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Founded in 1993, AUCA develops future leaders for the democratic transformation of Central Asia. ĢƵ is an international, multi-disciplinary learning community in the American liberal arts tradition. AUCA is the first university in Central Asia to offer US accredited degrees in liberal arts programs through a partnership with Bard College in the United States.


“I am excited to have the opportunity to lead the ĢƵ at this critical time. AUCA promotes and enables academic freedom and provides a shared meeting place for people of diverse backgrounds and various worldviews, brought together by their passion for to students, in the months and years to come.”

AUCA HIGHLIGHTS

Ambassador Talks with Mr. Lesslie Viguerie, the US Ambassador: "C5+1 at Ten Years"

On December 8, 2025, ĢƵ hosted a special U.S. Ambassador Talks event at the CH MakerSpace, marking the 10th anniversary of the C5+1 diplomatic platform. The discussion focused on the achievements of the C5+1 initiative over the past decade, including its milestone Washington, D.... Read More

Air Quality Research Project

On December 17, 2025, the Department of Environmental Sustainability and Climate Science (ESCS) in the ĢƵ (AUCA), together with the World People United (WPU) organization of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Korea, installed sensors to investigate the air quality in Bishkek.... Read More

Water Resources Research from Kyrgyzstan Presented at the AGU Conference in the United States

Associate Professor of the Faculty of Environmental Sustainability and Climatology at the ĢƵ, Doctor of Sciences Sagynbek Orunbaev, in collaboration with the University of Kentucky and national partners, presented the results of the study “Assessment of Springs as Water Supply Sources for Rural Areas of the Fergana Valley in Southwestern Kyrgyzstan” at the annual conference of the American Geophysical Union (AGU), held in New Orleans, USA.... Read More

The very first international collaboration with Agora Journal, the student journal of Bocconi University in Milan, Italy!

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Mary Schweitzer Scholarship for Excellence in Anthropology Winners of 2025-2026

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Book presentation "New Cinema in Kyrgyzstan"

On December 3, the AUCA Library and Department of Television, Cinema and Media Arts hosted a presentation of the new publication "New Cinema in Kyrgyzstan".... Read More