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. Specifically, Aizhamal elaborated on the Master's and Bachelor's programmes at the Academy and shared her personal experience studying in the MA Programme in Politics and Security.

Established in 2015, the Group of Friends of Youth and Security (GoFYS) is a unique Vienna-based forum focused on advancing the Youth and Security agenda within OSCE and across the OSCE area. The group provides informal setting for young leaders and OSCE delegations, Partners for Cooperation, and executive structures and institutions to discuss, highlight, and encourage the meaningful participation of young women and men in the politico-military, economic and environmental, and human dimensions of security.

Since January 2021, the Group has been co-chaired by Spain, United States of America and Kyrgyzstan, demonstrating group’s broad support and sharing the responsibilities to lead the group which Spain had solely assumed since the group’s founding in 2015. GoFYS meetings are held three times a year, with each meeting chaired by a different co-chair.

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