From 1 till 5 July 2024 the OSCE Conflict Prevention Centre (CPC), the Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities (OCEEA) jointly with the Geneva Centre for Security Sector Governance (DCAF) and the OSCE Academy conducted a Summer School on Human Security and Climate Change. Academy graduates from Central Asia, Mongolia and Afghanistan learned about the principles of a well-governed security sector, including a specific focus on the security implications stemming from climate change in Central Asia as a risk-multiplier for instability in the region.
5 July, 2024
From 2 to 4 July the OSCE Academy had the honour to welcome Col. Thomas Ahammer, Defence Attaché of Austria for Armenia and Kazakhstan (with residence in Vienna), for a number of guest lectures to the Academy’s alumni and students.
4 July, 2024
From 1 to 3 July 2024 the OSCE Academy organized a workshop on “Regionalism and Regionalization in the Context of Global Transformation” for MA and BA students of the American University of Central Asia and the OSCE Academy, led by Dr. Sebastian Mayer, DAAD Associate Professor at the Academy.
3 July, 2024
On 3 July 2024 students of the MA in Economic Governance and Development group met Mr. Hugh Riddell, the World Bank Country Manager for the Kyrgyz Republic to discuss the projects of the World Bank and activities in Kyrgyzstan. During his talk Mr. Riddell shared his extensive professional experience with the students, particularly working in countries during crises, such as Afghanistan, Somalia, and Malawi, three states where he spent several years during his carrier.
3 July, 2024
On 27 June 2024, the OSCE Academy had the honor of welcoming the OSCE Chair-in-Office, Minister for Foreign and European Affairs and Trade of Malta, H.E. Dr. Ian Borg, who visited the Academy as part of his official visit to the Kyrgyz Republic.
28 June, 2024
On 26 June 2024, the OSCE Academy hosted the Multilevel Orders of Corruption in Central Asia (MOCCA) team meeting. The meeting started with the ceremony of signing a bilateral Memorandum of Understanding between the two project partners – the OSCE Academy in Bishkek and the Anti-Corruption Business Council under the President of the Kyrgyz Republic.
26 June, 2024
On 24 June 2024, the OSCE Academy welcomed H.E. Toomas Tirs, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Estonia to Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan, for an introductory visit.
25 June, 2024
The Global Campus Central Asia/OSCE Academy welcomed its Central Asian partners of the MA in Human Rights and Sustainability Programme (MAHRS) from Kazakhstan (KIMEP, Karaganda Buketov University), Kyrgyzstan (American University of Central Asia) and Uzbekistan (The University of World Economy and Diplomacy).
24 June, 2024
On 17 June 2024, the Global Campus (GC) International Student Conference on Just Transition: Conditions for Change in the Global Order launched at the OSCE Academy in Bishkek. This event marks a revitalised edition of the GC Global Classroom, a flagship research and networking programme for students, hosted this time by GC Central Asia Master's Programme in Human Rights and Sustainability (MAHRS).
17 June, 2024
On 10 June 2024, the OSCE Academy in Bishkek, with support of the Global Campus of Human Rights in Venice and Right Livelihood, launched its Alumni/Student Summer School at the picturesque lake Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan, focused on "Women, Girls, and Children's Rights in Central Asia." The Summer School brought together graduates of the Academy’s MA programmes, as well as students of the MA Programme in Human Rights and Sustainability from Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan aiming to expand their expertise in human rights.
10 June, 2024