AUCA is among the best universities of the EECA countries

October 22, 2015

On October 21, The QS University Rankings released the results of its 2015 Emerging Europe and Central Asia (EECA) rankings.

QS University Rankings rated American University of Central Asia (AUCA) No. 1 in Kyrgyzstan and No. 106 among EECA countries.

The worldwide ranking service noted AUCA No. 1 in academic reputation and faculty-student ratio in Kyrgyzstan, as well as Kyrgyzstan’s leading educational institution in the categories of “Natural Sciences” and “Arts & Humanities”. AUCA was ranked second in Kyrgyzstan in “Engineering & Technology” and “Social Sciences & Management”.

Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) annually publishes internationally-recognized world and regional university rankings. The 2015 EECA ranking was the first to include AUCA.

According to QS University Rankings, “[the EECA ranking] is a dedicated ranking of the top universities in Emerging Europe and Central Asia. Published for the first time in 2014, its methodology has been developed to reflect priorities and challenges for universities in this region”.