NEWS

Kuttubek Rakhmanberdiev is a junior student of Business Administration department at AUCA. Last spring semester he was an exchange student at Yeditepe University in Istanbul. Kuttubek shares his impressions about the semester abroad, and tells us about this unique experience.
 

Students interested in exchange opportunities to AUCA partner universities are encouraged to start planning for this experience at least one or two semesters in advance. Students should research available

Svetlana Dzardanova is a 2007 graduate of AUCA’s Psychology department. Originally, from Turkmenistan, Svetlana currently lives in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. After graduation from AUCA she matriculated to the MA program at Bishkek’s OSCE Academy and was offered a job at the Academy upon graduation, where she currently works as Research and Training Coordinator.
 

Alisa Zhumadilova is a graduate student of International and Comparative Politics department and alumna of Future Leaders Exchange program. She was one of the most active students during her study years at AUCA. Alisa successfully combined studying, work and volunteering, being a member of SIFE (currently Enactus club) and Rotaract student clubs as well as developing charity and youth entrepreneurship projects.

Originally from New Rochelle, NY, Neil is a 4th year university student majoring in International Relations and Russian with the focus on the former Soviet Union. It’s been almost a year since he arrived in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on the scholarship to study Central Asian Politics, Russian and Uzbek.
 

The Anthropology Department of the American University of Central Asia together with the University of Tromso of Norway implemented the joint project “A Comparative Perspective on Cultural Ecology and Nomadic Life in Central Asia and Norway” in Kyrgyzstan’s “Akun Issyk - Kul” Resort, Kara-Oi village, from June 14 to 23, 2015.

Ali Reza Yasa, of the 2014-2015 class, is the first graduate from the Master of Arts in Central Asian Studies (MACAS) program at AUCA’s Central Asian Studies Institute. Originally from Afghanistan, Yasa received his combined Bachelor’s degree in Sociology from American University of Afghanistan and Kateb University.
 

From June 23 to 25, 2015 a training on ‘Carbon Balance Appraisal of Agriculture Forestry and other Land Use’ (AFOLU) projects and policies was held at American University of Central Asia.
 

Six AUCA students from Afghanistan were recently accepted for an International Women's Leadership Program known as Women2Women, which will take place in Boston (USA) on July 29 - August 8.
 

On June 29, 2015, the American University of Central Asia started to become functional on the new campus building is located in Micro-District 12 of Bishkek. The official opening ceremony is scheduled for October 31, 2015.