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Kyrgyz National University named after Jusup Balasagyn (Kyrgyz: Жусуп Баласагын атындагы Кыргыз Улуттук Университети) is a national university of Kyrgyzstan located in the capital city of Bishkek; is state higher educational institution of the Kyrgyz Republic, the oldest and the largest higher educational institution of the republic. Educational institution was established on October 25, 1925 as the Kyrgyz Institute of Education. Since 1928 had been transformed into the Kirghiz Central Pedagogical College. Since 1932 - the Kirghiz Pedagogical Institute. Since 1951 - the Kyrgyz State University. Since 1972 - Kirghiz State University of 50th anniversary of the USSR. Since 1993 - Kyrgyz State National University. Since 2002 - the modern name. It was awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Labor (1982).
Kyrgyz National University is named after Yusuf Balasaghuni (Kyrgyz: Жусуп Баласагын).
October 25, 1925, it was decided to open the Institute of Education. This was to solve the problems in the training of pedagogical personnel on the territory of the Republic. The training period was 7 years.
In 1928, by the decision of the government of the Kirghiz Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic the Institute of Education was transformed into the Kirghiz Central Pedagogical Technical School. In August 1929, they began to build new buildings, invited specialists and teachers from other USSR republics and brought equipment.
January 13, 1932, by the decision of the Council of People's Commissars of the USSR, it was transformed into the Kyrgyz State Pedagogical Institute named after Frunze. There were 4 faculties in the institute: physics and mathematics, biology, literature and the faculty of social sciences. The first academic year began on October 3, 1933.
May 21, 1951 by the decree of the Council of Ministers of the USSR it was transformed into the Kyrgyz State University, with the following faculties: philology, biology, physics, mathematics, history, geology and geodesy. In the decree adopted by the Council of Ministers, the Kyrgyz State University belonged to higher educational institutions of the first category.
December 11, 1972 was renamed into the Kyrgyz State University of 50th anniversary of the USSR.
By the Decree of the President of the Kyrgyz Republic of August 11, 1993, it was transformed into the Kyrgyz State National University (KGNU).