Date: October 21-23, 2008
Location: Baku

Mr Olaph Terrible, Director of Protocol and Consular Services for the Maltese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Diplo Faculty member, delivered an interactive workshop on diplomatic protocol at the Azerbaijan Diplomatic Academy. A group of 20 Azeri diplomats and high officials learned about organisation of state visits, diplomatic events and etiquette. The workshop was highly rated by those who attended, and Mr Terribile was invited to deliver another workshop in the future. This visit formed part of an ongoing and mutually enriching cooperation between the Azerbaijan Diplomatic Academy (ADA) and DiploFoundation which has emerged during 2008.

Online Learning for Diplomats from Small Island States

Date: July 9, 2008
Location: New York

DiploFoundation was one of two organisations invited to present their training activities in the field of climate change at the UN Special Event on Climate Change Diplomacy held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York on July 9, 2008. Climate change is becoming a key issue in a diverse range of global and regional negotiation processes. Small island states in particular suffer from a lack of trained people who can work on climate change issues within their specific fields. Panelists at the meeting concurred that online training offers an opportunity for governments of small island states to address this human resources challenge. The event was co-chaired by the Maltese and Swiss Permanent Representatives to the United Nations, Ambassador Saviour Borg and Ambassador Peter Maurer, and was honoured by the presence of the President of the 62nd Session of the UN General Assembly, H.E. Mr. Srgjan Kerim.

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Date: July 4, 2008
Location: Second Life

Students in the fourth generation of the Internet Governance Capacity Building Programme have gathered on Thursday, 3 July, for a virtual closing ceremony at Diplomacy Island in Second Life. To enable participation of students with weak bandwidth, Diplo has provided a software bridge between Second Life and the Diplo classroom chat rooms.

Besides over 50 students of the 2008 programme and their group tutors, the meeting was attended by Mr. Jovan Kurbalija, Director of DiploFoundation, Mr. Markus Kummer, Executive Coordinator of the Internet Governance Forum Secretariat, and Mr. Rajesh Agarwal from NIXI, the organisers of the forthcoming Internet Governance Forum meeting in India. They have congratulated to participants with emphasizing the importance of Capacity Building and Diplo’s efforts in that direction, and have presented future plans of their respective institutions.

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(External Relations Directorate General)

Date: June 10 - 22, 2008
Location: Brussels

Diplo was one of several diplomatic training institutions to contribute to a training programme for EU officials. Due to its experience with teaching and research in the field of multistakeholder diplomacy, Diplo was selected to deliver training focused on the participation of various stakeholders in modern diplomacy, including diplomats, business community, civil society and academia. The course consisted of a conceptual introduction, a simulation exercise and a language workshop, and was delivered by a team of Diplo faculty members. It was organised in cooperation with the European Institute of Public Administration (EIPA).