Erasmus+ CBHE project
Development of the Financial Autonomy of Universities in Kyrgyzstan/ DEFA

Project number: 101082829 DEFA-ERASMUS-EDU-2022-CBHE
Years of activity: 01/12/2022-01/12/2026
Project website: http://defa.kstu.kg/

Project description and main objectives
"Development of financial autonomy of universities in Kyrgyzstan" (DEFA) is an EU funded project in the frame of Erasmus+ programme (KA2 -Capacity building in the field of higher education).
The aim of the project is to develop a flexible and efficient model for the financial autonomy of universities that will enable the institution’s capacity to mobilise resources, manage their resources, and use them efficiently to meet the changing demands of the society and the market to develop an inclusive, green, creative and fair country.

The project aims to:

Increase the capacities of HEIs, bodies in charge of higher education and competent authorities of the Kyrgyz Republic not associated with the programme to modernise the higher education system, particularly in terms of governance and financing, by supporting the definition, implementation and monitoring of reform processes;
Increase the autonomy of the financial and economic activities of HEIs in the context of economic and labour market globalisation, climate and demographic changes;
Improve the quality of higher education in the Kyrgyz Republic and increase its importance for the labour market and the society, as well as the visibility and competitiveness of the universities’ research activities.

Partnership:

Kyrgyz State Technical University	Coordinator, Kyrgyzstan
Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic	Kyrgyzstan
International University Of Kyrgyz Republic	Kyrgyzstan
Issyk Kul State University	Kyrgyzstan
Osh State University	Kyrgyzstan
Talas State University	Kyrgyzstan
Naryn State University	Kyrgyzstan
Adam University	Kyrgyzstan
International Higher School of Medicine	Kyrgyzstan
Ala too International University	Kyrgyzstan
Otto-Von-Guericke-Universitaet Magdeburg	Germany
Cesie	Italy
University of Florence	Italy
Association of Legal Entities "Association of Universities of the Kyrgyz Republic"	Kyrgyzstan
Ministry of Education and Science of the Kyrgyz Republic	Kyrgyzstan