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The scholarship goes to the winner of the Stream Music Contest for high-school seniors in the Kyrgyz Republic.

St. Valentines Day is coming! And for this wonderful event American University arranges an annual musical competition «Stream» with participation of high-school seniors’ students of Kyrgyzstan.

The Explosion of Post-Soviet Youth Cultures and the Decline of Soviet Conformism

On February 8, John Schoeberlein, a professor of Anthropology department in Harvard University (USA) and Eurasian National University (Kazakhstan), presented his current research.

The Central Asian Studies Institute of AUCA is calling for research grant applications under its Central Asia Research Initiative. This program is intended to support original research that will generate new empirical knowledge and contribute to a better understanding of Central Asia.  In this round CASI will consider projects with the budget up to 10,000 USD each. The proposals will be evaluated by a special board consisting of the members of the CASI International Advisory Board. Deadline for applications is March 5, 2012.

On January 31, 2012, the newly formed Tian Shan Policy Center and the Central Asian Studies Institute, both under the American University of Central Asia (AUCA) held their first joint conference

AUCA is delighted to announce the start of recruitment for the first class of students at the New Generation Academy (NGA)

“To do something big you have to be a real dreamer” – Dilbar Ashimbaeva in meeting with AUCA students.   

Presentation of the recorded performance of Manas Epic by a famous manaschy S. Karalaev is held in AUCA on February, 1 at 16.00, CH-1 by "Kyrgyz language" program. Guests of the event are the writer Mar Baidhziev, musicologist Balbay Alagushev and a little manaschy Umet. All interested are welcome to join!  

Forging Partnerships with Kyrgyzstan’s New Lawmakers: How Research and Policy Centers Can Help Improve Governance