02.06.2008
DUSHANBE, — Ninety graduates of the School of Professional and Continuing Education (SPCE), University of Central Asia (UCA) were honored at a ceremony attended by representatives of government, international organizations, proud families and friends. The ceremony was held in Khorog last Saturday.
According to Ms. Sitora Shokamolova of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) Tajikistan, forty-eight students received the Certificate in Accounting Technology (CAT) credential. The CAT program offers a professional qualification that prepares graduates for positions as lead accountants in small enterprises or NGOs, and bookkeepers/accountants in larger enterprises and organizations.
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The University of Central Asia was founded in 2000 by the governments of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic and Tajikistan, and His Highness the Aga Khan. The International Treaty and Charter establishing this secular and private University was signed by His Highness the Aga Khan and the Presidents of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic and Tajikistan, ratified by the respective parliaments and registered with the United Nations. Established in 2006, the School of Professional and Continuing Education is the University’s first operational academic program. The School is Central Asia’s first provider of formal, university-based, non-degree educational programs. It emphasizes tertiary short-cycle education (TSCE), which gives students intense training, usually in one year or less, that results in a widely accepted qualification to perform industry-specific tasks.
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