The growth of higher education in the former Soviet Union is getting a boost from halfway around the world namely, DePauw University. There also may be faculty exchanges. DePauw is an excellent model for the American University in Kyrgyzstan, especially for the kinds of things you do with the liberal arts curriculum and the size of your library, said Martha Merrill, AUK vice president who visited DePauw in January. AUK is the only university in Kyrgyzstan where students can choose their own schedule, so AUK needs a system of registration, she said.
Admissions is another area.
We are the only institution in Kyrgyzstan that does need-based scholarships, so we can learn from how you do financial aid at DePauw. Camilla Sharshekeeva, AUK provost, came to DePauw last fall, and several AUK librarians spent a month this spring semester reviewing DePauw s library. AUK is the only institution in Kyrgyzstan to use the Library of Congress system, so the AUK librarians were interested in the resources of DePauw s library. AUK offers four-year bachelor s degree programs and 12 majors for nearly 700 students. The majority of courses are taught in English.