NEWS

June 6-11, AUCA’s Psychology Department held its 2016 Psychology Summer School to introduce the Psychological Assessment and Training Institute (PATI), promote high-quality psychological services in Kyrgyzstan, enable professional development for mental health specialists and personal development for parents, and, finally, to contribute to AUCA’s community outreach.

Meder Akeneev is a recent alum of the Department of International and Business Law. In the Fall, he will be heading to Budapest, Hungary, to continue his education with a Master’s at Central European University (CEU). Meder took a moment to reflect on his time at AUCA and give advice to our current and future students:

A child’s university education should be taken seriously. Not only is it nearly a half-decade of their time, it creates a solid foundation for success in life. The New Generation Academy preparatory program enables high school graduates to make the most of their time at university by providing them with proficiency in multiple foreign language, communication skills, and critical thinking.

The Economics department of the American University of Central Asia is proud to offer a full-time two year MSc program in Economics, beginning in the Fall of 2016. Our MSc in Economics Program satisfies the highest international standards of education and is similar in content to the Master’s programs of the best American and European economics departments.

The Law Division of American University of Central Asia is proud to announce on launching two-years LL.M program. The program accepts applications to start this fall semester 2016. The four semester program will be conducted in a monthly intensive module format to make it accessible to mid-career professionals with limited free time.

Avazbek Kamalov is a senior in the International and Law Department (IBL) at AUCA. He has spent three summers in the U.S. with the Summer Work and Travel (SWT) program. He shared his thoughts with us about his experiences with SWT and about his life as a student at AUCA.

Egemberdi kyzy Takhmina, one of the best recent graduates of the Business Administration department at AUCA and a member of the President’s list, took some time to share her brightest moments at AUCA and to give some advice to current undergraduates

Rakhat Kubanychbekova, a junior in Business Administration at AUCA, is finishing up her exchange semester at Hannam University, South Korea. She shares with us her experience studying abroad.

Starting from the new academic year, AUCA students of MA in Applied Psychology will have an opportunity to study one semester and do research works abroad. Sooner, memorandum about it will be signed between AUCA and its old partner university – Indiana University.

The American University of Central Asia officially opened two new laboratories: a geology laboratory for the Department of Applied Geology and a media laboratory for the Department of Television, Cinematography and Visual Art.