Over 6,700 students from 203 countries and territories from around the world have studied with Diplo over the past 20 years. Our alumni have studied a range of subjects, from contemporary diplomacy and internet governance to digital policy and humanitarian diplomacy.
Many alumni hold prominent positions in government ministries, diplomatic missions, international organisations, and other institutions. Through this hub, we invite you to explore and connect with Diplo’s alumni.
Get in touch with Dr Andre Saramago at andres@diplomacy.edu if you would like your work to be featured on Diplo’s Alumni Blog.
DiploCircle Magazine
DiploCircle Magazine #2 gathers some of the best texts published during 2020 by DiploFoundation-related people. These texts cover a wide range of topics, from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic to cybersecurity or artificial intelligence, and will constitute informative and enjoyable reading to anyone interested in the wider fields of international relations and diplomacy.
We hope you enjoy DiploCircle Magazine #2! If you wish to contribute to next editions of DiploCircle Magazine, please contact Dr Andre Saramago at andres@diplomacy.edu for further inquiries.
Read it on Issuu or download the PDF file. Issue #1 available here.
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Alumni reviews
See what Diplo alumni say about our online courses and programmes, and browse through all the alumni reviews listed by the courses topics.
Master/Postgraduate Diploma in Contemporary Diplomacy
Amir Kiyaei, IGD group, South Africa
Humanitarian Diplomacy
Sabrina Konzoc, Branch youth leader and international delegate, German Youth Red Cross
Advanced Diploma in Internet Governance Programme
Mustafa Yaasin Sheik, Somali Network Information Center (SONIC)
Online Meetings and Conferences
Benson Ncube, Business Development Manager, System Automation, Botswana
Negotiation Skills
Andrea Becerra Pimentel, Law Student, Meritorious Autonomous University of Puebla, Mexico
Multilateral Diplomacy
Amb. Jerobeam Shaanika, Deputy Chef de Cabinet, Office of the President of the 74th Session of the UNGA 2019-2020
Internet Technology and Policy
Alicia Melanie Shepard, Alumni member
Public Diplomacy
Jana Gjorgjinska, Public Diplomacy and Sweden Promotion Officer, Embassy of the Kingdom of Sweden in Skopje, North Macedonia
Bilateral Diplomacy
Gloria Oloya Awor, Consultant, Akijul – Enabling Change
Alumni blog posts
Read blog posts written by Diplo alumni. If you would like your work to be featured on Diplo’s Alumni Blog, get in touch with Dr Andre Saramago at andres@diplomacy.edu.
Quo vadis, United Nations?: Is the UN system too complex for its own good and how relevant is it today?
14 January 2022
Human history, as in fact the story of life itself, is a series of false starts, missteps, and incremental improvements, punctuated with very occasional quantum leaps. In diplomacy and politics, just as in evolution, ...
Summit meetings: Their importance in diplomacy
11 January 2022
Summits between state leaders that have no tangible outcomes are frequently considered a failure and a loss of resources and time. This post will provide a brief account of the arguments for and against the importanc...
Strategies of modern-day small states
06 January 2022
A general, yet to a certain extent incorrect, feeling in international relations is that smaller states are weaker than large or medium-sized states. Many factors shed light on this school of thought, including the...
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Featured faculty member
Ambassador Kishan S. Rana is professor emeritus and senior fellow at Diplo.
He worked in the Indian Foreign Service, and was ambassador and high commissioner for Algeria, Czechoslovakia, Kenya, Mauritius, and Germany. He also worked as a staff member for former prime minister Indira Gandhi. He is currently lecturer in Bilateral Diplomacy, Consular and Diaspora Diplomacy, Economic Diplomacy, 21st Century Diplomacy, Master/Postgraduate Diploma in Contemporary Diplomacy , and Public Diplomacy at DiploFoundation.
Since childhood, Rana was interested in photography. His father gave him a Rolleicord camera in 1954, and with limited resources, he captured the world in black-and-white photos. His early works are part of the online exhibition The Three Amigos in 2020.