The MBA (Master of Business Administration) is the only professional qualified internationally recognized degree in business administration. The MBA program itself offers in-depth knowledge of business management, consulting and professional development.

Jeff Potts, an exchange student from Colgate University in New York, USA, is currently studying Environmental Management and Sustainable Development at AUCA. Jeff is originally from Pennsylvania, USA. He talks to us about why international students should apply for AUCA’s exchange program.

The Department of International and Comparative Politics of American University of Central Asia announces a call for participation in our annual International Crisis Game "Crisis in Syria". The game is open to any English-speaking student from universities in Bishkek (and beyond).

Ruslan Rahimov, an AUCA faculty member, associate professor, and candidate of historical sciences with a PhD from the School of Advanced Studies in Social Sciences (EHESS - France), recently embarked on a research trip to Mexico.

Stephen Lioy is a travel photographer, journalist, and the previous Editor-in-Chief of AUCA Magazine. In this interview, Stephen tells us about himself, his adventures, and his special love towards Kyrgyzstan’s nature and culture.

Stephen Lioy is a travel photographer, journalist, and the previous Editor-in-Chief of AUCA Magazine. In this interview, Stephen tells us about himself, his adventures, and his special love towards Kyrgyzstan’s nature and culture.

Stephen Lioy is a travel photographer, journalist, and the previous Editor-in-Chief of AUCA Magazine. In this interview Stephen tells us about himself, his adventures, and his special love towards Kyrgyzstan’s nature and culture.

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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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.

CASI Research seminar: "Implementing a new salary structure in Bishkek schools: How reforms change schools and schools change reforms". Speaker: Raisa Belyavina, PhD Candidate, Teachers College, Columbia University. Date: February 10, 2016.