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Azerbaijani students focus on combating crime and corruption in OSCE region
On 22 April 2012 more than 60 students from 12 universities across Azerbaijan gathered at Khazar University to simulate the OSCE Ministerial Council at the second national Model OSCE Conference. This year focussed on the issues of combating organized crime and corruption in the OSCE region...
![Polish campaign consultant Sergiusz Trzeciak talked about campaigning in print and on the web. "My idea was to bring some Polish experiences here," he says. "I wanted to show how these could be applied across the board."
To do this, he had students sort through dozens of Polish campaign flyers to analyse what elements are most effective. He also offered ideas for online networking and evaluated participants' websites.
"It was interesting to learn from the Polish experience," says participant Jeyhun Atayev, who works for anti-corruption NGO Transparency International. "I tried not to just copy, but to apply my own experiences."](http://www.osce.org/files/imagecache/thumbnail/images/hires/2/d/78515.jpg?1307526570 "Polish campaign consultant Sergiusz Trzeciak talked about campaigning in print and on the web. "My idea was to bring some Polish experiences here," he says. "I wanted to show how these could be applied across the board."
To do this, he had students sort through dozens of Polish campaign flyers to analyse what elements are most effective. He also offered ideas for online networking and evaluated participants' websites.
"It was interesting to learn from the Polish experience," says participant Jeyhun Atayev, who works for anti-corruption NGO Transparency International. "I tried not to just copy, but to apply my own experiences."")
Photo story: Promoting active citizenship for Azerbaijani youth
Successful activism requires particular skills such as how to run a campaign, how to build a network and how to mobilize people. As part of its efforts to promote political pluralism the OSCE Office in Baku hosted a four-day workshop on 6-10 May for 26 Azerbaijani youth activists to share their experiences and learn new organizing strategies.
