On June 19, 2023, the American University in Central Asia held the official opening of the Summer School on “Challenging human rights issues in Central Asia". This Summer School was organized by the Development Office and the International Business Law Department and sponsored by the Open Society Foundations.

  The long wait for the AMICAL on-site conference - the first after Kuwait in 2020, just before the Covid pandemic, finally came to an end. Not surprisingly, this was the most attended conference, with 135 attendees from 26 member institutions.

 

On Saturday, May 24, the American University of Central Asia hosted its first Open Doors Event for Parents. A welcoming beacon for parents, the event aimed to familiarise them with the university’s vibrant culture, education system, robust academic offerings, and diverse community and a campus tour.

On June 26, the grand opening of the new building of the Institute of Seismology of the National Academy of Sciences of the Kyrgyz Republic, built by AUCA specifically for a scientific institution, took place. David Lakhdir, Head of the AUCA Board of Trustees, delivered a speech at the opening ceremony.

  CASI is holding the first workshop of its Global Borderland Project this week from 23-27 June. Funded by an OSUN grant, the project is meant to coordinate network research and teaching expertise on borderland areas and those indeterminate spaces in which local and more distinctly colonial and/or global traditions have collided.

On June 3, 2023, AUCA Faculty Senate awarded Commencement speaker Dr Karim-Aly S. Kassam with Professor Honoris Causa of the American University of Central Asia in recognition of his contributions to the culturally grounded community-based research on climate change adaptation in Central Asia and sponsoring and supporting AUCA students.

Participating in an exchange program offers numerous benefits, such as cultural immersion, personal growth, and academic enrichment. The decision to participate in an exchange semester in Paris was driven by my desire to experience a new culture, enhance my language skills, broaden my perspectives, and develop a global network.

 

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  As a result of the creative experiment of the Green AUCA & TСMA department for 2 months (April-May), 7 social videos were created on the topic of waste management in AUCA and in everyday life.

The ever-present topic of Big Data was once again in the spotlight with the talk by Chrys Margaritidis on the ethical implications of Big Data, particularly addressing the geographic information systems (GIS) field.