"Diplomat School 5" Begins

The fifth Diplomat School, organized by the BAU School of Government and Leadership with the participation of members of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and academics working in the field of international politics, begins on 26 October.

Bahçeşehir University School of Government and Leadership runs many certificate programs that are the first and pioneering of their kind in Türkiye; through these programs, organized to help participants understand the international political system and to train well-equipped individuals, it aims to prepare the politicians, diplomats and leaders of today and tomorrow. We present to you the details of the Diplomat School Certificate Program, first held in 2009 and being organized for the fifth time this year.

Held with the participation of distinguished Turkish diplomats who have successfully represented Türkiye around the world, members of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and academics working in the field of international politics, the Diplomat School aims to raise a generation that understands the importance of using conscious and diplomatic means in international relations by informing participants about Türkiye's foreign relations and the subtleties of the art of diplomacy.
 
This year, the Diplomat School Certificate Program, which willbegin on 26 October 2013and run at Bahçeşehir UniversityBeşiktaş Campusfor 5 weekson Saturdays between 10:00 and 18:15,aims to provide participants with theoretical knowledge of diplomatic techniques and subtleties by addressing, in light of the experience and expertise of foreign policy experts, Türkiye's political, economic and social relations with influential countries in the international arena and the past and ongoing problems. Distinguished speakers who have held many diplomatic and academic positions both in Türkiye and internationally will take part in panels analyzing topics such as Recent Developments in the Middle East, the Arab Spring, the Rise of China, Türkiye-European Union Relations, International Energy Policies, Recent Turkish Foreign Policy, American Foreign Policy, the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Developments in Syria, and International Organizations and Reform Debates.

For more information about the program:

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