On 1 October 2025, Mr. Scott Abel from the Estonian Business School held a guest lecture titled “The Baltic Model – Democracy, Resilience, and Cyber Power in Estonia”. The presentation provided an insightful overview of Mr. Abel’s experience in Estonia where he has been living for a quarter of a century. It extended to the 20th century history of the country, how it reinvented itself before the dissolution of the Soviet Union, and as an independent state thereafter.

On 26 September 2025, the OSCE Academy in Bishkek hosted a guest lecture by Dr. Maria Adele Carrai, Assistant Professor of Global China Studies at NYU Shanghai, accompanied by Mr. Maksat Koshkarbayev, Senior Program Officer at American Councils for International Education. The lecture, titled “Mapping Global China: New Methods to Understand China’s Expanding Presence,” examined how China’s global ascent is reshaping international norms and power dynamics.

On 25 September 2025, the OSCE Academy in Bishkek welcomed Dr. Robert Karaszewski from the Abu Dhabi School of Management. During his visit, Dr. Karaszewski met with Dr. Pal Dunay, Director of the OSCE Academy; Dr. Shairbek Dzhuraev, Deputy Director; Dr. Burulcha Sulaimanova, Head of Research and Training Department; and Ms. Victoria Orazova, Head of International Department.

On 17 September 2025, the OSCE Academy welcomed Ms. Liliana Śmiech, Director General for International Affairs at the Ludovika University of Public Service in Budapest, and Mr. Dávid Bíró, Senior Advisor to the Director General for International Affairs, Coordinator of the Ludovika Center for Turkic Studies. During the meeting, the sides presented the programmes and activities of both institutions and discussed potential areas of cooperation, including internship and Erasmus+ opportunities, joint research projects, and future academic exchanges.