Course Catalogue

Learn how to increase the capacity of African states to participate efficiently in multilateral diplomacy; strengthen functional links between them and International Geneva; how to use e-tools for overcoming geographical, financial, and human resource limitations; and more.

Learn how to increase the capacity of Caribbean states to participate efficiently in multilateral diplomacy; strengthen functional links between them and International Geneva; how to use e-tools for overcoming geographical, financial, and human resource limitations; and more.

Learn how to design, plan, implement, and assess development initiatives, develop capacity development strategies, select the appropriate methods and tools, formulate capacity goals, evaluate processes, and more.

Learn how ICTs can support the rights of children, what we know about how children use mobile technologies, how to mitigate the risks they face, the roles regulation and legislation play in online protection, and the solutions to combatting child online sexual exploitation.

Learn how consular diplomacy connects to related subjects, including diaspora outreach, migration, and labour affairs; how to effectively organise and plan work at a consular post in a mission abroad; how to plan and operationalise a diaspora policy; and more.

Learn how state-supported cyberattacks and mass espionage operations are conducted, what is considered cyberwar, which agreements are preventing an international cyber conflict, and how businesses and organisations are being used as weapons for attacking others.

The course aims to increase cybersecurity capacities of public institutions and the private and civil sectors in Southeast Europe by providing policy training for officials and professionals.

Master the complexity of data governance by understanding its technical, economic, legal, policy, and geopolitical aspects, including development strategies, negotiations in International Geneva, legal instruments and initiatives, and much more.

The course focuses on ongoing digital trade negotiations and policy processes taking place in International Geneva, and provides an interdisciplinary coverage of digital commerce from both digital and trade perspectives.

The course is designed for permanent missions in Geneva, and covers the fields of digital policy, cooperation, and diplomacy, including digital policy, emerging technologies, network neutrality, property rights, privacy protection, cybersecurity, and artificial Intelligence.

The course analyses the role of small states in the international order, multilateral and regional grouping tactics, approaches to safeguarding their territorial integrity, and much more.

Learn how to appropriately engage in conversations, prepare invitations for various events and different levels of formality, plan and prepare events, and much more.

Learn how to strengthen functional links between states and International Geneva to fulfil the right to education for children; how to overcome geographical, financial, and human resource limitations; and much more.

The course helps participants understand and follow the digital policy aspects of UN discussions and negotiations, and is designed to benefit diplomats who follow internet governance and other internet-related policy fields.

Master the skills and tools for securing agreements and changing diplomatic outcomes, including creating effective texts and visual messages; how to properly analyse and predict the influence of treaties, speeches, and advertising; and much more.

Learn the practical skills to successfully prepare, undertake, and conclude negotiations in formal and informal settings, as well as how to choose appropriate negotiation strategies, deal with power imbalances, build effective partnerships, and more.

Learn how to apply the humanitarian–development–peace (HDP) nexus in practice, design strategic interventions and funding proposals, and analyse case studies to effectively meet human needs, mitigate vulnerabilities, and achieve sustainable peace.

Online meetings have long been seen as a poor substitute for face-to-face ones. With the COVID-19 pandemic and the responses from governments around the world, this view has changed. Online meetings are now a necessity for most state and non-state organisations. The question is no longer ‘should we use online meetings despite their drawbacks?’, but […]

This specialised course focuses on the interaction between diplomats and the tech sector, and highlights the practices of various countries. The aim of the course is to provide practitioners with the skills to take part in this new growing field.