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His Excellency Emomali Rahmonov, President of Tajikistan), and His Highness the Aga Khan sign the International Treaty establishing the new University of Central Asia in a ceremony in Dushanbe, Tajikistan on 28 August 2000. The University is based on the recommendations of an Organisational Commission appointed by President Rahmonov and the Aga Khan in 1997. The main campus of the new university will be based in the town of Khorog in Southern Tajikistan. At the signing ceremony, His Highness announced a gift of $5 million to the University's endowment earmarked for activities in Tajikistan.
		His Excellency Askar Akaev, President of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan, and His Highness the Aga Khan sign the International Treaty establishing the new University of Central Asia in Bishkek on 30 August 2000. The University will establish programmes and activities in Eastern Kyrgyzstan that will be an integral part of its overall educational offerings. At the signing ceremony, His Highness announced a gift of $5 million to the University's endowment earmarked for activities in Kyrgyzstan.
President Akaev and the Aga Khan congratulate each other and exchange signed copies of the International Treaty.
		His Excellency Nursultan Nazarbayev, President of Kazakhstan and His Highness the Aga Khan sign the International Treaty establishing the new University of Central Asia in Astana on 31 August 2000. The University will establish programmes and activities in Eastern Kazakhstan that will be an integral part of its overall educational offerings. At the signing ceremony, His Highness announced a gift of $5 million to the University's endowment earmarked for activities in Kazakhstan, bringing the total size of the endowment to $15 million.
President Nazarbayev and the Aga Khan congratulate each other and exchange signed copies of the International Treaty. Once the Treaty is ratified by at least two of the three Founding States, the University will come into being as a single legal entity in the region. The Charter provides for other countries to join as Participating States once the University comes into operation.