CESSI 2024 in Review
Elementary Kazakh
Elementary Kazakh Presentations
Intermediate Kazakh
Intermediate Kazakh Presentations
Elementary Tajik
Elementary Tajik Presentations
Elementary Tajik
Elementary Tajik Presentations
Elementary Tajik
Elementary Tajik Presentations
Elementary Uyghur
Elementary Uyghur Presentations
Elementary Uyghur
Elementary Uyghur Presentations
Elementary Uyghur
Elementary Uyghur Presentations
Kazakh Classes
The elementary and intermediate Kazakh classes welcomed native speakers for a conversation table with instructor Gulnara Glowacki.
Cooking Demonstration
We had a delicious finish to Week 1 at a cooking demonstration of bauyrsak, samsa, osh palov, and qordaq beef stew.
Cooking Demonstration
Preparing vegetarian onion and sweet potato samsa.
Cooking Demonstration
Preparing osh palov.
Cooking Demonstration
Participants enjoyed tasting all the dishes they prepared together.
WISLI Student Mixer
CESSI instructors Gulnara Glowacki and Mahire Yakup joined the fun at the WISLI Student Mixer at the Memorial Union.
WISLI Student Mixer
WISLI Student Mixer
WISLI Student Conference
Nathan S. was among the CESSI students who presented and moderated during this year's conference.
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WISLI Student Conference
Sasha C. was among the CESSI students who presented and moderated during this year's conference.
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Kazakh Ambassador Visit
In July, the Kazakh Ambassador to the U.S. Yerzhan Ashikbayev stopped by the Kazakh classes during his visit to UW-Madison.
CESSI 2024 Lecture Series
Nargis Kassenova of Harvard University presented a lecture titled "Can Central Asian States Keep Their Balancing Act?"
CESSI 2024 Lecture Series
Caroline Savage of the U.S. State Department spoke on U.S. Policy Toward Russia and careers relevant to the former Soviet Union.
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CESSI 2024 Lecture Series
Georgetown's Theresa Sabonis-Helf presented on "Central Asia’s Quest for Energy Security at Home and Markets Abroad."
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CESSI 2024 Lecture Series
John Riordan of USAID presented on his experiences in Moldova, Tajikistan, Belarus, and Uzbekistan.
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CESSI 2024 Lecture Series
George Washington University Professor Eric Schluessel presented on "A Colonial Muslim History of China and the World."
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CESSI 2024 Instructors
We're grateful to instructors Akbar Amat, Gulnara Glowacki, Mahire Yakup, and Mekhriniso Rakhmatova for all of their hard work!
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August Closing Program
Pictured are the CESSI students, instructors, and staff who gathered together to celebrate with class presentations and lunch.
