The VICTORIA contest is the competition for the knowledge of European realities that is held among high school graduates of the Kyrgyz Republic, as well as young people under 22 years’ old who have a certificate of secondary education, citizens of Kyrgyzstan who wish to receive a scholarship to study on the "LAS - European Studies" bachelor's program at the American University of Central Asia.

 
The most anticipated event of the week the Final Gala Concert traditionally brought the AUCA community together on Friday evening. The AUCA Forum was filled with students, faculty, staff, friends, and families who gathered to celebrate cultural diversity and witness the culmination of a week full of meaningful exchange and collaboration.

 

 
Cholpon Kuskakbaeva is a graduate student in the Anthropology and International Development program at the American University of Central Asia (AUCA).
Her project focuses on chiy, a traditional Kyrgyz craft situated at the intersection of art, ecology, and cultural memory.

 

 
Student Success Story: Adil Ahmad KhanFrom Afghanistan to AUCA, Adil’s journey shows how perseverance and ambition can turn challenges into opportunities🌍Personal Story – Adil Ahmad Khan, AUCA FreshmanMy name is Adil Ahmad Khan, and I am a freshman student at the American University of Central Asia, majoring in Business Administration.

 

A public lecture on Yugoslavia’s economic development during the Cold War was delivered by Domagoj Mihaljević, PhD candidate in Economic History at the University of Nottingham and Associate Research Fellow at the OSCE Academy in Bishkek.

The American University of Central Asia (AUCA) announces the annual “Stream” talent competition for high-school students and youth in Kyrgyzstan. Participants can compete in Vocal, Dance, and Original Genre categories, with the top performers having the chance to win one of three four-year scholarships to study at AUCA.

    On December 8, 2025, American University of Central Asia hosted a special U.S. Ambassador Talks event at the CH MakerSpace, marking the 10th anniversary of the C5+1 diplomatic platform. The discussion focused on the achievements of the C5+1 initiative over the past decade, including its milestone Washington, D.

On December 17, 2025, the Department of Environmental Sustainability and Climate Science (ESCS) in the American University of Central Asia (AUCA), together with the World People United (WPU) organization of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Korea, installed sensors to investigate the air quality in Bishkek. 

Associate Professor of the Faculty of Environmental Sustainability and Climatology at the American University of Central Asia, Doctor of Sciences Sagynbek Orunbaev, in collaboration with the University of Kentucky and national partners, presented the results of the study “Assessment of Springs as Water Supply Sources for Rural Areas of the Fergana Valley in Southwestern Kyrgyzstan” at the annual conference of the American Geophysical Union (AGU), held in New Orleans, USA.