On 08 February 2024, the OSCE Academy and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, with support of the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek, signed a Memorandum of Cooperation to continue their well-established partnership now within the framework of a new Green Central Asia Initiative of the German Federal Government.
8 February, 2024
The OSCE Academy in Bishkek is delighted to welcome its newly appointed Director Dr. Kate E Walker. Prior to joining the OSCE Academy team, she served as a senior education and training expert for diplomatic academies, foreign ministries, and international organizations, including the OSCE and EU. She was also engaged part-time at the University of Vienna from March 2018 to January 2024 where she taught courses on negotiation and research skills.
7 February, 2024
Between 1-5 February 2024, OSCE Academy representatives, Dr. Indira Satarkulova, Deputy Director and Prof. Dr. Erman Akıllı, the OSCE Academy’s Chief Editor, participated in mid-term meeting and the Methods Workshop: “Fieldwork and Data Collection Strategies in (Anti-) Corruption Research” within the research project "MOCCA: Multilevel Orders of Corruption in Central Asia," a Horizon 2020 project led by the University of Lund, Sweden.
5 February, 2024
From 29 to 31 January 2024, 25 graduate students from Central Asia, Afghanistan and Mongolia participated in a training programme dedicated to organized crime and the often-overlooked role of women in criminal networks. The event was jointly organized by the OSCE Academy and OSCE Transnational Threats Department.
1 February, 2024
21 December, 2023
On 15 December 2023, Aizhamal Dzhanibekova, a student in the MA Programme in Politics and Security, participated in the Third Meeting of the Group of Friends of Youth and Security. Aizhamal delivered a presentation on "Education and Security: The Role of the OSCE Academy in Bishkek," where she discussed the educational initiatives, research activities, and professional trainings of the Academy.
15 December, 2023
On 13 December 2023 Global Campus of Human Rights and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights co-organized a joint Webinar "Human Rights Education in Higher Education: Pathways for Youth Empowerment." MAHRS student Javad Mohammadi has participated in the webinar, joining other 7 students representing each regional Master's Programme.
13 December, 2023
On 11 December 2023, the OSCE Academy hosted a Youth Conference, dedicated to Human Rights Day and the 75th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The event, supported by the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek in collaboration with the Academy, was opened by Dr. Indira Satarkulova, Acting Director of the OSCE Academy in Bishkek.
11 December, 2023
On 7 Dec 2023, Dr. Anja Mihr, MAHRS Programme Supervisor at the OSCE Academy, received the Human Rights in Higher Education International Award for her work in teaching and training young academics in Human Rights.
8 December, 2023
On 07 December 2023, Pengshan Pan, an Associate Research Fellow at the OSCE Academy and a doctoral candidate at the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Pittsburgh, delivered a public lecture on 'Irrigation and Insurgency: Can Public Infrastructure Mitigate Climate-Induced Conflict in Afghanistan?'
8 December, 2023