By Invitation of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) and on behalf of the OSCE Academy, Dr. Anja Mihr, Visiting Professor, participated in the International Forum of 'China's 70-years Development and the Building of a Community with a Shared Future for Mankind' from 5-7 November 2019 in Shanghai, China. The Forum was dedicated to Chinas endeavors in the Belt-and-Road-Initiative(BRI) since 2013.

From 4 to 8 November a new training was held at the Academy - Seminar on analytical writing in the Kyrgyz language. This training is designed for journalists, bloggers, young researchers and activists to help develop their analytical writing and communication skills in the Kyrgyz language. Agenda of the seminar included lectures, group discussions, peer editing sessions, presentations and round table.

On 5 November, H.E. Mosud Mannan, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of Bangladesh to Uzbekistan with concurrent accreditation to Afghanistan, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan, accompanied by Mr. Temirbek Erkinov, Honorary Consul of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh at Bishkek, and Ms. Shakhlo Gafurova, Social Secretary at the Embassy of Bangladesh in Uzbekistan, visited the OSCE Academy.

From 28 October to 1 November Professional Skills and Assets for Successful Job Applications Workshop, led by Prof. Dr. Rolf Kuchenbuch, DAAD longterm lecturer and Ms. Amelia Hagen, Lecturer, Narxoz University, was held for the second time at the OSCE Academy. The training was designed for young and early career professionals from Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan to help them to acquire key skills to present and promote themselves on the labor market.