The University of Central Asia (UCA) was founded in 2000 by the governments of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic and Tajikistan, and His Late Highness Aga Khan IV. It is the world’s first internationally chartered institution of higher education.
UCA was established to promote the social and economic development of Central Asia, particularly its mountain communities, by offering an internationally recognised standard of higher education, and helping the peoples of the region to preserve and draw upon their rich cultural traditions as assets for the future.
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The School of Professional and Continuing Education reaches over 22,500 learners
The Presidents of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic and Tajikistan, and His Late Highness Aga Khan IV signed the International Treaty and Charter establishing this secular, private, not-for-profit university. It was ratified by the respective parliaments and registered with the United Nations.
UCA Tekeli campus, Kazakhstan.
UCA
The University of Central Asia’s (UCA) first campus opened in Naryn, Kyrgyz Republic in 2016. The second campus, in Khorog, Tajikistan opened in 2017 and will be followed by one in Tekeli, Kazakhstan. Undergraduate students interested in majoring in Engineering Sciences or Business and Management will enrol at the Tekeli campus when it opens.
University of Central Asia’s School of Professional and Continuing Education (SPCE) in Tekeli, Kazakhstan.
AKDN / Mikhail Romanyuk
UCA’s School of Professional and Continuing Education (SPCE) in Tekeli, Kazakhstan opened in 2006. It is equipped with state-of-the-art learning technologies, a computer laboratory, four classrooms and a 17,305-volume library. The School has become a leading provider of adult and continuing education, reaching over 22,500 learners in Kazakhstan.
SPCE is a leading provider of post-secondary, short-cycle education in Central Asia. It gives young people and adults professional and vocational qualifications that improve employment and income-generating opportunities.