The department of postgraduate studies and doctoral studies is a structural division of the university, carrying out coordination, organization and control of postgraduate training of scientific and pedagogical personnel in postgraduate studies, doctoral studies and the institute of co-research of KNU.
Programs of postgraduate education are realized in KNU in postgraduate studies, doctoral studies, the institute of co-research.
Postgraduate education programs are implemented by full-time (doctoral and postgraduate studies), part-time (postgraduate studies, postgraduate studies) forms of education.
Candidate of Science training programs admit persons who have a full higher professional and Master's degree. The Doctor of Science training programs admit persons who have a PhD, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) / doctoral degree in the profile.
Completion of training on any program of postgraduate education is accompanied by final state certification in the form of defending a dissertation for the degree of candidate (doctor) of sciences in specialized councils for the defense of candidate (doctoral) dissertations. The conferment of the degree is confirmed by the issuance of the corresponding state diploma.
Diplomas on academic degrees are issued by the National Attestation Commission of the Kyrgyz Republic.
Persons enrolled in doctoral studies for the preparation of a dissertation for the degree of Doctor of Sciences have the status of doctoral student.
Persons studying in postgraduate studies and preparing a dissertation for the degree of candidate of sciences have the status of a postgraduate student.
Persons studying at the institute of co-research and independently working on dissertations for the degree of candidate (doctor) of sciences have the status of co-researcher.