A visual tour of Central Asia’s universities

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:

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

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

International connections, Kyrgyz State Technical University, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

Nazarbayev University, Astana, Kazakhstan

Construction site, University of Central Asia, Khorog, Tajikistan

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

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

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

Satbaev University, Almaty, Kazakhstan

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

Kyrgyz Economic University, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

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

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

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

Turan University, Almaty, Kazakhstan

Almaty State Business College, , Almaty, Kazakhstan

Famous graduates of Satbaev University, Almaty, Kazakhstan

Impressive main building, Nazarbayev University, Astana, 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”

Arabayev Kyrgyz State University, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

Bishkek Humanities University, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

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

Law Institute, Kyrgyz National University, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

University of International Business, Almaty, Kazakhstan

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

Balasagun Kyrgyz State University, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

Russian-Tajik Slavonic University, Dushanbe, Tajikistan

Kyrgyz State Agrarian University, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

KIMEP University, Almaty, Kazakhstan

University of Central Asia, Khorog, Tajikistan

Tajik National University, Dushanbe, Tajikistan

Yeltsin Kyrgyz-Russian Slavonic University, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

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

Fading grandeur, Kyrgyz National Agrarian University, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

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

Admissions season, Kyrgyz State Technical University, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

Kazakh National Agrarian University, Almaty, Kazakhstan

Forgot to winter proof your university? No problem, add a tunnel. Nazarbayev University, Astana, Kazakhstan

Manas Kyrgyz-Turkish University, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

Students outside Kyrgyz National Agrarian University, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

International IT University, Almaty, Kazakhstan

Kainar University, Almaty, Kazakhstan

Inside the Kyrgyz State Agrarian University, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

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

Kazakh National Pedagogical University, Almaty, Kazakhstan

Library, University of Central Asia, 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

Nazarbayev University, Astana, Kazakhstan

American University of Central Asia, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

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

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

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

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

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

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