The Academy of City
Diplomacy launching this year is a training program aimed at introducing
university students, as well as recent graduates into the life of international
and city diplomacy. The mission of the academy
is to train an elite, value-driven young foreign policy, and grant them a
knowledge base who can help them to constructively participate in contemporary
debates, as well as enabling them to see our surrounding events through big
picture-thinking.
The program combines
theoretical perspectives with practical knowledge within the framework of an eight-month
project, and explores global, social, economic, political, and historical
issues, with a particular focus on city diplomacy. Participants will also have
the opportunity to learn about the diplomatic activity between cities over the
past decade and their role in tackling global problems.
The project will start in October 2020 and run until May 2021. The
program consists of two Saturdays per month. The language of the lectureship
will be Hungarian and English. The number of participants is 20, of whom the
two best students will receive a one-year internship opportunity at the City
Diplomacy Unit. The location of the courses will be in the Municipality of
Budapest and other institutions of Budapest. Former diplomats, researches, and
experts will support the program as lecturers.
