School of Professional and Continuing Education
Central Asian Faculty Development Programme
Mountain Societies Research Institute
The Central Asian Faculty Development Programme (CAFDP)
UCA will offer inimitable opportunities for Central Asian scholars to pursue an academic career with low faculty student ratios, opportunities for research, excellent facilities, and an organisational culture that places high value on integrity in all facets of its operation.
To launch its academic programmes, UCA needs, over time, hundreds of scholars from various disciplines - with an emphasis on creating a cadre of Central Asian academics who can deliver UCA’s teaching programmes and conduct requisite research. CAFDP offers support for Central Asian scholars to pursue doctoral studies on the understanding that upon graduation they agree to serve as UCA faculty for a minimum of five years.
CAFDP Scholar, Zheenbek Kulenbekov studies soil
samples to determine the dispersion of radionuclides
from uranium mine tailings in Kyrgyzstan as
part of his graduate studies thesis at Technical
University of Bergakademie Freiberg, Germany.
The University aims at having at least 80 percent of its faculty
comprising Central Asian nationals with international experience
and recognised credentials. CAFDP is developing its Partner
Universities Programme through which students receive
full financial assistance to pursue advanced graduate degrees at
UCA’s partner institutions. UCA has official agreements with
the Asian Institute of Technology, Carleton University, German
Academic Exchange Services (DAAD), Lee Kuan Yew School
of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore, Michigan
State University, University of Alberta, University of Bern,
University of Cambridge, and University of Exeter.
The Programme also supports a select number of outstanding independent PhD candidates though its Individual Funding Scheme, offering partial funding for students accepted into doctoral programmes in disciplines that are an academic priority for UCA.
Biodata Summaries of UCA Central Asian Faculty Development Programme (CAFDP) Research Fellows
Kuban Akmatov
UCA CAFDP 2010, Kyrgyz Republic
Zulfiya Bakhtibekova
UCA CAFDP 2010, Tajikistan
Alima Bissenova
UCA CAFDP Individual Funding Scheme 2009, Kazakhstan
Asel Doolotkeldieva
UCA CAFDP 2010, Kyrgyz Republic
Pulat Isobaev
CAFDP, Individual Funding Scheme 2010, Tajikistan
Dilrabo Jonbekova
CAFDP Individual Funding 2009, Kyrgyz Republic
Bibinur Shupeyeva
CAFDP 2010, Kazakhstan
Elima Karalaeva
CAFDP 2010, Kyrgyz Republic
Diana Kudaibergenova
CAFDP 2010, Kazakhstan
Zheenbek Kulenbekov
CAFDP 2008, Kyrgyz Republic
Maksim Kulikov
CAFDP 2009, Kyrgyz Republic
Amrisho Lashkariev
CAFDP 2009, Tajikistan
Lira Sagynbekova
CAFDP 2010, Kyrgyz Republic
Bunafsha Muslimshoeva
CAFDP 2009, Tajikistan
Farrukh Nazarmavloev
CAFDP 2009 & CAFDP Individual Funding Scheme 2011, Tajikistan
Aslan Sydykov
CAFDP 2009, Kyrgyz Republic
Kanat Tilekeyev
CAFDP 2008, Kyrgyz Republic
Medina Aitieva
CAFDP Individual Funding Scheme 2010, Kyrgyz Republic
Serik Beimenbetov
CAFDP 2011, Kazakhstan
Ismoil Khujamkulov
CAFDP 2011, Tajikistan
Kanykei Mukhtarova
CAFDP 2011, Kyrgyz Republic
Vasila Sulaimonova
CAFDP 2011, Tajikistan
Danial Yar-Mukhamedov
CAFDP 2011, Kyrgyz Republic
Baktygul Tulebaeva
CAFDP 2011, Kyrgyz Republic
Kemel Toktomushev
CAFDP 2011, Kyrgyz Republic
Askat Dukenbaev
CAFDP Individual Funding Scheme 2011, Kyrgyz Republic
Rakhat Zholdoshalieva
CAFDP Individual Funding Scheme 2010, Kyrgyz Republic
Amanbek Checheibaev
CAFDP 2011, Kyrgyz Republic
Aisulu Abdykadyrova
CAFDP 2012, Kyrgyz Republic
Alisher Shabdolov
CAFDP Individual Funding Scheme 2012, Tajikistan
Anel Kulakhmetova
CAFDP 2012, Kazakhstan
Chorshanbe Goibnazarov
CAFDP Individual Funding Scheme 2010, Tajikistan
Madina Junussova
CAFDP 2012, Kazakhstan
Maqsad Sariev
CAFDP 2012, Tajikistan
Murodbek Laldjebaev
CAFDP 2008 & CAFDP Individual Funding Scheme 2011, Tajikistan
Nargiza Sarkulova
CAFDP 2012, Kyrgyz Republic
Sitora Shokamolova
CAFDP 2008, Tajikistan
Farukh Sharopov
CAFDP 2012, Tajikistan
Muhammad Gulzar
CAFDP 2012, Pakistan
Muhammad Shahibzada
CAFDP 2012, Afghanistan
Ramzan Ali
CAFDP 2012, Pakistan
Rizo Saboiev
CAFDP 2012, Tajikistan
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German Academic Exchange Services (DAAD), Germany
National University of Singapore, Singapore
Michigan State University, USA
University of Bern, Switzerland
- "I am grateful to UCA for sending me to the University of Cambridge. This is an excellent opportunity to develop myself professionally. Cambridge is ideal for researchers who value quality and professionalism as much as a friendly atmosphere and respected traditions of an elite education."
Diana Kudaibergenova
MPhil / PhD candidate
Kazakh CAFDP Student
University of Cambridge, UK - "I feel very strongly about UCA's mission in the region - not only to provide an education but to be a major economic and social enabler in future. My personal research focuses on early marriages and gender issues. I believe the family unit is important, if it can be improved, then Tajikistan can develop economically and socially."
Zulfiya Bakhtibekova
PhD candidate
Tajik CAFDP Student
University of Exeter, UK - "Since the 1990s when I completed my studies, there has been progress in the spheres of economic theory, applied research, and information technology. Going back to University is a chance for me to update and enhance my knowledge. My research analyses poverty which I hope can influence future government policies."
Kanat Tilekeyev
PhD candidate in Economics
Kyrgyz Republic Student
University of Giessen, Germany