Welcome to the
Institute For Regional Studies
IFRS is a nonÂgovernmental noncommercial
organization founded in Kyrgyzstan in November
1994 as The Peace Research Center Kyrgyzstan. The goal of the
organization is to support democratic processes. [IFRS] conducts researches,
arranges scientific and practical conferences, workshops, forums, and publishes
articles, books, textbooks. In a view of provision a mechanism of effective
changes in the society, the Institute conducts training program on civil
education, which involves teachers and students of the secondary schools,
teachers and students of universities.
The Institute organizes sociological surveys and
monitoring of various issues concerning the dynamics of social-cultural processes
and development in Central Asia.
A Gender Studies Unit has been created at the IFRS. It works on issues of gender balance in society, the status of women and gender awareness. The Unit's activities include research, the creation of an information bank, and the development and implementation of training programs.
