OSCE Academy in Bishkek

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

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

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

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

Call for Applications: Master of Arts Programmes 2022-2024

11 October - 15 February, 2022
Call for Applications: Research Assistant

12 January - 30 January, 2022
Call for applications: 6th OSCE Science for Diplomacy Workshop for Young Researchers from Central Asia in Water Policy Studies

11 January - 15 February, 2022
Trainee for the Research and Training Unit

24 December - 28 January, 2022

25 January, 2022

Second Workshop on Strengthening Youth Crime and Drug use Prevention

On 24 and 25 January, the Transnational Threats Department and the Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities, in co-operation with the OSCE Academy in Bishkek, jointly hosted a two-day workshop on youth crime and drug use prevention in Bishkek.

25 January, 2022

Educated youth – Bright Future of the Country

Alimana Zhanmukanova is alumna of 2020, MA Programme in Politics and Security from Kazakhstan. Alimana initiated the project Discussion School RISE to study and discuss essential issues of Kazakhstan.
18 January, 2022

Public Lecture titled “Rethinking the Interaction between Cryptocurrencies and Citizen Empowerment in Central Asia”

On 18 January Dr. Michael Lambert, Associate Research Fellow at the OSCE Academy, delivered a Public Lecture titled “Rethinking the Interaction between Cryptocurrencies and Citizen Empowerment in Central Asia”. In the first part of the lecture, Dr. Lambert provided brief information on Cryptocurrency and indicated the strengths and weaknesses of Cryptocurrencies in the context of Central Asian countries.
18 January, 2022

Helping the State and Ordinary Citizens through Digitalization

Nuria Kutnaeva is alumna of 2005, MA Programme in Politics and Security from Kyrgyzstan. Director and Founder of the Public Foundation "DigitalTechnology”. Nuria introduced the electronic interoperability system “Tunduk” in the Kyrgyz Republic.
18 January, 2022

Experts talk about Energy Transit in Central Asia

On 17 January the OSCE Academy in Bishkek in cooperation with the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI), and the Europe-Central Asia Monitoring (EUCAM) hosted the Open Workshop on “Energy Transition and Central Asia” in a hybrid format, which participants had a chance to join in-person and online.