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  • USAID WAVE Roundtable on Water Recourses

    On 12 March 2024, Dr. Indira Satarkulova, Deputy Director of the OSCE Academy, participated in a roundtable dedicated to the discussion of water management in the region. The event was organized by the USAID Regional Water and Environment Project (WAVE) in cooperation with the Ministry of Education and Science of the Kyrgyz Republic

    13 March, 2024

  • OSCE Academy hosts Discussion on Women, Peace, and Security in Central Asia

    On 07 March 2024, a discussion on "Women, Peace and Security in Central Asia: The Role of Education," organized in cooperation with the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek (POiB), was held at the OSCE Academy. H.E. Marilyn Josefson, EU Ambassador to the Kyrgyz Republic, Ulziisuren Jamsran, UN Women Country Representative, Ekaterine Nakashidze, Deputy Head of the OSCE POiB, and Aigerim Toktogulova, National Project Officer (WIN) at the OSCE POiB joined the OSCE Academy’s students. Together, they discussed the pivotal role of education in advancing women’s empowerment, specifically its contribution to peace and security in the Central Asian region.

    7 March, 2024

  • Global Campus Lecture Exchange Programme: Prof. Dr. Anja Mihr

    From 13-16 February 2024, Prof. Dr. Anja Mihr, MAHRS Programme Supervisor, taught an intensive course from on transitology at the Latin American partner programme in Buenos Aires, Argentine, as part of the Global Campus lecture exchange programme.

    16 February, 2024

  • OSCE Academy Graduation Ceremony for Class of 2022-2024

    On 16 February 2024, the OSCE Academy awarded graduate degrees to its students of the MA Programmes in Politics & Security and in Economic Governance & Development (class of 2022-2024). In total, 36 students from Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Russia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan successfully completed their studies and joined the Alumni Network of the OSCE Academy.

    16 February, 2024

  • OSCE Academy and GIZ Resume their Partnership and Sign a New Memorandum of Cooperation

    On 08 February 2024, the OSCE Academy and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, with support of the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek, signed a Memorandum of Cooperation to continue their well-established partnership now within the framework of a new Green Central Asia Initiative of the German Federal Government.

    8 February, 2024

  • The OSCE Academy welcomes New Director

    The OSCE Academy in Bishkek is delighted to welcome its newly appointed Director Dr. Kate E Walker. Prior to joining the OSCE Academy team, she served as a senior education and training expert for diplomatic academies, foreign ministries, and international organizations, including the OSCE and EU. She was also engaged part-time at the University of Vienna from March 2018 to January 2024 where she taught courses on negotiation and research skills.

    7 February, 2024

  • OSCE Academy Representatives attend MOCCA Conference in Istanbul

    Between 1-5 February 2024, OSCE Academy representatives, Dr. Indira Satarkulova, Deputy Director and Prof. Dr. Erman Akıllı, the OSCE Academy’s Chief Editor, participated in mid-term meeting and the Methods Workshop: “Fieldwork and Data Collection Strategies in (Anti-) Corruption Research” within the research project "MOCCA: Multilevel Orders of Corruption in Central Asia," a Horizon 2020 project led by the University of Lund, Sweden.

    5 February, 2024

  • Organized Crime and the Role of Women in Criminal Networks in Focus at OSCE Lecture

    From 29 to 31 January 2024, 25 graduate students from Central Asia, Afghanistan and Mongolia participated in a training programme dedicated to organized crime and the often-overlooked role of women in criminal networks. The event was jointly organized by the OSCE Academy and OSCE Transnational Threats Department.

    1 February, 2024

  • Book Launch “Polarization, Shifting Borders and Liquid Governance: Studies on Transformation and Development in the OSCE Region”

    21 December, 2023

  • Student of the MA Programme in Politics and Security at the Third Meeting of the Group of Friends of Youth and Security

    On 15 December 2023, Aizhamal Dzhanibekova, a student in the MA Programme in Politics and Security, participated in the Third Meeting of the Group of Friends of Youth and Security. Aizhamal delivered a presentation on "Education and Security: The Role of the OSCE Academy in Bishkek," where she discussed the educational initiatives, research activities, and professional trainings of the Academy.

    15 December, 2023

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