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«Demir Kyrgyz International Bank» CJSC, the first international bank in the Kyrgyz Republic, and the American University of Central Asia have signed an addendum to their Memorandum of Cooperation. Under the agreement, a special Defne Akçakayaloglu Scholarship has been established by DemirBank for the top students of the university in the amount of USD 25,000.

 

Winner! Tolgonai Kozhokanova, EIFL Licensing Coordinator in AUCA, Kyrgyzstan, accepts the EIFL award for best usage of EIFL-licensed e-resources by scholars at member institutions of an @EIFL partner library consortium.

Nurzhamal Karamoldoeva, a director, documentary filmmaker and professor at TCMA AUCA, has had her debut feature film, "Only Heaven Knows," selected for the competitive program of the 61st Chicago International Film Festival (Chicago International Film Festival).

On September 24-26, the AUCA Library team attended the first stage of book-restoration training at the National Library of Kazakhstan in Almaty. 

On September 26, the ICP Department of AUCA organized a lecture featuring Dr. Maria Adele Carrai, Assistant Professor of Global China Studies at NYU Shanghai. Dr. Carrai’s research focuses on the history of international law in East Asia, and she was invited to share her insights with AUCA community.

On September 25, the AUCA Makerspace CH hosted another session of the ICP Ambassador Talks series, featuring H.E. Nicholas Bowler, the British Ambassador to the Kyrgyz Republic.   Ambassador Bowler delivered an engaging lecture on the concept of soft power and its continuing importance in international relations.

Date: 26.09.2025
Time: 11:00- 13:00
Venue: CH, AUCA MakerSpace

The American University of Central Asia (AUCA) hosted H.E. Mr. Nicolas Faye, the Ambassador of France, for a lecture titled "French Foreign Policy in Central Asia." The event, opened by the President of AUCA, highlighted the growing ties between Europe and Central Asia, with France positioning itself as a key partner.

Date: September 25
Time: 15:30-17:00
Venue: CH, AUCA MakerSpace
 

 
Dr. Mirko Tasic, an Associate Professor in AUCA’s International and Comparative Politics Department, recently completed an Open Society University Network (OSUN) Faculty Mobility Fellowship at the Central European University’s Democracy Institute in Budapest, Hungary.