The International University of Kyrgyzstan ( ky, Кыргызстан эл аралык университети, russian: Международный университет Кыргызстана) is a private international university in

Bishkek Bishkek ( ky, Бишкек), ), formerly Pishpek and Frunze, is the capital and largest city of Kyrgyzstan. Bishkek is also the administrative centre of the Chüy Region. The region surrounds the city, although the city itself is not part of ...

, the

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Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan,, pronounced or the Kyrgyz Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Asia. Kyrgyzstan is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, Tajikistan to the south, and the People's Republic of China to the ea ...

. The university was established by decree of the President of the Kyrgyz Republic,

Askar Akayev Askar Akayevich Akayev ( ky, Аскар Акаевич (Акай уулу) Акаев, translit=Askar Akayevich (Akay Uulu) Akayev ; ; born 10 November 1944) is a Kyrgyz politician who served as President of Kyrgyzstan from 1990 until being ove ...

, ''№ UP-74'', on March 11, 1993, and by the enactment of the

Government of Kyrgyzstan The Cabinet of Ministers (russian: Кабинет министров; ) is an executive body chaired by the Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan. The status and provisions of the government are determined by Section V of the Constit ...

, ''№ 113'', on March 16, 1993. The founders of the International University of Kyrgyzstan are the Government of Kyrgyzstan, the Ministry of Education and Sciences of the Kyrgyz Republic, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic, the

National Academy of Sciences of the Kyrgyz Republic Kyrgyz Academy of Sciences (official name National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan), originally part of the Soviet Academy of Sciences, was established as an independent entity by government decree in December 1993. The aims of ...

and

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in the United States. In 2021 the

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ranked the instruction as the 5th best among 46 ranked institutions from the country. The reported acceptance rate at the university is 20%. The International University of Kyrgyzstan is a state university with the status of International Higher Education institution and has a direct relationship to the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic. By the decree of the President of the Kyrgyz Republic on December 30, 1998, and the enactment of the Kyrgyz Republic Government, the International University was given the status of autonomous academic self-management.

Faculty

Medicine

There is a medicine school "

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" under IUK.

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