OSCE Opportunities for Youth
Involving young people in the OSCE's work is crucial for fostering innovation, ensuring long-term sustainability and promoting inclusivity.
Overview
Young people bring fresh perspectives and creative solutions to regional challenges, enhance communication and outreach through the adept use of digital tools, and help build future leadership capacity. That is why involving youth is crucial for the OSCE's work to foster innovation, ensure long-term sustainability and promote inclusivity. Young people's participation ensures that policies are representative of all age groups and promotes intergenerational dialogue. Engaging youth also fosters global citizenship, mobilizes advocacy efforts and addresses demographic trends, ultimately contributing to more inclusive, innovative, and sustainable societies across the OSCE region.
Training, workshops and summer schools
OSCE eventsThrough summer schools, model simulations and dialogue academies, the OSCE empowers young people to learn directly from practitioners and officials. These dynamic programmes equip future leaders with the skills to advance peace, security and the rule of law across the region.
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Activities, news and other highlights
Education
Academies and specialized programmes for youth
Event Series
Scholarship for Peace and Security in the OSCE area
Annual educational course on conflict prevention and resolution for young professionals
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OSCE Academy in Bishkek
Graduate courses in politics, security and development, fostering co-operation and building regional expertise.
https//www.osce-academy.net
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OSCE Parliamentary Assembly: Junior Professional Officers Programme
Build expertise in politico-military, economic, environmental and human rights issues while strengthening skills on the work of the Parliamentary Assembly.
https//www.oscepa.org
Projects
OSCE youth initiatives, funded through voluntary contributions
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Project activityDrops of the Future Workshop Series
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ProjectPromoting human rights-based approaches in higher, legal and school education
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ProjectEnhancing youth crime and drug use prevention through education on legality and awareness campaigns addressing threats of organized crime and corruption
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ProjectYDEAS - "Young Developers and Entrepreneurs to Advance Start-ups" (YDEAS II)
News and activities
Current announcements, press releases, media advisories and other updates
Research programmes
Get access to the CSCECSCE
Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe’s and OSCE’s rich archival collections and gain valuable insight into the work of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
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Researcher-in-Residence programme
Access to the archives of the CSCE and OSCE
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OSCE Parliamentary Assembly: Research Assistant Programme
Insight into global politico-military, economic, environmental and human rights affairs while building professional skills at the Parliamentary Assembly.
https//www.oscepa.org
Join our team!
Be a positive force for change and apply for open internships, or sign up for a job alert on our recruitment portal.
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Working for the OSCE
We offer a comprehensive onboarding programme and a range of learning and development opportunities
https//jobs.osce.org
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Internship at the OSCE
Be a positive force for change and apply for open positions, or sign up for a job alert on our recruitment portal.
https//vacancies.osce.org