Academic Programs
The Center for Cultural Diplomacy Studies 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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Forthcoming Conferences of the CCDS
MA & PhD Students of the Center for Cultural Diplomacy Studies Participation in the ICD International Conferences
Participation in 2024 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:
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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