NEWS

The second day of the Orientation Program 2025 at AUCA was lit up by the exhilarating and colorful event known as AUCA-Graphy. This high-energy challenge brought together ten teams in a thrilling race to collect cherished eggs scattered across the stations.

The Orientation Program 2025 at AUCA kicked off on Monday, August 11th, welcoming 350 bright and ambitious freshmen into the AUCA family. This marks the start of an exciting chapter not only for the new students, but also for the entire AUCA community.

In the summer, from July 12 to July 24, 2025, a select group of high school students from China embarked on an academic expedition to answer a critical question: How do local communities in the heart of Central Asia adapt to pressing global challenges? Set against the stunning backdrop of Kyrgyzstan’s Tian Shan mountains, this immersive Environmental Science program was designed to move learning far beyond the traditional classroom, transforming participants into active field researchers.

        From July 23 to July 31, 2025, the International Summer School organized by Kyungpook National University (Korea) jointly with a number of local universities, such as AUCA, KNU and Osh State University, on the theme “KNU Young Frontiers” was held in Bishkek, Issyk-Kul and Osh.

From June 11–17, 2025, the AUCA Library welcomed four visiting librarians as part of the OSUN Library Staff Mobility Fellowship. The fellows — Palash Bosgang (Bard College, USA), Adelina Barzachka and Radina Kitanova (American University in Bulgaria), and Win Zayar Tun (Parami University, Myanmar) — engaged with the AUCA Library team and actively participated in the “Academic Libraries: Trends and Innovations” conference, held at AUCA on June 12–13.

On Friday, July 11 in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan the American University of Central Asia (AUCA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Azizi Group, a leading UAE-based real estate and investment company, to provide $500,000 ($260,000 for AY 2025-26 and $240,000 for AY 2026-27) in financial support for the AUCA Afghan students whose education has been disrupted by the suspension of international funding.

The MA program in Central Asian Studies at the American University of Central Asia offers significant tuition discounts for qualified applicants pursuing careers where expertise in Central Asia is an asset.

The results of the annual Function Art contest have been summed up. The Applied Mathematics and Informatics program holds a competition among students enrolled in the Mathematical Analysis I and Mathematics for Business and Economics II courses.

 
 

Meet Cole Kevin — a 2024 exchange student from Stetson University (Central Florida, US), who studied at AUCA’s Law Department. In this video, he shares his experience in the AUCA law program and the valuable opportunities it offers to students.

On June 12-13, 2025, AUCA hosted the international conference “Academic Libraries: Trends and Innovations,” bringing together over library professionals from Central Asia and abroad.