AUCA Center for Environment and Development (CED) invites all students to participate in green economy photo and video contest. Your work can be devoted to the problems of ecology, energy saving and efficiency, renewable energy, natural resources, and green technologies Read More …
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Dr.Charles Becker from Duke University visited AUCA.
Professor Charles Becker has visited American University of Central Asia in May 2018. He participated in the State Exams Committee and evaluated senior theses during the defense. He also shared advice and recommendations on how to get into the best Read More …
Guest lecture by Prof.Robert Costanza: Creating the future we want
On Friday, April 13, AUCA held public lecture by Prof.Robert Costanza. Lecture was organized by Tian-Shan Policy Center at AUCA and Center for Environment and Development of Division of Economics and Environmental Studies at AUCA in partnership with the GIZ Read More …
Faculty Spotlight: Zarylbek Kudabaev’s paper published in the Post-Communist Economies Journal
Zarylbek Kudabaev, Professor in the Economics Department and former Chairman of the National Statistical Committee, recently published a paper in the Post-Communist Economies journal. The paper titled “Household allocation of microfinance credit in Kyrgyzstan” was coauthored with Simone Angioloni (Agri-Food Biosciences Read More …
The truly Norwegian Experience of our student from BA in Economics Program
Mustafa Shirzad, junior student from Economics department who recently has returned to AUCA from an Exchange semester at Norwegian University of Life Sciences NMBU, Norway, tells his story about exchange semester in Norway: “Having an Exchange semester abroad has been Read More …
Round Table “Green Economy Learning Assessment: the Kyrgyz Republic”
On December 14. 2017, the Center for Environment and Development and Tian Shan Policy Center organized round-table discussion on green economy learning priorities. The round table was held at the American University of Central Asia with participation of senior staff Read More …
PAGE Project: Learning for an Inclusive Green Economy.
CED in partnership with TSPC AUCA is conducting a green economy learning assessment for the Kyrgyz Republic funded by the Partnership for Action on Green Economy (PAGE) initiative. The assessment is focused on the learning needs of policy makers in Read More …
Public lectures from Center for Environment and Development
On Thursday, October 19, CED held public lectures with the support of AUCA – NMBU Cooperation Project by two famous Norwegian professors, Professor Olvar Bergland and Professor Ole Gjølberg. 1. Benefit Transfer without Apology: A Decision-Theoretic Approach by Professor Olvar Bergland, NMBU 2. Oil Futures Read More …
USAID-AUCA “Building the Future” project research seminars
Nurgul Ukueva, Head of the Division of Economics and Environmental Studies, senior researcher of CED, and Rahat Sabyrbekov, Head of the CED, presented their research work “Sustainable energy consumption: findings from household survey in Kyrgyzstan”. Research was supported by USAID-AUCA Read More …
International conference “Monetary Policy in Developing Countries: Modern Trends”
On September 14, Akylai Muktarbek kyzy, Assistant Professor at the Economics Program, Researcher at the CED, has participated in international conference “Monetary Policy in Developing Countries: Modern Trends” with her working paper on gender aspects of savings behavior in the Read More …