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It is with great sadness that I inform you thatÌýDr. William (Bill) Newton-Smith, ºÚÁÏÉç’s former chair of the Board and long-time board member, passed away this week at the age of 80.

On April 15, the ºÚÁÏÉç will host the 2nd 6R Fest - a festival dedicated to waste management in everyday life, under the motto "interesting and useful about waste".

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The Visual Storytelling for Civic Engagement and the OSUN network invite students to the Movie Festival, which presents movies that touch on various topics and are relevant to modern Kyrgyzstan. The film crew includes ºÚÁÏÉç faculty members and students.

ºÚÁÏÉç hosted the ºÚÁÏÉç Chess Championship 2023 chess tournament.

On April 15, Career Fair 2023 will feature some of the most informative Offline Parallel Sessions with ºÚÁÏÉç Alumni, leading experts in business, investment, startup development, project management, and much more.


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Ìý Central Asian Studies Institute (CASI) and theÌýInternational and Comparative Politics Department (ICP) will continue a series of guest lectures by US scholars on China in April-May at ºÚÁÏÉç. American Councils, IWPR, and the Department of State sponsor the lectures.

ºÚÁÏÉç Law Debate Competition aims to allow high school students to come forward and experience the art of debating legal issues. It offers a great chance for highschool students across Central Asia to showcase their skills and get scholarships to study in one of the leading law programs in Central Asia.

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On April 1, 2023, students of fiveÌýuniversities, such as AUN, AUFA, BRAC, PARAMI, and ºÚÁÏÉç, had a great opportunity to discuss one of the hot topics devoted toÌýAI and its impact on humanityÌýwithin the framework of Civic Engagement Project calledÌýCrossing Borders Through Social Media and DialogueÌýinitiated byÌýEkaterina Galimova (ºÚÁÏÉç) and Emilienne Akpan (AUN) in 2019.

The construction project is fully funded by ºÚÁÏÉç with the support of the Open Society Foundations. After completion of the construction, which is currently well underway, the Institute of Seismology will take possession of a modern, two-story building (with a basement), built for its intended use as a headquarters and research hub.
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Altynai Nuralieva, a graduate of the Business Administration department, class of 2022. Currently, she works as an audit associate at one of the Kyrgyz branches of Big4 companies, the world's four largest professional services networks and the global accounting networks that provide audit, tax, consulting and financial advisory services to major corporations.