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IntroductionThe ICD Academy for Cultural Diplomacy is the academic department within the ICD that works to analyse and raise awareness of the practice of cultural diplomacy by governments and non-state actors, and to explore new strategies for the strengthening of intercultural relations in general. Areas of particular academic focus for the Academy include the balance of hard and soft power, intercultural exchange, the process of globalisation, the interdependence of nation states, and the use of cultural initiatives to generate mutual understanding.Academy events have an inclusive participation policy and are open to individuals of all academic, cultural, and professional backgrounds. Over the past years we have welcomed students and scholars, teachers and professors, practitioners and journalists, diplomats and politicians from across the world on Academy programs. During the same period in excess of 250 current and former Heads of State and Ministers have contributed to an Academy event as speakers and partners. The ICD Academy organises three separate forms of activity: Weeklong Academy Sessions, international conferences, and the MA in International Relations and Cultural Diplomacy (the latter in partnership with Dubrovnik International University): Weeklong Academy SessionsAcademy Sessions take place every 3 to 4 months in Berlin. They offer an opportunity for participants to gain an understanding of the history and development of cultural diplomacy, and its practical application across the world today. Each program includes lectures and seminars with experts from the field, as well as interactive workshops and cultural and social activities. Participants have the opportunity to extend their personal networks, experience Berlin’s cultural landscape, and learn from Berlin’s diplomats, politicians, and practitioners.International ConferencesThe Academy organises regular international conferences. These conferences take place throughout the year and provide an opportunity for larger audiences to hear lectures, debates, and panel discussions featuring high profile figures from international politics, diplomacy, and academia. International conferences are based at the ICD House of Arts and Culture but will also include external sessions at locations including the German Foreign Office, the German Parliament, and the Berlin City Hall.MA in International Relations and Cultural DiplomacyFrom January 2011 Dubrovnik International University will offer a Master’s Degree Program in International Relations and Cultural Diplomacy in partnership with the Institute for Cultural Diplomacy. Students will study for a Semester each at the Dubrovnik School of Diplomacy in Croatia and the ICD Academy for Cultural Diplomacy in Berlin, before writing a coursework thesis. The program will combine the traditional academic components of international relations with a new focus on the role of soft power and cultural diplomacy in contemporary global affairs.If you would like any further information about the ICD Academy for Cultural Diplomacy and our activity please contact us under academyculturaldiplomacyorg |