NEWS

Dr. Anne Dix Director of the Office of American Schools and Hospitals Abroad (Washington DC, USA) and Ms. Bonnie Goad Associate Director, Center for Civic Engagement Bard College (New York, USA) visited Elm Grove eco-park last saturday

On Friday, November 1st, 2019, tutors, staff, and faculty and administration supporters gathered to celebrate the eighth “birthday” of the Writing & Academic Resource Center. Since its creation in 2011, the WARC has grown to a staff of 27 tutors who collectively conduct over 200 hours of tutoring a week, both online and in person.

We give deepest thanks to all who make the operation of the WARC possible, and we look forward to what the next year will bring.

Open Access Program coordinator at EIFL International Library Consortium held a one-day training on “Open Science” for faculty, librarians, and researchers from AUCA and other institutions of Kyrgyzstan.

On Saturday, October 26, the grand opening of the AUCA Technical School of Innovation was held. This is the only educational institution in Kyrgyzstan and region that provides an opportunity to receive an education equivalent to university programs after the 9th grade of secondary school. 

Students from EMSD and Agro-ecology Integrated Crop Management courses visited the Lyceum, where specialists in organic agriculture, machine operators and textile handicraft workers trained. The purpose of the visit was to observe greenhouse, biogas technology, composting and storage for products.

International Open Access Week, a global event held between October 21-27, is an opportunity for open access advocates to engage their communities to teach them potential benefits of Open Access, to share what they’ve learned with colleagues, and to help inspire wider participation to make Open Access a new norm in scholarship and research.

On Wednesday, October 16, AUCA Vice President Chingiz Shamshiev met with the Head of Career Center of Narxoz university Gaini Mukhanova and Director of the Economics college under Narxoz university Sanat Sataev, accompanied by representatives of the Narxoz college to discuss cooperation opportunities between the Technical School of Innovation AUCA and Narxoz college.

The project is an initiative of the Writing and Academic Resources Center (WARC), which also provides free peer tutoring services, and was executed jointly with Ekaterina Kombarova, AUCA Website Director. 

The project is an initiative of the Writing and Academic Resources Center (WARC), which also provides free peer tutoring services, and was executed jointly with Ekaterina Kombarova, AUCA Website Director.