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Cultural Diplomacy Research (CDR) »

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Heads of State Talking Cultural Diplomacy »

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Corporate Cultural Diplomacy

European Companies Cultural Diplomacy Ranking 2011-18 »

The European Companies CD Ranking is an ongoing research project that aims to evaluate the engagement of European corporations in cultural diplomacy. (More »)

Academic Programs in CD

Certificate Programs in Cultural Diplomacy »

Distance-Learning Programs in Cultural Diplomacy »

Cultural Diplomacy in Practice

Thematic Programs in CD »

Academy Thematic Programs were developed in order to focus on diverse political, cultural, and economic issues, concentrating on specific geographical regions or areas as well as on specific academic fields.

Cultural Diplomacy & Global Economy »

Cultural Diplomacy Research

Historical Acts of Cultural Diplomacy »

Read a List of Historical Examples of Successful Acts of Cultural Diplomacy (Read »)

Cd & Nation Branding

Nation Branding in the Arab World »

Read Mark C. Donfried’s Articles, Arab News:
How Faith can fight Extremism »
How Saudi Arabia is building a New National Brand »
New Nation-Branding Plan needed for Arab World »
CD: The Modern Vehicle on the Global Security Road »
Arabs and the Berlin Attack: One Month Later »

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Academic Programs in Cultural Diplomacy »
MA & PhD Programs, E-Learning Programs, Certificate Programs

The Center for Cultural Diplomacy Studies and the Furtwangen University offer academic programs in Cultural Diplomacy ranging from distance learning courses to master's and PhD programs.
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Forthcoming Professional Development Programs

Professional Development Program in Cultural Diplomacy »
Certificate Program in International Relations & Cultural Diplomacy
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The Certificate Program in International Relations & Cultural Diplomacy is comprised of specialized courses designed to provide participants with the fundamental knowledge needed in the field of Cultural Diplomacy. (More »)

E-Learning Programs in Cultural Diplomacy

E-Learning Programs in Cultural Diplomacy »
Professional Development Programs in Cultural Diplomacy
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The Center for Cultural Diplomacy Studies (CCDS) has designed the E-Learning Programs, which include the main fields of research and activity in cultural diplomacy. (More »)

The World Forum - Conferences 2022-2023

The World Forum on Cultural Diplomacy in Africa »
"Uniting Africa’s Leading Powers to Promote International Cooperation, Sustainable Growth, Cultural Understanding and Peace in Africa"
(Berlin; July 5th - 8th, 2023)

Forum on Democracy & Peace 2023 »
“Berlin Peace Conference: United in Promoting Democracy and Peace”
(Berlin; July 5th - 8th, 2023)

Forum on Cultural Diplomacy in the UN 2023 »
"Promoting Democracy and Peace through Dialogue & Cultural Diplomacy"
(New York City; July 19th - 21st, 2023)

The African Development Forum 2023 »
"Rise of Africa: Africa as a Growing International Power Bloc"
(Berlin; October 19th - 22nd, 2023)

Conference Reviews

The World Forum on Democracy & Peace 2023 »
"Growing Threats for Democracy Around the World"
(Berlin; February 15th - 18th, 2023)

The Forum aims to analyze and debate global trends of nation branding with a particular focus on sustainable business, tourism and responsible foreign investments and will demonstrate how these can be used as primary drivers for economic growth. (More »)
Speakers for the Forum included (among others) the following dignitaries:
Dalia Grybauskaitė
President of Lithuania (2009-19)		 François Fillon
Prime Minister of France (2007-12)		 Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca
President of Malta (2014-19)
Sahra Wagenknecht
Member of the German Parliament		 Peer Steinbrück
Chancellor-Candidate of the Social Democratic Party (2013)		 María Elena Agüero
Secretary General of the Club de Madrid
Sophia Voultepsi
Deputy Minister of Migration & Asylum of Greece		 Pedro Silva Pereira
Vice-President of the European Parliament		 Michèle Alliot-Marie
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of France
Moncef Marzouki
President of Tunisia 2011-14		 Mohammad Hanif Atmar
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan		 Hassan Diab
Prime Minister of Lebanon 2020-21
Gjorge Ivanov
President of North Macedonia (2009-19)		 Hans Köchler
President of the International Progress Organization (IPO)		 Emil Constantinescu
President of Romania 1996-2000
Eva-Maria Liimets
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Estonia		 Denitsa Dimitrova Simeonova
Chairperson of the Committee on EU Affairs of Bulgaria		 Pernille Weiss
Member of the European Parliament for Denmark
Kremena Milenova Kuneva
Member of the Bulgarian National Assembly		 Salima Belhaj
Member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands		 Lina Lopes
Member of the Assembly of Portugal

