On 20 May 2022, Ms. Ziming Rao, Adjunct Professor at Webster University in Tashkent and an expert in accounting and finance, visited the OSCE Academy and delivered a guest lecture to students of the MA in Economic Governance and Development Programme. During the lecture, titled “The Nuts and Bolts of Business Plan: a USAID Project to assist SMEs in Issyk-kul Region,” Ms. Rao explained why the business plan is important and what the structure and content of a good business plan should look like.

On 19 May 2022, young diplomats from Germany visited the OSCE Academy as part of their trip to Kyrgyzstan and met the Director of the OSCE Academy, Dr. Alexander Wolters, and students of the MA Programmes.

On 13 May 2022, Dr. Paradorn Rangsimaporn, a Minister-Counselor and Deputy Head of Mission at the Royal Thai Embassy in Nur-Sultan, covering Thai relations with Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, and an Independent Researcher, visited the OSCE Academy and delivered a guest lecture to the MA students.

On 12 May 2022, Niva Yau, Senior Researcher at the OSCE Academy, provided testimony before the United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission during a hearing on "China’s Activities and Influence in South and Central Asia”.