http://www.auca.kg/ AUCA News en-us Copyright 2006-2011 AUCA Thu, 28 Apr 2011 11:15:06 +0600 kostyai@gmail.com (Konstantin Isaev) Once again, AUCA students prove themselves to be talented and driven young people. Reyna Artur kyzy, a senior in the Sociology department, has recently won the international science forum "Lomonosov - 2011: Link between Times and Generations", which was organized by the Lomonosov Moscow State University.Thu, 28 Apr 2011 11:04:01 +0600http://auca.kg/en/press_room/news_feature/?news=642Islam Mashanlo from Bishkek High School # 61, Timur Dolgopolov from Kara-Balta High School #6 and Igor Sim from Bishkek High School # 24 outshone more than a hundred of their peers to win the "Brain Ring" competition.Fri, 22 Apr 2011 12:15:48 +0600http://auca.kg/en/press_room/news_feature/?news=640On April 21, 2011, AUCA celebrated the Annual Junior's Ball "Donkey Bridge". The goal of the event was to celebrate the Golden Mean of studying at the university. Juniors were expected to go through a special ritual, after which there is only one year left until the ‘long-expected breath of freedom.Thu, 21 Apr 2011 09:56:41 +0600http://auca.kg/en/press_room/news_feature/?news=639On April 20, 2011, John Clark, Vice President for Academic Affairs of the International University of Central Asia, delivered a public lecture titled "The Role of the Mongol Yoke in the Development of Medieval Russia".Wed, 20 Apr 2011 12:35:42 +0600http://auca.kg/en/press_room/news_feature/?news=641The Social Research Center launched a new project entitled "Enhancing Civic Education in Kyrgyzstan through Development of Student Textbooks on Civics".Fri, 15 Apr 2011 14:33:24 +0600http://auca.kg/en/press_room/news_feature/?news=638Dear students, fill in the forms at http://ev.auca.kg/, and you will have a chance to win one of 20 t-shirts, 20 USB flash drives, 8000 additional printing pages, and 30 hours of additional work time in PC labs. Tue, 12 Apr 2011 09:25:32 +0600http://auca.kg/en/press_room/news_feature/?news=631The AUCA student football team "Unreal Madrid" ended a six-year domination by alumni of the AUCA Football Cup as they crushed all on-comers at Futbolistan Stadium on April 9-10, 2011. Glory, "Unreal Madrid", Glory!Sun, 10 Apr 2011 15:19:01 +0600http://auca.kg/en/press_room/news_feature/?news=637"The main goal of the event was to give students an opportunity to become familiar with the modern business environment, to learn about requirements of today's employers, and present themselves as young, motivated, and enthusiastic people with high level of knowledge and skills!" Fri, 08 Apr 2011 11:24:43 +0600http://auca.kg/en/press_room/news_feature/?news=629On April 7, 2011, Zainidin Kurmanov, Nur Omarov, Tamerlan Ibraimov and Azamat Akeleev led a public discussion on topic "One Year after the 2010 April Events in Kyrgyzstan: New Pages in Its Modern History".Thu, 07 Apr 2011 11:07:03 +0600http://auca.kg/en/press_room/news_feature/?news=628The Social Research Center of AUCA has launched a new research project entitled, "Youth, Livelihoods and Peace Promotion" supported by UNICEF/Kyrgyzstan. The aim of this research is to understand the developmental concerns of youths in Osh and Jalal-Abad provinces, affected by the interethnic conflict of last year.Wed, 06 Apr 2011 09:42:19 +0600http://auca.kg/en/press_room/news_feature/?news=626On March 31, 2011, Kjell Magne Bondevik, Former Prime Minister of Norway, and Petre Roman, Former Prime Minister of Romania, delivered a public lecture entitled "Promoting Inclusive Parliamentary Democracy: Experience from Norway and Romania".Tue, 05 Apr 2011 11:03:12 +0600http://auca.kg/en/press_room/news_feature/?news=625In Kyrgyz tradition, Nooruz is considered the beginning of a new year, bringing happiness, luck and renewal. This year, Nooruz was celebrated with a wonderful Festival of Kyrgyz Music by the name of "Kyrgyz Music: from Ancient Times to Modernity", which lasted two days.Tue, 05 Apr 2011 10:46:59 +0600http://auca.kg/en/press_room/news_feature/?news=627Online course registration for Fall 2011 was launched on April 4, 2011, and will last for two weeks. All students can login at http://onlineregistration.auca.kg/ using their regular AUCA username and password. Mon, 04 Apr 2011 09:51:30 +0600http://auca.kg/en/press_room/news_feature/?news=624Advising and Career Services of the American University of Central Asia is pleased to invite you to participate in the "Generation of Future Leaders" Career Fair which will be held on April 8, 2011 at AUCA. For further information please click here.Fri, 01 Apr 2011 19:51:03 +0600http://auca.kg/en/press_room/news_feature/?news=605On March 28-31, 2011 the Business Administration Department, in cooperation with Arnhem Business School, organized a simulation of business games. During this intensive four-day simulation, student participants managed real businesses through six business cycle periods spanning six-months.Fri, 01 Apr 2011 11:46:46 +0600http://auca.kg/en/press_room/news_feature/?news=623AUCA continues to build partnerships with businesses of Kyrgyzstan. On March 28, 2011, AUCA signed a corporate agreement with travel agency Kyrgyz Concept. Wed, 30 Mar 2011 14:10:06 +0600http://auca.kg/en/press_room/news_feature/?news=622USAID awarded the Social Research Center of AUCA a grant for carrying out the 2010 NGO Sustainability Index Survey in Kyrgyzstan. The NGO Sustainability Index is a tool used to study the strength and overall viability of the NGO sector in the Baltic and Central Asian countries.Tue, 29 Mar 2011 14:09:15 +0600http://auca.kg/en/press_room/news_feature/?news=621AUCA and the National Library of the Kyrgyz Republic signed an Agreement on Library and Information Service Cooperation. The advantage of this unique agreement is that now all AUCA students and faculty have an opportunity to access the information collections of the National Library for free.Mon, 28 Mar 2011 09:43:55 +0600http://auca.kg/en/press_room/news_feature/?news=620The Journalism and Mass Communications Department launched a series of public lectures, master classes and seminars with the participation of journalists, PR specialists, leaders of NGOs, and media managers. Wed, 23 Mar 2011 15:58:44 +0600http://auca.kg/en/press_room/news_feature/?news=617On March 23, 2011, Aijan Sharshenova, Visiting Research Fellow at AUCA Social Research Center, delivered a public lecture titled "Druzhina: Private Voluntary Security Providers in Kyrgyzstan". Wed, 23 Mar 2011 09:37:17 +0600http://auca.kg/en/press_room/news_feature/?news=618