  We propose the application of the chiral cosmological model (CCM) for the
Einstein--Gauss--Bonnet (EGB) theory of gravitation with the aim of finding new
models of the Emergent Universe (EmU) scenario. We analysed the EmU supported
by two chiral cosmological fields for a spatially flat universe, while we have
used three chiral fields when we investigated open and closed universes. To
prove the validity of the EmU scenario we fixed the scale factor and found the
exact solution by decomposition of EGB equations and solving the chiral field
dynamics equation. To this end, we suggested the decomposition of the EGB
equations in such a way that the first chiral field is responsible for the
Einstein part of the model, while the second field, together with kinetic
interaction term, is connected with the Gauss--Bonnet part of the theory. We
proved that both fields are phantom ones under this decomposition, and that the
model has a solution if the kinetic interaction between the fields equals a
constant. We have presented the exact solution in terms of cosmic time. This
was done for a spatially flat universe. In the case of open and closed
universes we introduced the third chiral field (canonical for closed and
phantom for open universe) which is responsible for the EGB and curvature
parts. The solution of the third field equation is obtained in quadratures.
Thus we have proved that the CCM is able to support EmU scenario in EGB gravity
for spatially flat, open and closed universes.
