NEWS

Three new tutors--two in economics and one in programming--have joined the Writing and Academic Resource Center (WARC) this spring, bringing the number of peer tutors to 27 and the number of subjects offered to eight.

We are pleased to announce that AUCA will be hosting the Critical Language Scholarship Program  in Summer, June 8- August 6, 2020. The families who are willing to share a space and culture with program students are welcome to apply to become a host family in Summer 2020.

The Program “AUCA Afghan Scholarship through the U.S. Embassy Kabul 2019” will allow the students to study a year at the New Generation Academy and 4 years of the Bachelor program, 5 years in total. 

The Central Asian Journalism Summer Institute provides early-career journalists and journalism students with the skills they need to launch successful careers in journalism and media. The Summer Institute will provide an interactive curriculum to develop participants’ skills in areas such as data journalism, digital media, social media, podcasting, and storytelling.

After a year-long hiatus, AUCA’s campus newspaper, The New Star, has returned to print under the stewardship of editor-in-chief Niloufar Rafat. The first issue of the newly revived student publication came out in December, and the next issue is slated to go to print in early February.

Julia Findlay, the branch chief for South and Central Asia Fulbright programs in the State Department’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs will answer the Fulbright program questions, February 10, at 10 AM.

AMICAL Consortium’s 17th annual meeting and conference took place at the American University of Kuwait on January 15-18, 2020. This year’s theme was  “Digital transformation at international liberal arts institutions: Innovation, collaboration & sustainability”. The AUCA was represented by a group of faculty members, librarians, technologists and a student. The AUCA team was the largest at the conference and each out of 13 team members contributed to the conference program by sharing their teaching experience, projects and collaboration activities.

On January 25, 2020, forty-six undergraduate and master students had an opportunity to present their internship reports at the Annual Internship Symposium organized by the Psychology Department at AUCA.

Future News Worldwide 2020 is looking for 100 of the world's most talented, motivated and passionate student journalists to attend an intensive media training program. You’ll receive exclusive coaching from world-leading editors, broadcasters, writers and reporters, and see how publishers around the world are using technology to find stories and bring them to life like never before.

The selection of a university is one of the big decisions young adults make in their life. There are many options available to help make this decision. An open house provides students with valuable insights into program options, university life, and the overall campus experience. Read about the six reasons why you should attend open doors event