European External Action Service

10/05/2022 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 10/04/2022 23:08

'Green Nomads' youth campaign will take place at 13 universities in Kyrgyzstan

Bishkek, 3 October 2022- NGO "Students of Kyrgyzstan for a Green Economy" in cooperation with the Delegation of the European Union to the Kyrgyz Republic is launching a project "Green Nomads (Jashyl kochmondor)" in 13 universities in Kyrgyzstan.

The aim of the event is to raise environmental awareness, education of environmental culture, and promotion of the principles of respect for nature among students of universities of the Kyrgyz Republic. The initiative is implemented as part of the European Climate Diplomacy Weeks.

Through the campaign, young activists will travel to all regions of the country, hold interactive trainings, workshops, and seminars, and talk about the problems and causes of the global environmental crisis, and ways to overcome it, the "EU Green Deal", the latest green technology in the world and in Kyrgyzstan and green agriculture. In addition the program will be diluted by topical games, where students can creatively reinforce the material covered.

The project involves visits to 13 universities in all regions.

The campaign schedule is below:

Date

University

Regions

1

03.10.2022

Issyk-Kul State University

Karakol city, Issyk-Kul region.

2

04.10.2022

Naryn State University

Naryn city, Naryn region.

3

05.10.2022

International University of Central Asia (IUCA)

Tokmok city, Chui region.

4

07.10.2022

Talas State University

Talas city, Talas region.

5

10.10.2022

International University of Kyrgyzstan

Bishkek

6

11.10.2022

Kyrgyz National University

Bishkek

7

12.10.2022

Bishkek State University

Bishkek

8

14.10.2022

Kyrgyz National Agricultural University

Bishkek

9

17.10.2022

Kyrgyz State Technical University

Bishkek

10

18.10.2022

Kyrgyz State University of Construction, Transport and Architecture

Bishkek

11

26.10.2022

Batken State University (BatSU)

Batken city, Batken region

12

27.10.2022

Osh State University (OshSU)

Osh city, Osh region

13

28.10.2022

Jalal-Abad State University (JASU)

Jalal-Abad city, Jalal-Abad region

At the end of the trips, the final event "Green Fest" will be organized in Bishkek, to which representatives of the active student society will be invited, selected according to the results of the activities in each region, all costs will be paid by the organization.

Green Fest will be held on the occasion of the World Youth Day in beginning of November.