Kyrgyz Republic
University of Toronto and the University of Central Asia sign an academic partnership agreement on education and research collaboration
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.
University of Toronto and the University of Central Asia sign an academic partnership agreement on education and research collaboration
Toronto, Canada, 7 December 2016 - 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.
UCA School of Professional and Continuing Education Celebrates 10th Anniversary with International Education Conference in Dushanbe, Tajikistan
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.
His Highness the Aga Khan receives the Order of Danaker from the President of the Kyrgyz Republic Almazbek Atambayev
Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic, 18 October 2016 - On the first day of an official visit to the Kyrgyz Republic, His Highness the Aga Khan was presented the Order of Danaker by His Excellency Almazbek Atambayev, President of the Kyrgyz Republic.
90%
90% of clients served by the First Micro Credit Company in the Kyrgyz Republic are from peri-urban and rural areas.
6,000
6,000 school-going students trained in traditional music by the Aga Khan Music Initiative in the Kyrgyz Republic.
45
45 original children's books developed and published in Kyrgyz language by the Aga Khan Foundation.
415,000
415,000 clients served by 39 branches of the Kyrgyz Investment and Credit Bank across the Kyrgyz Republic.
Interview with Shamsh Kassim-Lakha
Shamsh Kassim-Lakha is the Executive Chairman of the Board Executive Committee of the University of Central Asia (UCA), and is leading the planning and building of UCA’s three campuses in Tajikistan, the Kyrgyz Republic and Kazakhstan. He has had a long association with UCA since the 1990s and developed the concept document for the university with Tajikistan’s Aga Khan.In 2014, Kassim-Lakha was appointed the Aga Khan Development Network’s diplomatic representative to the Kyrgyz Republic and Open Central Asia went to find out more in this exclusive interview.