The basic mechanisms for international collaboration are intergovernmental agreements, bilateral and multilateral agreements on scientific cooperation as well as establishing international scientific centres using unique equipment and laboratories, trainings and practical studies in the leading scientific centres as well as mutual recognition of diplomas. Around 80% of funding is from tuition fees and 10% from other sources. However, expenditure of the Kyrgyz government on education in general is higher than, for instance, in Armenia, Belarus or Tajikistan (Figure 3.1). Enterprises report a lack of engineers and technical personnel, which are often interns from the higher education system.