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  • Members of the Human Rights Subcommittee of the European Parliament meet with MAHRS Programme Students at the OSCE Academy

    On 27 February 2025, a delegation of Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) met with students of the MA in Human Rights and Sustainability (MAHRS) Programme at the OSCE Academy for an interactive discussion on human rights, and EU relations with Central Asia.

    28 February, 2025

  • Representatives of the French Embassy in Moscow Visited the OSCE Academy

    On 21 February 2025, Mr. Thierry De Wilde, Attaché for Internal Security at the French Embassy in Moscow, Mr. Olivier Deher, Communications Officer at the same Embassy, accompanied by Mr. Colin McCullough, Senior Planning and Coordination Officer at the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek, visited the OSCE Academy.

    24 February, 2025

  • Children's Rights Workshop at the OSCE Academy

    On 15 February 2025, the OSCE Academy, with the support of the Global Campus of Human Rights and the Right Livelihood Foundation, conducted a workshop on "Children's Rights." A total of 25 high school students participated in the event, which was opened by Prof. Anja Mihr, Academic Director of the Master's Programme in Liberal Arts and Sciences in Human Rights and Sustainability (MAHRS)

    17 February, 2025

  • OSCE Academy Interim Director and MAHRS Academic Director Met German Ambassador to Uzbekistan

    On 15 February 2025 Dr. Pal Dunay, OSCE Academy Interim Director, and Prof. Anja Mihr, Academic Director of the MA in Human Rights and Sustainability (MAHRS) Programme met the Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to Uzbekistan, H.E. Manfred Huterer, who has come to Kyrgyzstan on a private visit.

    15 February, 2025

  • Finnish Ambassador to Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan visits the OSCE Academy

    On 14 February 2025 H.E. Janne Heiskanen, Ambassador of Finland to Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan has paid a visit to the OSCE Academy, following his attendance of the Graduation Ceremony of the master’s students of the Academy a day before.

    14 February, 2025

  • OSCE Academy Master's Students 2023-2025 Receive Their Degrees

    On 13 February 2025, the OSCE Academy proudly awarded graduate degrees to students in the MA programmes of Politics & Security (PS), Economic Governance & Development (EGD), and Human Rights and Sustainability (MAHRS). A total of 53 students from Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Türkiye, and Uzbekistan completed their studies and joined the OSCE Academy Alumni Network, bringing the total number of alumni to 708.

    13 February, 2025

  • Interim Director Presents to the Board of Trustees of the OSCE Academy and Conducts Bilateral Meetings in Vienna

    On 27 January 2025, the Interim Director of the OSCE Academy, Dr. Pal Dunay presented at the Board of Trustees (BoT) meeting which was held in Vienna in a hybrid mode and had a number of bilateral meetings with OSCE representatives.

    27 January, 2025

  • OSCE Academy Students Had a Guest Lecture with Dr. Payám Foroughi on Afghanistan

    On 14 January 2025, the OSCE Academy hosted a guest lecture by Dr. Payám Foroughi, an Assistant Professor of International Relations and Security Studies, from the College of International Studies, at American University of Iraq - Baghdad. The lecture was opened by Dr. Pal Dunay, Interim Director at the OSCE Academy.

    14 January, 2025

  • OSCE Academy Staff Highlights: Dr. Almakan Orozobekova's Key Milestones

    Dr. Almakan Orozobekova, who is currently working in the Research and Training Department of the OSCE Academy, has had a year of highlights. She completed her secondment to Lund University in Sweden within the framework of the project “Non-Western Migration Regimes in a Global Perspective” in spring of 2024. Later, in fall she became the Coordinator of the OSCE Network for Women Professionals on Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism and Radicalization that Lead to Terrorism (P/CVERLT) in Central Asia. She was a speaker at the Second Meeting of the Central Asia Regional Expert Council on Rehabilitation and Reintegration of Returnees, hosted by the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan in Tashkent and co-organized by the OSCE, UNOCT and UNRCCA in November 2024.

    31 December, 2024

  • OSCE Academy Held Its Annual Security Conference

    On December 16 and 17, 2024, the OSCE Academy in Bishkek hosted its Security Conference 2024, a hybrid event centered on three critical pillars of global stability: Food Security, Energy Security, and Cybersecurity. Supported by the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI), the conference convened experts, researchers, and distinguished guests to discuss the challenges and explore innovative solutions to pressing global issues.

    18 December, 2024

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