Today, on 8 December 2016, the Ambassador of Switzerland to the Kyrgyz Republic, H.E. René Holenstein, presented awards to journalists who won the competition for the best publication, TV/ radio material and multimedia product about violence against women and girls.
The University of Toronto (UofT) and the University of Central Asia (UCA) signed a memorandum of understanding to build linkages through curriculum and faculty development, faculty and student mobility and joint research collaborations. The first initiative under this agreement foresees UoT’s Computer Science Department develop UCA’s undergraduate Computer Science curriculum to be delivered at its recently launched campus in Naryn, Kyrgyz Republic.
New approach allows leading drinks producer to repay in Kyrgyz som. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is making a new step in supporting the private sector in the Kyrgyz Republic by converting an existing loan to a client company, provided in hard currency, into the local currency som.
Dushanbe, Tajikistan, 24 November 2016. The University of Central Asia’s School of Professional and Continuing Education (UCA SPCE) hosted an international conference, Continuing Education for the Sustainable Development of Mountain Communities to commemorate its 10th anniversary at the Ismaili Centre, Dushanbe on 24 November 2016.
US$ 6.7 million financing package for the city of Kyzyl-Kiya. Under its framework to support water and wastewater modernisation in the Kyrgyz Republic, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is providing a loan for a much-needed upgrade to the water and wastewater services in yet another Kyrgyz city, Kyzyl-Kiya.
KyrSEFF II to boost resource efficiency for businesses and residential sector. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is launching a new US$ 35 million credit line to boost energy savings and resource efficiency in the Kyrgyz Republic. The investment is an expansion of the Kyrgyz Sustainable Energy Financing Facility (KyrSEFF) and is complemented by more than €9.2 million in donor funding provided by the European Union’s (EU) Investment Facility for Central Asia.
The University of Central Asia’s School of Professional and Continuing Education (UCA SPCE) celebrated the graduation of 561 learners across its six Satellite Learning Centres (SLC) in Afghanistan in October 2016. These centres are in Darwaz, Ishkashim, Shugnan and Faizabad, as well as Aga Khan Education Service Centres in Ishkashim and Zebak.
Regional Economic Prospects: Russia and Greece begin recovery; Ukraine, Moldova back to growth; Brexit sends capital eastwards. Growth across the EBRD region is expected to pick up in 2016 and 2017 despite continued major risks, according to the Bank’s latest economic forecasts published today.
On the first day of an official visit to commemorate the inaugural campus of the University of Central Asia (UCA) in Naryn, Kyrgyz Republic, UCA Chancellor His Highness the Aga Khan was presented the Order of Danaker by His Excellency Almazbek Atambayev, President of the Kyrgyz Republic.
On October 24, 2016, Managing Director for Central Asia and Turkey of the European bank for reconstruction and development, Natalia Khanjenkova presented the EBRD’s Award for Promotion of Gender Equality to Kaliman Kobshekova, director for the Issyk-Kul Regional Centre for Development and Education at a reception in Bishkek dedicated to the 25th anniversary of the Bank.