Indiana University/American University-Central Asia
Country:
Kyrgyzstan
Award Date:
2004
Award Amount:
$100,000.00
Cost Share:
$53,878.00
Other Partners:
This partnership will create an undergrad-uate minor in public administration at the American University-Central Asia (AUCA) for students seeking careers in local and national government and nongovernmental (nonprofit) organizations. The partners are working to 1) develop a public administration minor comprising 15 credit hours of course-work (five courses); 2) adopt generally recognized principles of public administration education and research in the United States to the needs of Kyrgyzstan and Central Asia; 3) conduct short-term curriculum development training for three AUCA faculty (one of whom will also complete two years of advanced degree work at Indiana University); 4) develop a Service Learning Plan for AUCA, and 5) expand AUCA’s library resources in public administration.