KyrMedu - Erasmus+ EU

Status: Completed 

Implementation period: 2015–2019 Project website: kyrmedu.org

About the Project

The project addresses a critical challenge in Kyrgyzstan's healthcare system — the shortage of specialists capable of properly operating modern medical equipment. The Ministry of Health of the Kyrgyz Republic acknowledges that expensive equipment in public medical institutions remains unused due to the lack of necessary knowledge and skills among staff. The project supports the "Biomedical Engineering" program, offered at KSTU since 2013.

Participants

The project brought together 7 universities in Kyrgyzstan under the coordination of the West Saxon University of Applied Sciences Zwickau (Germany).

From Kyrgyzstan, the following participated:

• Kyrgyz State Technical University named after I. Razzakov
• Kyrgyz State Medical Academy
• Issyk-Kul State University
• Kyrgyz State University of Construction, Transport and Architecture
• Naryn State University
• Osh State University
• Talas State University

Project coordinator — West Saxon University of Applied Sciences Zwickau (Germany).

Main Goals

• Development of new curricula in health informatics and biomedical engineering
• Expanding the capacity of doctors and technical staff to effectively operate medical equipment
• Establishment of a medical training laboratory accessible to all partner universities
• Introduction of distance learning and telemedicine
• Stimulating national and international cooperation through the exchange of curricula and teaching methods

Results

• A status-quo analysis of Kyrgyzstan's healthcare sector was conducted through surveys of medical institutions
• Training sessions were held with professors from European partner universities
• Sectoral qualification frameworks in "Health Informatics" and "Biomedical Engineering" were developed and approved by the Ministry of Health of the Kyrgyz Republic
• An individual curriculum in "Health Informatics and Biomedical Engineering" was developed and approved by the Ministry of Education and Science of the Kyrgyz Republic
• Licenses were obtained for bachelor's degree programs in "Health Informatics"
• A distance learning center for informatics was established