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Visit of the Swiss Delegation

On 26 September the OSCE Academy received a delegation from Switzerland for an introductory visit. Mr. Claudio Tognola, Head of Eurasia Division, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), Mr. Richard Chenevard, Program Manager for Central Asia, SDC, Mrs. Tessa Nerini, Deputy Regional Coordinator for Eastern Europe/Central Asia/OSCE of the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, and Swiss Ambassador to the Kyrgyz Republic Veronique Hulmann, accompanied by Ambassador Dr. Pierre von Arx, head of the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek, first had a tour around the Academy's premises, followed by a meeting with current MA students.

27 September, 2018
English Language Courses for Academy’s Staff

On 18 September the OSCE Academy staff members started attending English language courses for different levels. Those courses are organized within the framework of the Academy’s efforts to raise the qualification of its staff member.

18 September, 2018
Roundtable on “Perceptions of OSCE in Europe and the US“

On 17 September the OSCE Academy and Friedrich Ebert Foundation (FES) in Kyrgyzstan organized a roundtable for the MA students of Politics and Security Programme on the presentation of two publications issued by the FES office in Vienna.

18 September, 2018
Representatives of the U.S. Embassy in Bishkek visited the Academy

On 13 September Representatives of the U.S. Embassy in the Kyrgyz Republic, Defense and Air Attaché LTC Donald K. Perry and Army Attaché LTC Jason A. Henderson, visited the OSCE Academy to get acquainted with its projects and activities.

14 September, 2018
New Students started their Path towards the MA Degree

On 4 September our new students begun their MA studies with the first week of the Winter semester.

11 September, 2018
Renewal of the Academy Building and Yard

In August reconstruction works are taking place inside the OSCE Academy building and in the yard outside. With financial and logistic support from the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek the Academy started the renovation of its electricity grid and the installation of its air conditioning inside the building as well as the repair of the pipe and sprinkling system in the yard.

24 August, 2018
Academy starts its First Preparatory Summer School Programme

On 13 August the OSCE Academy launched its three-week pilot preparatory Summer School Programme for students from Central Asia, Afghanistan, and Mongolia. In addition to newly accepted Master students to the Politics & Security and Economic Governance & Development Programmes, the School is also attended by interested young graduates in related disciplines. These were selected via a special call for applications that generated more than 450 applications. Overall the summer school will host 80 participants.

14 August, 2018
Workshop on New Security Challenges in Central Asia

A three-day workshop “New Security Challenges in Central Asia” took place at the OSCE Academy from July 31 to August 2. The workshop was organized by the Near East South Asia (NESA) Center for Strategic Studies and the OSCE Academy within the framework of their long-time partnership and as a part of NESA’s annual Central Asia Working Group meeting.

3 August, 2018
Post-Graduate Students improve their Research Skills

A new week-long masterclass: Interviews as Method in the Social Sciences and Humanities was completed at the Academy on 13 July. The workshop was designed to strengthen the research skills of 10 post-graduate students of the social sciences and humanities, specifically training them in conducting, analysing and interpreting interviews.

18 July, 2018
Policy Brief Writing Workshop

From 9 till 15 July a Policy Brief Writing Workshop took place at the OSCE Academy. This seven-day summer school was organized by the Institute for War and Peace Reporting (IWPR CA) and the OSCE Academy in Bishkek with the financial support of the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. This school forms part of the project “Giving Voice, Driving Change – From the Borderland to the Steppes”, jointly implemented by IWPR and the OSCE Academy over the next three years. The project is implemented following the Memorandum of Cooperation and Collaboration between the two institutions signed on 22 February 2018.

17 July, 2018