Despite an extremely challenging year for all mankind caused by the unstable situation with Covid-19, which also seriously affected the educational sphere, The American University of Central Asia (AUCA) was able to hold its position in the QS World University Rankings in Eastern Europe and Central Asia region (EECA) for the 2021-2022 year.

Read the official message from AUCA Interim President Dr. Jonathan Becker to the university community on the presidential search.

On Dec 9-11, 2021, an AUCA team visited partner educational institutions in Naryn, delivering guest lectures, sharing methodologies, and strengthening connections with the aim to develop education and information access in the region.

The 5th Annual Interuniversity Virtual Discussion devoted to Traditional Practices that Should Be Abolished was held on December 4th, 2021 between the American University of Nigeria (AUN) and the American University of Central Asia (AUCA) students within the framework of a Civic Engagement Project called Crossing Borders Through Social Media and Dialogue initiated by Ekaterina Galimova (AUCA) and Emilienne Akpan (AUN) in 2019. 

The event honored students for their excellent academic performance.

For Kyrgyzstan, located in Central Asia and landlocked, land is an integral part of its national economy.

On November 3rd, students and faculty of the Applied Geology department joined the Kyrgyz Seismic Hazard Seminar taught by Prof. Ray Weldon from Oregon State University (OSU). The workshop is organized as part of a Central Asia University Partnerships Program (UniCEN) program that provides grants for universities in Central Asia.

Main objective of the research is to improve current understanding of the causes and impacts of the winter air pollution in Bishkek.

Literature Week is a part of CASI’s Workshop on Literature and History. Supported by a generous contribution from Matthew Nimetz, the aim of the workshop is to create a community of junior scholars and advanced graduate students committed to studying literature and to applying literary tools and methodologies to the study of literary art in the Central Asian past.

Literature Week is a part of CASI’s Workshop on Literature and History. Supported by a generous contribution from Matthew Nimetz, the aim of the workshop is to create a community of junior scholars and advanced graduate students committed to studying literature and to applying literary tools and methodologies to the study of literary art in the Central Asian past.