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On April 9-10, 2016 the Department of International and Comparative Politics held one of its annual crisis games where on a chosen topic student play roles of various decision makers trying to achieve objectives of countries they represent. Around 40 students from various departments of AUCA as well as students from other universities took part in the game which focused this time on the Syrian crisis.

Aselia Biialieva, a junior in the Economics department, told us about her SILC grant. SILC supports student-initiated projects, professional development opportunities, and student research. It awards small grants every month to AUCA students.

AUCA invites all interested high school students in 10th or 11th grade to participate in our annual spring Math Competition organized by the division of science. The Math Competition will be held at 10:00 AM on April 24, 2016.

On April 12, 2016, a group of AUCA students in "Different tastes: evolution of human diet," a course taught by Aida Abdykanova, visited Riha's local sausage and meat processing facilities. Vanessa Graf, a student on the trip, spoke with us about her experience.

On April 23, 2016, the American University of Central Asia (AUCA) will be holding a Career Fair open to the community. Gulnur Esenalieva, the director of AUCA’s Career Center spoke to us about the value of career fairs and why students should be excited to attend.

Kala Brubaker, an exchange student at AUCA from Ferrum College, USA, studies English Literature and English Pre-Professional Writing. Kala tells us about her life at AUCA and why she chose to study in Kyrgyzstan.

 
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This presentation analyzes women’s empowerment as a practice and as an everyday reality for rural population in the Kyrgyz Republic. Researchers explore ethnographically opportunities and challenges to actions aimed to bringing sustained positive changes to rural populations.
 

"Rural Women’s Empowerment in Kyrgyzstan: Opportunities and Bottlenecks". Speakers:  Dr. Elena Molchanova, Asel Myrzabekova, Olga Yarova, and Elena Kim. Date & Time: April 13, 16:00.

April 22, 2016, the American University of Central Asia (AUCA) will host a charity concert in support of children with autism. Spanish guitarist Guillem Perez Quer, winner of several international music competitions, will be performing.

From March 11 to March 14 of 2016, Chess Tournament among universities took place in Kyrgyz Republic. AUCA men’s chess team has won 2 golden and 2 silver medals in First League of the 2016 Universiade Student Games, women’s team was awarded with silver and bronze prizes.