Two years ago, with the support of American University of Central Asia and National Institute for Strategic Studies of the Kyrgyz Republic, journalists from ABC News reported on the Kyrgyz Republic and Talgar, the falconer, who trains eagles and other birds of prey. So, what has changed since that moment in Talgar’s life?
 

Dear Incoming Freshmen 2015, We look forward to meeting you during the Orientation program on August 17 – 28, 2015. We are proud to haveyou as our new students and welcome you into
 

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.
 

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.

The American University of Central Asia cordially invites you to the New Campus Gala Opening on October 31st, 2015. Join us to celebrate the completion of the most advanced and sustainable university campus in Central Asia.
 

Rafael Vargas-Suarez, who signs his artworks as "Vargas-Suarez Universal", is a Mexican-born artist living in New York and working internationally. Currently, Rafael is working on a piece of art on the main wall of the central atrium in the new AUCA campus as part of the “Artystan” project.

Two AUCA students, Altynai Jusupova and Akyl Callaghan, recently represented Kyrgyzstan as the duet "ALAN" in the international "Baltic Stage" festival.

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.