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PISA, Italy (TCA) — After three and a half years of activity TuCAHEA, a large-scale Tempus project financed by the European Commission and coordinated academically and scientifically by the University of Pisa (Italy), is coming to completion. Its ambitious aim was to create the bases and define the parameters for reforming the normative and organizational frameworks of Central Asia’s university systems, making them compatible with each other, and aligning them with the European system, the University of Pisa said on its website on February 11. Continue reading
BISHKEK (TCA) — In the course of 2015 the European Union disbursed the highest amount it has ever disbursed to the Kyrgyz Republic. The total of €34.6 million paid from the EU's general budget included €24.6 million in development assistance and a €10 million grant payment for Macro-Financial Assistance, the Delegation of the European Union to the Kyrgyz Republic said. Continue reading
BISHKEK (TCA) — The U.S. Embassy in Bishkek has announced the release of the Kyrgyz-language translation of the beloved American children’s story Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh by Robert C. O’Brien. This effort was a partnership between the U.S. Embassy and the Kyrgyz Association of Publishers. With U.S. support, Mara Publishing House also recently published the Kyrgyz-language version of the popular classic Selected Stories by O’Henry. Upcoming titles to be released in Kyrgyz in 2016 include: Hatchet by Gary Paulsen; Dandelion Wine by Ray Bradbury; Where the Wild Things Are by Maurce Sendak; What Do People Do All Day by Richard Scarry; The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle; The True Story of the Three Little Pigs by John Scieszka; Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey; The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger; and several works by Dr. Seuss. Continue reading
ASHGABAT (TCA) — On January 3, the U.S. Embassy in Ashgabat will kick off its annual Winter Film Screenings, bringing the best of American cinema to cities throughout Turkmenistan. Continue reading
BISHKEK (TCA) — A 5.7 million euro budget support grant for education was transferred on December 29 by the European Union to the treasury account of the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic, the Delegation of the European Union to Kyrgyzstan said. Continue reading
