On Saturday, October 26, the grand opening of the AUCA Technical School of Innovation was held. This is the only educational institution in Kyrgyzstan and region that provides an opportunity to receive an education equivalent to university programs after the 9th grade of secondary school. 

Naumova Mariia, a 4th-year student in the department of TV, Cinema, and Media Arts won 2nd place in the People’s Choice Award contest for her movie Kyrgyz Taigan. 

On October 25, 2019, Alumni Relations Office conducted the first Alumni Talks event at AUCA. The guest speaker was Oybek Aitbaev who graduated Economics department of AUCA in 2013. Oybek is a Co-Founder

In three days, the course will cover dozen of topics from a big data review to machine learning principles.

Students of the program prepared vivid performances for their host families, teachers, and guests. In 2019 AUCA hosted 15 CLS students who also had the opportunity to learn some basic Kyrgyz in addition to Russian. CLS students in Bishkek immersed themselves in Kyrgyz culture through cultural enrichment excursions and interactions with language partners and host family members. 

Such an agreement with MITx MicroMasters Program in Data, Economics and Development Policy (DEDP) will help AUCA’s Economics Department enhance teaching innovation and strengthen its curricula in the area of evidence-based development policy analysis.

The project is a part of the Central Asia Journalism Program funded by the U.S. Department of State and implemented by Meridian International Center in partnership with the American University of Central Asia.
 

American University of Central Asia is accepting applications for the Afghan Students Scholarship Program, funded by the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, and administered by American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS.

The unique opportunity for early-career journalists and journalism students to train the skills they need to launch successful careers in journalism and media.

CASI Research Seminar by Amanda E. Wooden,  the David, and Patricia Ekedahl Professor, Associate Professor of Environmental Studies, Bucknell University in Pennsylvania, will take place at AUCA on May 29.