Stories

Thematic Component: 4. Improvement of Cross-Border Cooperation
Country: Kyrgyzstan

Communication is the process of transmitting information from the sender to the recipient through an environment in which the information is equally understood by both parties. Realising the importance of effective communication processes between agencies on the national and local levels as well as with the general population, the Component 4 of the Programme supported the boosting of the communication skills of line agencies, dealing with migration, border management and customs issues and local self-government authorities of the border regions in the Kyrgyz Republic.

Thematic Component: 3. Facilitation of Trade

Strongly devoted to strengthening of training capacities and enhancement of skills of staff in the Central Asian customs agencies, BOMCA initiated partnership with the project ‘Trade Facilitation Central Asia’ implemented by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) Ltd within its 3rd Component. Through signing a Memorandum of Understanding in April 2022, both projects committed to provide further support to the regional economic integration processes by implementing joint trade facilitation efforts in Central Asia.

Thematic Component: 3. Facilitation of Trade
Country: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan

In April and May 2022, representatives of the academic training institutions in the area of customs of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan visited Latvia for a short-term traineeship. Aiming at the enhancement of qualification and competencies, as well as the development and improvement of educational and training capacities of the training institutions, the participants visited the International Business and Customs Institute of Riga Technical University and the National Customs Board of the State Revenue Service of Latvia.

Thematic Component: 2. Improvement of Detection Capacities
Country: Kyrgyzstan

The activities of the BOMCA Programme related to the improvement of detection capacities, foreseeing efforts at improving cooperation in the field of cynology. Through the applied methodologies and implemented activities, the Programme is enhancing the capacities of dog training centers under the national agencies dealing with border, customs and internal affairs.

Thematic Component: 1. Institutional Development of Border Control Agencies
Country: Kyrgyzstan

From 6 to 8 June 2022, BOMCA and Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) held a joint capacity building training session in Osh, Kyrgyzstan, on the risks of profiling and identification of forged documents for officers conducting border checks, to improve their practical skills in authentication of counterfeit travel documents and identifying potentially dangerous persons using operational diagnostics. As document security remains high on the agenda for the national counterparts in Kyrgyzstan, participants have been introduced to the concepts of document protection, types and methods used for forging and falsifying documents, as well as trends in security features etc.

Thematic Component: 3. Facilitation of Trade
Country: Uzbekistan

In November 2021, the Customs Institute of the State Customs Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan was awarded with a professional standards recognition certificate of the World Customs Organization (WCO), in accordance with the PICARD Programme (Partnership in Customs Academic Research and Development).

PICARD standards are international benchmarks for training specialists in the field of customs, which were developed in 2005 by the WCO and a network of international customs universities. 

The international accreditation of the Uzbek Customs Institute's educational programme strengthens scientific cooperation with academic circles abroad, develops the academic mobility of teachers and students, strengthens the Institute’s position in the international education market, including contributing to the Institute’s reputation as a center of international customs education programmes in Central Asia.