The AUCA-Bard Study Abroad Program provides an opportunity for North American students to study at AUCA in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. This program offers intellectually adventurous students a unique opportunity to study side by side, in English, with peers from 25 different countries at the region's most prestigious university. Students interested in Central Asian Studies, Soviet Studies, or Russian and Central Asian languages will find that AUCA-Bard partnership provides an exciting and rigorous liberal arts curriculum that develops students' skills and attitude of mind; both of which will foster sensitivity to the region's rich traditions, as well as an adaptability to its democratic development.