AUCA alumna Malika Ibragimova received “Best student research” award

October 13, 2015

On October 1-2, 2015 the "Life in Kyrgyzstan" conference took place in Bishkek for the first time. AUCA alumna Malika Ibragimova (Economics, 2015) was awarded “best student research”. She received a certificate and Thomas Piketty’s book “Capital.”

Malika shares her experience at the conference.

"The topic of my research was “Socio-economic determinants of life satisfaction in Kyrgyzstan.” Essentially, I submitted my bachelor’s thesis to the conference. My thesis was written under with support and advice from Gulnara Nurieva. I was honored to participate in the conference, which was an invaluable experience for me. I am very grateful for my supervisor and her assistance, for the staff of AUCA’s Economics Department, and for the conference organizers.

The two-day conference brought together national and international experts to discuss recent socio-economic developments in Kyrgyzstan and Central Asia and to promote evidence-based policy making. The conference was organized by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), the International Security and Development Center (ISDC), the Institute of Public Policy and Administration at the University of Central Asia (UCA), and the World Bank.

In addition, on September 30 there was a student workshop for AUCA students whose papers were submitted. The best student research was announced during the conference. Among the students who presented their research at the workshop were alumni of the Economics Department: Lola Dzhumabaeva, Tolgonai Aitkulova, Aiymkhan Kurbanova, and Malika Ibragimova. The panel of judges for the student works consisted of Kathryn H. Anderson (Professor of Economics at Vanderbilt University), Tilman Brück (Director of the ISDC), Damir Esenaliev (Senior Researcher at the SIPRI's Life in Kyrgyzstan project), Anastasia Aladysheva (SIPRI Senior Researcher), and Nurgul Ukueva (Chair of Economics department at AUCA). Nurgul Ukueva was also a moderator for one of the sessions.

Scholars were invited to contribute to the discussion during the conference and to submit their individual research papers studying various aspects of socio-economic development in Kyrgyzstan or Central Asia. AUCA faculty Nurbek Jenish (Associated Professor of Economics department) and Akylay Muktarbek kyzy (Instructor of Economics department) presented their research, as well as Nina Bagdasarova (Associated Professor of Psychology department) with Ulan Dzhakypov (alum of Psychology department)."

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