposing PhD dissertations, reviewing textbooks, teaching materials, and scientific articles, providing feedback on abstracts of candidate and doctoral dissertations, and reviewing master’s theses.

The Department collaborates with the following research institutes and universities in Kyrgyzstan and abroad:

1. Institute of Physical-Technical Problems and Materials Science, National Academy of Sciences of the Kyrgyz Republic
2. Institute of Geomechanics and Subsoil Development, National Academy of Sciences of the Kyrgyz Republic
3. Institute of Mechanical Engineering and Energy, National Academy of Sciences of the Kyrgyz Republic
4. Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT), Russia
5. National Research Nuclear University MEPhI, Moscow, Russia
6. Kazakh National Technical University named after K. Satpayev, Almaty, Kazakhstan
7. Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty, Kazakhstan
8. Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (SB RAS), Novosibirsk, Russia
9. Moscow Mining University, Russia
10. Institute of Geophysical Research, SB RAS, Russia
11. L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University, Astana, Kazakhstan
12. East Kazakhstan State University named after S. Amanzholov, Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan
13. Osh State University, Kyrgyzstan
14. Kyrgyz National University named after J. Balasagyn
15. Kyrgyz State University named after I. Arabaev

Collaboration with Schools and Olympiads

The Department actively cooperates with schools such as AFMSL No. 61, UVK No. 12, UVK No. 9, National Computer Gymnasium No. 5 in Bishkek, and the “Manas” Physics and Mathematics Lyceum in Talas. Department staff responsible for career guidance annually visit all regions of Kyrgyzstan, regularly meeting with school graduates — potential applicants to KSTU.

Since 2000, the Department of Physics has successfully organized city and national school physics olympiads at KSTU named after I. Razzakov. The Department conducts preliminary rounds and prepares students for International Olympiads. In recent years, 10th–11th grade students from different regions of Kyrgyzstan have participated in international competitions held in various countries.

Since 2003, the Head of the Department, Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Professor R.M. Sultanaliyeva, has served as the permanent Chair of the Republican Jury and leader of the Kyrgyzstan team. Over the years, other leaders at International and Asian Olympiads included Associate Professors A.S. Tashmamatov, V.Zh. Muratalieva, Senior Lecturers B.B. Baibolotova, A.T. Konushbaeva, and A.R. Muratalieva.

Kyrgyz students participate in two major competitions: the Asian Olympiad (countries include China, India, Singapore, Korea, Russia, etc.) and the International Olympiad, where participants come from all over the world. In addition, the Kyrgyz team participates in the International Zhautykov Physics Olympiad (Kazakhstan), winning prize-winning places.

Notable achievements include:

• 2016: Arthur Sadikov (10th grade, Kadamjay KTL) and Azamat Myrzabekov (10th grade, KTL named after H. Karasaev, Karakol) – Bronze medals.
• 35th International Olympiad, 2004, Pohang, South Korea: Damir Kalashnikov (Kadamjay KTL) – III place (Bronze), Sultan Imenov (Jalalabad KTL) – IV place (Honorable Mention)
• 36th International Olympiad, 2005, Salamanca, Spain: Sultan Imenov – IV place
• 6th Asian Olympiad, 2006, Almaty, Kazakhstan: Sultan Imenov – III place (Bronze), Maksim Stepanenko (Kadamjay KTL) – IV place
• 37th International Olympiad, 2006, Singapore: Sultan Imenov – III place, Azat Sulaev (Karakol KTL) – III place, Maksim Stepanenko – IV place
• 7th Asian Olympiad, 2007, Shanghai, China: Azat Sulaev – IV place
• 38th International Olympiad, 2007, Isfahan, Iran: Maksim Stepanenko – II place (Silver), Azat Sulaev – IV place
• 8th Asian Olympiad, 2008, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia: Maksim Stepanenko – III place
• 39th International Olympiad, 2008, Hanoi, Vietnam: Maksim Stepanenko – III place
• 41st International Olympiad, 2010, Zagreb, Croatia: Kurmanbek Kayyrbekov – IV place, Nurgazy Najimidinov – IV place
• 42nd International Olympiad, 2011, Bangkok, Thailand: Elaman Nazarkulov – III place, Ermek Belekov – IV place, Meder Kutbiddin uulu – IV place
• 43rd International Olympiad, 2012, Tallinn: Salizhan Kylychbekov – IV place
• 44th International Olympiad, 2013, Copenhagen: Salizhan Kylychbekov – IV place
• 45th International Olympiad, 2014, Astana: Atay Dobrynin (AFMSL No. 61) – III place, Temirlan Ulukbek uulu (KTL “Sema”) – IV place
• 46th International Olympiad, 2015, Mumbai, India: Salizhan Kylychbek uulu (Kadamjay Turkish Lyceum) – Honorable Mention
• 47th International Olympiad, 2016, Zurich, Switzerland: Arthur Sadikov (KTL) – III place
• 18th Asian Olympiad, 2017, Yakutsk, Russia: Azamat Myrzabekov (KTL named after H. Karasaev, Karakol) – IV place

Among Kyrgyz students, Maksim Stepanenko (Kadamjay KTL) and Sultan Imenov (Jalalabad KTL) are three-time winners and have been included in the World Book of Olympiad Winners. Currently, Maksim Stepanenko, having graduated from MIT, works in a major company in Los Angeles. Sultan Imenov graduated from Singapore University of Technology and now teaches at the National University of Singapore, where bronze medalist Azat Sulaev also works.