News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Students from Kyrgyzstan complete OSCE-supported internship programme at the national parliament
Publishing date: 15 October 2015
BISHKEK, 15 October 2015 – Twenty students today graduated from an OSCE-supported four-month internship programme at the Parliament of Kyrgyzstan, which was organized to familiarize young political leaders with the work of the national legislature and enhance their knowledge about parliament’s work at different levels.
Youth from minority communities in Georgia increasingly interested in learning Georgian through multilingual education, OSCE HCNM-commissioned study concludes
Publishing date: 9 October 2015
Young people from ethnic minority communities in Georgia are increasingly interested in learning the Georgian language as a means to improve their socio-economic opportunities, the “Research Study on Multilingual Education in Georgia” commissioned by the OSCE High Commissioner on National
OSCE-supported “Building Bridges” event in Skopje gathers over 700 students from 30 schools
Publishing date: 3 October 2015
SKOPJE, 3 October 2015 – More than 700 students from 30 schools around the country gathered today at the Building Bridges Fund event, organized by the OSCE Mission to Skopje, for a day of songs and singing, theatre plays, sport games, and dance performances...
Report on Roma and Sinti youth released at OSCE/ODIHR event in Warsaw
Publishing date: 1 October 2015
Roma and Sinti youth have the potential to become active and engaged citizens, according to the new report Activism, Participation and Security among Roma and Sinti Youth, launched on 1 October 2015 during the Human Dimension Implementation Meeting in Warsaw.
OSCE Centre in Bishkek conducts special module for OSCE Academy students
Publishing date: 29 September 2015
The OSCE Centre in Bishkek organized a module from 21 to 25 September 2015 for about 50 students of the OSCE Academy’s two master’s degree programmes focusing on the historical background of the OSCE and the nature of its political commitments...
OSCE Mission to Moldova organizes first youth debate tournament
Publishing date: 28 September 2015
The OSCE Mission to Moldova organized the first in a series of three debate tournaments for 35 selected high school students from Bender, Cahul, Ceadîr-Lunga, Comrat, Taraclia, Tiraspol and Vulcănești. During the event, which took place on 26 September 2015 in Comrat, the young participants deliberated on the positive impact of increasing the number of women in politics...
OSCE presents report on the student perspective of education reforms in Armenia
Publishing date: 17 September 2015
YEREVAN, 17 September 2015 – The findings and recommendations of an OSCE-supported survey exploring the awareness and attitude of students towards the educational reforms being implemented in Armenia were presented today in Yerevan. The so-called Bologna reforms are aimed at bringing quality of higher education system to the level of compatibility with the international standards...