Today, the president of AUCA Andrew Wachtel and the Chief Information Officer at AUCA Dr. Karim Zerhouni handed over the new universal ID cards to 30 students of the Anthropology department. The card will be used on the new campus in fall 2015. This was the distribution of the first batch of ID cards. 

Diyora Rafieva graduated from AUCA in two majors: European Studies (2012) and International and Business Law (2013). She shares the challenges while graduating and how much the sacrifices were worth it at the end. After successfully completing the dual degree Diyora now works for NATO and recently became a mother, which is the happiest and proudest moment of her life. 

On April 5th, professor of Anthropology department, Cholpon Turdalieva visited “Belovodski special house for children” to deliver clothes and toys collected by AUCA students for charity.

She does not have a high GPA nor she won any Olympiads and Golden Certificate.

On April 8th, 2015, the Minister of Public health of the Kyrgyz Republic, Talantbek Batyraliev, held a meeting with Andrew Wachtel, President of the American University of Central Asia.

This winter, the Student Intellectual Life Committee offered Tajik senior students of the Psychology Department the opportunity to visit their homeland and collect data for their senior thesis.

Laziz Abdulazizov, a sophomore student of Liberal Arts and Sciences at AUCA, is currently studying at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences in Norway. Even though it is not the first time he lives abroad far from his family and friends, life in Norway feels totally different.

Nurzat Rakhmanberdieva became the SILC awardee and attended the Grace Hopper Conference for Women in Computing held in Arizona, USA.

April 2, 2015
Second Side of Sexism: Analysis of Benevolent Practices of Subjugation and Domestic Violence in Southern Kyrgyzstan
Presenter: Bermet Zhanybekova, Senior, Psychology Department, AUCA

Chess – became one of the famous sport classes at AUCA and students always enjoy learning and playing it. We have very good success and improvement on chess.  Last year, AUCA chess teams participated in the Republican Universiada and male team won 2nd place and female team 3rd place.