Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan – September 2, 2018 – The Board of Trustees of the American University of Central Asia announced today the appointment of Jonathan Becker, the Executive Vice President and Vice President for Academic Affairs at Bard College, as the new acting President of the University. Dr. Becker has been a trustee of AUCA since 2009 and has led its historic collaboration with Bard College.

A second annual workshop  organized by the Department of Central Eurasian Studies, Indiana University, and Central Asian Studies Institute, AUCA, will take place on August 29-31, 2018

Welcome and congratulations on your acceptance to the American University of Central Asia. We are thrilled that you will be joining our AUCA family!

American University of Central Asia will host 6th Conference of the Asian Borderlands Research Network (ABRN): Borderland Spaces Ruins, Revival(s) and Resources on 13-15 August.
The expected number of participants is 200 scholars from all over the world.

American University of Central Asia will host 6th Conference of the Asian Borderlands Research Network (ABRN): Borderland Spaces Ruins, Revival(s) and Resources on 13-15 August.  The expected number of participants is 200 scholars from all over the world. The conference is jointly organized by the American University of Central Asia; International Institute for Asian Studies and the Asian Borderlands Research Network (ABRN).

The American University of Central Asia (AUCA) is delighted to announce keynote speakers for Nomadism, Mobilities and Media international conference, which will be held at AUCA, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, August 29-30, 2018. 

Double Degree Master Program is the Master Program of the new generation that within two years allows to stay in two countries, Russia and Kyrgyzstan, to study in two universities, Tomsk State University and American University of Central Asia, and to receive two master degrees, Russian and Kyrgyz.

The Society for Conservation Biology, Asia Section together with American University of Central Asia is hosting an international conference from 6 to 10 August 2018 in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.

On June 13-15, 2018 a regional training workshop was held in Almaty (Kazakhstan) with the purpose to develop a course on international migration law and return migration within the context of Central Asia.
The course was developed by working groups from five Central Asian countries and will be used to upgrade the skills of state and municipal employees in the region.

This year archaeological practice of AUCA Anthropology Department is organised in the form of Summer Field School jointly with Indiana University students leading by Professor Anne Pyburn and Aida Abdykanova