On October 16, 2026, the American University of Central Asia (AUCA) hosted an information session with the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), led by Gizela Zimmermann, Director of DAAD Central Asia.

Boo! Halloween is coming! The AUCA campus is already beautifully decorated, and we invite you to celebrate the “spookiest” holiday of the year with us – while having fun and being more eco-friendly!

Bishkek, 9-10 October 2026
The American University of Central Asia (AUCA) hosted the Annual Presidents' Forum of the Alliance of Asian Liberal Arts Universities (AALAU) on 9-10 October, marking the first time the University held the forum.

From October 11 to 16, 2026, AUCA librarians attended the Manuscript Conservation and Preservation Training, organized by the National Library of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

 
Department of International and Comparative Politics kindly invites you to the ICP Public Lecture Series with Mr. Carl SKAU, the UN World Food Programme.
The registration is required via the link.

 AUCA Hosts Annual Ambassador Talks Series with the Ambassador of France On October 7, 2026, the International and Comparative Politics program at the American University of Central Asia (AUCA) convened its annual Ambassador Talks Series, entitled “How France and Kyrgyzstan Can Cooperate at the Multilateral Level to Make the World More Peaceful and Sustainable.

Dear AUCA Community,The AUCA Office of the VPAA is pleased to invite you to an information session with the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD).Date: Friday, October 16, 2026Time: 15:30 – 17:30Venue: Room 410, AUCASpeaker: Gizela Zimmermann, Director of DAAD Central AsiaThe session has two parts:Part 1.

  Dr. Mirko Tasic, Associate Professor in the Department of International and Comparative Politics at the American University of Central Asia, recently completed his role as an international judge for The Global Undergraduate Awards (GUA) 2026 Programme in the Politics & International Relations category.

On September 29, the AUCA Forum hosted “Keepers of Chiy Traditions,” the closing art exhibition of the PREF 2025–26 project “Chiy weaving at the сrossroads of art, ecology and cultural survival.” The project was initiated and carried out by Cholpon Kuskakbaeva, a graduate student in AUCA's Anthropology program, with the support of the AUCA Presidential Research and Education Fund (PREF).

  The program is designed to prepare students for state exams in an interactive format. It features random question generation across academic subjects, test-taking capabilities, instant scoring, user authentication, and an attempt history log.