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OSCE Centre in Ashgabat supports education of future diplomats in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 17 March 2017
ASHGABAT, 17 March 2017 – A one-week course on diplomacy for teaching staff and students of the Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan and the International University for Humanities and Development, supported by the OSCE Centre in Ashgabat, concluded today in Ashgabat...
OSCE presents a new methodological tool for teaching human rights at schools in Ukraine
Publishing date: 9 December 2016
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Human rights, Education
An OSCE-supported Human Rights Calendar was presented at Ukraine’s Ministry of Education and Science during the joint OSCE-Council of Europe event on 9 December 2016 in Kyiv...
OSCE workshop in Bosnia and Herzegovina aims to enhance co-operation between schools in Herzegovina-Neretva Canton
Publishing date: 7 December 2016
Some 76 school secretaries at primary and secondary schools in Herzegovina-Neretva Canton, as well as representatives of the Canton’s Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports and Education Inspectorate completed a three-day workshop organized by the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina on 7 December 2016 in Mostar, with the aim of enhancing co-operation in education on multiple levels...
Model OSCE Conference in Yerevan brings together Armenian youth to practice their negotiating skills
Publishing date: 17 November 2016
YEREVAN, 17 November 2016 – Some 58 young people from Armenia gathered today in Yerevan for the start of a two-day simulation of the OSCE’s Permanent Council, one of the key decision-making bodies of the Organization, to build their skills in negotiation, diplomacy, conflict prevention and to learn more about the OSCE...
Education rights in diverse societies in focus of OSCE-hosted conference in Skopje
Publishing date: 1 November 2016
Content type: Press release
What we do: Education
SKOPJE, 1 November 2016 – A two-day conference on education rights in diverse societies began today in Skopje bringing together some 100 representatives from state institutions, civil society, academia, international community and all communities in the country...
Students from both banks of the Dniester/Nistru River visit the OSCE headquarters in Vienna
Publishing date: 27 October 2016
Four recipients of the Best Student Awards in this year's Model OSCE, which was organized by the OSCE Mission to Moldova, travelled to Vienna from 18 to 22 October 2016 for a study trip to the OSCE Secretariat as a part of their prize...
Dutch Foreign Minister to present Cyprus-based Association for Historical Dialogue and Research (AHDR) with Max van der Stoel Award 2016
Publishing date: 21 October 2016
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
THE HAGUE, 21 October 2016 – The Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bert Koenders is to present the Association for Historical Dialogue and Research (AHDR), a Cyprus-based non-governmental organization, with the Max van der Stoel Award 2016 for its work on history teaching as a tool for reconciliation in Cyprus. The prize will be awarded at a ceremony on 24 October in the Peace Palace, in The Hague...