Kyrgyz-Turkish Manas University

Kyrgyz-Turkish Manas University, commonly abbreviated as KTMU, is a public university in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan, established and jointly funded by the governments of the Kyrgyz Republic and the Republic of Turkey.吉爾吉斯-土耳其瑪納斯大學（簡稱 KTMU）是吉爾吉斯斯坦首都比什凱克的一所公立大學，由吉爾吉斯共和國與土耳其共和國兩國政府共同設立並資助。

It was created by an intergovernmental charter signed in Izmir, Turkey, on 30 September 1995, and the first students began their studies in the 1997-1998 academic year.該校依據 1995 年 9 月 30 日在土耳其伊茲密爾簽署的政府間協議設立，首批學生於 1997-1998 學年入學。

Named after the Kyrgyz epic hero Manas and teaching in Turkish, Kyrgyz, English and Russian, it enrols roughly six thousand students and is counted among the leading universities of Central Asia.該校以吉爾吉斯史詩英雄瑪納斯命名，以土耳其語、吉爾吉斯語、英語與俄語授課，在校學生約六千人，被視為中亞主要大學之一。

History

• Kyrgyz-Turkish Manas University was founded on a charter signed by the governments of the Kyrgyz Republic and the Republic of Turkey in the Turkish city of Izmir on 30 September 1995.吉爾吉斯-土耳其瑪納斯大學依吉爾吉斯共和國與土耳其共和國兩國政府於 1995 年 9 月 30 日在土耳其伊茲密爾簽署的協議而創辦。
• The 1995 charter established the university as an international state university with a special status, jointly owned by the two governments and not belonging to either country's ordinary university system.1995 年的協議把該校確立為具有特殊地位的國際國立大學，由兩國政府共同擁有，並不隸屬於任一國家的一般大學體系。
• Under the same 1995 agreement the university was to be financed jointly by the two states, with tuition provided free of charge and an educational scholarship funded by the Republic of Turkey.依據同一份 1995 年協議，該校由兩國共同出資，免收學費，並由土耳其共和國提供教育獎學金。
• The university was named after the Epic of Manas, the national epic of the Kyrgyz people and one of the longest works of world literature, whose hero gives the university its identity.該校取名自吉爾吉斯民族的國家史詩《瑪納斯》，它是世界文學中最長的作品之一，史詩英雄成為大學的身分標誌。
• The first students entered in the 1997-1998 academic year, in the four fields of Turkology, History, Management and Computer Engineering.首批學生於 1997-1998 學年入學，修讀突厥學、歷史、管理與計算機工程四個領域。
• The first class consisted of 86 students taught by 38 professors, a deliberately small beginning for a university intended to serve the wider Turkic world.首屆共有 86 名學生、38 名教授，對於一所旨在服務整個突厥世界的大學而言，起步刻意精簡。
• The university began operation in the 1997-1998 academic year, two years after the 1995 charter was signed, and its first programmes were taught in the two official languages of the founding states.該校於 1997-1998 學年開始運作，距 1995 年簽署協議兩年，其首批課程以兩個創辦國的官方語言教授。
• The governments of the Kyrgyz Republic and the Republic of Turkey reviewed the 1995 charter and signed a new agreement about the continuing work of the university on 26 April 2011.吉爾吉斯共和國與土耳其共和國政府檢視了 1995 年協議，並於 2011 年 4 月 26 日簽署關於該校持續運作的新協議。
• Under the revised agreement of 2011 the two governments reaffirmed the university's international status, its joint governance and its commitment to educating students from both countries.依據 2011 年的修訂協議，兩國政府重申該校的國際地位、共同治理，以及為兩國學生提供教育的承諾。
