Fourth BAC Meeting gathered officials from the British Embassy of Bishkek, and the U.S. Embassy in the Kyrgyz Republic,President of AUCA and Vice-President for Academic Affairs of AUCA, the leaders of corporate, small and medium enterprise community of Kyrgyzstan as well as faculty and staff of SEBA.

Ms. Iliana Zazueta Cultural/Public Affairs Specialist at the U.S. Embassy in Kabul and her colleague Mr. Reda Mohamed Ayadi met with Afghan students and the University Administration. 

On Tuesday, November 12 the Inauguration of President of the American University of Central Asia and the annual initiation ceremony for freshmen students took place at the Kyrgyz National Philharmonic named after T. Satylganov.

The conference was titled “Uzbekistan in the Context of Regional Security and Global Challenges” and was co-sponsored by the University of Kent and the University of Cambridge in the UK as part of the GCRF COMPASS project.

On Saturday, October 26, the grand opening of the AUCA Technical School of Innovation was held. This is the only educational institution in Kyrgyzstan and region that provides an opportunity to receive an education equivalent to university programs after the 9th grade of secondary school. 

They discussed collaboration between AUCA and the Indian Embassy, and desire of the university to increase the recruitment of Indian students.

The project is a part of the Central Asia Journalism Program funded by the U.S. Department of State and implemented by Meridian International Center in partnership with the American University of Central Asia.
 

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Besides the graduates and their families, representatives from the Kyrgyz government, international organizations, and embassies, AUCA’s board of trustees, faculty, and staff, as well as honored guests from overseas could be found at the ceremony.

The colorful event, dedicated to the 25th anniversary of AUCA was held at the new campus of AUCA for the first time, after a long break.