Central Asian Studies Institute (CASI) is pleased to report that the Association for the Study of Nationalities (ASN) prize committee have selected article by Dr. Mohira Suyarkulova as the winner of the Henry Huttenbach prize for the best article published in Nationalities Papers journal in 2016.

Today we want to introduce you to Kamilya Kadyrova, the NGA Academic Director , an Assistant Professor in General Education and FYS Program,  and AUCA Academic Orientation Co-Director. Professor Kamilya Kadyrova has a M.Ed. in Higher Education Leadership, and below she will share a little about her work at AUCA

For our students, studying abroad is a consistently enriching experience, pushing you to move outside your comfort zones and learn about the world and yourself. 

SPEAKER: Nathan Light, PhD, Researcher at Uppsala University, Sweden
Abstract: This lecture considers the past 60 years of social and cultural anthropological research in Central Asia explores what has held the field back for so long, and why and how it has become so productive in the past decade. I seek to stimulate a conversation about the value and potential of anthropology of Central Asia, and the reasons it has been slow to develop as an academic field.

Shohrukh Tojidinov, a senior in Economics Department, balances his academic and work responsibilities as a student at AUCA and a tutor for the Writing and Academic Resources Center.

The AUCA educational programs are designed to provide students with hands-on learning that produce long-lasting memories. It is no surprise that field trips, which enrich the learning process with practical experience, play an important role in the AUCA EM&SD program.

This lecture considers the past 60 years of social and cultural anthropological research in Central Asia explores what has held the field back for so long, and why and how it has become so productive in the past decade.

The ICP Department together with the Royal United Services Institute for Defense and Security Studies (RUSI) organizes on April 11, 2017 at AUCA a day-long workshop on illicit financial flows in Central and South Asia. Participants of the workshop are experts, government officials and development agencies working on this issue.

Journalism and Mass Communications Department is pleased to announce about the launch of the joint Concentration "Environmental Journalism" with Environmental Science and Sustainable Development Program;the launch of the joint Concentration "Data Journalism (Big Data)" with Software Engineering Department;the joint Concentration    in "Marketing and Public Relations» with Business Administration Department. Upon the completion of the courses the students will get a Certificate.

On March 27, 2017 two representatives from the U.S. Embassy in Tajikistan, Public Affairs Officer Lucy Jilka and Cultural Affairs Assistant Parviz Aydarshoev, visited AUCA. The U.S. Embassy in Tajikistan has been providing generous scholarships for talented students from Tajikistan to study at AUCA during several years.