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Chair of General Education Department and professor of Sociology Department at AUCA, Galina Gorborukova, contributed to the publication of a research “When salary is not Enough… Private Households in Central Asia”. The book presents a cross-country, rural-urban comparison in Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan based on secondary data and quantitative and qualitative primary research. 

On 15th May 2015, the Anthropology Program organized the 6th Annual International Anthropology Conference "Great Game(s) in Central Asia and Beyond: Exploring International Regional Rivalry Using Cultural and Historical Lenses”. The conference has invited participants to explore the historical and contemporary geopolitics in Central Asia.

Students from the Talas region will have their studies at AUCA sponsored by Talas Copper Gold and Andash Mining Company (AMC), a subsidiary of Robust Resources Singapore (TCG). The agreement, signed on May 15, shows businesses’ interests in investing in higher education of youth in Central Asia.

On 21st of April, students of Environmental Chemistry class went on an exciting field trip instead of the usual class lecture. In the Big Chui Canal, they collected water samples, identifying GPS coordination of the location.

VI Annual International Anthropology Conference, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
May 15-16, 2015

May 14, 2015
Abstract: The aim of this research was to investigate and understand the impact that Kyrgyzstan’s accession to the Customs Union will have on food security in Kyrgyzstan.
 

Always cleanly dressed, he can be seen from time to time hunched over recycling bins, checking if the recyclables have been thrown in the appropriate place. Martin Ossewaarde settled in Bishkek 17 years ago. Assistant professor at the American University of Central Asia in Bishkek, he is teaching sustainable development, a topic he is passionate about.

For me AUCA was not only a school of academic learning, it taught me to survive, to strive and finally to achieve. It was not always easy, especially in the beginning, but definitely it was worth it.

A Mathematics Contest among the high school students of Kyrgyzstan took place at AUCA on April 19. The main goal of the Olympiad was to attract prospective students to the AUCA undergraduate programs Applied Mathematics and Informatics, Software Engineering, and Environmental Management and Sustainable development.