Conceptual Approach on the ground and implemented complementarily with ongoing or envisaged peace processes. Many actors engage in building sustainable peace on the global, regional, and local levels, based on their respective conceptual approaches to addressing the different phases of a conflict. To avoid duplication and to take advantage of possible synergies, the OSCE ensures that its own activities are carried out with due consideration for the work of other actors, which requires close co-ordination and co-operation to the extent possible. In carrying out its activities in South-Eastern Europe, the OSCE co-ordinates with key partners, including the UN and the European Union (EU), as well as with national and international development agencies, which partner with OSCE field operations in the region to implement different projects. Like the OSCE, a further partner in the region—the Council of Europe (CoE)—considers education to be a fundamental element of reconciliation and building sustainable peace. To create synergy, the OSCE pays special attention to co-ordinating its work in the field of education with the CoE, and has created a valuable partnership in implementing education projects in the region. Through its field operations, the OSCE co-ordinates with the CoE to ensure that the mandated activities of the two organizations are complementary and avoid overlap. One such activity is a CoE-established network of ‘Schools for Political Studies’ that is a main driver of the CoE’s post-conflict reconciliation efforts in South-Eastern Europe. These schools 18