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Anastasiia Shevtsova, a junior in the Department of Journalism and Mass Communications at the American University of Central Asia, is finishing up her exchange semester at Collegium Civitas (CC) in Poland. She took a moment to share her thoughts with us on life abroad in Poland.

The Tian Shan Policy Center of the American University in Central Asia (TSPC AUCA) is delighted to announce the
COMPETITION FOR THE BEST ESSAY ON MIGRATION
for students in the Kyrgyz Republic. All higher education institutions students in the Kyrgyz Republic are invited to submit an essay on any topic up to your choice on all the aspects of modern migration, its implications for policymaking and its social, political and economic consequences in society.

The Tian Shan Policy Center (TSPC) of AUCA is delighted to announce the competition for
BEST MIGRATION RESEARCH PROJECT PROPOSAL
The research project proposal is welcome on any topic concerning modern migration. Students are invited to address the pressing issues in migration in their research activities and bring them to the attention of policymakers, and general public in Kyrgyzstan or Central Asia, promoting migrants’ rights protection and information awareness among migrants themselves.

Asal Ulmasova, a sophomore in the Department of Liberal Arts and Sciences and the Department of International and Comparative Politics, is finishing up her semester at Sciences Po Campus de Reims in France. Asal took a moment to share her thoughts with us about her exchange semester abroad.

On April 26, 2016 a delegation from the People’s Republic of China visited the American University of Central Asia. The delegation consisted of representatives from the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Finance, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as well as the head of an International Education Initiative.

Starting from the 2016-2017 academic year, the American University of Central Asia (AUCA) will have two new departments: the Department of Television, Cinematography and Visual Art and the Department of Applied Geology. Heads of the new departments spoke about their new programs at a press-conference on May 19, 2016.

Sir James Mirrlees, winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics and emeritus Professor of Political Economy at Cambridge University, has been chosen as the keynote speaker for AUCA’s commencement ceremony to be held on June 4, 2016.

Aichurok Ybyraimova, a junior in the Sociology department at AUCA, is now finishing her exchange semester at Hannam University, South Korea. Here, she shares with us a few of her experiences living in Korea, tidbits about Korean culture, and reasons to apply for an exchange program.

On April 23, 2016, students from the Logistics and Supply Chain Management Certificate Program at the American University of Central Asia (AUCA) visited the Kumtor gold mine. The purpose of the trip was to introduce students to the astronomical logistics of everyday operations at one of the biggest companies in Kyrgyzstan.

The American University of Central Asia’s (AUCA) Student Senate, in collaboration with Bard College, is organizing the first Model United Nations (MUN) conference for Bishkek high school students. The conference will take place on June 2, 2016.