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OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities holds regional summer school on multilingual and multicultural education in Central Asia
Publishing date: 7 July 2015
Content type: News
The OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Astrid Thors, in co‑operation with the Ministry of Education and Science and UNICEF in Kyrgyzstan, is holding a regional summer school on “Multilingual and Multicultural Education for Integration” from 6 to 11 July 2015 in Cholpon Ata. A total of 75
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities welcomes Serbian delegation in The Hague to discuss education
Publishing date: 12 March 2015
Content type: News
What we do: Education, National minority issues, Youth
The OSCE Mission to Serbia organized a visit of representatives from the Serbian Government and other relevant institutions to discuss State-language education in Serbia with the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM) Astrid Thors on 11 and 12 March 2015 in The Hague...
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Astrid Thors welcomes progress towards dedicated premises for Bujanovac Department
Publishing date: 10 February 2015
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Astrid Thors visited Serbia from 2 to 4 February 2015, where she took stock of progress at the Bujanovac Department of the Subotica Faculty of Economics of the Novi Sad University and met with key interlocutors to discuss issues related to her mandate.
High Commissioner Thors in Skopje: Integration is needed to avoid parallel societies
Publishing date: 16 December 2014
Content type: News
What we do: Education, National minority issues
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Astrid Thors discussed the government’s plans to address the ethnic divide in society during her visit to Skopje, Tetovo and Struga from 9 to 12 December 2014. In Skopje, Thors discussed with Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski and Deputy Prime Minister for European Affairs Fatmir Besimi a possible set of government-owned initiatives that would signal the authorities’ commitment to integration...
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities facilitates regional co-operation on multilingual education in Central Asia
Publishing date: 11 December 2014
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
What we do: Education, National minority issues
The office of the High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM) organized two events in Dushanbe, Tajikistan on 4 and 5 December 2014, as part of the HCNM’s Central Asia Education Programme. They build on previous HCNM initiatives to stimulate regional dialogue and co operation on the education of national minorities and the integration of society in the Central Asian States...
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities signs co-operation agreement with Kyrgyzstan authorities on multilingual education
Publishing date: 14 October 2014
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
What we do: Education, National minority issues
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Astrid Thors visited Kyrgyzstan from 7 to 10 October 2014, where she discussed issues of mutual interest with the authorities and explored how her office can support efforts to address minority concerns...
Balancing the need to protect identity and promote integration in education
Publishing date: 1 October 2014
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
What we do: Education, National minority issues
How can States, policy-makers and educators find an appropriate balance between protecting identity and promoting integration in schools? This question was the focus of a side event organized by the office of the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities during the Human Dimension Implementation Meeting on 29 September 2014...