TSPC News

The Tian-Shan Policy Center (TSPC) of AUCA is delighted to announce the contest for the 3 BEST MIGRATION RESEARCH PROPOSALS.
The TSPC will award 3 fellowships (1,000 USD each) to 3 students/groups of students for the best research proposals.
The money will cover the costs of conducting research in migration issues. Important: fellowship expense report is not required, you only need to submit research paper to TSPC.
The deadline for submission of migration research proposals is April 30, 2018.
 
 

The world-famous scientist Robert Costanza will deliver a lecture at AUCA on "Creating the Future we want". The American environmental economist will share the latest trends in the global environmental economics, as well as the images of the future that humanity is creating now.
The scientist will talk about his vision of what public institutions, politicians and civil society need to do all over the world to achieve the future that we want for ourselves and for our children.

«This experience  was very helpful when  I was applying to the Master Degree Programs and scholarships, because to have high grades in a transcript is not the main priority for the admissions and  sponsors, they consider also ability to conduct research. As my professor at my new university said, «you are here not because you are the best, you are here because you are already a researcher». This is a review of Basira Mir Mahamad - AUCA alumni.
She was among three winners of the TSPC competition announced in 2016 to conduct her research.

The Tian-Shan Policy Center (TSPC) of AUCA is delighted to announce the competition for the 3 BEST MIGRATION RESEARCH PROJECT PROPOSALS. The TSPC will award 3 fellowships (1,000 USD each) to 3 students/groups of students for the best research project proposals. The money will cover the costs of conducting their research in migration issues. The deadline for submission of migration research project proposals is April 13, 2018. 
 
 
 

On 19 December 2017  at the conference-room of the Ministry of agriculture, processing industry and melioration was successfully held the final seminar of the Project on development of land degradation neutrality (LDN) indicators.
The Project was implemented thanks to support from the UNDP Office in the Kyrgyz Republic, Secretariat of the United Nations Convention on Combatting Desertification and GIZ.
Aim of the Project was to elaborated national indicators of the land degradation neutrality.   

TSPC AUCA in partnership with CAMP Ala-Too in the framework of Project on adaptation to climate change in rural areas funded by Volkswagen Foundation conducted four-day trainings in two communities of Chui oblast: Kuntuu and Boroldoi villages in Sokuluk and Kemin districts respectively. Based on the results of these trainings, local communities formulated five project proposals on most acute water-related problems in their locality. 

There results of the photo contest "Migrants: Invisible Force in Central Asia" were summarized at the American University of Central Asia (AUCA) in a solemn atmosphere on the eve of 26 September 2017. The competition was held in two categories - among professional photographers and among students throughout the region.
Both winners in the student category are from Kyrgyzstan: 1st winner - Almazbek Duishebaev, AUCA student; 2nd winner - Rakhat Sagynbek kyzy, student of the Kyrgyz State Medical Academy.

Tian-Shan Policy Center AUCA researchers Tatyana Zlobina, Asyl Balybaeva and Natalya Dolinskaya have elaborated a methodology to monitor implementation of KR laws on a commission by International Organization for Migration (IOM).
Methodology is so much unified that it can be used to only by noncommercial organization within the country, but by state bodies aiming to monitor implementation of any laws.

AUCA was one of the first universities in Kyrgyzstan that developed and launched a migration training course for its students entitled "Migration and Development". The two-year pilot course at AUCA proved its effectiveness.
In 2017 it is planned, in agreement with the Ministry of Education and Science of the Kyrgyz Republic, to offer this course for reading in other higher educational institutions of the republic - not only in Bishkek, but also in the regions.

IOM Central Asia in partnership with TSPC (AUCA) is launching PhotoStory Project “Migrants: An Invisible Force in Central Asia”.
The project include two elements: photography and story writing and invites University Students and Artists/Photographers (citizens of Central Asia) to submit photographs.
The theme aims to draw attention and stimulate dialogue around the theme of migration through powerful photography, story writing and open discussions with government and non-government stakeholders, societies and communities.