The Global Village is a colorful and cultural event part of the international Better Understanding for a Better World conference, which took place at the American University of Central Asia (AUCA) on July 14, 2016. The Civilizations Exchange & Cooperation Foundation (CECF) held its first BUBW conference in Bishkek on July 13-17 2016.

Central Asian Studies Institute (CASI) Fifth Annual Conference "Contesting Nature in Central Asia" at the American University of Central Asia. Date: September 16-17, 2016. The relationship between humans and their environments is central to both natural and social sciences, yet the fundamental distinction between ‘nature’ and ‘culture’ is the reason behind segregation of knowledge into two distinct spheres. ‘Nature’ is often utilised as shorthand for unchanging laws of existence, the inexorable materiality of being, for inevitability, determinism and teleology.

Civilizations Exchange & Cooperation Foundation (CECF) will be holding its first BUBW conference in Bishkek on July 13-17 2016. 70 participants of the conference will come from Kyrgyzstan and surrounding Central Asian countries, in addition to 30 participants from other regions of the world. The most colorful part of the conference - culture event will take place at AUCA on July 14 from 17.30 to 20.00. Anyone who is interested in seeing diverse cultures may come to see and join participants.

Albina Sharshenova is one of the outstanding graduates of the Sociology department at AUCA. Albina shared her thoughts with us about her life as a student at AUCA and decided to give some advice to current undergraduates. 

June 6-11, AUCA’s Psychology Department held its 2016 Psychology Summer School to introduce the Psychological Assessment and Training Institute (PATI), promote high-quality psychological services in Kyrgyzstan, enable professional development for mental health specialists and personal development for parents, and, finally, to contribute to AUCA’s community outreach.

Meder Akeneev is a recent alum of the Department of International and Business Law. In the Fall, he will be heading to Budapest, Hungary, to continue his education with a Master’s at Central European University (CEU). Meder took a moment to reflect on his time at AUCA and give advice to our current and future students:

A child’s university education should be taken seriously. Not only is it nearly a half-decade of their time, it creates a solid foundation for success in life. The New Generation Academy preparatory program enables high school graduates to make the most of their time at university by providing them with proficiency in multiple foreign language, communication skills, and critical thinking.

The Economics department of the American University of Central Asia is proud to offer a full-time two year MSc program in Economics, beginning in the Fall of 2016. Our MSc in Economics Program satisfies the highest international standards of education and is similar in content to the Master’s programs of the best American and European economics departments.

The Law Division of American University of Central Asia is proud to announce on launching two-years LL.M program. The program accepts applications to start this fall semester 2016. The four semester program will be conducted in a monthly intensive module format to make it accessible to mid-career professionals with limited free time.

Anisa Hodjieva, current junior student of the Economics department at AUCA, tells us about how her department and studying at AUCA has helped her to participate in the  Many Languages One World Youth forum.