CCDS 2012 - The Center for Cultural Diplomacy Studies Updates

The Center for Cultural Diplomacy Studies (CCDS)
The Center for Cultural Diplomacy Studies (of the ICD Academy for Cultural Diplomacy) is the world’s leading center for the study of cultural diplomacy, offering educational opportunities in partnership with leading European universities and institutions.
Educational programs range from week-long seminars for undergraduate students and interested professionals, to Master's and Doctoral programs for graduates pursuing careers in academia, diplomacy, government, and/or the private sector, dedicated either wholly or in part to the field of cultural diplomacy.
We are currently accepting applications for enrollment to the Summer Semester 2012 (beginning July 16th, 2012) and Fall Semester 2012 (beginning October 1st, 2012), and would be grateful if you could share this announcement by forwarding the information below to anyone you think may be interested in applying.
CCDS offers the following Post-Graduate Programs:
? MA in International Relations & Cultural Diplomacy
The Euro-Mediterranean University in cooperation with the Institute for Cultural Diplomacy
(Start: Summer Semester, July 16th or Fall Semester, October 1st, 2012)
? MBA in Cultural Diplomacy & the Global Economy
Babes-Bolyai University in cooperation with the Institute for Cultural Diplomacy
(Start: Summer Semester, July 16th or Fall Semester, October 1st, 2012)
? PHD Program in Cultural Diplomacy & the Global Economy
Babes-Bolyai University in cooperation with the Institute for Cultural Diplomacy
(Start: October 1st, 2012)
CCDS offers the following Distance Learning Programs (Summer Sessions):
? E-Learning Courses in Cultural Diplomacy & International Relations (July 2nd ? 27th, 2012)
? E-Learning Courses in Cultural Diplomacy in Africa (July 2nd ? 27th, 2012)
? E-Learning Courses in Cultural Diplomacy in the Global Economy (July 2nd ? 27th, 2012)
? E-Learning Courses in Cultural Diplomacy & the Media (July 2nd ? 27th, 2012)
To find more information and apply to the above programs, please visit: www.ccds-berlin.de

ICD Young Leaders’ Forums
(Berlin, Vienna, Paris, Brussels, London, Helsinki ? June-September 2012)
www.icd-ylf.org
The ICD Young Leaders Forums are international networks of like-minded young individuals with an interest in developing, supporting and sustaining intercultural relations. The first Young Leaders Forum was developed in 2003 and we have since developed and launched a variety of different bilateral and multilateral forums that focus on a diverse range of relationships across the world. Over the past decade the ICD Young Leaders Forum has grown to become one of Europe’s largest independent cultural exchange organizations, hosting programs that facilitate interaction among young individuals of all cultural, academic, and professional backgrounds, from across the world.
ICD Upcoming International Conferences
The 2012 International Symposia on Cultural Diplomacy
(Berlin, Geneva, Washington D.C., June 1st - June 28th, 2012)
www.i-s-c-d.org
The International Symposia on Cultural Diplomacy 2012 is the world’s leading and largest event in the field of cultural diplomacy. The Symposia 2012 will include five large-scale events incorporating the fields of cultural diplomacy, international politics and economics, and international human rights.
The events will take place in three different countries throughout the entire month of June and will include over 200 high level speakers and over 2000 participants. In addition to the main five events of the symposia, additional events will take place around the world in all 5 continents simultaneously during the month of June.
Symposia Speakers >
The speakers during the conference will include leading figures and experts from international politics, academia, the diplomatic community, civil society and the private sector, from across the world. These speakers will include a number of individuals from the ICD Advisory Board. To learn more about the ICD Advisory Board please click here.
To apply please visit: http://www.culturaldiplomacy.org/index.php?Applica...
Speakers for the Symposia include:
? President Alfred Moisiu ? Former President of Albania
? President Alfredo Palacio - Former President of Ecuador
? David Smith - Africa Correspondent, The Guardian
? President Emil Constantinescu - Former President of Romania
? The Hon. Frederik Willem de Klerk, the 7th President of South Africa
? Sir James Mancham - Former President of the Seychelles
? Secretary Michael Chertoff - Former United States Secretary of Homeland Security
? Amb. Rufus Yerxa, Deputy Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO)
? The Hon. Said Musa ? Former Prime minister of Belize
? The Hon. Theo-Ben Gurirab - Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Namibia, Former President of the UN General Assembly, Former Prime minister of Namibia
? The Hon. Vicente Fox - Former President of Mexico
We are accepting applications for the following events:
? The International Symposium on Cultural Diplomacy 2012 ? “Social & Cultural Inequality: Innovative Strategies to Promote Access to Human Rights and Equalize Globalization” (Berlin, June 1st - 4th, 2012) www.icd-internationalsymposium.org
? The International Symposium on Cultural Diplomacy in Geneva 2012 ? " Cultural Diplomacy & Sustainable Development" (Geneva, June 13th -15th, 2012) www.icd-international-symposium-geneva.org
? The 2012 International Symposium on Cultural Diplomacy & International Economics ? "Political & Economic Inequalities: Bridging the Gap between Civil Society and the Public & Private Sectors" (Berlin, June 20th - 22nd, 2012) www.iscdie.org
? The International Symposium on Cultural Diplomacy in the USA 2012? "Cultural Diplomacy, National Security, and Global Risks" (Washington D.C, June 26th - 28th, 2012) www.icd-international-symposium-usa.org
? The International Symposium on Cultural Diplomacy in Africa 2012 - "Cultural Diplomacy & Sustainable Development in Africa" (Berlin, July 25th - 27th, 2012)