Yesterday the city of Bishkek has taken delivery of 420 new waste containers, the first assets acquired under the Bishkek Solid Waste project to modernise solid waste management, forming part of a comprehensive environmental improvement programme for the Kyrgyz capital.
Yesterday, on 19th of November, the opening ceremony of a first-aid station in Kapchygai village and inauguration marking the completion of renovation works in “Jetkinchek” kindergarten in Uch-Dobo village took place in the Ak-Sai rural district of Batken oblast.
The University of Central Asia (UCA) launched three new books at the Ismaili Centre, Dushanbe on 12 November 2015. The books, which focus on the history and cultures of the Pamir region of Tajikistan, include Archaeological Map of the Eastern Pamirs by Mira Bubnova and two volumes in The Musical Arts of the Pamirs series by Nizom Nurdjanov, Fayzulla Karomatov and Bahriniso Kabilova.
Today, on 11 November 2015, the Ambassador of Switzerland to the Kyrgyz Republic H.E. Ren? Holenstein, and the UNDP Resident Representative in Kyrgyzstan, Mr. Alexander Avanessov, have signed an agreement for the implementation of the “Cross-border Cooperation for Sustainable Peace and Development” project in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan.
Russia, oil weighing on east - Eurozone hopes supporting west. The outlook for economies where the EBRD invests remains split, with countries further to the east weighed down by the Russian recession and weak oil and other commodity prices.
Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic, 3 November 2015 – At a ceremony in Bishkek on 22 October 2015, Urmat Cholukov, University of Central Asia’s School of Professional and Continuing Education (UCA SPCE) Project Coordinator, received the Excellence in Local Government award from the State Agency for Local Self-Government and Inter-Ethnic Relations under the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic. The award recognised Cholukov’s efforts in developing capacity within local self-government and strengthening unity among citizens.
The University of Central Asia (UCA) is rapidly progressing to complete the construction of its second campus in Tajikistan, scheduled to be ready by 2017, at a total capital layout of $94.4 million.
Kyrgyz citizens and other citizens with resident permit in the Kyrgyz Republic travelling to Slovakia can apply for Schengen visa at the Embassy of Switzerland in Bishkek starting from 1 November 2015.
Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic, 21 October 2015 –The University of Central Asia’s Cultural Heritage and Humanities Unit (UCA CHHU) released a new short film; Kyrgyz Herders | Funeral Laments. It highlights unique aspects of Kyrgyz history and culture and tells the story of two custodians of Kyrgyz nomadic traditions – herders and funeral lamenters (koshokchus).