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GENERAL INFORMATION
APPLICATION ELIGIBILITY AND PROCEDURE
YOUR PARTICIPATION: ARRANGING VISA, TRAVEL AND ACCOMODATION
GENERAL INFORMATION
· human rights and rule of law,
· conflict prevention, management and transformation,
· democratization and confidence-building.
Ultimate goal of our training activities is to promote and support the OSCE principles in Central Asia as laid down in the organization’s comprehensive security concept for this highly important region.
For full information about our training activities, please see planned and conducted training links. Training events are organized by the OSCE Academy, often in cooperation with a certain international, regional and/or local partner organization. Funds for training activities are allocated by a government of an OSCE member country, or by a development agency (such as Sida). OSCE Academy is a public foundation and acts on a non-commercial basis. Training series are conducted at the premises of the OSCE Academy (see question 6). Map of the Academy’s location is available on our site. In the past, several training workshops were held in Khujand, Tajikistan, and Jalalabat and Osh, Kyrgyzstan. Timeframes of the training activities are dependent upon organizational capacities of the Academy and time planning of our partner organizations. Flight itineraries from major Central Asian cities as well as national holidays are also taken into account in scheduling.
As our approach is systemic and puts sustainability as a priority, we have already conducted series of conflict prevention and transformation and media and democracy training. We have collected and systematized all email addresses of our partners and former training participants for creating an email listing service. This email listings are constantly updated. We therefore ask all our former training participants to update their electronic addresses by sending us a message. · a representative of an educational institution with the teaching profile similar to that of the OSCE Academy’s one,
· or an independent researcher in humanities and/or social sciences,
· or a representative of a profile NGO,
· or a mid-ranking civil servant
and are interested in receiving our training notifications, please write a short request message to the following email address:
j.bokonbaeva@osce-academy.net
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, to the attention of Ms. Janyl Bokonbaeva, Senior Research and Training Assistant. You don't have to explain reasons for your interest, just state your full name and position and your organization/institution title and postal address. All messages have to be sent from a valid email address with a bona fide intention.
Should your request for participation in a training be approved, the OSCE Academy will fund the following costs of your participation:
Following expenses will NOT be reimbursed to you:
Costs are reimbursed in the Finance/Administrative office of the OSCE Academy, during the first days of the training upon presentation of respective documents.
Attention! Please double check accuracy of data on all documents, such as all necessary signatures, stamps, etc! The OSCE Academy’s activities are subject to strict financial discipline. Therefore, we can not accept receipts and taxi checks that do not meet our criteria, namely: without · copy of drivers' driving licence and entrepreneurship licence ("patent"),
· driver's passport copy and vehicle data,
· copy of social policy insurance;
· receipt (“kvitanicya”) with a clear designation of an itinerary with obvious dates, hours, and the passenger's name.
Therefore, it is absolutely necessary that all documents be correctly made out! All the abovementioned papers can only be obtained from an official and legal company – such as Express taxi (+996 312 54 55 63/54 59 86/59 51 67, ctn@elcat.kg, www.ctn.com.kg). This company has its office in the Manas international airport, too. We strongly encourage our participants to address this company for transportation services.
The Academy is not a commercial institution, and therefore has no its own hotel/campus facilities. Access to internet and computer room is also limited. All telephone calls must be done using the automatic telephone. We can not provide any copying/fax services to participants. A small cafeteria is located on the territory of the Academy, making it possible for the participants to get a snack/some coffee.
8. Where can I get more information about the OSCE Academy training and ask my questions?
The fastest way is to write an electronic message to: j.bokonbaeva@osce-academy.net This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it or call: + 996 312 541200, 543200. Contact person is Ms. Janyl Bokonbaeva, Senior Research and Training Assistant. SELECTION PROCEDURE AND ELIBILITY CRITERIA 1. Who can apply for the training and financial aid? If your candidacy meets the eligibility criteria described in every call for applications, you can apply. You don't have to apply separately for the financial aid. Eligibility criteria may differ from training to training, but major criteria remain the same: Citizenship of one of the following countries: Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan or Uzbekistan.
Under special circumstances, those criteria may be slightly loosened; outstanding recommendations from a job/academic superior should be provided by an applicant. Every case of this kind is being considered on an individual basis. The Academy reserves the right to make the decision of its choice.
