Saadat Ruslanova, a junior student in the International and Comparative Politics (ICP) department at the American University of Central Asia (AUCA), is our first student to study at the AUCA’s new partner university, the University of Hong Kong.

February 12, 2016 students from Introduction to Logistics and Supply Chain Management, accompanied by instructor Kanaiym Kydyralieva, visited one of the global brand production plants Coca-Cola Bishkek Bottlers (CCBB). CCBB is one of the leading investment companies in the Kyrgyz Republic.

On February 13, 2016 students from the Environmental Management and Sustainable Development (EMSD) program went on a field trip to the mountains near the "Polytech" ski base. Students practiced on-site measurements of water quality in the river.

 
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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.

"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.

Marcos Cisneros, the current editor-in-chief of AUCA Magazine, spent a week in Osh Kyrgyzstan teaching a series of seminars at the Osh Pedagogical Institute for the Humanities (OGPI).

On January 26th, 2016, Diversity Week began at the American University of Central Asia. Sixteen delegations are represented in this year. Representatives from a few delegations shared their thoughts and

Görkem Atsungur has been an assistant professor in the European Studies Department since 2012. Atsungur shares with us his journey to AUCA and some of the work he has done since.