Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic, 15 July 2015 – The University of Central Asia’s School of Professional and Continuing Education (UCA SPCE) held a Certificate Award ceremony on 15 July 2015 at the State Agency for Local-Self-Governance and Interethnic Relations under the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic for 15 civil servants who successfully completed the Local Economic and Community Development (LECD) Certificate Programme.
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan, 13 July 2015 – Asylbek Jeenbekov, the Speaker of Jogorku Kenesh (Parliament) of the Kyrgyz Republic received Mr. Shamsh Kassim-Lakha, the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) Diplomatic Representative for the Kyrgyz Republic and Executive Chairman, the Board Executive Committee of the University of Central Asia (UCA), who briefed him on current and planned AKDN initiatives in the country.
The University of Central Asia (UCA) signed a memorandum of understanding on 7 July 2015 with Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology, located in Toronto, Canada to develop the English, mathematics and science curriculum for UCA’s first year Preparatory Programme. The programme will begin when UCA admits its first cohort of undergraduate students at its campus in Naryn, Kyrgyz Republic next year.
Korumdu Village, Kyrgyz Republic, 6 July 2015 – The University of Central Asia (UCA) Summer Camp ended today, with a closing ceremony at the Sinegorie Pansionat resort, on the shores of Lake Issyk-Kul in Kyrgyzstan.
The halls of the Sinegorie Pansionat resort on the shores of Lake Issyk-Kul in Kyrgyzstan were recently transformed into a science laboratory when the University of Central Asia (UCA) Summer Camp hosted Science Day.
Local currency loan of US$ 60 million will fund expansion of production and storage of edible oils. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is expanding its presence in the agribusiness sector in Kazakhstan with a local currency loan to Savola Foods, a domestic producer of vegetable oils, based in the country’s Aktobe region.
Bishkek, 2 July 2015 – The Representation of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in the Kyrgyz Republic, the State Registration Service, and the Office of the Mayor of Bishkek launched a joint campaign to reduce statelessness in Bishkek city. The campaign is a continuation of the registration and documentation effort that began last year in the rural areas of the country.
Schiever Tajikistan, Auchan franchise holder for the country, previously signed a loan agreement with EBRD to finance opening of first Auchan hypermarket in Central Asia
Local currency loan of US$ 49.2 million is part of EBRD strategy to boost presence in Kazakh agribusiness. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is expanding its presence in the agribusiness sector in Kazakhstan with a local currency loan equivalent to US$ 49.2 million to RG Brands, the producer and distributor of many of the country’s most popular tea, juice and milk drinks.
The United Nations in the Kyrgyz Republic calls on the authorities of the Kyrgyz Republic to support the independence of National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs), namely the Ombudsman Institute and the National Center for the Prevention of Torture and to ensure that the two institutions can execute their mandate in line with the Constitution of the Kyrgyz Republic and with international human rights standards.