NEWS

On June 1, 2016, the American University of Central Asia (AUCA), in collaboration with Bard College, held its first Model United Nations (MUN) conference in Bishkek. The conference was targeted towards both local and some international high school students. Students from Bishkek’s local high schools were invited to participate in AUCA’s first Model United Nations high school program.

Summer School Program for EXPERTS "Today’s Psychology: Enlightened attitudes in Theory and Practice"

Program of the summer school for PARENTS "The Psychology of Family Relations"

Maria Temmes, doctoral candidate in the Department of Gender Studies, and Elena Popa, who received her MA in philosophy from CEU and successfully defended her doctoral dissertation in philosophy at CEU in January 2016, gained valuable experience at AUCA this academic year through CEU’s Global Teaching Fellowship Program (GTFP).

Seth Fearey has already lived and worked in the Kyrgyz Republic for seven years, making a name for himself as one of our student’s favorite professors in AUCA’s MBA program. Seth listens to his students and answers their questions, drawing from his broad experience as a manager, researcher, and specialist in PR and marketing at several companies.

Heeran Lee, an exchange student from Hannam University, Daejoen, South Korea at the American University of Central Asia (AUCA), shares  thoughts about studying at AUCA and living in Kyrgyzstan.

Anastasiia Shevtsova, a junior in the Department of Journalism and Mass Communications at the American University of Central Asia, is finishing up her exchange semester at Collegium Civitas (CC) in Poland. She took a moment to share her thoughts with us on life abroad in Poland.

Asal Ulmasova, a sophomore in the Department of Liberal Arts and Sciences and the Department of International and Comparative Politics, is finishing up her semester at Sciences Po Campus de Reims in France. Asal took a moment to share her thoughts with us about her exchange semester abroad.

Starting from the 2016-2017 academic year, the American University of Central Asia (AUCA) will have two new departments: the Department of Television, Cinematography and Visual Art and the Department of Applied Geology. Heads of the new departments spoke about their new programs at a press-conference on May 19, 2016.

Aichurok Ybyraimova, a junior in the Sociology department at AUCA, is now finishing her exchange semester at Hannam University, South Korea. Here, she shares with us a few of her experiences living in Korea, tidbits about Korean culture, and reasons to apply for an exchange program.