Moderation Presentations: A Path of Intellectual Discovery

April 14, 2025

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At the American University of Central Asia (AUCA), moderation is a key academic milestone. It marks a student’s transition from exploratory learning to focused specialization within the Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) program. Through this process, students design a personalized academic path with guidance from faculty, preparing them for both advanced studies and future careers. Moderation reflects the heart of the liberal arts philosophy: curiosity, critical thinking, and intellectual flexibility.

 

One of the most dynamic and socially impactful paths students can choose is Moderation in Human Rights.

 

Human Rights at AUCA: A Unique Program in Central Asia

 

AUCA is home to the first and only Bachelor’s program in Human Rights in Central Asia. This groundbreaking program reflects a growing need for professionals trained to address issues of justice, freedom, and equality in a rapidly changing world.

 

Students in the Human Rights moderation explore how these rights are defined, protected, and sometimes violated. They learn through a multidisciplinary lens that includes:

 

• Public Law
• Business Law
• Political Science
• Sociology
• European Studies
• History
• Journalism, and more.

 

Through classes such as International Human Rights Law, Civil Liberties, and Media and Human Rights, students examine real-world challenges and solutions, while participating in debates, research, and advocacy-based learning.

 

Additionally, AUCA offers students access to OSUN (Open Society University Network) courses, which connect them to global classrooms and professors from partner institutions around the world.

 

In a major step forward, the AUCA Law Division has officially joined the Global Campus of Human Rights, an international academic network headquartered in Venice. This affiliation gives students opportunities to engage in international moot courts, summer schools, joint research projects, and exchange programs with human rights institutions across Europe and beyond.

Graduates of the Human Rights program go on to build impactful careers in areas such as:

 

• International organizations (e.g., United Nations, OSCE, Human Rights Watch)
• NGOs and humanitarian organizations
• Media, investigative journalism, and advocacy
• Government and public service
• Legal and consulting sectors
• Academic and research institutions

 

Many pursue graduate degrees at prestigious universities including Central European University, Columbia University, Sciences Po, and others—often with full or partial scholarships.

 

Many students chose European Studies, a moderation program that explores the history, institutions, languages, and cultures of Europe.

 

From the ideals of Ancient Greece and Rome to the Enlightenment and the formation of the European Union, students trace how key values—freedom, justice, democracy, solidarity—have shaped the continent and continue to influence global politics and cultural features. 

 

Graduates of this program often find career paths in diplomacy, international relations, EU institutions, cultural organizations, and global research think tanks.

Whether your passion lies in advocacy, legal reform, political theory, or cultural analysis, the Human Rights, European Studies, Digital Cultures or Social Entrepreneurship moderation under AUCA’s LAS department prepares you to think deeply and act boldly.

 

Be part of the next generation of ethical leaders, thinkers, and changemakers.

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