To the kind attention of the expert community in Central Asia, the Russian Federation, and worldwide
RE: CREATION OF AN EXPERT DATABASE ON MIGRATION
PERIOD: MARCH 1 TO MAY 30, 2016
The Tian Shan Policy Center, a think tank at the American University of the Central Asia (TSPC AUCA), is currently collecting information on experts from Central Asia (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan), Russia and internationally, working on the different aspects of migration in Central Asia with the aim of developing an expert database.
This is part of the project “Building an Enabling Environment in the Kyrgyz Republic to Develop Effective Migration Policies: Promoting Capacity of Migration State Bodies and Promotion of Migration Studies in KR,” in collaboration with the State Migration Service of the Kyrgyz Republic.
With the database we will identify, collect and systematize all information on experts on migration from Central Asia, the Russian Federation and globally. The database will be available to state bodies, international organizations, the non-governmental sector, academic institutions and all interested parties.
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AUCA invites companies and individuals to take part in a tender on sale of used Zyxel Wi-Fi access points and controller. All interested individuals and organizations are welcomed.

Американский университет в Центральной Азии приглашает Вас принять участие в тендере на проектирование общежития на территории нового кампуса.

The Global Centre for Pluralism (GCP), in partnership with the Central Asian Studies Institute at the American University of Central Asia (AUCA), OSCE Academy in Bishkek, the French Institute for Central Asian Studies (IFEAC), Bishkek Humanities University and Osh State University is pleased to announce a call for applications for Central Asian nationals to join an innovative History Project.

 
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Abstract: In my dissertation I analysed representations of Soviet socialism in post-Soviet history textbooks and in the life stories of history teachers in Kyrgyzstan. I analysed, first, how the post-Soviet Kyrgyz state reconstructs its Soviet past on the level of official discourse, particularly in school history textbooks, and second, how history teachers – as professionals and private citizens – relate to the official discourse when making sense of the Soviet past.

A fundraiser for the “Give a Cow” social project took place at the American University of Central Asia (AUCA). The project was launched by the Bishkek Rotary Club one year ago. At the moment, 22 families have already received cows. Organizers plan to reach 100 families within the year.

"Negotiating Kyrgyz Nationhood: Of History Textbooks' and History Teachers' Attitudes towards the Soviet Past"
By Damira Umetbaeva, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Journalism and Mass Communications Department, AUCA.

Associate Professor of Philosophy Duane Lacey currently teaches in the FYS Division. In the near future, he will also be teaching in the new L.L.M. Graduate Program. Professor Lacey shares his academic experience, research projects, thoughts on AUCA, and even some advice for students in this brief interview.

CASI is resuming research seminar series by AUCA faculty and visiting scholars this semester. Please be kindly informed about the dates and titles of the talks.

 
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February 10, 2016
Raisa Belyavina, PhD Candidate, Teachers College, Columbia University, CASI Visiting Scholar
Abstract:
To address the challenges of attracting new teachers to the profession and reducing highly overburdened teaching loads assigned to teachers, the Kyrgyz Republic implemented a new teacher salary structure in 2011, which eliminated the Soviet-era stavka system and replaced it with a workload system that is common around the world.