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OSCE Academy and Kyrgyz Anti-Corruption Business Council sign MoU within MOCCA Meeting

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
Ambassador of the Republic of Estonia visits the OSCE Academy

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
Global Campus Central Asia/OSCE Academy welcomes MAHRS Central Asian Partners

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
GC International Student Conference on Just Transition kicks off at the OSCE Academy in Bishkek

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
Alumni/Student Summer School on Women, Girls and Children's Rights in Central Asia

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
Guest Lecture by U.S. Embassy Representatives on Central Asia - U.S. Relations

On 05 June 2024, Liz Zentos, Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Bishkek, and Rachel Smith, Chief of Political and Economic Affairs, delivered a guest lecture to students of the MA Programme in Politics and Security.

7 June, 2024
Public Lecture on Active Labour Market Policies in the Kyrgyz Republic

On June 4, 2024, the OSCE Academy hosted a public lecture on "Active Labour Market Policies in the Kyrgyz Republic: Addressing Employment Barriers for a More Inclusive Labour Market?" The lecture was delivered by Eugenia Pesci, an Associate Research Fellow at the OSCE Academy and a Doctoral Researcher at the Aleksanteri Institute, University of Helsinki.

4 June, 2024
Prof. Dr. Sebastian Mayer speaks at INTPOLSEC Congress in Turkey

From 30 to 31 May, Prof. Dr. Sebastian Mayer, DAAD Associate Professor at the OSCE Academy, participated in the 3rd Annual International Congress of the International Politics & Security Association (INTPOLSEC). This year, the Congress was hosted by Necmettin Erbakan University in Konya, Turkey. The Congress was sponsored, among other things, by the Turkish Development Agency (TIKA).

1 June, 2024
Director addresses the OSCE Permanent Council

On 23 May 2024, Dr. Kate Walker, the OSCE Academy Director, addressed the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna within the Annual Report presentation by H.E. Ambassador Alexey Rogov, Head of the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek and Chairperson of the OSCE Academy Board of Trustees.

24 May, 2024
OSCE Academy welcomes Representatives of Finland, Norway, Switzerland, and the U.S. to the OSCE

On 13 May 2024, the OSCE Academy was pleased to host representatives of the Permanent Missions of Finland, Norway, Switzerland, and the United States to the OSCE.

14 May, 2024