Forum on Cultural Diplomacy in the UN 2026 »

(UN Office, Geneva; June 28-30th, 2026) More »

Group Photo - Zimbabwe Event

Berlin Economic Forum 2026
(Potsdam; March 3-5th, 2026)

Group Photo - Yemen Event

Berlin Economic Forum 2026
(Potsdam; March 3-5th, 2026)

Barbara Rwodzi (Minister of Tourism and Hospitality Industry of Zimbabwe)

Berlin Economic Forum 2026
(Potsdam; March 3-5th, 2026)

Barbara Rwodzi (Minister of Tourism and Hospitality Industry of Zimbabwe) Amb. Mashingaidze (Ambassador of the Zimbabwe to Germany)

Berlin Economic Forum 2026
(Potsdam; March 3-5th, 2026)

Mutte Ahmed Dammaj, Minister of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Yemen

Berlin Economic Forum 2026
(Potsdam; March 3-5th, 2026)

Foday Jallon (Director of Culture, Creativity and Innovation of the Ministry of Tourism and Culture of Sierra Leone)

Berlin Economic Forum 2026
(Potsdam; March 3-5th, 2026)

George Munyaradzi Manyaya (Chief Executive Officer, Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA))

Berlin Economic Forum 2026
(Potsdam; March 3-5th, 2026)

Amb. Florencia Eugenia Vilanova de von Oehsen (Ambassador of El Salvador to of Germany)

Berlin Economic Forum 2026
(Potsdam; March 3-5th, 2026)

Chioma Aisha Okorie-Haidara (Minister-Head of Chancery, the Embassy of Nigeria to Germany

Berlin Economic Forum 2026
(Potsdam; March 3-5th, 2026)

Amb. Imomudin Mirzoevich Sattorov (Ambassador of Tajikistan to Germany)

Berlin Economic Forum 2026
(Potsdam; March 3-5th, 2026)

Group Photo – Uganda Session

Berlin Economic Forum 2026
(Potsdam; March 3-5th, 2026)

Fred Bwino Kyakulaga (State Minister for Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries of Uganda)

Berlin Economic Forum 2026
(Potsdam; March 3-5th, 2026)

Amb. Stephen Mubiru (Ambassador of Uganda to Germany)

Berlin Economic Forum 2026
(Potsdam; March 3-5th, 2026)

Amb. Muhammad Zulqar Nain (Ambassador of Bangladesh to Germany)

Berlin Economic Forum 2026
(Potsdam; March 3-5th, 2026)

Celebrating Kosovo: The 18th Independence Day of the Republic of Kosovo

(Berlin City Hall; February 23rd, 2026)

Glauk Konjufca, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kosovo

Celebrating Kosovo: The 18th Independence Day of the Republic of Kosovo (Berlin City Hall; February 23rd, 2026)

Celebrating Kuwait: the 65th Anniversary of Independence and the 35th Anniversary of the Liberation of the State of Kuwait

(Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Berlin; February 9th, 2026)

UK Forum on Cultural Diplomacy 2026 »

(UK House of Lords, Westminster-London; January 12-15th, 2026) More »

UK Forum on Cultural Diplomacy 2026 »

(UK House of Lords, Westminster-London; January 12-15th, 2026) More »

UK Forum on Cultural Diplomacy 2026 »

(UK House of Lords, Westminster-London; January 12-15th, 2026) More »

The Nordic Initiative for a Diplomatic Accord in Israel and Palestine

(Second Meeting; London, January 14-15th, 2026)

Mohammad Shtayyeh - Prime Minister of Palestine 2019-2024

The Nordic Initiative for a Diplomatic Accord in Israel and Palestine
(Second Meeting; London, January 14-15th, 2026)

The Nordic Initiative for a Diplomatic Accord in Israel and Palestine

(Second Meeting; London, January 14-15th, 2026)

Special Breakfast Meeting, hosted by the Right Honourable Nusrat Ghani MP, Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons »

UK Forum on Cultural Diplomacy 2026
(HOC, HOL, Westminster-London; January 14th, 2026) More »

Miguel Moratinos, United Nations Under-Secretary-General, High-Representative for the Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC)) »

UK Forum on Cultural Diplomacy 2026
(HOC, HOL, Westminster-London; January 12-15th, 2026) More »

