Development Office Newsletter
1 July 2022
Alumni Relations Office wants to congratulate and welcome Kamilya Kadyrova AUCA Alumna 2022 (Summa Cum Laude, GPA 4.0), MA in Talent Management and Human Potential Development in Organizations to Alumni Family
@kamilyakadyrova had been presented AUCA BEST Masters Thesis Award 2022.
Thesis Title: Multiple Shifts for Working Females: Work-life Balance and Work Motivation during COVID-19 Lockdown.
We are very proud of our alumna, keep it up
Let’s go through the rich professional background of our alumna:
Has been working at AUCA since 2005
First-Year Seminar General Education Assistant Professor since 2012
New Generation Academy Director since 2015
Freshman Orientation Program Director since 2015
Bard College IWT Associate since 2019
In the age of the COVID-19 pandemic many of us experienced hardships and went through many challenges. In these hard times, many kind-hearted people did not stay away and gave a hand for people to survive. Our AUCA alumni were involved in many volunteering activities and made great efforts to mitigate people’s difficulties during the pandemic. Among these heroes are our alumni Edil Ajibaev, Meerim Taabaldieva, Aigerim Sarieva, and many others who decided to remain anonymous but illustrated excellent leadership.
Each year AUCA Alumni Office is delighted to present the Alumni Hero Awards to AUCA alumnus/na in recognition of demonstrating AUCA community spirit, outstanding leadership, engagement and service to the community. For 2021, Alumni Heroes Award is granted to the group of alumni who stood up during COVID crisis in Kyrgyzstan and beyond for demonstrating AUCA community spirit and service to the community in times of need.
Aigerim Sarieva received the group award for volunteering in the red zone during the first wave of the pandemic and helped with what she could do at that moment. Despite not having a medical background and expertise, Aigerim greatly contributed to hospitals by helping doctors and recording patients.
She proved that limitations are just in our minds and if we really want something, we will definitely make it.
Aigerim exhibited the spirit of the AUCA community by making this incredible contribution and we would like to congratulate her on being nominated and selected by the Alumni Council.
Starting this academic year we renew the tradition and present “Alumni Hero” Award at the commencement ceremony for alumni demonstrating AUCA community spirit, outstanding leadership, engagement, and service to the community.
💫Our 2022 recipient Almazbek Suiunbekov BA 2017 is a vivid example of a true AUCA alum who himself received a scholarship, was an NGA student, AUCA student, and now supports students by donating towards their scholarships. Almaz studied in school and helped his family by working at Dordoi market, while dreaming of receiving education at AUCA. This year he donated a considerable amount to the Alumni Fundraising Drive and supported current outstanding AUCA students. We encourage all our alumni and this graduating class to keep supporting your alma mater in any way you can.
Happy Hour is becoming an important platform for meeting like-minded alumni and furthering cooperation in different fields. We hope that this connection grows stronger and wider.
If you know anyone who lives in Tashkent, let them know about a private chat where they can be added upon request to the Alumni Office.
On June 6 - June 10 Development Office and ITF Enhancing Human Security together with the leading cybersecurity specialists from Viris conducted workshops on cybersecurity and cyber hygiene for thirty-two students and practitioners from AUCA.
The workshops covered essential cybersecurity threats that lie in digital space. Participants of the workshop learned how to protect their personal data. They discovered that threats are real and were surprised that some of their passwords have been leaked during big data breaches in the past.
Four mentees, AUCA alumni and students participated in the previous workshops volunteered and started building up their skills and knowledge by assisting trainers from Viris in delivering the workshops.
Building up expertise of the local experts in cybersecurity is essential part of the project and thanks to the Slovenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs @mfa_slovenia and U.S. Embassy Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic @usembassybishkek we can conduct useful and timely workshops at one of the leading universities in the region @myauca
Vertex Technologies selected 5 AUCA students for a paid internship
This May, representatives of Vertex Technologies held an interview for AUCA students who are interested in getting into their team for the position of a full-stack Ruby on Rails developer intern.
Vertex Technologies is an official partner of the American company Plainfield Technologies. It develops a web application based on Ruby on Rails technology for managing large
infrastructure projects in California.
After a long consideration, five AUCA students from the Software Engineering Department were hired for a paid internship with further possible employment.
We are very happy for our talented students and wish them a productive work!
On June 9 during the Senior Farewell Award 2022, Director of Development Dr Bermet Tursunkulova @bermet13 has presented the following awards:
Jusupjan Turgunbaev Scholarships were awarded to student for the:
- best Economic's bachelor's thesis 100$
- best Economic's master's thesis 100$
- Economic's department student (highest GPA) 300$
This scholarship was initiated thanks to Melis Turgunbaev @mrturgunbaev , ICP(IR) - 2003 graduate, in honor of his late father. Dr. Jusupjan Turgunbaev who was a Professor in Economics and a member of the Engineering Academy of the Kyrgyz Republic.
ICP APPRECIATION AWARD was granted to Dr Gorkem Atsungur for the Best Thesis Supervisor.
The scholarship was initiated thanks to Elnura Sulaimanova @elnura7s , ICP-2010 graduate, who wishes to acknowledge the efforts and contribution of ICP professors who devote their time to educating future leaders. The scholarship amount is $100.
Thanks @marktwaincom for this incredible video report!
Alumni Scholarship is funded by generous contributions and donations from the AUCA alumni and granted to full-time undergraduate students who demonstrate an outstanding academic performance and a commitment to community service as well as the potential to help in building strong AUCA alumni communities around the world after graduation.
For the 2022-2023 academic year, up to 15 scholarships (pending on funding) are available that will cover part of the tuition fee.
Duration: 1 academic year
Eligibility:
- Be a sophomore, junior or senior full time student
- GPA above 3.2
- Full scholarship recipients cannot apply
- Have proven record of volunteer / extracurricular / work experience
- Be willing to support the AUCA Development Office team for up to 60 hours per semester during the academic year
- Be committed to involve with AUCA after graduation
Requirements:
- After graduation from AUCA you are expected to engage in any of the following:
- Organizing an AUCA alumni community and various events in your area
- Providing career support to current students and fellow alumni
- Sharing employment opportunities with AUCA Alumni Office
- Helping AUCA recruit talented prospective students
- Initiating new ideas to support AUCA alumni, career and recruitment initiatives in your area
Application Documents:
- Application form (to be completed online through the link below)
- Transcript
- Motivation letter (up to 700 words)
- CV
!!! The full set of documents listed above should be submitted by filling out the google form via the link below.
Selection process:
Applications will be reviewed by the Selection Committee consisting of the Development Office representatives and Alumni Council members on non-bias and non-discriminatory basis.
All applicants will be contacted regarding the approval or decline of their application in August.
Short-listed candidates will be invited for an interview.
Application Deadline: July 15, 2022
Apply through the link below
For any questions, feel free to contact alumni@auca.kg.
Fundraising Drive 2022
AUCA has now more than 4400 alumni that are making crucial differences in so many walks of life in Kyrgyzstan and around the world. Let’s unite and support students to walk on your footsteps. Any gift large or small makes a really big difference for the students that receive Alumni Scholarships.
Fatima Khalil Human Rights Scholarship
Fatima double majored in Human rights and Anthropology and graduated in 2019. She was a very active student and a fierce advocate for human and women's rights. Fatima used to say : "We need respect, we need the freedom that belongs to us!" Upon graduation, she returned to Afghanistan, where she worked with the Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission. Tragically, she was murdered by a car bomb in Kabul on June 27, 2020, while on her way to work.
Please help us by spreading the word, contributing, finding donors, and remembering Fatima's short but wonderful life!
