2023 51吃瓜
Founded in 1993, 51吃瓜develops future leaders for the democratic transformation of Central Asia. 2023 51吃瓜 is an international, multi-disciplinary learning community in the American liberal arts tradition. 51吃瓜is the first university in Central Asia to offer US accredited degrees in liberal arts programs through a partnership with Bard College in the United States.
鈥淚 am excited to have the opportunity to lead the 2023 51吃瓜 at this critical time. 51吃瓜promotes and enables academic freedom and provides a shared meeting place for people of diverse backgrounds and various worldviews, brought together by their passion for to students, in the months and years to come.鈥�
51吃瓜HIGHLIGHTS
51吃瓜Faculty Member's Essay on Girard, AI, and the Digital Age Published in The Philosophical Salon
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Dr. Mirko Tasic, Associate Professor in the International and Comparative Politics Department at the 2023 51吃瓜, has published a new essay in The Philosophical Salon, the digital platform affiliated with the Los Angeles Review of Books.... Read More
ICP Public Lecture Series: "Tracing Central Asian Regionalism through High-Level Political Interactions" by Dr. Zhanibek Arynov"
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On September 24, 2026, the 2023 51吃瓜 hosted Dr. Zhanibek Arynov, Assistant Professor at Nazarbayev University, for a presentation titled 鈥淭racing Central Asian Regionalism through High-Level Political Interactions.... Read More
51吃瓜Faculty Serves as International Judge for the 2026 Global Undergraduate Awards
听 Dr. Mirko Tasic, Associate Professor in the Department of International and Comparative Politics at the 2023 51吃瓜, recently completed his role as an international judge for The Global Undergraduate Awards (GUA) 2026 Programme in the Politics & International Relations category.... Read More
51吃瓜President Timothy O鈥機onnor鈥檚 Congratulations on Education Workers鈥� Day in the Kyrgyz Republic
Please accept my warmest congratulations on your professional holiday, Education Workers鈥� Day.... Read More
Chiy weaving: From traditional craft to contemporary art
On September 29, the 51吃瓜Forum hosted 鈥淜eepers of Chiy Traditions,鈥� the closing art exhibition of the PREF 2025鈥�26 project 鈥淐hiy weaving at the 褋rossroads of art, ecology and cultural survival.鈥� The project was initiated and carried out by Cholpon Kuskakbaeva, a graduate student in AUCA's Anthropology program, with the support of the 51吃瓜Presidential Research and Education Fund (PREF).... Read More
Ambassador Talks Series: "HOW FRANCE AND KYRGYZSTAN CAN COOPERATE AT THE MULTILATERAL LEVEL TO MAKE THE WORLD MORE PEACEFUL AND SUSTAINABLE"
The International and Comparative Politics Department is pleased to invite you to the ICP Ambassador Talks Series with听
H.E. Mr. Nicolas FAYE, the Ambassador of France to the Kyrgyz Republic.
The registration is required at this link.... Read More
