All Kyrgyz students of the first course of Kyrgyz-Turkish Manas university, who are Kyrgyz citizens, are required to study 4 (2+2) credit hour Kyrgyz language (1st semester – KGZ-101, 2nd semester – KGZ-102).
At some departments 4 (2+2) credit hour Kyrgyz language is obligatory (UDL-203 and UDL-204) in the second year, too.
Saliya VAYSKANOVA
From 1995, when the university started its work, up to 2013 English, German, Russian and Kyrgyz languages were taught as a foreign language. But in 2013-2014 according to the decision of the Ministry of Education of Kyrgyz Republic Kyrgyz and Russian languages have become obligatory subjects for all first year students of the university. Therefore the number of the lessons has increased. At the beginning of the same year the second Department of foreign languages was opened in High School of Foreign Languages, and four new coordinatorships (Russian, English, Kyrgyz and German) started their work.
In the given coordinatorship English language is obligatory for all students; German is obligatory for some faculties; Russian language is obligatory for all students except Kyrgyz citizens; and Kyrgyz language is obligatory for all Kyrgyz citizens.