• On 30 August 2017 the university was awarded the Dostuk Award by the President of the Kyrgyz Republic, Almazbek Atambayev, for its contribution to the country's social, economic, spiritual and intellectual growth.2017 年 8 月 30 日，該校因對國家社會、經濟、精神與知識發展的貢獻，獲吉爾吉斯共和國總統阿爾馬茲別克·阿坦巴耶夫頒授友誼獎。
• Also in 2017 the Ministry of Education and Science of the Kyrgyz Republic and Clarivate Analytics honoured the university with the Most Productive Organisation award at the Web of Science Awards.同在 2017 年，吉爾吉斯共和國教育與科學部與科睿唯安在 Web of Science 頒獎禮上授予該校最高產機構獎。
• By 2017, some two decades after its founding, the university had become a recognised institution of Central Asian higher education, noted for its academic programmes and community work.至 2017 年，即創辦約二十年後，該校已成為中亞高等教育中受認可的機構，以其學術課程與社會工作而知名。
• In the 2020-2021 academic year the university had 5,950 students studying in 11 faculties, three schools and one school of vocational education.在 2020-2021 學年，該校有 5,950 名學生，分佈於 11 個學院、三個學院以外的學校與一所職業教育學校。
• In the same year the university employed 374 faculty and staff members together with 298 administrative personnel working in management, finance and upkeep.同年該校共有 374 名教師與教職員工，另有 298 名行政人員負責管理、財務與維護工作。
• By the 2020-2021 academic year the university's teaching had grown to 78 programmes, of which 7 were professional preparatory, 42 undergraduate, 20 graduate and 9 doctoral.至 2020-2021 學年，該校的教學已發展至 78 個課程，其中 7 個為專業預科、42 個為本科、20 個為研究生、9 個為博士課程。
• All of the university's programmes are designed to meet the requirements of the Bologna Process, aligning its degrees with the European higher-education framework.該校所有課程均按博洛尼亞進程的要求設計，使其學位與歐洲高等教育框架相接軌。
• Faculty and staff are assessed not only on their teaching but also on their publications in internationally indexed journals such as the SCI, SSCI and AHCI, on international research projects and on foreign-language skills.教師與職員的評核不僅依據教學，也依據其在 SCI、SSCI、AHCI 等國際索引期刊上的論文、參與國際研究項目以及外語能力。
• The university is governed through a Board of Trustees of eight members appointed by the two governments on the principle of joint management, chaired by Professor Ibrahim Çapak.該校由依共同管理原則由兩國政府任命的八人董事會治理，董事會主席為伊布拉希姆·查帕克教授。
• The university presents diplomas that are officially recognised in Kyrgyzstan, in Turkey and in other countries, which supports the mobility of its graduates.該校頒發的學位在吉爾吉斯斯坦、土耳其及其他國家均獲正式承認，為畢業生的流動提供支持。
• Since its foundation the university has become one of the leading universities of Central Asia through its academic programmes, its research work and its engagement with the wider community.自創辦以來，該校憑藉其學術課程、研究工作與對社會的參與，已成為中亞地區的主要大學之一。
• By the 2022-2023 academic year the university counted 11,389 graduates, who work in 43 countries across five continents in government, business, education and science.至 2022-2023 學年，該校畢業生已達 11,389 人，分佈於五大洲的 43 個國家，從事政府、商界、教育與科學工作。
• The university is recognised as an autonomous institution with the same status as the state universities of Turkey and Kyrgyzstan, reflecting its binational character and its special founding charter.該校被承認為與土耳其及吉爾吉斯國立大學地位相同的自治機構，體現其兩國共建的性質與特殊的創辦協議。

