Forty law, sociology, political science and security studies students from Bosnia and Herzegovina complete OSCE-supported Youth and Security School

SARAJEVO, 21 October 2016 – Some 40 law, sociology, political science and security studies students completed today in Sarajevo the second Youth and Security School, organized by the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina.

During the past week, the students attended lectures given by some of the leading experts in the field and discussed the current security challenges in BiH and the region. The School provided practical insight into the work of institutions in charge of adopting and implementing the country’s Security Policy.

“During the course of this programme, students learned about the many pieces that make up security policy. These include foreign policy, defence policy, internal security, education, and gender considerations,” said Paul Martin, Acting Head of the Security Co-operation Unit at the OSCE Mission.

Deputy Minister of Security of BiH Mijo Kresic stressed the importance of co-operation and involvement of students in the security sector. “I believe that these students, together with other stakeholders from the civil society sector and academia, will contribute to the revision of the current and development of the new Security Policy in BiH.”

Professor at the Faculty of Political Sciences in Banja Luka Milos Solaja said: “The School represents a network of people who will spread the idea of democratization of security in the future. They will be able to draw from these experiences, mutual values, and personal acquaintances to seek the best ways of maintaining security in BiH and the region.”

The Youth and Security School was organized in co-operation with the BiH Council of Ministers’ Inter-Ministerial Working on Monitoring of the Implementation of BiH Security Policy. The students come from the universities of Sarajevo, Banja Luka, Mostar, Tuzla, Zenica, Bihac as well as the American University Sarajevo and the International Burch University.