Students from the Talas region will have their studies at AUCA sponsored by Talas Copper Gold and Andash Mining Company (AMC), a subsidiary of Robust Resources Singapore (TCG). The agreement, signed on May 15, shows businesses’ interests in investing in higher education of youth in Central Asia.

On 21st of April, students of Environmental Chemistry class went on an exciting field trip instead of the usual class lecture. In the Big Chui Canal, they collected water samples, identifying GPS coordination of the location.

Being employer for three countries of the region I can compare the quality of students we hire to our offices. AUCA annually provide hundreds of English speaking professionals which makes hiring process much easier in Kyrgyzstan. It is a great team of professors and students joint efforts of which provide strong base for success.

At 21 years old, Iurii Piunov, a senior student in economics, is well-known for his talent as a debater at the American University of Central Asia. Since he joined the AUCA debate club “Eloquent Crew” in 2011, Iura has participated in many local and international tournaments.

Students of Anthropology have been engaged in the realization of the ethnographic project “Memories of the 1916 rebellion” supported by the Student Intellectual Life Committee (SILC) and Anthropology Department. The aim was to reconstruct an objective picture of the 1916 Great Revolt in Kyrgyzstan by gathering stories of elderly people. During two months, from March 3 to May 3, 2015, students and their supervisor, Aida Abdykanova, visited 4 provinces: Chui, Issyk-Kul, Osh and Jalalabad.  

Meerim Nurbekova is a sophomore student majoring in International and Comparative Politics at AUCA. She is also a member of the university’s Student Senate. Last month, Meerim went to Madrid, Spain, to attend the International Student Leadership Conference (ISLC) held at Saint Louis University from April 23 to 26. Meerim shares her impressions, experience and some of the challenges she faced.

Always cleanly dressed, he can be seen from time to time hunched over recycling bins, checking if the recyclables have been thrown in the appropriate place. Martin Ossewaarde settled in Bishkek 17 years ago. Assistant professor at the American University of Central Asia in Bishkek, he is teaching sustainable development, a topic he is passionate about.

For me AUCA was not only a school of academic learning, it taught me to survive, to strive and finally to achieve. It was not always easy, especially in the beginning, but definitely it was worth it.

Reyhana Turdieva, a student of the Sociology Department at AUCA, presents her first photo exhibition “The Internship” in Bravo, which will be held till May 2. The exhibition is a result of a photography trip she did in January in the United Arab Emirates with Dr. Hersh Chadha, photographer, philanthropist and AUCA’s long-term supporter.

Dr. Hersh Chadha is announcing a photo contest for the best nature oriented photos that showcase outstanding landscape photography skills. The winner will join Dr. Chadha in the photography trip to Antarctica.