American University in Bulgaria
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Turkmenistan denies entry to Peace Corps...stopped hundreds of students from leaving the country to take up courses at the American University of Central Asia, in Kyrgyzstan, and the American University in Bulgaria. U.S. criticism of Turkmen government policy came just weeks after... In this article: Peace Corps, Turkmenistan, Saparmurat Niyazov, Gurbanguli Berdymukhamedov, United States, Natural gas, American University in Bulgaria, American University of Central Asia, The Miami Herald, and Hillary Rodham Clinton |
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Kansas City Star | October 05, 2009
US complains about Turkmen student travel ban
...stating multiple times that it did not oppose the students transferring from the American University of Central Asia and traveling to the American University in Bulgaria, Turkmenistan denied the students exit on Friday," the embassy's...
In this article: United States, American University of Central Asia, Turkmenistan, Saparmurat Niyazov, Kyrgyzstan, Gurbanguli Berdymukhamedov, Rukhnama, and Hillary Rodham Clinton
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New Kerala | September 22, 2009
US wants Turkmenistan to lead energy security?
...just expressed our interest in trying to resolve those, in allowing the students not only to go to that university, but also to go to American University in Bulgaria, and of course, to have more Turkmen students come to the United States. And...
In this article: Turkmenistan, United States, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, India, Hydrocarbon, and American University of Central Asia
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Wikipedia | September 05, 2009
American University in Bulgaria
American University in Bulgaria (abbr. AUBG) is a private, selective, residential liberal arts college located in Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria. Established in 1991, it has 1072 students from 26 countries in Eastern Europe and beyond (as of 2007).
In this article: Bulgaria, Liberal arts, Soros Foundation, United States Agency for International Development, and United States
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Wikipedia | April 28, 2009
Stephane Groueff
...was a contributor to the Bulgarian Service of BBC and was active in a few emigre organizations and publications in exile. In 2002 the American University in Bulgaria, of which Stephane Groueff was one of the founding Board members,...
In this article: Stephane Groueff, Bulgaria, Paris-Match, University of Geneva, Boris III, USA, and Oak Ridge
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www.washingtonpost.com | June 11, 2007
Bush Ends European Tour With Promise to Help Bulgaria
...last year signed an agreement for U.S. troops to be based on its soil. Later, the two leaders had lunch. In the afternoon, Bush attended a meeting with students at the American University in Bulgaria before departing for the United States.
In this article: George W. Bush, Bulgaria, United States, Georgi Parvanov, Kosovo, NATO, United Nations, AIDS, and European Union
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www.csmonitor.com
As US seeks closer ties with Turkmenistan, government cracks down on students
...New York in September. According to embassy officials, President Berdimuhamedov agreed to allow AUCA students to transfer to the American University in Bulgaria. But on Oct. 2 a group attempting to fly to Sofia were stopped at the airport.
In this article: United States, Turkmenistan, American University of Central Asia, US Agency For International Development, US State Department, Hillary Clinton, and Kyrgyzstan
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American University in Bulgaria (abbr. AUBG) is a private, selective, residential liberal arts college located in Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria. Established in 1991, it has 1072 students from 26 countries in Eastern Europe and beyond (as of 2007). The language of instruction at AUBG is English. The university has three sources of funding: its endowment (which came largely from gifts from the United States Agency for International Development and the Soros Foundation), gifts, and tuition. The mission of the university is "to educate future leaders committed to serving the values of an open, democratic society."
Baccalaureate degrees conferred by AUBG are accredited in both Bulgaria and the United States. AUBG has its school accreditation in the United States from New England Association of Schools and Colleges. The university employs 74 faculty members, about half of which are expatriate Americans, with most of the rest coming from Bulgaria. Approximately seventy percent of the students come from Bulgaria, with the rest coming from neighboring countries such as Albania, Kosovo, Romania, Serbia, and the Republic of Macedonia as well as former Soviet republics and Mongolia.
- Name:
- American University in Bulgaria
- Local Name:
- Американски университет в България
- Type:
- Private
- Location City:
- Blagoevgrad
- Location Country:
- Bulgaria
- Founding Date:
- January 01, 1991
- Head:
- David Huwiler
- Motto:
- In Pursuit of Excellence
- Colors:
- White and Blue
- Faculty:
- 74
- Enrollment:
- 1072
- Website:
- http://www.aubg.bg
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