Overall Rating Bronze
Overall Score 41.18
Liaison Mira Dzhakshylykova
Submission Date July 19, 2024

STARS v2.2

American University of Central Asia
PRE-2: Points of Distinction

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete N/A Mira Dzhakshylykova
Sustainability Coordinator
Center for Civic Engagement
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Name of the institution’s featured sustainability program, initiative, or accomplishment:
Sustainable AUCA Task Force

A brief description of the institution’s featured program, initiative, or accomplishment:
The Sustainable AUCA Task Force was created in the fall of 2019 in recognition of the potential of the University to make a major contribution to solving the challenges of environmental sustainability and climate change. The goals of the task force are to develop attainable goals, and lay the ground work for achieving them.

Which of the following impact areas does the featured program, initiative, or accomplishment most closely relate to?:
Curriculum
Research
Campus Engagement
Public Engagement
Air & Climate
Buildings
Energy
Food & Dining
Purchasing
Waste
Water

Optional Fields

Website URL where more information about the accomplishment may be found:
https://auca.kg/en/sustainable_auca/

STARS credit in which the featured program, initiative, or accomplishment is reported (if applicable):
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A photograph or document associated with the featured program, initiative, or accomplishment:
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Second Point of Distinction

Name of a second highlighted sustainability program/initiative/accomplishment:
Geothermal heating and cooling system

A brief description of the second program/initiative/accomplishment:
The main campus building covers its heating and cooling demand via a ground source heat pump.

Which impact areas does the second program/initiative/accomplishment most closely relate to?:
Air & Climate
Buildings
Energy

Website URL where more information about the second program/initiative/accomplishment may be found:
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STARS credit in which the second program/initiative/accomplishment is reported (if applicable):
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A photograph or document associated with the second program/initiative/accomplishment:
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Third Point of Distinction

Name of a third highlighted program/initiative/accomplishment:
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A brief description of the third program/initiative/accomplishment:
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Which impact areas does the third program/initiative/accomplishment most closely relate to?:
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Website URL where more information about the third program/initiative/accomplishment may be found:
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STARS credit in which the third program/initiative/accomplishment is reported (if applicable):
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A photograph or document associated with the third program/initiative/accomplishment:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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