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Corporate Cultural Diplomacy

European Companies Cultural Diplomacy Ranking 2011-18 »

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What is “Soft Power”?

"Soft Power Explained"

Watch a Video Lecture by Prof. Joseph S. Nye (American Political Scientist)
(The International Symposium on Cultural Diplomacy - July 2009)

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Master Programs in International Relations, Global Governance, Management, Business & Cultural Diplomacy »
Master & PhD Programs, Professional Development - Certificate Programs & E-Learning – Certificate Programs

The Center for Cultural Diplomacy Studies, UNITAR (UN Institute for Training and Research) and the Furtwangen University offer academic programs in Cultural Diplomacy ranging from distance learning courses to master's and PhD programs.
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UNITAR-ICD Executive Diploma Programme in Cultural Diplomacy, International Relations & Global Governance »

(Berlin or Online; February 9th - 18th, 2025)
(Online; February 19th - 28th, 2025)

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in Cultural Diplomacy, International Relations & Global Governance
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Forthcoming Conferences of the CCDS

MA & PhD Students of the Center for Cultural Diplomacy Studies Participation in the ICD International Conferences
Participation in 2025 Conferences

In the framework of the curriculum MA and PhD students are offered to participate free of charge in the conferences of the Academy for Cultural Diplomacy taking place in Berlin and other cities around the world - in order to enable additional professional experience and to enhance their studies with current real-world examples of cultural diplomacy. During the conferences, students are invited to conduct interviews with prominent speakers, assist in the moderation of the conferences, and participate in bilateral meetings with the prominent speakers & delegates.
Students will participate in the following events:

Berlin Economic Forum 2025 »
"International Business, Sustainable Investments & Environmental Projects for Advancing Global Development, Democracy and Peace"
(Berlin; March 3rd - 6th, 2025)

EU-Latin America Forum on Cultural Diplomacy 2025 »
“Strengthening International Cooperation between the EU and Latin America"
(Berlin; June 2nd - 6th, 2025)

EU-India Forum on Cultural Diplomacy 2025 »
"Strengthening International Cooperation between the EU and India"
(Berlin; June 2nd - 6th, 2025)

EU-Africa Forum on Cultural Diplomacy 2025 »
"Build Up International Cooperation between the EU and Africa"
(Berlin; June 2nd - 6th, 2025)

Conference Reviews

Berlin Economic Forum 2023 »
"Sustainable Business & Responsible Investments"
(Berlin; March 6th - 10th, 2023)

Speakers for the Forum included (among others) the following dignitaries:
Abdulla Shahid
(Minister of Foreign Affairs of Maldives)		 Vera Kamtukule
(Minister of Tourism of Malawi)		 Shakhwan Abdullah Ahmad Dalawi
(Vice President of the Iraqi Federal Parliament)
Joël Randriamandranto
(Minister of Tourism of Madagascar)		 Dato’ Sri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah
(Minister of Culture of Malaysia)		 Nqobizitha Mangaliso Ndlovu
(Minister of Environment, Climate, Tourism & Hospitality Industry of Zimbabwe)
 

The World Forum on Democracy & Peace 2023 »
"Growing Threats for Democracy Around the World"
(Berlin; February 15th - 18th, 2023)

Speakers for the Forum included (among others) the following dignitaries:
Dalia Grybauskaitė
President of Lithuania (2009-19)		 François Fillon
Prime Minister of France (2007-12)		 Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca
President of Malta (2014-19)
Sahra Wagenknecht
Member of the German Parliament		 Peer Steinbrück
Chancellor-Candidate of the Social Democratic Party (2013)		 María Elena Agüero
Secretary General of the Club de Madrid
Sophia Voultepsi
Deputy Minister of Migration & Asylum of Greece		 Pedro Silva Pereira
Vice-President of the European Parliament		 Michèle Alliot-Marie
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of France
Moncef Marzouki
President of Tunisia 2011-14		 Mohammad Hanif Atmar
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan		 Hassan Diab
Prime Minister of Lebanon 2020-21
Gjorge Ivanov
President of North Macedonia (2009-19)		 Hans Köchler
President of the International Progress Organization (IPO)		 Emil Constantinescu
President of Romania 1996-2000
Eva-Maria Liimets
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Estonia		 Denitsa Dimitrova Simeonova
Chairperson of the Committee on EU Affairs of Bulgaria		 Pernille Weiss
Member of the European Parliament for Denmark
Kremena Milenova Kuneva
Member of the Bulgarian National Assembly		 Salima Belhaj
Member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands		 Lina Lopes
Member of the Assembly of Portugal

Berlin Wall 30 - From the Divided to the City of Freedom »
The 30th Anniversary of the Fall of the Wall
(Berlin; November 6th - 10th, 2019)

The Summit included Keynote Addresses from the following Honourable speakers:
Andreas Kiefer
(Secretary General, Congress of Local and Regional Authorities, Council of Europe)		 Borut Pahor
President of the Republic of Slovenia		 Emil Boc
Mayor of Cluj-Napoca; Former Prime minister of Romania
Ferenc Gyurcsány
Former Prime Minister of Hungary		 Guy Verhofstadt
Former Prime Minister of Belgium 		Jan Vapaavuori
Mayor of Helsinki, Finland
Laurent Ngon Baba
President of the National Assembly, Republic of Central Africa 		Luca Jahier
President of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC)		 Lord Pickles
United Kingdom Special Envoy for Post-Holocaust Issues
Maria Joao Rodrigues
President of the Foundation for European Progressive Studies 		Mukhisa Kituyi
Secretary-General, UN Conference on Trade & Development, UNCTAD 		Naheed Nenshi
Mayor of Calgary, Canada
Rita Kieber-Beck
Former Foreign Affairs Minister of Liechtenstein		 Thomas Silberhorn
State Secretary, German Ministry of Defense		 Roza Otunbayeva
Former President of Kyrgyzstan
Vojko Obersnel
Mayor of Rijeka, Croatia		 Wilmot Collins
Mayor of Helen, USA

Zaza Tavadze
President of the Constitutional Court of Georgia

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