Academics

• The university is organised into eleven faculties that cover the humanities, natural sciences, economics and management, theology, communication, engineering, veterinary medicine, agriculture and the arts.該校設有 11 個學院，涵蓋人文、自然科學、經濟與管理、神學、傳播、工程、獸醫、農業與藝術等領域。
• The Faculty of Humanities, the Faculty of Sciences and the Faculty of Economics and Management form the core of its liberal and social-science teaching.人文學院、理學院與經濟管理學院構成其人文與社會科學教學的核心。
• Applied and professional teaching is provided through the Faculty of Engineering, the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, the Faculty of Agriculture and the Faculty of Theology.應用與專業教學由工程學院、獸醫學院、農學院與神學院提供。
• The Faculty of Communication and the Faculty of Arts add media, cultural and artistic programmes, broadening the university's Turkic and international profile.傳播學院與藝術學院增添媒體、文化與藝術課程，擴展了該校的突厥與國際特色。
• The School of Foreign Languages, a school of physical culture and sports, a school of tourism and hotel management and a school of vocational education operate alongside the faculties.外國語學校、體育運動學校、旅遊與酒店管理學校以及一所職業教育學校與各學院並行運作。
• The Institute of Social Sciences and the Institute of Natural Sciences operate as graduate institutes offering master's and doctoral degrees in the social and natural sciences.社會科學研究所與自然科學研究所作為研究生機構運作，在社會與自然科學領域開設碩士與博士學位課程。
• Turkish and Kyrgyz are the official languages of education, and English and Russian are also used, giving students instruction in four languages.土耳其語與吉爾吉斯語是官方教學語言，英語與俄語亦被使用，使學生可接受四種語言的教學。
• As of the 2020-2021 academic year about 5,950 students were enrolled, and by the 2022-2023 academic year there were 309 master's and 89 doctoral students.截至 2020-2021 學年，在校學生約 5,950 人，至 2022-2023 學年有碩士生 309 人與博士生 89 人。
• The University admits students from the Kyrgyz Republic through its own entrance examination, while students from Turkey are admitted on their national placement examination scores.該校對吉爾吉斯共和國學生採用其自行舉辦的入學考試，對土耳其學生則依其國家安置考試成績錄取。
• Students from other Turkic peoples and related communities are admitted in the same way as those from Turkey, giving the student body a multinational character.來自其他突厥民族及相關族群的學生與土耳其學生按相同方式錄取，使學生群體具有多國屬性。
• Tuition at the university is free, students are provided with textbooks, and an academic achievement scholarship is available, with the educational scholarship funded by the Republic of Turkey.該校免收學費，向學生提供教科書，並設有學業成就獎學金，其教育獎學金由土耳其共和國資助。
• Students can undertake internships at institutions such as the Central Bank of Turkey, the Istanbul Stock Exchange, the Turkish Radio and Television Corporation and the Turkish Ziraat Bank.學生可在土耳其中央銀行、伊斯坦布爾證券交易所、土耳其廣播電視公司與土耳其農業銀行等機構實習。
• Exchange opportunities are offered through programmes including Mevlana, Erasmus Plus and Orhun Exchange, as well as the Open World programme and the US Central Asian Education Foundation.該校透過梅夫拉那、伊拉斯謨+與奧爾渾交流等計劃提供交換機會，另有 Open World 計劃與美國中亞教育基金會。
• Undergraduate, master's and doctoral degrees are offered across its programmes, and graduates may continue to master's and doctoral study in the social sciences and sciences institutes.該校課程涵蓋本科、碩士與博士學位，畢業生可繼續在社會科學與自然科學研究所攻讀碩士與博士。
• Students who complete a bachelor's degree may continue at the university's Graduate School in the social sciences or the natural sciences, working towards a master's or doctoral degree.完成本科學位的學生可繼續在該校社會科學或自然科學的研究生院深造，攻讀碩士或博士學位。
• The university runs preparatory language classes and professional preparatory programmes so that new students can reach the level needed for degree study.該校開設語言預備班與專業預科課程，使新生可達到學位學習所需的水平。
• Its academic profile combines Turkic studies and Central Asian area studies with engineering, agriculture and veterinary science, giving it a distinctive regional focus.其學術特色把突厥研究與中亞區域研究同工程、農業與獸醫科學相結合，形成鮮明的地區取向。
• The Faculty of Theology trains religious specialists who may serve as imams, instructors and religious experts in Kyrgyzstan's Muslim institutions and schools.神學院培養宗教專業人才，他們可在吉爾吉斯斯坦的穆斯林機構與學校擔任伊瑪目、講師與宗教專家。

