Extracurricular Activities and Events
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The ICP Department organizes various extracurricular activities aimed at听further development of essential learning, communication and civic skills among its students.
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- Annual International Crisis Games
In the Annual International Crisis Games, students simulate a modern-day crisis situation.听
Past topics included:听Afghanistan (2012), SouthEast Asia (2013), Central Asia (2014). Ukraine (2015), Syria (2016),听East Asia (2018), Middle East (2019), Russia-Ukraine War (2022).
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Student Success Workshops听
Organized annually, the workshops are particularly designed to develop a range of skills, such as writing, research, effective learning, stress management, in and out of the classroom. These workshops aim to help ICP students to sharpen their writing and thinking, and study skills.听
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- 2022: Writing in Political and Social Sciences, Developing Effective Study Skills, and Well-Being Management.听 听
- 2021: Effective Study Skills, Methods of Data Collection and Analysis in Political Science, and Writing in Political Science.听听
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- ICP Ambassadorial Talks听
The talks host ambassadors and foreign diplomats based in Bishkek and willing to share their takes on various issues relating to international relations, diplomacy, and bi-later relations.听
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Ambassador of the Republic of Estonia to the Republic of Kazakhstan, H.E. Toomas Tirs
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Charles Garrett OBE, Her Majesty's Ambassador to the Kyrgyz Republic (UK)
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ICP Students Research Forum
- It is held annually in early spring where students can present their research in progress and get peer feedback.
- It is aimed at ICP seniors primarily, but听any political science student in Bishkek can take part in it.
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- Student led research projects听
Student led research projects aim at developing writing and research skills among students required in designing and implementing projects which may also have a potential for wider civic education and engagement. These projects are run under the guidance of faculty and contribute to promoting data collection by students which can benefit project stakeholders as well as for other scholars. In the past, students collected data on political elite and elections in Kyrgyzstan, which they have further employed as empirical bases of evidence for their undergraduate theses. One of the recent projects is听Central Asian Political History听(), which effectively traced oral histories of 鈥淧erestroika鈥� in Kyrgyzstan and was entirely undertaken by the students as they hold interviews and conducted archival research.听
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"Life After ICP" Series of Talks
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- It aims at broadening the understanding of students about their career prospects after graduation.
- Invited ICP alumni give talks about their life paths and share their tips for a successful career.
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Policy and Civic Engagement Activities
The ICP Department engages its students, faculty and alumni into various activities to facilitate further professional growth and contribute to the promotion of public goods of their communities.听
The following initiatives are undertaken at the department:
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- Panorama Politics Club
Panorama Politics Club听was founded in 2019 by alumni and faculty of the听Department to discuss and examine important political and social issues in听Kyrgyzstan and Central Asia. To the end, it hosts regular听roundtables, commissions short policy and political analysis briefs听to be prepared by its students, faculty and department associates. It is a series of briefs on Kyrgyzstan鈥檚 important social and political issues. More听information about the club is available听
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- Development Clinic
Development Clinic听is the civic engagement initiative of the听Department. It aims at facilitating the enhancement of civic engagement听skills by the department鈥檚 students. Students in the past were听designing and implementing education programs at the municipal听center for homeless children, developing environmental and other听initiatives.听The Clinic works by facilitating students organizing their initiatives听which aim to address social issues in communities around the听campus. Besides, the Clinic partners with non-profit听organizations where students can be placed as volunteers/interns听and gain valuable civic engagement and project management听experience.
