AKIPRESS.COM - The University of Central Asia (UCA) celebrated its sixth annual graduation ceremony at the Ismaili Centre, Dushanbe on 28 June 2014. Over 175 graduates from the School of Professional and Continuing Education (SPCE) and the Aga Khan Humanities Programme (AKHP) received certificates in professional development and skills building programmes.

Over 175 graduates receive certificates in professional development and skills building programmes at UCA’s sixth annual graduation ceremony.

The course includes modules on Business Planning, Marketing, Financial Management, Human Resource Management, Information Technology (IT) for Business, and Basics of Accounting and Managerial Accounting. The 45 graduates of the programme included directors, business managers and entrepreneurs from private companies and service and information technology sectors. They were presented with their certificates by KRJC Co-Director, Muneo Takasaka.

Five SPCE graduates received the Accounting Technology Certificate, which is based on International Financial Reporting Standards and only offered in Central Asia by SPCE. The School also recognised 35 graduates in English for Business Purposes and English for Academic Purposes. Through a partnership with FOCUS Humanitarian Assistance to enhance communication skills to facilitate settlement and job placement of refugees, the School also awarded a Record of Achievement in Conversational Russian to 13 Afghan refugees.

Graduates of AKHP’s Humanities in English programme received training in critical analysis, ethical reflection, academic writing and reading. AKHP’s curriculum fosters curiosity, aesthetic appreciation, participatory leadership and reasoned interpretation. AKHP builds skills to enable graduates to both fulfill academic and professional requirements, and to think critically and ultimately redefine those requirements.