Published: 24 February 2015 г.
On February 18, 2015, Zainidin Kurmanov, PhD in History, Professor of Kyrgyz-Slavic University, Former Parliament member, Ex Speaker of the Kyrgyz Parliament gave a guest lecture on the theme“Issues of Government, Civil Society, and Business Interaction in Kyrgyzstan” for over 45 University Professors, students, and representatives of USAID Mission in the Kyrgyz Republic, and Collaborative Governance Program.
Professor Kurmanov started his lecture with goals and objectives of the lecture, then covered historical and theoretical background of each sector’s development, highlighted the role of each sector, influence of interaction between sectors in the conditions of globalization, focused on problems and difficulties of interaction between sectors in the Kyrgyz Republic, and explained the stages of democratization. The participants learned many historical, theoretical, and statistical data of the three sectors’ development and interaction between each other.
Professor Kurmanov’s lecture engaged every participant as it was so informative and was proposed in a special way with lively examples from the history of different countries as well as experience of well-known politicians including his own experience as Ex Parliament member and Speaker. He demonstrated deep knowledge of historical and theoretical aspects of the topic as well as facts and statistical data of many countries including Greece, Italy, USA, Germany, Kyrgyzstan, and many other countries.
The informative lecture led to questions and answers sessions followed by discussions. Upon the request of the participants, Dr. Kurmanov shared his view and attitude regarding the role of Public Councils established in state agencies and policy changes needed to advance Kyrgyzstan’s democratic development to improve people life.
The Guest Lecture was organized as part of CGP support to the Nonprofit Management Resource Center at Kyrgyz National University, which is a hub for the Consortium of Universities in introducing NPM education in Kyrgyzstani Universities.