Programs
American University of Central Asia
Website: http://www.auca.kg
Bard and the University of Central Asia (AUCA) are currently establishing a partnership. AUCA, which was founded in 1998 and is located in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, is a liberal arts college with an American-style curriculum; a global reach; a deep commitment to the values of critical thinking, learning, and inter-disciplinarity—and an enviable record of success.
Its student body of 1,300 consists of young scholars from more than 20 countries in Asia and beyond. Faculty come not only from Kyrgyzstan and the United States, but also from Australia, Canada, Egypt, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Malaysia, Romania, Russia, and Turkey. With a student:faculty ratio of 10:1, AUCA is able to pay close individual attention to each student.
Majors include American Studies, Business Administration, Anthropology, Economics, European Studies, International and Comparative Politics, Journalism, Law, Psychology, Sociology, and Software Engineering; minors include Comparative Literature, Public Administration, Teaching English as a Second Language Translation and Interpretation (English), and Translation (Spanish).
Instruction is offered in English and Russian, with relevant courses in Kyrgyz. AUCA offers instruction in no less than 12 foreign languages: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Kyrgyz, Russian, Spanish and Turkish.
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