Higher Education Reform In Kyrgyzstan

Abstract

Kyrgyzstan, a former soviet republic in Central Asia, is currently going through a process of higher education reform to strengthen its system, many of the problems of which are a legacy of its soviet history. Reforms include the establishment of a national testing system for graduates of secondary education, the development of an ethics code to counter the buying of grades, the development of new programs and courses, the institution of higher education consortia, and others.