April 24-26/TSPC Deputy Director Michelle Leighton and AUCA faculty affiliate Gulnaz Naamatova produced the first extensive Compendium on Recommendations for the Kyrgyz Republic from United Nations Human Rights Council, Treaty Bodies, and Special Procedures for a dialogue among government policy-makers in Kyrgyzstan, international experts and NGOs in Bishkek, April 24-26th, with support from the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights for the Central Asian Region and the European Union project on civil society. 

Smolny College of St. Petersburg State University will host its First Smolny Student Readings “Humanities in the interdisciplinary perspective” on April 21, 2012.

Feb. 1/The Tian Shan Policy Center (TSPC) in association with the Central Asian Studies Institute (CASI) convened a conference at AUCA on how to strengthen cooperation between government, think-tanks, and research institutions.  The dialogue sought to broaden perspectives for new initiatives in policy development.  Participants included Members of Parliament, research institutes and centers, experts, civil society organizations, and university faculty and students. The TSPC offered its support to government agencies and the Jogorku Kenesh in developing legislative anlaysis and policy reforms. 

On January 31, 2012, the newly formed Tian Shan Policy Center and the Central Asian Studies Institute, both under the American University of Central Asia (AUCA) held their first joint conference

Dear Students,
 
ACCELS is announcing an internship opportunity for FLEX alumni. Come learn more about this opportunity on:
Wednesday, November 23, from 12:05-12:45 in room 311

September 26 - celebrating linguistic diversity, plurilingualism, lifelong language learning

 
Open to: Young people, Youth leaders, Youth workers from Program Countries 
Costs: board and lodging costs are covered by the Norwegian National Agency. Check with your national agency for

Open to: university students over 18 years of age
Dates and Venue: 18 - 20 March 2011, Blagoevgrad, BulgariaFee: 45 EUR (10 euro fee waiver for selected applications sent before 20th January)Costs: covers

Once again, AUCA students prove themselves to be talented and driven young people. Reyna Artur kyzy, a senior in the Sociology department, has recently won the international science forum "Lomonosov - 2011: Link between Times and Generations".