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Welcome and congratulations on your acceptance to the American University of Central Asia. We are thrilled that you will be joining our AUCA family!

Between July 25 and 30, the 2016 Korea-Central Asia Youth Model Summit was held at Ajou University in Suwon, South Korea. This year, the model summit was attended by more than 50 participants from all the Central Asian countries, Mongolia, Sakha Republic (Yakutia), and South Korea.

I was given an incredible opportunity to get a high-quality education at one the best universities of Kyrgyzstan, AUCA. Those four years have made a huge contribution to my intellectual, professional, and personal growth. My interest in mathematics led me to economics as my future profession; however, I fell in love with it.

On July 27, 2016, Tilek Mamutov, Software Engineering class of 2005, came back to AUCA to share his experience working at X (formerly known as GoogleX), including his most exciting projects and how his

Starting in the 2016-2017 academic year, the American University of Central Asia (AUCA) will launch its Online MBA program. The program is aimed primarily at business professionals, whose schedules are often not workable with being a full-time student. The online format also caters to students from rural areas of the Kyrgyz Republic and international students, primarily from other Central Asian countries.  

Civilizations Exchange & Cooperation Foundation (CECF) will be holding its first BUBW conference in Bishkek on July 13-17 2016. 70 participants of the conference will come from Kyrgyzstan and surrounding Central Asian countries, in addition to 30 participants from other regions of the world. The most colorful part of the conference - culture event will take place at AUCA on July 14 from 17.30 to 20.00. Anyone who is interested in seeing diverse cultures may come to see and join participants.

Albina Sharshenova is one of the outstanding graduates of the Sociology department at AUCA. Albina shared her thoughts with us about her life as a student at AUCA and decided to give some advice to current undergraduates. 

June 6-11, AUCA’s Psychology Department held its 2016 Psychology Summer School to introduce the Psychological Assessment and Training Institute (PATI), promote high-quality psychological services in Kyrgyzstan, enable professional development for mental health specialists and personal development for parents, and, finally, to contribute to AUCA’s community outreach.

Meder Akeneev is a recent alum of the Department of International and Business Law. In the Fall, he will be heading to Budapest, Hungary, to continue his education with a Master’s at Central European University (CEU). Meder took a moment to reflect on his time at AUCA and give advice to our current and future students:

A child’s university education should be taken seriously. Not only is it nearly a half-decade of their time, it creates a solid foundation for success in life. The New Generation Academy preparatory program enables high school graduates to make the most of their time at university by providing them with proficiency in multiple foreign language, communication skills, and critical thinking.