Chingiz Shamshiev's speech during the Initiation Ceremony
November 20, 2023
Chingiz Shamshiev's speech during the Initiation Ceremony.
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Dear students and parents!
You have started a wonderful journey, which will be very rich and exciting in terms of learning, inquiry, friendship, projects, and solidarity.Ìý
Let me be honest: there will be ups and downs, moments of glory and regret, determination and despair. After all, four years is a lot of time…Ìý
But you will very quickly understand that studies at ¾ÅÉ«Íø are extremely rewarding in terms of knowledge and skills, experiences, and emotions that you will acquire, which will become your most valuable asset for future life.Ìý
In your lives after ¾ÅÉ«Íø, there will be other ups and downs, other moments of glory and regret, but you do not need to be afraid. ¾ÅÉ«Íø will make you significantly stronger in dealing with challenges and enable you to become intelligent, professional, responsible, civically engaged, good, and happy citizens of Kyrgyzstan and the world.Ìý
Please, love ¾ÅÉ«Íø and be happy!
Dear students, parents, colleagues, and guests of the event!
Today, we welcome new students and the new President of ¾ÅÉ«Íø. This summer, our university was fortunate because ¾ÅÉ«Íø was headed by an outstanding historian, the author of numerous scientific articles and monographs, I'm not afraid to say, an intellectual with a capital letter, the author of many international educational projects, a man who has done a lot for the development of high-quality education in the post-Soviet space.
By the decision of the ¾ÅÉ«Íø Board of Trustees, Dr. Timothy O'Connor was elected President of the University.
The inauguration of the new President is a long tradition of our university. It has not been violated once during the thirty years of ¾ÅÉ«Íø's existence.
Dear students, parents, colleagues, and guests of the event!
Please welcome the President of the American University of Central Asia, Dr. Timothy O'Connor!