Participants from Nigeria, Jamaica, Bahamas, Libya, Fiji, Malawi, Mexico, South Africa, Hungary, Dominica, Palestine are meeting this week in Malta to learn about the theory and practice of diplomacy.
From 30 January to 8 February, Diplo and University of Malta are hosting the introductory workshop for the Master/Postgraduate Diploma in Contemporary Diplomacy in Malta. Workshop sessions are delivered by experience practitioners and cover a range of topics including negotiations, diplomatic protocol, language, consular crises, e-diplomacy and public diplomacy.
After this workshop participants will return home and complete the programme through online learning (choosing and attending five of Diplo’s online courses) and writing a Master’s dissertation.
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25 Apr 23 - 25 Apr 23Belgrade, Serbia
Summit on Digital Diplomacy and Governance
17 Nov 22 - 19 Nov 22Malta and online
Start of contemporary diplomacy courses
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20 Jul 20 - online
July 2017 online courses
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- online
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