School of Diplomats

The School of Diplomats Certificate Program, like others organized by Bahçeşehir University School of Government and Leadership, is one of its kind. The School of Diplomats program has been organized every academic year since the 2009-2010 academic year.

The Goal of the Program

The School of Diplomats program aims to build a generation of intellectuals who understand Turkey’s relations with other nations, Turkish diplomatic history and the details of a career in diplomacy.

About the Program

School of Diplomats Certificate Program takes place between 10am and 6pm every Saturday for six weeks. The lectures and presentations are in Turkish. Every week diplomats, academics, journalists and state officials share with our participants their valuable opinions. At the end of each lecture there is a question and answer session where participants can ask their questions to the speakers. Participants who attend at least 80% of the program can receive a certificate.

Contents of the Program

The School of Diplomats Certificate Program covers Turkey’s political, economic and social relations with prominent countries in the international arena The topics discussed in the program are as follows:

US-Turkey Relations
EU-Turkey Relations
EU Negotiation Process and Turkey
Turkey’s Caucasus and Central Asia Politics
Turkey-U.K Relations
Turkish Foreign Policy in the Balkans
Turkey-Iran Relations
Turkey-France Relations
Turkey-Japan Relations
Turkey-Russia Relations
Turkey-Germany Relations
Multilateral Diplomacy
Diplomatic History and the Evolution of Diplomacy
Negotiation Techniques
International Issues in Energy
The Theory and Practice of Diplomacy
Public Diplomacy
The Future of Diplomacy as a Profession
The Inner Workings of Turkish Foreign Ministry
The Effects of Media on Diplomacy
United Nations’ Role in Turkish Foreign Policy