Academic calendar
Fall 2026 runs Aug 15, 2026 – Dec 15, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Fall 2026Relevant now
- Spring 2027
Campus language
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B
- Bufet
- Small snack bars located inside the faculty buildings for quick bites between classes.
K
- KVN
- The university's branch of the 'Club of the Funny and Inventive,' a popular comedy competition org.
M
- MS
- Youth Council (Molodezhnyy Sovet), the primary student government and event-organizing body.
N
- N-ka
- A mark for an absence in the attendance sheet (from the Russian 'Н' for 'Неявка').
P
- Para
- A 90-minute lecture or seminar block, standard for the local academic schedule.
- Profkom
- The Student Trade Union Committee which handles student benefits and social issues.
- Pyaterka
- Dormitory #5, a common residence for students of KNU (Russian: Пятерка).
S
- Semerka
- Dormitory #7, typically used for senior students or specific faculties (Russian: Семерка).
- Stolovka
- The general term for the university canteen or dining hall (Russian: Столовка).
U
- Uluttuk
- A shorthand name for the university in Kyrgyz, meaning 'National' (Kyrgyz: Улуттук).
Z
- Zachetka
- The physical student grade book used to record exam and test results.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- AV
- Attestation (Attestatsiya); critical mid-semester grading periods (AV1 and AV2) required to pass a course.
- Bolshoi Zal
- The Great Hall in the main building used for graduation and major concerts.
- cafe_canteen_kukhnya
- Cafe-Canteen 'KUKHNYA'
- canteen_v_svoey_tarelke_in_your_plate
- Canteen 'V svoey tarelke' (In Your Plate)
- Elkart
- The national payment system card (Elkart) typically used for receiving student scholarships.
- GK
- The Main Building (Glavnyy Korpus) located on Frunze Street, housing administration and key faculties.
- Malyi Zal
- The Small Hall, used for smaller student gatherings and faculty meetings.
- Marshrutka
- The primary mode of transit for students; fixed-route minibuses serving the campus areas.
- Modul
- Mid-term exams or tests that occur during the attestation weeks.
- Vtoroy Korpus
- The Second Building, often associated with the Faculty of Economics or Law.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Fall 2026 runs Aug 15, 2026 – Dec 15, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 11 approved campus terms and 10 local details are included in full.
- Are all approved campus terms included?
- Yes. The complete approved glossary is available in the scrollable, searchable campus-language section.
- Where does this guide come from?
- Calendar dates, campus terms, and local details come from DormWay's approved campus reference library.