Brief Biography:
Durus Kozoev was born on April 12, 1967, and holds a Doctorate in Philological Sciences, as well as serving as an acting professor and an education excellence awardee.
Education:
- 1985 – 1987 — Served in the Armed Forces of the USSR in Chita, Russia.
- 1988 – 1993 — Studied at the Kyrgyz State National University in the Faculty of Romance-Germanic Philology, obtaining a degree in "Philologist-Germanist, Teacher of English Language and Literature."
- 1995 – 1998 — Pursued postgraduate studies at the Kyrgyz State National University;
- May 1999 — Received a Candidate of Philological Sciences diploma from the Higher Attestation Commission;
- November 2012 — Received the title of Associate Professor in the specialty "Linguistics";
- June 2023 — Received a Doctorate in Philological Sciences diploma from the Higher Attestation Commission.
Career:
- 1993 – 1995 — English language trainee teacher at the Institute of Foreign Languages of the Kyrgyz State National University;
- 1995 – 1998 — Continued postgraduate studies at the Kyrgyz State National University;
- 1998 – 1999 — Senior lecturer in the Department of English Language at the I. Arabaev Kyrgyz State Pedagogical University;
- 1998 – 2000 — Head of the Department of English Language at the same university;
- 2000 – 2001 — Dean of the Faculty of Philology at the I. Arabaev Kyrgyz State Pedagogical University;
- 2001 – 2006 — Director of the International Educational Center at the K. Karasaev Bishkek Humanities University;
- 2006 – 2015 — Dean of the Faculty of European Civilizations at the K. Karasaev Bishkek Humanities University;
- 2015 – 2025 — Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs at the K. Karasaev Bishkek State University;
- 2025 – 2026 — Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs at the I. Arabaev Kyrgyz State University;
- Since February 17, 2026 — Deputy Minister of Science, Higher Education, and Innovations.