Campus

• The university's main campus is the Chyngyz Aitmatov Campus in the Jal area of Bishkek, at Chyngyz Aitmatov Avenue 56, postal district 720038.該校主校區為位於比什凱克賈爾地區的欽吉茲·艾特瑪托夫校區，地址為欽吉茲·艾特瑪托夫大道 56 號，郵編 720038。
• The campus is named after Chyngyz Aitmatov, the celebrated Kyrgyz writer whose novels such as The Day Lasts More Than a Hundred Years won international acclaim.該校區以著名吉爾吉斯作家欽吉茲·艾特瑪托夫命名，其《一日長於百年》等小說享譽國際。
• The university provides student housing in two dormitory buildings that together accommodate 1,156 students and in a subdivided apartment building that houses 298 more.該校在兩座宿舍樓為共 1,156 名學生提供住宿，另有一棟分割式公寓樓可再容納 298 人。
• Dormitory accommodation is affordable, and the university also provides students with affordable lunches in its campus dining facilities.宿舍費用低廉，該校並在校園餐飲設施內為學生提供價格實惠的午餐。
• The campus brings teaching buildings, dormitories, dining halls and sports facilities together within the Jal district on the edge of the capital.校園把教學樓、宿舍、餐廳與體育設施集中於首都邊緣的賈爾地區。
• Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan, lies in the Chuy valley near the Ala-Too mountains, and the campus is linked to the city centre by the capital's road network.吉爾吉斯斯坦首都比什凱克位於阿拉圖山脈附近的楚河谷地，校園經首都道路網與市中心相連。
• The university's setting in Bishkek places it near Kyrgyzstan's principal government offices, cultural institutions and international organisations.該校地處比什凱克，鄰近吉爾吉斯斯坦主要政府機構、文化機構與國際組織。
• The campus and its dormitories are designed around the university's multicultural student body, which brings together students from many countries and regions.校園與宿舍的規劃圍繞其多元文化的學生群體展開，匯聚了來自眾多國家與地區的學生。

Reputation

• In the 2027 QS World University Rankings Kyrgyz-Turkish Manas University is placed in the 1001-1200 band, a shared range rather than a single position.在 2027 年 QS 世界大學排名中，吉爾吉斯-土耳其瑪納斯大學位列第 1001-1200 位區間，屬並列區間而非單一席位。
• It did not enter the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2027, so the QS table is its principal global reference for that year.該校未進入 2027 年泰晤士高等教育世界大學排名，因此 QS 榜單是其在該年度的主要全球參照。
• It did not enter the 2026-2027 U.S. News Best Global Universities ranking, nor the 2026 Academic Ranking of World Universities.該校未進入 2026-2027 年度 US News 全球最佳大學排名，也未進入 2026 年世界大學學術排名。
• In the Quacquarelli Symonds Emerging Europe and Central Asia University Rankings of 2022 the university was ranked 190th among 449 universities of the region.在 2022 年 QS 新興歐洲與中亞大學排名中，該校在該地區 449 所大學中位列第 190 位。
• In the QS Asia University Rankings of 2025 the university was placed 230th in Asia, one of the strongest placements of any university in Kyrgyzstan.在 2025 年 QS 亞洲大學排名中，該校位列亞洲第 230 位，是吉爾吉斯斯坦各大學中的最強名次之一。
• OpenAlex attributes 3,118 scholarly works and 24,704 citations to the university, a modest output that reflects its relatively young research base.OpenAlex 收錄該校學術成果 3,118 項、被引 24,704 次，產出規模不大，反映其研究基礎相對年輕。
• In 2017 the university received the Dostuk Award from the President of the Kyrgyz Republic for its contribution to the country's social and intellectual development.2017 年，該校因對國家社會與知識發展的貢獻而獲吉爾吉斯共和國總統頒授友誼獎。
• The Ministry of Education and Science of the Kyrgyz Republic and Clarivate Analytics named it the Most Productive Organisation at the Web of Science Awards 2017.吉爾吉斯共和國教育與科學部與科睿唯安在 2017 年 Web of Science 頒獎禮上將其評為最高產機構。
• The university is regarded as one of the leading higher-education institutions of Central Asia, valued for its academic programmes and community engagement.該校被視為中亞領先的高等教育機構之一，以其學術課程與社會參與而受重視。
• Its distinctive strength lies in Turkic studies and Central Asian scholarship, fields in which it combines teaching, research and cultural diplomacy for the wider Turkic world.其獨特優勢在於突厥研究與中亞學術，該校在這些領域為整個突厥世界結合教學、研究與文化外交。

