OSCE Academy in Bishkek

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 higher education and a forum for regional security dialogue and research in Central Asia

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

The OSCE Academy is proud of its increasing alumni network that includes over 600 young professionals in Central Asia, Afghanistan and Mongolia

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

Call for Applications: MA DEGREE SCHOLARSHIPS

3 October - 31 January, 2024
Senior Lecturer Position for Master in Liberal Arts and Sciences in Human Rights and Sustainability (MAHRS)

20 November - 31 January, 2023
Call for Applications: Senior Lecturer Position for MA Programme in Politics and Security (full-time)

18 October - 31 December, 2023
Open Call for Master’s Programmes (Lecturers): Politics and Security (PS) & Human Rights and Sustainability (MAHRS)

30 June - 31 December, 2023

11 December, 2023

OSCE Academy Hosts Youth Conference Celebrating Human Rights Day and 75th Anniversary of Universal Declaration of Human Rights

The OSCE Academy hosted a Youth Conference today, dedicated to Human Rights Day and the 75th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The event, supported by the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek in collaboration with the Academy, was opened by Dr. Indira Satarkulova, Acting Director of the OSCE Academy in Bishkek.

8 December, 2023

Human Rights in Higher Education International Award received by Dr. Anja Mihr

On 7 Dec 2023, Dr. Anja Mihr, MAHRS Programme Supervisor at the OSCE Academy, received the Human Rights in Higher Education International Award for her work in teaching and training young academics in Human Rights.
8 December, 2023

Public Lecture on the Relationship between Irrigation and Insurgency in Afghanistan

On 07 December 2023, Pengshan Pan, an Associate Research Fellow at the OSCE Academy and a doctoral candidate at the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Pittsburgh, delivered a public lecture on 'Irrigation and Insurgency: Can Public Infrastructure Mitigate Climate-Induced Conflict in Afghanistan?'
7 December, 2023

MA Students practice Human Rights Monitoring in Starlight Stadium Playtest

On 7 December 2023, Marine Constant, Human Rights Advisor and Capacity Building Coordinator, together with Christina Kelly, Assistant Project Officer, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), conducted a Starlight Stadium Playtest for students of the MA Programme in Human Rights and Sustainability and MA Programme in Politics and Security at the OSCE Academy.
28 November, 2023

OSCE Academy welcomes Delegation from Turkmenistan

On 27 November 2023, the OSCE Academy was honored to welcome Ms. Mahri Bashimova, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, and Mr. Gadam Besherov, Second Secretary, Department of International Organizations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan who paid the first courtesy visit to the OSCE Academy.