2016 News

January

The OSCE Academy has published new Policy Brief

February

Visit of experts from the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs

OSCE Academy in Bishkek receives new license for Master’s programme

The Chairman of the National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic gave a lecture at the OSCE Academy

March

EduCamp-2016: higher education of future Kyrgyzstan

Mr Dirk van der Kley: "Chinese Economic Statecraft: Case Studies from Central Asia"

Students from the University of St Andrews visited the OSCE Academy in Bishkek

Representatives of Central Asian media and NGOs discussed information security issues in the region

April

OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier visited the OSCE Academy in Bishkek

The OSCE Academy will stand on solid ground to serve the interests of Central Asia through education

Model OSCE conference in Bishkek held at the OSCE Academy

“The only way to terminate hostility is a peacekeeping mission not through armed forces” - Mr Jan Plesinger

The OSCE Academy in Bishkek hosted the International Policy Paper Writing Seminar

“Keep doing what you do, it is good to see so many women here at the Academy” – Ms Annika Pelkonen

May

“Listen to the other side” - Dr. Rahaman about water conflicts in international watercourses around the world

"We cannot make the event less bloody, but we can show that we are not afraid" - Nikolay Pavlov on the reporting of terrorist attacks in the media

June

Director of the OSCE Academy gave a speech on the meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council

“We have to get up, stand up and fight for our stability” – Ms Muttonen about the security challenges

International conference on "The Great Powers and Central Asia after Western Drawdown from Afghanistan"

Alumni in Dushanbe gathered for a meeting with the British Ambassador

The Agreement was signed between the Investment Promotion Agency of the Kyrgyz Republic and the OSCE Academy in Bishkek

The International Certificate Training Programme in Conflict Sensitive Development completed at the OSCE Academy in Bishkek

H.E. Ms Sheila Gwaltney met the students of the OSCE Academy

Students of the MA Programme in Economic Governance and Development visited the “Altynken” company

July

Training module on “Research Methods for graduate and post-graduate students of social and humanitarian sciences” launched

August

Fellowships at the International Secretariat of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly

The annual retreat of the OSCE Academy

The OSCE Academy in Bishkek awarded certificates to participants of the “Central Asian summer school of contemporary journalism”

OSCE Academy in Bishkek held the Orientation Programme for the new students of two MA Programmes for the 2016-2017

September

OSCE Academy in Bishkek and NUPI hosted the annual security seminar

OSCE Academy hosted the 3rd alumni reunion in Bishkek

Pal Dunay left his post as of 15 September

October

OSCE Academy opens the “Post-Communism 25+: Reflections on Social, Economic & Political Transitions” conference

Meeting with the parliamentary delegation of Germany

Round table on “Free Media and Human Rights”

Ambassador of Austria to Kyrgyzstan visited the OSCE Academy

November

Ambassador of Ukraine to Kyrgyzstan visited the OSCE Academy

Students of the OSCE Academy met with the Secretary General of the Austrian Ministry of European and International Affairs Dr Michael Linhart

Round table on the 2016 US Presidential Election

Meeting with representative of the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Students of the Academy completed the Project Management training

December

Ambassador of Ukraine gave a lecture to the students of the OSCE Academy

British Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan gave a lecture for the students of the Academy

OSCE Academy in Bishkek holds graduation ceremony for 44 students

Visit to the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs

Training in research methods for graduate and post-graduate students of social sciences

“New challenges in the OSCE region: civil support of the process of Austria’s OSCE Chairmanship in 2017” round table