Berlin Economic Forum 2019 »
"Sustainable Business & Responsible Investments"
(International Conference, Berlin; March 6th - 10th, 2019)
Held Parallel to the Berlin Tourism Fair ITB

The next events of the project took place in Berlin from March 6th-10th, 2019 with a focus on African Development (see www.african-development-forum.org). The forum continued as from March 8th with discussion on the forum themes from a global perspective. (More »)
Speakers for the Forum included (among others) the following dignitaries:
Minister Dionisio D’Aguilar
(Minister of Tourism and Aviation of the Bahamas) 		Minister Carl Barrington Greenidge
(Vice-President and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Guyana)		 Minister Abdulaziz Akkulov
(Chairman of the State Committee of Uzbekistan for Tourism Development)
Minister Anil Kumarsingh Gayan
(Minister of Tourism and Leisure of Mauritius)		 Minister Faizullah Zaki
(Minister of Labor and Social Affairs)		 Deputy Minister Jaber Abed Khachi
(Deputy Minister of Municipalities, Construction, Housing and Public Works of Iraq)

Improving the Interfaith and Inter-Civilizational Dialogue to Cooperation »
(International Conference; Berlin November 19th, 2018)

The Conference aimed to improve of interfaith and inter-civilizational dialogue to cooperation, promoting the preservation of religious tolerance traditions, propagation of cultural and moral values (More »)
Speakers for the Event included (among others) the following Dignitaries:
Abdulaziz Al Tweijiri
General Director of ISESCO		 Sheikh-ul-islam Allahshukur Pashazade
Chairman of the Caucasus Muslims Board		 Fahad Abualnasr
Director General of KAICIID
Khaled Akasheh
Head of Department of Dialogue with Islam, Vatican		 His Beatitude Theodoros II
Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and all Africa		 Albir Krqanov
Mufti of Moscow, Head of the Spiritual Council of the Muslims of Russia

The International Symposium on Cultural Diplomacy in 2018 »
"Cultural Diplomacy, Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding"
(Berlin; May 17th - 20th, 2018 - Held Parallel to the Berlin Carnival of Cultures)

By creating an effective platform for global dialogue and facilitating engagement with key global decision-makers, the symposium aimed to foster greater global trust and understanding, and facilitate new creative and innovative ways to solve the issues which affect the peace and prosperity of the whole world today. (More »)
Speakers for the Summit included (among others) the following Dignitaries:
President Olafur Ragnar Grimsson
Former Prisdent of Iceland		 President Micheline Calmy-Rey
Former President of Switzerland		 The Hon. Fredrik Reinfeldt
Former Prime Minister of Sweden

Berlin Economic Forum 2018 »
"Sustainable Economies & Responsible Investments"
(International Conference, Berlin; March 6th - 11th, 2018)
Held Parallel to the Berlin Tourism Fair ITB

The Forum aimed to analyze and debate global trends of nation branding with a particular focus on sustainable business, tourism and responsible foreign investments and to demonstrate how these can be used as primary drivers for economic growth. (More »)
Speakers for the Forum included (among others) the following dignitaries:
President John Agyekum Kufuor
Former President of Ghana		 The Hon Gordon Brown
Former Prime Minister of the UK		 The Hon. Irina Bokova
Former Director-General of UNESCO
The Hon. Matti Vanhanen
Former Prime Minister of Finland		 The Hon. Aleqa Hammond
Former Prime Minister of Greenland		 The Hon. Brian Cowen
Former Prime Minister of Ireland

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