Naryn, Kyrgyz Republic - The University of Central Asia (UCA) is a regional, fully residential, internationally chartered university devoting considerable resources to mountain-based research. It is a secular, private and not-for-profit university founded by the Governments of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, and the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN). The pioneering class of undergraduates began their educational journey at the first of the three residential campuses, located in Naryn, Kyrgyz Republic on 5 September 2016.