Akobir Mamadrizokhonov is a triple volleyball champion and an Honored Master of Sport in Tajikistan. Born in Khorog, the capital of Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Oblast, he studied in Aga-Khan Lyceum School, and then entered the Khorog State University. The following year, he joined AUCA and he is now a graduate in Anthropology planning to finalize his second bachelor in Business Administration at the end of this academic year.

MA course is to be opened at the AUCA Department of Psychology in new academic year, which offers an opportunity to receive high quality knowledge and practical skills; moreover it provides students with additional opportunities to show their worth in international professional and academic arena.

Today, the president of AUCA Andrew Wachtel and the Chief Information Officer at AUCA Dr. Karim Zerhouni handed over the new universal ID cards to 30 students of the Anthropology department. The card will be used on the new campus in fall 2015. This was the distribution of the first batch of ID cards. 

Diyora Rafieva graduated from AUCA in two majors: European Studies (2012) and International and Business Law (2013). She shares the challenges while graduating and how much the sacrifices were worth it at the end. After successfully completing the dual degree Diyora now works for NATO and recently became a mother, which is the happiest and proudest moment of her life. 

On April 8th, 2015, the Minister of Public health of the Kyrgyz Republic, Talantbek Batyraliev, held a meeting with Andrew Wachtel, President of the American University of Central Asia.

Member of University and Student Relations Committee, Alumni Council; Assistant to the Honorary Consul of the Federative Republic of Brazil in Kyrgyz Republic; Assistant Professor at AUCA.

This winter, the Student Intellectual Life Committee offered Tajik senior students of the Psychology Department the opportunity to visit their homeland and collect data for their senior thesis.

Laziz Abdulazizov, a sophomore student of Liberal Arts and Sciences at AUCA, is currently studying at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences in Norway. Even though it is not the first time he lives abroad far from his family and friends, life in Norway feels totally different.

American University of Central Asia is pleased to announce that it has successfully signed a bilateral agreement with Kansai University in Japan

Bishkek is a very progressive city. I was impressed by the level of education here and the cooperation of women alongside men in order to have a better quality of life. I like and appreciate the culture of tolerance and diversity here. I believe that education is the only thing which enlightens people’s hearts and minds.