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Seinep currently works at The Association of parents of disabled children (APDC). She is a member and finalist of "School of Precedents" implemented by Precedent Partner Group. Seinep was a member of AUCA Alumni Council from 2012 to 2014. 

Spring semester is going to the end, and the exchange students are returning home. Sean Keller is one of them. He lived four months in Bishkek from early January to early May 2015. He shares his experience studying at AUCA.

Students from the Talas region will have their studies at AUCA sponsored by Talas Copper Gold and Andash Mining Company (AMC), a subsidiary of Robust Resources Singapore (TCG). The agreement, signed on May 15, shows businesses’ interests in investing in higher education of youth in Central Asia.

The annual event is sponsored by the American University of Central Asia Foundation (AUCAF)

Being employer for three countries of the region I can compare the quality of students we hire to our offices. AUCA annually provide hundreds of English speaking professionals which makes hiring process much easier in Kyrgyzstan. It is a great team of professors and students joint efforts of which provide strong base for success.

May 14, 2015
Abstract: The aim of this research was to investigate and understand the impact that Kyrgyzstan’s accession to the Customs Union will have on food security in Kyrgyzstan.
 

At 21 years old, Iurii Piunov, a senior student in economics, is well-known for his talent as a debater at the American University of Central Asia. Since he joined the AUCA debate club “Eloquent Crew” in 2011, Iura has participated in many local and international tournaments.

Students of Anthropology have been engaged in the realization of the ethnographic project “Memories of the 1916 rebellion” supported by the Student Intellectual Life Committee (SILC) and Anthropology Department. The aim was to reconstruct an objective picture of the 1916 Great Revolt in Kyrgyzstan by gathering stories of elderly people. During two months, from March 3 to May 3, 2015, students and their supervisor, Aida Abdykanova, visited 4 provinces: Chui, Issyk-Kul, Osh and Jalalabad.  

Meerim Nurbekova is a sophomore student majoring in International and Comparative Politics at AUCA. She is also a member of the university’s Student Senate. Last month, Meerim went to Madrid, Spain, to attend the International Student Leadership Conference (ISLC) held at Saint Louis University from April 23 to 26. Meerim shares her impressions, experience and some of the challenges she faced.

Always cleanly dressed, he can be seen from time to time hunched over recycling bins, checking if the recyclables have been thrown in the appropriate place. Martin Ossewaarde settled in Bishkek 17 years ago. Assistant professor at the American University of Central Asia in Bishkek, he is teaching sustainable development, a topic he is passionate about.