June 8, 2017 the AUCA hosted a guest lecture of John Marks, one of the leaders of non-profit organization, a founder and Ex-President/ CEO of Search for Common Ground. 

Fall 2017, the American University of Central Asia (AUCA) will officially open its program in Gender Studies. AUCA’s program in Gender Studies is the first academic program of its kind in Central Asia and an important step in looking at gender relations within the nation, the region, and the world.

AUCA alumni have gone on to achieve many great things after graduation, across numerous career paths. Meerim Karybaeva is one of them. She is currently working at the Regional Firm Centil as the Senior Associate.

American University of Central Asia will present Masters programs MBA, LLM and MSc in Economics in Dushanbe and Khudjand! Dushanbe, 25th of May, 17:30, conference hall in "Rudaki Plaza", Rudaki Avenue 113.Khudjand, 27th of May, 10:00, conference hall in "Kohi Matbuot" building, Micro region 20.

From April 19 to May 1, 2017, AUCA Library hosted Ms. Anita Walz, Open Education, Copyright, and Scholarly Communication Librarian at Virginia Tech.  Ms. Walz came to AUCA under the Fulbright Specialist Program, funded by the U.S. Department of State. 

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.

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.

CASI Research Seminar Series: Publishing in, on and for Central Asia: constrains and opportunities
This event was organized in the format of a discussion and aimed to outline the state of publishing in the field of Central Asian Studies. How do the linguistic, institutional, disciplinary, financial and geopolitical factors influence what gets published, where and with what effects? We invited three distinguished scholars to present their views speaking from diverse experiences and institutional positions. The discussion was held in English and Russian.

This event is organized in the format of a discussion and aims to outline the state of publishing in the field of Central Asian Studies.

Today we want to introduce you to Frank G. Karioris, an Assistant Professor in Sociology and General Education. Professor Karioris has a PhD in Comparative Gender Studies with a Specialization in Sociology & Social Anthropology, an MA in Social Development, and a BA in History and Education. Frank is one of our newest professors, and below he will share a little about his work at AUCA: