Alumni Stories

In August of this year, AUCA graduates - Askar Sydykov, Uluk Kydyrbayev, Director of the MBA program, Saikal Anvar kyzy, as well as leaders of the business communities of Kyrgyzstan - Dastan Abdyldayev, Rustam Baltabayev and Gulnara Kalikova, together with other participants from Central Asian countries, took part in the regional program "Leadership Academy for Development" (LAD), which was held in Almaty, Kazakhstan.

  My name is Ilyas Kanybek, and I am AUCA’s Anthropology class of  2022. I spent four transformative years at AUCA, and looking back, I feel grateful and privileged for having met remarkable people, some of whom have become close friends of mine.

My journey at the American University of Central Asia has been a significant chapter in my life, and I'm delighted to share more about my experiences. I am Sezim Askarbekova, a proud member of the class of 2023, and I pursued a major in Anthropology and International Development.

Versaviia Gura is a 2021 graduate of the Master of Arts in Teaching program at AUCA. Upon graduation, she qualified for the Fulbright Teaching Excellence and Achievement Program and is currently taking courses at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, USA.

Basira Mir Makhammad graduated with a degree in Anthropology from AUCA in 2017. After AUCA, she went on to complete her Master’s degree in Archaeological Materials Science by studying at the University of Evora in Portugal, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in Greece, and Sapienza University of Rome in Italy. Currently, she is studying at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History in Germany for her PhD. In this interview, Basira shares the story of how she managed to achieve her academic goals.

Mursal Ayobi graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Psychology from AUCA in 2021. This year, she received a Chevening Scholarship, the UK government’s fully funded international scholarship, and is currently studying at the University of York in Heslington, United Kingdom. In this interview, Mursal shares what it was like studying at AUCA and her journey to getting her Master’s degree.

We are officially announcing the start of the AUCA Alumni Giving Drive 2021 #WeAreAUCA #For AUCA and we hope you will participate. 

Dear AUCA Graduates! We would like to start a series of publications about our graduates and their achievements. Today's spotlight is Meerim Karybaeva, a graduate of AUCA International and Business Law (IBL-103) department and LL.

On February 23 we have held Alumni Happy Hour in Jibek Jolu restaurant, Chicago.
 

Alumni Relations office together with the AUCA Library have started a series of events called “Alumni Talks in the Library''. The AUCA alumni are invited to give presentations about their academic and professional experiences to our current students. February 30, the first guest, Sveto M. Ishoq conducted talks with students.