On 5-6 September 2024 six OSCE Academy BA students in Economics participated in the Central Asian and Afghan Regional Conference of Youth and Children on Climate Change (RCOY 2024) in Bishkek Kyrgyzstan. The conference focused on empowering youth and children from the region to lead climate action through education, collaboration, and innovation, emphasizing the critical role of young people in addressing water and climate challenges while fostering unity and resilience.

On 2 September 2024, the OSCE Academy organized its Orientation Day for newly admitted graduate and undergraduate students. The incoming classes are comprised of 71 students representing five countries of Central Asia, Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Denmark, Mongolia, Russia, and the UK. In his welcome speech, Dr. Pal Dunay, Interim Director of the OSCE Academy, gave an overview of the Academy's recent developments, current programmes, and activities. He encouraged the students to regard the Academy as a platform where they can maximize their knowledge development through active engagement with fellow course-mates, colleagues working and teaching at the Academy, guest speakers and visitors.

On 27-28 August 2024 Dr. Indira Satarkulova, Deputy Director of the OSCE Academy, participated in the The Eighth CAREC Think Tank Development Forum on "Climate Challenge: Thinking Beyond Borders for Collective Action," held in Almaty, Kazakhstan. This event was co-organized by the Eurasian Development Bank together with the CAREC Institute and the Asia Development Bank and other partners to further support the scoping study of CAREC Program "Regional Action on Climate Change: A Vision for CAREC in 2050."

On 27 August 2024 the OSCE Academy held a closing ceremony of its Summer School at Issyk-Kul. A total of 67 students from five Central Asian states, Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Denmark, Mongolia, and Russia, including newly admitted MA students in the Politics and Security and Economic Governance and Development Programmes, took part in this month-long preparatory course.