Fundamental and applied research contributing to the development of productive forces of the country, its scientific and technical potential, culture, education, literature, and arts, the formation of law-governed state, and contributing to peace-building and international friendship
Kyrgyz Academy of Sciences (official name: National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan), (Kyrgyz: Кыргыз Республикасынын Улуттук илимдер академиясы), originally part of the Soviet Academy of Sciences, was established as an independent entity by government decree in December 1993.
The aims of the academy are to carry out research in natural, engineering, and social sciences, to train scientists in all fields of knowledge, to advise the government in matters of scientific policy, and to disseminate knowledge. The academy defines the research topics in the national research institutions, coordinates basic research funded by the state, participates in international organizations, and organizes symposia and conferences to discuss scientific issues and coordinate research. As of 2008, there are 37 academicians, 57 corresponding members, and 7 foreign members. Academician Kanat Abdrakhmatov was elected to a position as the new president of the Academy on 28 November 2022.
History
The history of the Kyrgyz Academy of Sciences begins in 1943 when Kyrgyz Branch of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR was established. It included institutes of geology, biology, chemistry, language, and history. An increasing potential of the branch resulted in establishing the Academy of Sciences of Kyrgyz SSR by a decree of the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union on August 17, 1954. Among 8 research units of the academy were institutes of: chemistry, geology, botanic, water management and energy, history, zoology and parasitology, language and literature, and medicine. In December 1993, the Academy of Sciences was transformed into National Academy of Sciences with newly established South branch.[2]
Departments and Institutions
The academy has 3 major departments (sections), specifically:
Physico Technical, Mathematical, and Mining and Geological Sciences,
Chemical Engineering, Medical and Biological, and Agrarian Sciences, and
Social Sciences
Each of departments consists of scientific institutes, and centers.
Department of Physico Technical, Mathematical, and Mining and Geological Sciences
Institute of Automatics and Information Technologies
Institute of Machine Science
Institute of Theoretical and Applied Mathematics
Institute of Physico Technical Problems and Material Engineering
Institute of Water Problems and Hydroenergetics
Institute of Geology
Institute of Rock Mechanics and Exploration of Mineral Resources
Institute of Seismology
Department of Chemical Engineering, Medical and Biological, and Agrarian Sciences
Institute of Biotechnology
Institute of Forest after G.A.Gan
Botanical Garden after E.Z Gareev
Institute of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
Institute of Mountain Physiology
Innovation Center of Phytotechnologies
Botanic and Soils Institute
Department of Social Sciences
Institute of History and Cultural Heritage
Institute of Language and Literature after Ch.T.Aitmatov
Institute of Economics after A.Alyshbaev
Institute of Philosophy and Political-Legal Research
Center of Methodology of Science and Social Research
Budget
The budget of the organization was 479,200,000 Kyrgyz som in 2022.
Presidents of the Academy of Sciences
The list of presidents of the Academy of Sciences is as follows:[3]
^ Национальная академия наук Кыргызской Республики [National Academy of Science of Kyrgyz Republic] (in Russian). Bishkek: Ilim. 1995. p. 151. ISBN5-8355-0850-6.
