On 2. and 3. April, Chiara Pierobon hold a public lecture on "Strengthening Civil Society Capacity as Development Actor: the EU Experience in Kyrgyzstan" at the Ala-Too International University and at the Kyrgyz-National University in Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan). The lecture explored the role and contributions of civil society in the development process looking at the case-study on the EU engagement in Kyrgyzstan. Many thanks to the organisers Prof. Dr. Nazira Momosheva and Prof. Dr. Aliia Maralbaeva for making it possible as well as to the participants for the interesting questions and stimulating discussion!