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. Ms Medina Abylkasymova, graduate of 2017 and Ms Alina Abylkasymova, graduate of 2014, from Kyrgyzstan conduct a three-month internship, experiencing and participating in the daily life of the Agency.
The OSCE Academy has agreements with the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan and Kazakhstan, and the Agency for Investment Promotion and Protection of the Kyrgyz Republic. The purpose of the Programme is to give alumni of the Academy valuable work experience in the public service of their home countries and thus contribute with it to shape their future career choices.