Programs for Citizens of the KR


American Councils for International Education ACTR/ACCELS has been working in the Kyrgyz Republic since 1993. We provide opportunities for professional development and academic/cultural exchange. In the Kyrgyz Republic, we administer the following programs:


Community Connections – provides opportunities for Kyrgyz professionals to go on short-term specialized training programs in the United States. Community Connections is funded by USAID.


Future Leaders Exchange Program (FLEX) – provides scholarships to secondary school students to live in an American host family and study in an American high school for one academic year. FLEX is funded by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the US Department of State.


Junior Faculty Development Program (JFDP) – provides opportunities for higher education professors and instructors to improve their teaching skills and develop new teaching materials on a semester-long exchange program at a university in the United States. JFDP is funded by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the US Department of State.


Open World – provides opportunities for Kyrgyz leaders in different spheres to go on short-term specialized exchanges in the United States. Open World is funded by the Library of Congress, under the United States Congress.


Turkmenistan – AUCA Scholarship Program (TASP) – provides four-year scholarships for Turkmenistan citizens to study at American University – Central Asia in Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic. TASP is funded by a grant from the US Embassy in Turkmenistan.


U.S. Central Asian Education Foundation (U.S. - CAEF) – provides scholarships, international internships and professional development exchanges for students and faculty in the Business and Economics faculties of AUCA (Kyrgyz Republic) and KIMEP (Kazakhstan).

                          

Recruitment for the American University in Bulgaria (AUBG) – American Councils recruits on behalf of AUBG in the Kyrgyz Republic. Accredited in both the US and Bulgaria, AUBG is a private, American - style liberal arts university located in Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria. The university prepares students for leadership, community involvement, careers, and advanced study, and their liberal arts education encourages students to develop critical thinking and creative problem solving.

Please contact us for more information. Our office is open
Monday – Friday, 8:30 – 17:00

American Councils for International Education ACTR/ACCELS
98/1 Tynystanov St., Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic 720040
Tel: +996 312 66-48-38; Fax: +996 312 62-15-78
http://www.americancouncils.kg