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You may, but in this case you should designate this in your application form. You should also give clear and well-grounded arguments for such a decision. Motivation letters in this case have to demonstrate the reasons for your interest in those training activities in a convincing and clear way. 4. How do I know if I am selected or not? Notifications are being done at least 2 weeks prior to the beginning of the training via email. In certain occasions, telephone notifications are carried out. Only successful applicants are notified. Please list only valid accounts in your application forms! If a participant provides us with an invalid account and/or does not check her/his email regularly, the OSCE Academy accepts no claims. If it is less than 2 weeks before the training and you have not received any notification, it means your application has not been approved. 5. If I have already participated in the Academy's training, can I apply again and what are my chances of being accepted? You can apply again. However, the preference will be given to new candidacies. The only exception is a ToTs/follow-up training. In this case, some participants of the first round of training will be automatically admitted to the second round. 6. What if my application is approved but I can't participate? Does it make me automatically a participant of the next similar training? 4. Can I get academic credits for a training event? 5. Will I get a certificate? 6. Will I get hand outs and reading material to prepare for the training? As a rule, all participants get necessary readings, information letters and information about trainers beforehand. More extensive handouts will be provided during the training. Invited trainers/lecturers sometimes provide us with the relevant materials only during and after the training event; in this case, these materials are sent out by email\post.
7. Am I supposed to deliver a report/presentation during the training?
Yes, this is almost always the case. Be prepared to make a presentation on a discussed topic in your country/institution/professional sphere. All Raoul Wallenberg courses participants prepare group and/or individual presentations. Training organizers might ask you to prepare information about activities of your organization and/or available publications for the Academy's database. YOUR PARTICIPATION: VISA FORMAILITIES, ORGANIZATION OF YOUR TRIP AND STAY IN BISHKEK
Hotel Ak Keme:
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We will book single rooms in Ak Keme for you; should there be no more singles, double rooms will be offered to our poarticipants. Your hotel stay will be paid by the OSCE Academy. Should there be no more free rooms in Ak Keme, the organizers reserve the right to place participants in any other hotel and/or place 2 persons in a double room. Please notice, that only your room in a hotel is paid (which also includes breakfast). All other expenses of your hotel stay (telephone bills, laundry services, business center, minibar and dinners) are paid by you.
Botanichesky Pereulok 1A. This lane is situated in-between 2 crossings: that of Prospekt Mira and Akhunbaeva str, on one side, and Dushanbinskaya str. and Akhunbaeva str. (see our map). Mounted sign of the Academy (on a post near the Dolce Vita pizzeria) will help you find us easily. 9. How can one get to the hotel from the Manas airport? Currently, there are only buses and taxis circulating between the airport and the city. OSCE Academy will pay your taxi transfer on the condition that all necessary documents are provided. These documents are: · copy of drivers' driving licence and entrepreneurship licence ("patent"),
· driver's passport copy and vehicle data,
· copy of social policy insurance;
· receipt (“kvitanicya”) with a clear designation of an itinerary with obvious dates, hours, and the passenger's name.
All the abovementioned papers can only be obtained from an official and legal company – such as Express taxi (+996 312 54 55 63/54 59 86/59 51 67, ctn@elcat.kg, www.ctn.com.kg). This company has its office in the Manas international airport, too. We strongly encourage our participants to address this company for transportation services.
No. 13. Can I bring my family with me to Bishkek? It is possible but not recommendable. If you really have to bring some members of your family to Bishkek, you will be responsible for paying all their expenses connected to travel and stay in Bishkek. 14. Can I get medical services if it's necessary? Only in situations previewed by our rules (see question 6). We strongly advise all our participants to get a medical insurance before the trip. If a participants fails to get a proper medical insurance before the training, the OSCE Academy does not bear any responsibility for her/his medical expenses, not connected to acute pain or an accident. Where can I get more information about Kyrgyzstan and Bishkek (weather, currency, transport, and sightseeing)?
Please use following electronic resources: www.mfa.kg – Kyrgyz Ministry of Foreign Affairs www.gov.kg – Kyrgyz government
http://www.countries.ru/index.cgi?pid=885 - country information www.photo.kg – country information agency Or write an email message to : j.bokonbaeva@osce-academy.net This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it or call: +996 (312) 54-12-00, 54-32-00. Contact person: Ms. Janyl Bokonbaeva, Senior Research and Training Assistant. |
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