Articles related to the Associate Programme of the OPCW
OPCW Opens 11th Annual Associate Programme
28 July 2010The 11th annual Associate Programme opened on 23 July 2010 at the OPCW headquarters in The Hague. The Associate Programme aims to provide greater understanding of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) for chemists and chemical...
OPCW celebrates 10th Anniversary of the Associate Programme
22 September 2009209 participants from 87 Member States have participated in the first decade of this international cooperation programme
OPCW Begins 10th Annual Associate Programme
20 July 2009In 2009 the Associate Programme has once again been expanded as part of the Technical Secretariat’s initiative of strengthened cooperation with Africa.
OPCW Associate Programme 2008: Training Course at United Phosphorus Limited Ankleshwar, India
27 November 2008Mr Stephan Lawrence Okuni, an analytical officer in the Government Analytical Laboratory of Uganda, and Ms Sanjana Devi Kisoona, a forensic scientist in the Forensic Science Laboratory of Mauritius, were asked to go to United...
Associate Programme 2008: The Bayer Experience
26 November 2008Bayer AG is a global enterprise with core competencies in the fields of health care, agro-science and high technology materials. The products of Bayer and its services are designed to benefit people and improve their quality of...
Associate Programme 2008: The DANISCO Experience
26 November 2008DANISCO was one of the European companies that trained participants of the OPCW Associate Programme 2008. The participants, who came from developing countries (Mongolia, South Africa, and Zambia), received training and...
Ninth Annual OPCW Associate Programme
24 September 2008The OPCW concluded its Ninth Associate Programme on 19 September 2008 with a closing ceremony held in the Technical Secretariat. Twenty-six participants from 24 Member States, including 11 in the African region, completed the...
OPCW Begins 9th Annual Associate Programme
23 July 2008The OPCW began its annual Associate Programme on 18 July 2008 at the OPCW headquarters in The Hague, the ninth in a series that was launched by the Organisation in 2000. The Associate Programme aims to provide greater...
Opening Statement by the Director-General to the Second Review Conference
07 April 2008Extract from the official document RC-2/DG.2, dated 7 April 2008, available at www.opcw.org/rc2
OPCW's Eighth Associate Progamme Concludes
02 October 2007The Eighth Associate Programme hosted by the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) concluded on 28 September 2007. The ten-week programme was attended by twenty-two participants from the following OPCW...
OPCW Director-General Visits Japan
31 August 2007On 28 August 2007, Ambassador Rogelio Pfirter, the Director-General of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) paid an official visit to Japan and met with high officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs...
OPCW 2007 Associate Programme Commences
20 July 2007The Eighth Associate Programme hosted by the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) concluded on 28 September 2007. The ten-week programme was attended by twenty-two participants from the following OPCW...
OPCW's Seventh Associate Progamme Concludes
04 October 2006The Seventh Associate Programme organised by the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) concluded on 29 September 2006. The ten-week programme was attended by twenty-four participants from the following OPCW...
Using Chemistry for Peaceful Purposes: Intensive Training for OPCW Associates Begins
21 July 2006The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) is hosting the Associate Programme for the seventh year in succession. The course commences in The Hague on 21 July 2006 and will conclude on 29 September 2006.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Rwanda Visits the OPCW
28 April 2006On 26 April 2006, H.E. Dr. Charles Murigande, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Rwanda, paid the first official visit by the Rwandan Government to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) in...
OPCW Director-General Visits Italy and Opens Seminar on the 10th Anniversary of the Italian Ratification of the Chemical Weapons Convention
05 October 2005The Director-General of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), Ambassador Rogelio Pfirter, paid an official visit to the Italian Republic from 4 to 5 October 2005.
OPCW's Sixth Associate Progamme Concludes
03 October 2005The Sixth Associate Programme concluded on 30 September 2005 at the headquarters of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) in The Hague, the Netherlands. The ten-week programme was attended by twenty-four...
OPCW 2005 Associate Programme Commences
22 July 2005The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) has launched the Sixth Associate Programme on 22 July 2005 at the OPCW headquarters in The Hague, the Netherlands.
Associate Programme Concludes
01 October 2004The Associate Programme, conducted by the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) began its fifth course on 23 July 2004 and concluded on 1 October 2004. The ten-week programme was attended by 24 trainees,...
Associate Programme Commences
23 July 2004The fifth edition of the Associate Programme conducted by the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) commenced on 23 July 2004. The ten-week programme aims to develop a better understanding of the objectives...