Kyrgyz scholar lectures Feb. 25 at UWA

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February 3, 2010

Anonymous The Meridian Star The Meridian Star Wed Feb 03, 2010, 08:30 AM CST

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    LIVINGSTON, Ala.—The University of West Alabama continues its annual Fulbright Lecture Series as Dr. Bolotbek Oruzbaev from Kyrgyzstan, a former Soviet republic, presents a public lecture, “Kyrgyzstan: Land and People” on Feb. 25 at 6 p.m. in the Bell Conference Center, with a reception following.

     Hosted by the College of Business, Oruzbaev is a Fulbright scholar in Tuskegee University’s College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. He is a senior lecturer at Kyrgyz Economic University in Bishkek, the capital and the largest city of Kyrgyzstan. Oruzbaev also directed Winrock International’s Kyrgyz Farmer-to-Farmer Program.

     Oruzbaev received his doctorate in economic sciences from Moscow’s USSR Academy of Science Institute of Economy. His research focuses on adapting the lessons of successful agricultural extension to Kyrgyzstan, a mountainous, landlocked country in Central Asia, bordering Kazakhstan, China, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.

     “As the University of West Alabama celebrates its 175th anniversary this year, we are fortunate to bring to campus scholars from other cultures, allowing us to gain an understanding of the diverse societies in our world and to prepare our students for careers in a global economy,” said Dr. David M. Taylor, Provost.

     Oruzbaev is one of approximately 800 foreign scholars chosen this year to lecture, conduct research and participate in seminars in the United States through the Fulbright Scholars Program. In addition to the public program, he will address classes and work one-on-one with UWA faculty and students during his stay in Livingston.

     The UWA Fulbright Lecture Series concludes this spring with a Nigerian scholar. Admission to all Fulbright Lecture Series presentations is free. For more information, call (205) 652-3892.

     UWA celebrates its 175th anniversary in 2010. Founded in February 1835 as Livingston Female Academy, the school is currently home to more than 5,000 students from around the world.

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