UCA launches Silver Jubilee celebrations with graduation ceremonies in Naryn and Khorog

The University of Central Asia (UCA) marked a major milestone on 21 Junewith the graduation of its fifth cohort of undergraduate students. Ceremonies were held simultaneously at UCA’s residential campuses in Naryn, Kyrgyzstan, and Khorog, Tajikistan. The joyous occasion also marked the official launch of the University’s Silver Jubilee Year. Sixty-five graduates from the three founding states, as well as Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Russia, received degrees in Computer Science, Communications and Media, Earth and Environmental Sciences, and Global Economics. A message from UCA’s Chancellor, His Highness Prince Rahim Aga Khan V, was delivered by Shamsh Kassim-Lakha, Chair of the Board of Trustees. In his remarks, the Chancellor reaffirmed the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN)’s enduring commitment to improving the quality of life across Central Asia and reflected on the 25^th anniversary as a time to honour the extraordinary partnership that led to the University’s founding. “Access to high-quality education is a fundamental pillar of our approach to development and has the potential to bring about transformational and lasting impact,” he stated. Paying tribute to the vision of his late father, His Highness the Aga Khan IV, UCA’s Founding Chancellor, he also expressed confidence in the University’s future: “While much has been achieved, even more lies ahead.”