The University of Central Asia’s School of Professional and Continuing Education (UCA SPCE) held its ninth graduation on 30 August 2014 at the Town Theatre in Khorog, Tajikistan.
The University of Central Asia’s Institute of Public Policy and Administration (UCA IPPA) in partnership with the Institute of Public Administration (IPA) under the President of the Republic of Tajikistan launched its Certificate Programme in Policy Analysis (CPPA) in Dushanbe on 25 August 2014.
Dushanbe, Republic of Tajikistan, 25 August 2014– The University of Central Asia’s Institute of Public Policy and Administration (UCA IPPA) in partnership with the Institute of Public Administration (IPA) under the President of the Republic of Tajikistan launched its Certificate Programme in Policy Analysis (CPPA) in Dushanbe on 25 August 2014.
Kabul, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, 5 August 2014– The Independent Directorate of Local Governance (IDLG)of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and the University of Central Asia (UCA), which is part of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN), signed a Memorandum of Understanding to increase the capacity of civil servants in Afghanistan through UCA’s Local Economic and Community Development (LECD) certificate programme.
11 August 2014, Ak-Sai, Batken province. Consultations for the development of a crime prevention plan started in Ak-Sai district, Batken province of the Kyrgyz Republic (KR), within the framework of the U.S. Government-funded project “Support to Criminal Justice Reform in the Kyrgyz Republic”, implemented by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). The aim of this project is to strengthen cooperation between police and local communities on crime prevention and public safety based on social partnership principles.
The Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) and the University of Central Asia (UCA) announce the appointment of Shamsh Kassim-Lakha as Executive Chairman of the Board Executive Committee of UCA. As Executive Chairman, Kassim-Lakha will lead the planning and building of UCA campuses in Tajikistan, the Kyrgyz Republic and Kazakhstan.
Kyrgyz citizens and other citizens with resident permit in the Kyrgyz Republic travelling to Estonia can apply for Schengen visa at the Embassy of Switzerland at Bishkek starting from 14 August 2014.
On his appointment as the diplomatic representative of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) in the Kyrgyz Republic, Foreign Minister Mr. Erlan Abdyldayev received Mr. Shamsh Kassim-Lakhaon July 8, 2014, in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Bishkek.
During a two-day visit to Central Asia, the University of Central Asia (UCA) Board Executive Committee and senior members of UCA’s management toured the University’s main campus site and programmes in Khorog, Tajikistan on 5 July 2014. Accompanied by Akbar Ali Pesnani, Head of the Representation of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) in Tajikistan, the Committee also visited AKDN projects, including Khorog City Park.
The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) and the University of Central Asia’s Institute of Public Policy and Administration (UCA IPPA) conducted a summer school on Labour Markets in Central Asia from 13 to 25 July 2014 in Issyk Kul, Kyrgyz Republic.