School of Modern Diplomacy 2025

This programme will be run online for one day per week for 10 weeks, on these dates:

• 2 October
• 9 October
• 16 October
• 23 October
• 30 October
• 6 November
• 13 November
• 20 November
• 27 November
• 4 December 

Each day will cover a different thematic focus, running from 10:00 - 16:00 CEST with breaks included.

There will be several virtual social events, as well as discussion sessions at the end of each day so the group can talk through the main topics and themes of the presentations. 

Each session will be recorded and made available to the participants to ensure no one misses a moment in case of professional/private commitments. 

 

Deadline for Applications and Selection Process

Applications are accepted on a rolling, first-come-first-served basis until 23:59 on 21st of September. When the capped number of participant positions is filled, no more applications will be accepted, however, strong applications received after the cut-off has been reached will be placed on a waiting list and contacted should positions open. 

The target audience for the School of Modern Diplomacy is primarily those in the diplomatic service or with aspirations to do so, academics and policymakers, as well as those from NGOs and International Organizations.

Applicants must hold at least a master's degree. There is no time limit as to when the degree was obtained. 

The programme and assessment will be conducted in English, and as such participants are expected to have an excellent command of the English language. 

Applications (in English) must include:

• A curriculum vitae
• A motivation letter (max. 2 pages)

 

Fee

The tuition fee for the School of Modern Diplomacy is €600. 

A non-refundable deposit of €300 is required within two weeks of acceptance.

Full payment must be made within four weeks of receiving the acceptance confirmation email.

Both the deposit and the remainder of the fee can be paid together. 

Alumni of previous UNU-CRIS Summer Programmes (2019/2020/2021/2022/2023/2024), students from Ghent University, the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, any United Nations University education programme, the College of Europe, and UN staff members are entitled to a €100 discount on the full tuition fee. 

Discounts are offered for groups of more than five participants - please contact adunn@cris.unu.edu for more information.

 

Evaluation & Certification

Participants will be asked to undertake a written evaluation, the format of which will be announced in the week prior to the commencement of the programme. 

These written assessments will be evaluated by academic personnel from both UNU-CRIS and the DA Vienna, and those adjudged to have satisfied the criteria will be awarded a certificate.  

 

Cancellation Policy

Less than 15 days before commencement date: 100% cancellation charge

All questions regarding the programme should be directed to the programme coordinators Andrew Dunn (adunn@cris.unu.edu) and Ella Vermeylen (evermeylen@cris.uni.edu) with Pascale Vantorre (pvantorre@cris.unu.edu) in cc. 

 

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