OSCE Academy in Bishkek

Academic honesty, professional competence and commitment to the development of Central Asia are key features of successful students of the Academy

Providing skill-building training for young journalists, policy experts and conflict resolution specialists is one of the key parts of the Academy’s mission in Central Asia

The OSCE Academy is proud of its increasing alumni network that includes over 550 young professionals in Central Asia and Afghanistan

The OSCE Academy hosts scholarly conferences and expert discussions on matters pertaining to the regional security and development in Central Asia and beyond

The OSCE Academy in Bishkek is a regional centre of postgraduate education and a forum for regional security dialogue and research in Central Asia

Vacancy Announcement: Project Manager

18 October - 27 October, 2021
Call for Applications: Master of Arts Programmes 2022-2024

11 October - 10 January, 2022
Vacancy Announcement: Media Consultant (2 positions)

1 September - 15 October, 2021

16 October, 2021

Alumni Conference on ‘Digital Transformations in Central Asia: Current State and New Perspectives’

On 16 October the OSCE Academy Alumni Network organized the Alumni Conference on "Digital Transformations in Central Asia: Current State and New Perspectives". Participants of the conference, more than 30 alumni were welcomed by Dr. Alexander Wolters, Director, OSCE Academy and Ambassador Alexey Rogov, Head of the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek. On 16 October the OSCE Academy Alumni Network organized the Alumni Conference on "Digital Transformations in Central Asia: Current State and New Perspectives". Participants of the conference, more than 30 alumni from Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, were welcomed by Dr. Alexander Wolters, Director, OSCE Academy and Ambassador Alexey Rogov, Head of the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek.

16 October, 2021

German Delegation Visits the OSCE Academy

On 15 October the OSCE Academy welcomed the Delegation of the The Federal Foundation for the Study of the Communist Dictatorship in Eastern Germany, who visited the Academy as part of their Study Trip to Kyrgyzstan. The delegation consists of academics, researcher, jouirnalists, and directors of memorial sides in Germany dealing with communist past.
14 October, 2021

Professor Dr. Anja Mihr speaks at the the European Human Rights Forum

On 12 October Dr. Anja Mihr, DAAD Associate Professor at the OSCE Academy, and member of the EU Fundamental Rights Agency Scientific Committee (FRA SC), together with her colleagues from the SC presented at the EU Fundamental Rights Forum 2021 in Vienna, latest challenges in inter- and transdisciplinary research to measure the impact of human rights.
13 October, 2021

Certificate Training: Peace and Conflict

From 4 till 9 October 2021, 19 participants from Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Mongolia participated in the Certificate Training on Peace and Conflict, organized by the OSCE Academy in Bishkek in partnership with CRISP, an organization based in Berlin (Germany), that develops and applies the method of simulation-gaming to the fields of conflict transformation, civic education and citizen participation.
8 October, 2021

Workshop for Civil Society Activists & Practitioners on Human Rights Empowerment

On 6-8 October the OSCE Academy hosted the International “Workshop: Human Rights in Central Asia: Troubled Nexuses between Internationalization and State Building” within the joint project with the Leibniz Institute for East and Southeast Studies (IOS) in Regensburg (Germany), with support of the Working Group ‘Human Rights’ of the German Political Science Association (DVPW). This is already a second workshop of this project organized by Prof. Dr. Anja Mihr DAAD Associate Professor at the OSCE Academy and Dr. Cindy Wittke from IOS and funded by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD).