A visual tour of Central Asia’s universities

Posted on October 30, 2017 Updated on October 30, 2017

I’ve had a small gallery of my pictures of Central Asia’s universities up on this site for a while, and have been meaning to update it after taking lots more photos this summer.

So here we are, for your viewing pleasure (well, mainly for mine), here is a new and updated gallery showcasing just a few of the many and varied universities and colleges in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan:

Turan University, Almaty, Kazakhstan

Academy of Education, Dushanbe, Tajikistan

Admissions season part 2, Kyrgyz State Technical University, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

State Institute for Visual Arts and Design (building used to host the National Museum), Dushanbe, Tajikistan

Why you should study in the Transport and Car Building faculty, Kyrgyz State Technical University, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

Construction site, University of Central Asia, Khorog, Tajikistan

Directive from 1940 bringing two institute together to establish the State Science and Research Institute for Schools and Teacher Training, Dushanbe, Tajikistan

Yeltsin Kyrgyz-Russian Slavonic University, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

Sunset at the American University of Central Asia, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

An impressive awards cabinet plus admissions information, International IT University, Almaty, Kazakhstan

Tajik Pedagogical University, Dushanbe, Tajikkistan

“Become useful to your country” – Poster for the Presidential Academy of State Administration, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

Almaty Technical and Economics College “Unat”, Almaty, Kazakhstan

“I love the Engineering and Economics Faculty”, Kyrgyz State Technical University, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

Manas Kyrgyz-Turkish University, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

University of International Business, Almaty, Kazakhstan

Academy of Sciences, Almaty, Kazakhstan

KIMEP University, Almaty, Kazakhstan

Ablai Khan Kazakh University of International Relations and World Languages, Almaty, Kazakhstan

A common sight – a recruitment poster: “Do you have a degree but not a job? Office vacancies for energetic people; no experience required”

American University of Central Asia, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

International IT University, Almaty, Kazakhstan

Courses offered [ru] at the International University of Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

If your name’s on the list, you got admitted, Kyrgyz State Technical University, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

Kazakh National Agrarian University, Almaty, Kazakhstan

Kazakh National Pedagogical University, Almaty, Kazakhstan

Satbaev University, Almaty, Kazakhstan

Technical School for Roads, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

Bishkek Technical College and Mountain Institute of Bishkek State Technical University, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

Imagine yourself at Narkhoz UniversityAblai Khan Kazakh University of International Relations and World Languages, Almaty, Kazakhstan (metro poster)

Tajik Technical University, Dushanbe, Tajikistan

International connections, Kyrgyz State Technical University, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

Orientation Week at American University of Central Asia, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

Bishkek Humanities University, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

Kainar University, Almaty, Kazakhstan

Admissions season, Kyrgyz State Technical University, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

Russian-Tajik Slavonic University, Dushanbe, Tajikistan

Law Institute, Kyrgyz National University, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Astana, Kazakhstan

University of Central Asia, Khorog, Tajikistan

More subway advertising for the “higher education institution of a new generation”, University of Astana, Astana, Kazakhstan

The President’s image looms large on most public buildings, Tajik Technical University, Dushanbe, Tajikistan

Kyrgyz Economic University, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyz State Technical University, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

Inside the Kyrgyz State Agrarian University, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

Tajik National University, Dushanbe, Tajikistan

Study Finance & IT or Mathematical and Computer Modelling at IT University, Almaty, Kazakhstan

Me getting my higher ed geek on. Nazarbayev University, Astana, Kazakhstan

“Welcome, New Students” poster at the International University of Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

Innovative use of hashtags on the pavement: “I want to go to UIB”, University of International Business, Almaty, Kazakhstan

Close up of entrance to the former Polytechnic Institute, Kyrgyz State Technical University, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

Almaty State Business College, , Almaty, Kazakhstan

“If you didn’t see your name on the list, don’t worry – there will be more lists!” Reassuring applicants at Kyrgyz State Technical University, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan