Implemented international projects of KSTU in 2020 under the ERASMUS plus program
Development of PhD and research potential of scientists of Kyrgyzstan (DERECKA)
Coordinator: International University of Kyrgyzstan (Kyrgyzstan)
Aims and Objectives: Support eligible Partner Countries to address the challenges facing their higher education institutions and systems, including those of quality, relevance, equity of access, planning, delivery, management, governance. Support the modernisation, accessibility and internationalisation of the higher education field in the eligible Partner Countries.
Project Summary: In Kyrgyzstan, low budget of research led to massive outflow of highly qualified scientists & lowering their prestige. The quality & potential of scientific research expertise has declined leading to the mismatch of the existing scientific & innovation potential and production needs in the use of promising technologies, to the rupture of links between science & industry. The project is aimed at the strengthening research and innovation capacities in Kyrgyzstan through promotion of PhD degrees. The project consortium includeds 4 EU Universities with big expertise in research methodology and running PhD studies and 7 Kyrgyzstani Universities. The KG partner universities are the core of the active working network established during cooperation started in the project piloted by the Kyrgyz Ministry of Education & Science to introduce first PhD programs. To achieve the aim, the project consortium will conduct the following activities: 1. Modernisation of existing PhD studies and development of new innovative PhD program compliant with EU standards on specialties that are priority for the socioeconomic development of the country and meet society’s needs. 2. In order to enhance research competences of academic staff and to build innovative research expertise in Kyrgyzstan, the EU partners will provide comprehensive training trainers sessions PhD supervisors and teaching staff on needed topics covering Renewable Energy Technology, Agroeconomics, Public Health, Food Technology & Safety and others. 3. Improvement of administration of PhD programs by training administrators of local PhD programs 4. Promotion of PhD culture amongst academic & non-academic stakeholders and wider society in Kyrgyzstan.
Partners from Kyrgyzstan: – International Higher School of Medicine (Kyrgyzstan) – Kyrgyz State Technical University named after Razzakov I. (Kyrgyzstan) – Kyrgyz State University of Construction, Transport and Architecture (Kyrgyzstan) – Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic named after K. Dikambaev (Kyrgyzstan) – Kyrgyz National Agrarian University (Kyrgyzstan) – Osh State University (Kyrgyzstan)
Foreign partners: – Brunel University of London (UK) – Hamburg University of Applied Sciences (Germany) – ECM space technologies GmbH (Germany) – Vilnius Technical University named after Gediminas (Lithuania)
From June 2020 to February 2021, an English language course was organized to enhance the research competence of teachers and staff of the KSTU named after Razzakov as part of the DERECKA project funded by Erasmusplus. The training was conducted online for 15 people in two groups: Elementary-A2 and Advenced-B1. All 15 members of KSTU actively participated in English language training and successfully passed the final tests. In April 2021, the LINGUA language course certificates were officially presented.
A seminar on the introduction of the PhD program and the creation of a doctoral school at the university was held at the KSTU n/a I.Razzakov
On January 29, a seminar on the introduction of the PhD program and the creation of a doctoral school at the university was held in the Small Assembly Hall of the KSTU n/a I.Razzakov. Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs R.Sh.Elemanova, Vice-Rector for Science and External Relations R. M. Sultanalieva, heads of departments and leading teachers attended the event.
The head of the postgraduate and doctoral studies Z.G.Karpushevich delivered the main report. She reported about the government resolution from December 11, 2020, which approved the regulations on the regulation and implementation of postgraduate professional education programs - РhD. There was also information about the procedure for admission to doctoral studies on a competitive basis and the countries of the far and near abroad, whose citizens are eligible for admission.
The curriculum of doctoral students is approved by the university, and the training period covers 3 years, which can be extended for no more than 2 years. The complexity of the doctoral program ranges from 180 to 240 credits, with at least 60 credits falling on the study of academic disciplines.
During the training period, the doctoral student must publish at least 2 articles reflecting the scientific results of the research in scientific publications with a "non-zero" impact factor indexed by the international systems Web of Science and Scopus and pass a foreign internship for at least 1 month.
Next, the university will have to obtain the appropriate license from the authorized state body in order to start implementing programs for training PhD or doctors in the profile, having previously developed the curricula of the basic doctoral program.
Hydropower For You - Sustainable small-scale hydropower in Central Asia /
The Hydro4U project is funded by the Horizon 2020 research and innovation program of the European Union. The project seeks to showcase European small hydropower equipment and technologies in Central Asia, thereby contributing to a sustainable and climate-resilient future for the region. The Hydro4U project adapts European technologies in CA, demonstrating viability in the prospective transboundary water/food/energy/climate nexus and cost competitiveness through design changes based on a preliminary analysis of untapped SHP potential. Green hydropower solutions will be implemented at two demonstration sites in CA: a low head 500 kW green run-of-river power plant in Uzbekistan and a 2 MW medium head power plant in Kyrgyzstan, both with drastically reduced planning and construction costs that do not compromise efficiency.
These solutions will meet a goal based on innovation, modularity, standardization and radically simplified structural concepts, with durability, environmental compatibility and social and political acceptance. A replication model will be developed to realize the full potential of SHP. This will demonstrate EU quality standards and create entry points to emerging markets for the entire European SHP industry.
Hydro4U brings together a multidisciplinary team (13 partners, 8 countries (DE, AT, CH, LK, ES, BE, CA: UZ, KG, KZ) of world-renowned European small hydro design experts from industry (GHE , MUHR, HSOL, ILF) to science (TUM, BOKU, KSTU, EV-INBO, SJE, CARTIF), replication (SEZ, CARTIF), operation and D&C specialists (SEZ), "boots-on-the-ground" R4D institutes (IWMI, TIIAME) with a legacy of achieving practical impact in the water sector in CA, sharing the experience of similar projects in CA and around the world.
