Scandal over diplomas. Ombudsman demands protection of rights for graduates of "IQ" school

The Ombudsman of the Kyrgyz Republic, Dzhamilia Dzhamanbaeva, has demanded that the Ministry of Education and Science protect the rights of 84 graduates of the "IQ" educational complex.

Parents of 84 children and a lawyer representing the interests of the director of the "IQ" educational complex, M.B. Kubayeva, have once again appealed to the Ombudsman with a collective statement. They complained that the graduates of this school were not enrolled in the universities they had originally applied to based on their ORT results due to the untimely issuance of their diplomas.

Earlier, the Ministry of Education, citing the lack of a license for the "IQ" educational complex, did not issue diplomas to 84 graduates. They were left without a logical completion of secondary education and the corresponding documentary form, and as a result, they were deprived of the right to enroll in universities.

Nevertheless, graduates applied to universities based on their ORT results. However, due to the lack of diplomas, they were not enrolled.

According to the applicants, the graduates passed both rounds of admission to universities, but the places they were applying for were canceled due to the lack of a diploma. On August 1, 2023, the third round of document submission to universities in Kyrgyzstan began.

The parents of the graduates turned to the Ombudsman Institutution to protect their rights. The Ombudsman Institutution urgently appealed to the Ministry of Education and Science to resolve the problem and protect the rights of the children.

On August 2, the Ministry of Education and Science issued diplomas to all graduates. However, despite having a diploma, they were not enrolled in the universities they had originally applied to based on their ORT results.

As a result, due to the lack of a document confirming secondary education at the right time, difficulties arose in enrolling in universities. Graduates from both the first and second rounds lost their places because these places were already taken by other applicants. To protect the interests of the graduates of the "IQ" educational complex, the Ombudsman Institutution sent an additional appeal to the Ministry of Education and Science of Kyrgyzstan to extend the deadline for admission to universities in Kyrgyzstan and enroll graduates in the universities they had originally applied to.

The Ministry of Education announced an additional, fifth, round of document submission for admission to universities. The Ombudsman is monitoring this statement and insists that the Ministry of Education ensures the protection of the rights and interests of the graduates of the "IQ" educational complex.