Alumni residing in Astana and Vienna met at Chapter Meetings

In the end of May, the OSCE Academy organized two Alumni chapter meetings – in Astana and Vienna. During the meetings alumni were briefed about the latest developments at the OSCE Academy and new activities that were launched, as well as had a chance to meet their fellow from different years and expand their network.

29 May, 2023

Virtual Alumni Conference “The COVID-19 Crisis and its Impact on Post-Soviet Central Asia”

On 18-20 November, the OSCE Academy in Bishkek (OSCE AiB) held its biennial Alumni Conference themed ‘The COVID-19 Crisis and its Impact on Post-Soviet Central Asia’. This year, due to the COVID-19 pandemic the conference was conducted in a virtual format and was merged with the joint expert project of the OSCE Academy in Bishkek and the Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS).

20 November, 2020

4th Alumni Reunion Brings Together over 100 Graduates of the Academy and Builds Invaluable Links between the Generations

On 7-8 September 2019, the OSCE Academy in Bishkek welcomed over 100 alumni of its MA Programmes from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, as well as from the countries across the region, including Afghanistan, Russia, Macedonia and Georgia, for the 4th Alumni Reunion.

9 September, 2019

First European Alumni Chapter Meeting held in Vienna

On 5 June the first European Alumni Chapter Meeting organized by the OSCE Academy and the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek was held at the OSCE Secretariat in Vienna, Austria. The meeting gathered nine alumni residing in Europe for the conference “Brain Drain or Brain Gain? Education, Migration and Development in Central Asia.”

5 June, 2018

Afghan Alumni Chapter meets in Kabul

On 24 May the first Alumi Chapter meeting was held in Kabul, gathering 16 graduates of both MA Programmes. Academy Professor Dr. Payam Foroughi met graduates to discuss the current regional issues.

28 May, 2018

Alumni in Dushanbe met to discuss Security Issues in the Region

On 30 April the OSCE Academy alumni in Tajikistan met for the annual Chapter Meeting. This year Dr. Christian Bleuer met graduates in Dushanbe and presented the topic: "Central Asia's Role in the International Security System."

1 May, 2018

Alumni and Experts Meet to Discuss the Gender Issues in Central Asia

On 15-16 February the OSCE Academy organized a workshop dedicated to “Gender Issues in Central Asia” for its alumni and external guests. The two-day workshop gathered about 40 participants who aimed at identifying contemporary problems related to gender issues in politics and security, in the economic sphere and in the social and legal fields in the region.

16 February, 2018

Junior Public Officers’ started their Internships in Kabul

On 29 January two alumni of the MA in Programmes, started their internships at the Institute of Diplomacy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan under the OSCE Academy’s Junior Public Officers’ Programme

29 January, 2018

Alumni started their internships at the Agency for Investment Promotion and Protection of the KR

In January two alumni of the MA in Economic Governance and Development Programme, started their internships at the Agency for Investment Promotion and Protection of the Kyrgyz Republic under the OSCE Academy’s Junior Public Officers’ Programme.

17 January, 2018

Memorandum of Understanding Extended with the MFA in Kabul

10 January, 2018