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First students of OSCE Presence in Albania-supported Master’s Programme in Criminology graduated
Publishing date: 27 September 2023
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania
What we do: Human rights, Education, Rule of law
A ceremony to celebrate the first 30 graduates of the Master’s degree in Criminology and to thank all those that made possible this programme took place at Tirana University’s Law Faculty on 27 September 2023. The Master’s Programme – established in December 2020 upon the initiative and support of
OSCE Presence in Albania organizes research visit to Oxford and Cambridge universities
Publishing date: 5 June 2023
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania
What we do: Human rights, Education, Rule of law
From 30 May until 2 June 2023, the OSCE Presence in Albania together with the University of Tirana and the Faculty of Law organized a research visit to two prestigious universities in the United Kingdom and worldwide – the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge. The visit aimed to
OSCE Presence in Albania facilitates co-operation between University of Tirana and Democritus University of Thrace
Publishing date: 5 April 2023
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania
What we do: Human rights, Education, Rule of law
On 4 April 2023, the University of Tirana and the Democritus University of Thrace (DUTH) signed a co-operation agreement, facilitated by the OSCE Presence in Albania, in the premises of the Greek university. The memorandum of understanding aims at regulating the co-operation between the two
OSCE Presence in Albania, Central Election Commission sign Memorandum of Understanding on strengthening election administration capacities, intensifying co-operation
Publishing date: 17 October 2022
Content type: News
On 17 October, the OSCE Presence in Albania and the Central Election Commission (CEC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding to intensify co-operation for advancing CEC’s capacities to carry out its work in line with OSCE/ODIHR recommendations and best international standards. “This document is a
The OSCE Presence in Albania supports Exchange Workshop for journalists covering parliamentary affairs and Assembly Communications Team in Vienna
Publishing date: 5 September 2022
Content type: News
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Education, Good governance, Media freedom and development
From 1 to 3 September, the OSCE Presence in Albania supported the organization of an exchange workshop in Vienna for journalists covering parliamentary affairs in Albania. The delegation consisted of nearly a dozen of journalists from different media outlets in Albania plus representatives from the
Youth activists from Western Balkans come together under OSCE Presence in Albania’s ‘Youth Trail’ to reinforce inter-generational dialogue through cultural heritage
Publishing date: 31 August 2022
Content type: News
From 24 to 28 August 2022, twenty young activists from the Western Balkans gathered in Tirana and traveled to Gjirokastra to discuss, learn and explore approaches on social interaction and promote democracy, peace and security through inter-generational dialogue. Since 2017, the OSCE Youth Trail
OSCE Presence holds Youth Talk event on enforced disappearances under the communist regime in Albania and role of youth in transitional justice processes
Publishing date: 27 May 2022
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania
What we do: Human rights, Education, Youth, Rule of law
Around 80 students from the University of Korça participated in a Youth Talk session focused on the issue of missing persons during the Communist regime, on 26 May 2022. The event – organized by the OSCE Presence in Albania and its Youth Advisory Group – aimed at increasing youth engagement in the