PROGRAMME

· Post Cold War Realities in Europe 
- Historical and political development of the OSCE 
- Basic principles of security and co-operation 

· The OSCE’s Organisation 
- Basic features 
- Institutional structures and budget 

· OSCE in Action
- Visit of the Permanent Council (PC) at the Hofburg/Vienna 
- Assessment of the OSCE from an EU and national Point of View

· The Security Dimension of the OSCE 
- Political-military issues 
- Migration issues 
- Policing issues 
- Relations with other security organisations 

· Long-term Missions 
- Introduction, concept and general issues of long-term missions 
- Long-term missions: lessons learned 

· The Human Dimension of the OSCE 
- Standard setting & monitoring
- Minority issues within the OSCE 
- The work of the High Commissioner on National Minorities 
- Election Observation / ODIHR 
- Freedom of the Media 
- Gender Issues

· Economic and Ecological Dimension of the OSCE 
· Regional aspects of OSCE functioning 
· The future role of the OSCE within the European security and co-operation architecture 

· Workshops:
- Workshop 1: Communication and Interaction in Multinational Teams 
- Workshop 2: Various OSCE Issues 
- Workshop 3: Negotiation and Diplomacy 
- Workshop 4: Conflict Transformation 
- Workshop 5: Regional Aspects of the OSCE Work
- Workshop 6: Simulation Exercise of an OSCE Event