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Charles Shaw, a professor from the Central European University, and Gabriel McGuire, a professor at Nazarbayev University, will be giving a talk on Friday, on their school’s respective graduate programs. They will also talk more generally about how students can best prepare themselves to apply to grad school.

Thanks to generous funding provided by Matthew Nimetz, CASI has held a follow-on workshop this year to the seminar it conducted in 2014 on the “Intersections of History and Literature in Central Asia.” The workshop was held on the campus of AUCA in Bishkek from 30 November to 2 December 2017.

Literature Week is a part of CASI’s Workshop on Literature and History. Supported by a generous contribution from Matthew Nimetz, the aim of the workshop is to create a community of junior scholars and advanced graduate students committed to studying literature and to applying literary tools and methodologies to the study of literary art in the Central Asian past. 

Literature Week is a part of CASI’s Workshop on Literature and History. Supported by a generous contribution from Matthew Nimetz, the aim of the workshop is to create a community of junior scholars and advanced graduate students committed to studying literature and to applying literary tools and methodologies to the study of literary art in the Central Asian past.

Within Erasmus+ partnership agreement AUCA hosted the visit of staff and faculty of Philips Marburg University, Germany on October 25 – 30 and November 15 – 22, 2017.

CASI is holding a follow-on workshop this year to the seminar it conducted in 2014 on the “Intersections of History and Literature in Central Asia.” The workshop will be held on the campus of AUCA in Bishkek from 30 November to 2 December 2017.

Recognizing the growing need for online research, digital citizenship, and 21st-century skill development, AUCA’s Writing and Academic Resource Center (WARC) has launched a joint initiative with AUCA Library with the help of an AMICAL grant.

On November 3, 2017 AUCA Student Senate elections for 2017-2018 academic years were held. Five hundred fifty three AUCA students from all departments have voted to choose the new SS members.

The national Nepalese U-19 football team visited AUCA on 8th November . They are participating in the qualifying round of Asian Football Confederation Championship 2018 being held in Kyrgyzstan.

On Monday, 6 November 2017, department of EMSD and Applied Geology have organized a tour for AUCA students to the “Konorchek” canyon.