Aidin Turganbekov is a senior student who is about to graduate in the upcoming spring with a major degree in Sociology and a minor degree in Politics. Aidin is not a stranger when it comes to exchange programs. Having completed Bard Globalization and International Affairs Program in New York City, inspired to learn more Aidin decided to apply for a semester at the American University of Armenia during his studies at AUCA.
 

On September 3 and 4, 2022, the Dean of the Department of Applied Geology, Professor Jeenbek Kulenbekov, and the Senior Director of the National Academy of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine of the USA, Dalal Najib, held an international seminar PEER2PEER.

The intensive summer program National Security Language Initiative for Youth 2022, sponsored by the US Department of State, was successfully completed.

The coordinator and professor of Peace and Conflict Studies Concentration at the Department of Liberal Arts and Sciences of AUCA Cholpon Chotaeva tells why students should choose this specialty, what it studies and where its graduates can work.

On Tuesday, August 2nd, the closing ceremony of the CLS (Critical Language Scholarship) summer program was held at the AUCA. During the program, students have been taking intensive Russian language classes with group instructors, visited various cultural attractions and met with professionals for talks and guest lectures.

We are very pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Görkem Atsungur as a Chair of the International and Comparative Politics Department. Gorkem has been working with us since 2012. He received his B.A in International Relations from Cyprus International University, his M.A in European Studies from Istanbul Bilgi University, and his Mgr. in Political Science – European Politics from Masaryk University in the Czech Republic.

AUCA students of the Sociology Department - Aizura Batyralieva, Parwin Faizi, Waris Ahmad Faizi are studying at Otto-von-Guericke-Universität (OVGU) in Magdeburg, Germany. The Sociology Department provided students with full scholarships under “Erasmus + mobility grants” for the semester.

The Anthropology departement Is hosting three interns from the Central European University, Austria.

On June 19-22, 2022, the department of Environmental Sustainability and Climate Science (ESCS) with the support of the Grant Office organized a field study for the ESCS students to the "Sary-Chelek" Biosphere Reserve in Jalal-Abad region.

On June 13th, the very first day of the workshop on Modernizing Curriculum towards the Goals of UN SDGs for Central Asian Universities on "Climate Action" and "Sustainable Cities and Communities" was held on the AUCA campus.