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Welcome to Europe Meets Latin America: A Forum for Young Leaders (EMLA)Europe Meets Latin America: A Forum for Young Leaders (EMLA) is a network of students and young professionals who have an interest in exploring and supporting European Latin American Relations. Participants join the forum by taking part in an EMLA Weeklong Seminar, following which they are encouraged to conduct their own research and organize their own activity in the field. ICD Weeklong Seminars are targeted at students and young professionals with an active interest in Latin America.About EMLA Weeklong Seminars »Weeklong Seminars are held every 4-6 months and consist of 4-5 day programs of lectures, seminars, and workshops, together with cultural and social activities. The Seminars aim to give the participants an insight into key perspectives on European- Latin American relations, and to introduce them to a network of like-minded individuals. Speakers during the seminars include individuals from the fields of politics, diplomacy, academia, culture & the arts, civil society, and the private sector. Once individuals have taken part in an EMLA Weeklong Seminar and joined the forum, they become part of the ICD’s network, which facilitates communication between like-minded individuals across the world.Once they have joined the EMLA Forum, members are supported by the ICD in organizing leadership initiatives andconducting academic research, whilst they are also invited to join the ICD Online Forum - enabling them to share information and communicate with like-minded individuals across the world. Joining the EMLA Forum »Europe Meets Latin America: A Forum for Young Leaders (EMLA) is open to all individuals with an interest with exploring and strengthening relationships within Europe and Latin America as well as the relationships between Latin America and the rest of the world. To join the forum you must take part in one of the EMLA Weeklong Seminars, which will be held every 4-6 months.If you would like to reserve a position and participate in the seminar, please click on the "Apply Now" link below and fill out the online application form: Next Weeklong Seminar(Berlin, August 12th - 16th, 2013)In addition to looking in greater detail at the history and development of cultural diplomacy, the next EMLA Weeklong Seminar will focus on the following theme:“Recent trends in European and Latin American Social-Politics”Certificate of AttendanceAll participants will be awarded an official certificate of attendance upon completion of the program, which provides details about the speakers and topics at the conference. Each certificate will be signed by members of the ICD's Advisory Board.ICD Alumni Program »All seminarparticipants will be invited to join the ICD alumni program. The “ICD Alumni Group” is an international network of like-minded individuals with an interest in further developing the field of cultural diplomacy through the support of intercultural relations. Participation in the group is by invitation only, and is open only to individuals who have taken part in ICD programs. Members of the ICD Alumni Group will benefit from the following opportunities (more) |