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:

International IT University, Almaty, Kazakhstan

Manas Kyrgyz-Turkish University, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyz State Agrarian University, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

Turan University, Almaty, Kazakhstan

Famous graduates of Satbaev University, Almaty, Kazakhstan

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

Almaty State Business College, , Almaty, Kazakhstan

Handwritten timetable [ru] at the Yeltsin Kyrgyz-Russian Slavonic University, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

“Welcome New Students, 2014” poster outside Kyrgyz Economic University, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

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

Arabayev Kyrgyz State University, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

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

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

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

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

KIMEP University, Almaty, Kazakhstan

Kazakh National Pedagogical University, Almaty, Kazakhstan

Tajik Technical University, Dushanbe, Tajikistan

Bishkek Humanities University, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

“20 year anniversary discount” (on fees), Central Asian University, Almaty, Kazakhstan (metro poster)

Kyrgyz State Technical University, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

Construction site, University of Central Asia, Khorog, Tajikistan

Kainar University, Almaty, Kazakhstan

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

Law Institute, Kyrgyz National University, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

Brand new library, University of Central Asia, Khorog, Tajikistan

Nazarbayev University, Astana, Kazakhstan

Academy of Education, Dushanbe, Tajikistan

International connections, Kyrgyz State Technical University, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

Library, University of Central Asia, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

Tajik Pedagogical University, Dushanbe, Tajikkistan

Kazakh National Agrarian University, Almaty, Kazakhstan

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

Balasagun Kyrgyz State University, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

Technical School for Roads, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

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

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

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

Inside the Kyrgyz State Agrarian University, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

Tajik National University, Dushanbe, Tajikistan

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

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

Russian and Tajik leaders hang above the main entrance, Russian-Tajik Slavonic University

Students outside Kyrgyz National Agrarian University, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

Impressive main building, Nazarbayev University, Astana, Kazakhstan

Main building, Academy of Sciences, Dushanbe, Tajikistan

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

University of International Business, Almaty, Kazakhstan

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

“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

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

Best higher ed washroom sign ever? Nazarbayev University, Astana, Kazakhstan

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

Academy of Sciences, Almaty, Kazakhstan

Satbaev University, Almaty, Kazakhstan

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