Japarov signs law on procurement and financing of universities with special status

President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov signed a law changing the procedure for state procurement and financing of higher education institutions with special status. The document was adopted by the Jogorku Kenesh on 21 October 2026; amendments were introduced into the laws "On State Procurement" and "On Education".

Universities under the president's purview were excluded from the special provisions envisaged for state universities with special status. The norm of the law "On State Procurement" that established an exception for such universities has been changed: it now does not apply to universities under the purview of the head of state, and their procurement is regulated by general legislation.

The amendments also affect financial activity. According to the updated Article 47 of the law "On Education", state organizations of primary and higher professional education with special status carry out financial activity outside the budget system of the Kyrgyz Republic. However, an exception has been made for universities under the president's purview: they will not be able to apply the special procedure for financial activity outside the budget system.

The law will enter into force in 10 days. The Cabinet of Ministers has been instructed to bring its normative legal acts into compliance with the new requirements within three months.

Special status, which provides expanded organizational, financial and academic autonomy, had been granted to 11 educational institutions.