On February 22, 2025 the Confucius Institute at the Kyrgyz National University named after J.Balasagyn celebrated its 15th anniversary at the Seitek National Center for Children and Youth.
The event was attended by Lira Samykbaevna – Deputy Minister of Education and Science for Digital Development, Li Baojie – Counselor of the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in the Kyrgyz Republic, Chontoev Dogdurbek Toktosartovich – Rector of KNU, and the university community. Rectors of higher education institutions of Kyrgyzstan, directors of institutes, heads, principals of secondary schools, as well as distinguished representatives of Chinese enterprises and associations in Kyrgyzstan were also guests.
The solemn ceremony began with a video showing the achievements of the Confucius Institute over the past 15 years. Then, Deputy Minister of Education and Science Lira Amanbaeva presented the “Best in Education” badge to the Kyrgyz Director of the Confucius Institute, Jyldyz Usenbaeva, and the Chinese Director of the Institute, Mr. Chen Zheguo, with the Ministry’s Certificate of Honor.
In honor of the 15th anniversary, students from classes and centers of the Confucius Institute presented Chinese martial arts – wushu, Kyrgyz and Chinese national dances, dragon dance and other interesting performances.
In addition, on the occasion of the 15th anniversary and the 100th anniversary of the Kyrgyz National University, the directors of the Confucius Institute, Jyldyz Usenbaeva and Chen Zheguo, held a book launch. The book provides detailed information about Chinese history, literature, art and traditional customs and aims to help students gain a deeper understanding of Chinese culture.
The Confucius Institute is committed to actively contributing to the deepening of cooperation between the two countries in education, culture and other fields, and to further strengthening cultural exchanges between China and Kyrgyzstan.
(c) Usenbaeva Jyldyz – Director of the Confucius Institute from the Kyrgyz side