Irina Bokova, 10th Director-General of UNESCO 2009-2017 »

UK Forum on Cultural Diplomacy 2026
(HOC, HOL, Westminster-London; January 12-15th, 2026) More »

Nusrat Ghani MP, Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons »

Special Breakfast Meeting, hosted by the Right Honourable Nusrat Ghani MP, Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons
UK Forum on Cultural Diplomacy 2026
(HOC, HOL, Westminster-London; January 14th, 2026) More »

Alfred Gusenbauer, Chancellor of Austria 2007-2008 »

UK Forum on Cultural Diplomacy 2026
(HOC, HOL, Westminster-London; January 12-15th, 2026) More »

Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh OBE, Head of the UK Forum; Former Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom »

UK Forum on Cultural Diplomacy 2026
(HOC, HOL, Westminster-London; January 14th, 2026) More »

Nusrat Ghani MP, Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons; Toomas Hendrik Ilves, President of Estonia 2006-2016; Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh OBE, Head of the UK Forum »

UK Forum on Cultural Diplomacy 2026
(HOC, HOL, Westminster-London; January 14th, 2026) More »

Lord Kulveer Ranger, Member of the House of Lords (UK) »

UK Forum on Cultural Diplomacy 2026
(HOC, HOL, Westminster-London; January 14th, 2026) More »

Baroness Uddin, Member of the House of Lords (UK) »

UK Forum on Cultural Diplomacy 2026
(HOC, HOL, Westminster-London; January 14th, 2026) More »

Rt Hon. Caroline Nokes MP, Deputy Speaker of the UK House of Commons »

UK Forum on Cultural Diplomacy 2026
(HOC, HOL, Westminster-London; January 12-15th, 2026) More »

Sarah Owen, Chair of the Women and Equalities Committee, UK House of Commons »

UK Forum on Cultural Diplomacy 2026
(HOC, HOL, Westminster-London; January 12-15th, 2026) More »

Toomas Hendrik Ilves, President of Estonia 2006-2016 »

UK Forum on Cultural Diplomacy 2026
(HOC, HOL, Westminster-London; January 14th, 2026) More »

Jack McConnell, Member of the House of Lords; First Minister of Scotland 2001-2007 »

UK Forum on Cultural Diplomacy 2026
(HOC, HOL, Westminster-London; January 14th, 2026) More »

Yves Leterme, Prime Minister of Belgium 2009-2011 »

UK Forum on Cultural Diplomacy 2026
(HOC, HOL, Westminster-London; January 12-15th, 2026) More »

Gjorge Ivanov, President of the Republic of Macedonia 2009-2019 »

UK Forum on Cultural Diplomacy 2026
(HOC, HOL, Westminster-London; January 12-15th, 2026) More »

Lord John Taylor (Member of the UK House of Lords »

UK Forum on Cultural Diplomacy 2026
(UK House of Lords, Westminster-London; January 12-15th, 2026) More »

Sherry Rehman, Member of the Senate of Pakistan; Former Federal Minister of Climate Change of Pakistan »

UK Forum on Cultural Diplomacy 2026
(HOC, HOL, Westminster-London; January 12-15th, 2026) More »

Baroness Laing of Elderslie, Member of the House of Lords (UK); Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons 2020-24 »

UK Forum on Cultural Diplomacy 2026
(HOC, HOL, Westminster-London; January 12-15th, 2026) More »

Hassan Diab, Prime Minister of Lebanon 2020-2021 & Mohammad Shtayyeh, Prime Minister of Palestine 2019-2024 »

UK Forum on Cultural Diplomacy 2026
(HOC, HOL, Westminster-London; January 12-15th, 2026) More »

Furtwangen University & ICD Academy MA Student Year-End Celebration Potluck »

(Potsdam; December 3rd, 2025) More »

Furtwangen University & ICD Academy MA Student Year-End Celebration Potluck »

(Potsdam; December 3rd, 2025) More »

Furtwangen University & ICD Academy MA Student Year-End Celebration Potluck »

(Potsdam; December 3rd, 2025) More »

MEP Antonio López-Istúriz White (Secretary General of the European People's Party 2002-22) »

