The initiative of creating the intensive summer school programme and why it will differ from any other “vacation” you have experienced in your lifetime is simple: the program is designed to enrich the lives of participants by offering an intimate peek at one of Central Asia's most diverse nations. The Summer School programme will include lectures and seminars facilitated by internationally acclaimed scholars representing various social institutions of the Kyrgyz Republic. In studying the Kyrgyz nation, participants will be invited to learn and experience rich and informative presentations devoted towards history, culture, music, politics, anthropology, film and theater, language and literature, and social life.

The Summer School aims to furnish you with knowledge, stimulating all of your senses, satisfying your hunger for interesting information, quenching your thirst for discovering ancient cultures and much more. Our intention is to set the table for a gastronomic feast, an extravaganza if you will. Items on offer range from feeding the mind to feasting the eyes, from tasting exquisite exotic foods to drinking the unforgettable “kimiz”, from hearing thousand year old epic sagas to modern music, from looking at the world's fourth highest glacier lake encompassed by the majestic snow covered peaks of the “Tian Shan” mountain range almost touching the heavens, and to visiting the region’s most cherished religious pilgrimage sights. 

We offer to take you on a journey that crosses not decades and centuries but millennia. This could conceivably be called the land at the heart of the earth, where early civilization gushed forth. Kyrgyzstan still maintains its aura of being a land that time has not tarnished, but preserved. Alongside the traditional but modern capital city of Bishkek with its tall buildings and wide tree-lined boulevards, a city peppered with adorable streets, gardens, parks with trees bursting from every corner imaginable.

The Summer School allows everyone the opportunity to pursue the themes that appeal most to them. For those who wish to learn more about the language, they may do so. For those whose passion is history and art, there are abundant examples to contemplate and explore. For the adventurer who adores natural beauty, there are many sights that will make you catch your breath. For the gastronome, a true banquet awaits you every meal time. For those who crave for discovery, there is a glorious country awaiting you right at your fingertips. For those interested in literature and the crafts, first-hand demonstrations and activities have been arranged. For those who love to travel, visits to the countryside will leave an indelible mark on your memory. Kyrgyzstan with its high culture is truly an amazing land and the University of Management and Design prides itself in extending you an invitation to drink from the fountain of civilization.

For further information please contact the University or visit the Summer School's website:

 http://www.iss.umd.kg/