Student life

• The university's motto is Bir üniversiteden ötesi, meaning "beyond a university", expressing its ambition to create social value for Kyrgyzstan and the wider Turkic world.該校校訓為「Bir üniversiteden ötesi」，意為「超越一所大學」，表達其為吉爾吉斯斯坦乃至整個突厥世界創造社會價值的志向。
• The university describes its aim as not merely educating young people but helping them become conscious, self-sufficient and responsible individuals.該校自述其目標不僅是教育青年，更是幫助他們成為有意識、自立而負責的人。
• Manas University is represented by a multicultural environment, with students drawn from fourteen countries and regions.瑪納斯大學以多元文化氛圍著稱，學生來自十四個國家與地區。
• Alongside classes there is a range of sports teams, clubs and campus events including contests, festivals, career days and tournaments.除課堂之外，校園設有多種運動隊、社團與活動，包括競賽、節慶、職業日與錦標賽。
• As part of its social mission the university runs projects such as the Manas Village and School Visits programme, sending delegations to rural villages and schools.作為其社會使命的一部分，該校開展「瑪納斯村與學校訪問」等項目，派代表團走訪鄉村與學校。
• Students receive free tuition, textbooks, an academic achievement scholarship and affordable lunches, and may apply for dormitory accommodation.學生享有免學費、教科書、學業成就獎學金與平價午餐，並可申請宿舍住宿。
• The university's identity is closely tied to the Epic of Manas, and its cultural life reflects the shared heritage of the Kyrgyz and Turkish peoples.該校的身分與《瑪納斯》史詩緊密相連，其文化生活體現吉爾吉斯與土耳其民族共同的遺產。
• Student life is anchored in Bishkek, a capital city that combines Soviet-era planning, Central Asian culture and access to mountain landscapes near the Ala-Too range.學生生活以比什凱克為依托，這座首都融合了蘇聯時期的規劃、中亞文化，並可親近阿拉圖山脈的山水。
• The university's student body is made up of people of many nationalities, and campus events such as festivals and career days reflect this binational and multicultural character.該校學生群體由多個民族組成，校園的節慶與職業日等活動正體現這種兩國共建與多元文化的特色。

Notable people

• Alpaslan Ceylan, a professor, serves as rector of the university and has been involved in cultural and historical projects across the Turkic world.教授阿爾帕斯蘭·傑伊蘭擔任該校校長，並參與突厥世界各地的文化與歷史項目。
• Ibrahim Çapak, a professor, chairs the university's Board of Trustees, the eight-member body that governs the institution on behalf of the two founding governments.教授伊布拉希姆·查帕克出任該校董事會主席，該八人機構代表兩個創辦政府治理大學。
• Almaz Ibrayev, a professor, serves as Deputy Rector of the university and has represented it in national cultural and academic affairs.教授阿爾馬茲·伊布拉耶夫擔任該校副校長，並在國家文化與學術事務中代表該校。
• Chyngyz Aitmatov, the Kyrgyz writer and diplomat, gives his name to the university's main campus and remains the most internationally known figure of Kyrgyz letters.吉爾吉斯作家與外交官欽吉茲·艾特瑪托夫為該校主校區命名，至今仍是吉爾吉斯文學中國際知名度最高的人物。
• Manas, the hero of the Kyrgyz epic that gives the university its name, is the symbolic ancestor figure celebrated in the institution's rituals and motto.瑪納斯是賦予該校名稱的吉爾吉斯史詩英雄，也是該校儀式與校訓中所尊崇的象徵性先祖人物。
• Almazbek Atambayev, as President of the Kyrgyz Republic, awarded the university the Dostuk Award in 2017 for its contribution to national development.阿爾馬茲別克·阿坦巴耶夫在擔任吉爾吉斯共和國總統期間，於 2017 年因該校對國家發展的貢獻而向其頒授友誼獎。
• Bakyt Asanov, a 2011 graduate of the university's Journalism Department, became director of the Kyrgyz service of Radio Azattyk.巴基特·阿薩諾夫是該校新聞系 2011 屆畢業生，其後出任自由電台吉爾吉斯語部主任。
• The Faculty of Theology produces graduates who serve as imams and religious instructors in Kyrgyzstan's mosques and madrasas.該校神學院的畢業生在吉爾吉斯斯坦的清真寺與宗教學校擔任伊瑪目與宗教教師。
• The university's graduates work in 43 countries across five continents in government, business, media, education and science, reflecting its binational and regional role.該校畢業生分佈於五大洲 43 個國家，從事政府、商界、媒體、教育與科學工作，體現其兩國共建與區域性的角色。