Now a junior of International and Comparative Politics, Ammar Younas spent an unforgettable summer attending the Summer School of Finland, participating in a Model UN Conference in Germany, visiting the Expo 2015 in Milan, Italy, as well as completing an internship at HRCP in Pakistan. Ammar shares with us his unique experiences and impressions.

Please be kindly informed that tomorrow September 9th will be no working day. It will be closed due to some breakdown of city electricity line. No classes!

On September 8, 2015 a group of enthusiastic students from the American University of Central Asia had the opportunity to have a conversation with the U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs, Nisha Desai Biswal, and the U.S. Ambassador to the Kyrgyz Republic Sheila Gwaltney.

On September 5, 2015, the president of the American University of Central Asia, Andrew Wachtel, gave a talk at the International Academic and Research Symposium “The Legacy of the Epic as a Component of Stable Development during a Time of Societal Change.” Wachtel’s talk was on “‘Manas’ as a Product of the Soviet Union.”

September 4th saw the first Knowledge and Convocation Day Ceremony take place at the American University of Central Asia (AUCA). The ceremony recognized academic excellence of the students who had made the President’s List and the Dean’s List.

On September 2, 2015 a group of professors from Harvard University, University of Chicago, Yale University, University of Stanford, Columbia University, National Geographic and the Smithsonian visited the new AUCA campus.

Forms must be handed in to the AUCA front security desk by 5pm on September 15.  The lottery will be held on September 16 at 5pm in the Forum.

The scholarship welcomes promising NGA graduates from all undergraduate programs at AUCA. The aim of this scholarship is to support students who show commitment to excellence in their studies and have a potential to leverage on this support.

Aziz Soltobaev, AUCA Alum of the Economics Department (2003), Chairman of KG Labs Public Foundation, and co-founder of the local Internet shop Svetofor Company, is one of the organizers of the International Hackathon Garage48. The event will take place on September 11-13, 2015 at the American University of Central Asia (AUCA) in Bishkek. 

Rahat Sabyrbekov, an assistant professor of the Economics Department at AUCA, was selected as a Young Fellow at the United Nations Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES).