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Latest Past Events
Bolashak Visiting Fellows Conference — Spring 2023
Lindner Family Commons, 6th floor GW’s Elliott School of International Affairs 1957 E St NW, WashingtonFrom May 2022 to May 2023, the Central Asia Program hosted 23 Bolashak Visiting Fellows from Kazakhstan on a tailor-made training program focusing on 1) Leadership in Higher Education Management and 2) Economics and Crisis Management. With their time at the George Washington University (GWU) coming to an end, please join us for a two-day… Continue reading Bolashak Visiting Fellows Conference — Spring 2023
Parental Labor Migration and Educational Attainment in Kyrgyzstan
The Central Asia Program invites you to an online discussion with international education specialist Dr. Todd Drummond about the association between migrant parents and student learning outcomes in Kyrgyzstan. The event will focus on the methods employed and an interpretation of results. The discussion will pose important questions for policy makers in the Kyrgyz Republic… Continue reading Parental Labor Migration and Educational Attainment in Kyrgyzstan
Turkmenistan: Evolutions and Permanence
with Luca Anceschi, University of Glasgow Myles Smyth, IREX Sebastien Peyrouse, The George Washington University This roundtable explores the evolution of Berdymukhamedov's Turkmenistan. The second president reoriented few aspects of the country's previous policy, and the long-awaited shifts in domestic and foreign policy have remained limited.Today, Turkmenistan faces steep challenges, among them rebuilding the education and health systems, and managing public expectations of… Continue reading Turkmenistan: Evolutions and Permanence