The Berlin Initiative: "For a Diplomatic Solution to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict"
(Brussels, November 3–5, 2025) More »

MEP Hana Jalloul Muro (Vice Chair of the European Parliament Foreign Affairs Committee) »

The Berlin Initiative: "For a Diplomatic Solution to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict"
(Brussels, November 3–5, 2025) More »

Evin Incir (Member of the European Parliament) »

The Berlin Initiative: "For a Diplomatic Solution to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict"
(Brussels, November 3–5, 2025) More »

Narratives of Power »

“Memory Politics in Russia, Germany, and the Contemporary World”
(Potsdam; October 28th, 2025) More »

Narratives of Power »

“Memory Politics in Russia, Germany, and the Contemporary World”
(Potsdam; October 28th, 2025) More »

Erkki Tomojua (President of the Historians without Borders; Minister of Foreign Affairs of Finland 2000-07, 2011-15) »

Narratives of Power - “Memory Politics in Russia, Germany, and the Contemporary World”
(Potsdam; October 28th, 2025) More »

UN’80 Conference »

The 80th Anniversary of the United Nations & The 70th Anniversary of Hungary’s Membership in the UN
(Budapest; October 8th, 2025) More »

UN’80 Conference »

The 80th Anniversary of the United Nations & The 70th Anniversary of Hungary’s Membership in the UN
(Budapest; October 8th, 2025) More »

UN’80 Conference »

The 80th Anniversary of the United Nations & The 70th Anniversary of Hungary’s Membership in the UN
(Budapest; October 8th, 2025) More »

UN’80 Conference »

The 80th Anniversary of the United Nations & The 70th Anniversary of Hungary’s Membership in the UN
(Budapest; October 8th, 2025) More »

UN’80 Conference »

The 80th Anniversary of the United Nations & The 70th Anniversary of Hungary’s Membership in the UN
(Budapest; October 8th, 2025) More »

UN’80 Conference »

The 80th Anniversary of the United Nations & The 70th Anniversary of Hungary’s Membership in the UN
(Budapest; October 8th, 2025) More »

UN’80 Conference

The 80th Anniversary of the United Nations & The 70th Anniversary of Hungary’s Membership in the UN
(Budapest; October 8th, 2025)

UN’80 Conference

The 80th Anniversary of the United Nations & The 70th Anniversary of Hungary’s Membership in the UN
(Budapest; October 8th, 2025)

Forum on Democracy & Peace 2025 »

“United in Advancing Development, Democracy and Peace”
(Berlin; October 1-3rd, 2025) More »

Katihabwa Artemon (Minister of Justice, Human Rights, and Gender of the Republic of Burundi) »

Forum on Democracy & Peace 2025
(Berlin; October 1-3, 2025) More »

Alexandros Papaioannou (Ambassador of Greece to Germany) »

Forum on Democracy & Peace 2025
(Berlin; October 1-3, 2025) More »

Youssouf Abassalah (Ambassador of Chad to Germany) »

Forum on Democracy & Peace 2025
(Berlin; October 1-3, 2025) More »

Amb. Muhammad Zulqar Nain (Ambassador of Bangladesh to Germany) »

Forum on Democracy & Peace 2025 (Berlin; October 1-3rd, 2025) More »

Amb. Viktor Yengibaryan (Ambassador of Armenia to Germany) »

Forum on Democracy & Peace 2025 (Berlin; October 1-3rd, 2025) More »

Amb. Annonciata Sendarizasa (Ambassador of Burundi to Germany) »

Forum on Democracy & Peace 2025 (Berlin; October 1-3rd, 2025) More »

Amb. Mohammed Abdelsattar Mohamed Elbadri (Amb. of Egypt to Germany) »

Forum on Democracy & Peace 2025 (Berlin; October 1-3rd, 2025) More »

Amb. Aureliu Ciocoi (Ambassador of Moldova to Germany) »

Forum on Democracy & Peace 2025 (Berlin; October 1-3rd, 2025) More »

Amb. Gordan Bakota (Ambassador of Croatia to Germany) »

Forum on Democracy & Peace 2025 (Berlin; October 1-3rd, 2025) More »

A Historic Milestone for the Academy for Cultural Diplomacy »

On July 3rd, 2014, in Cluj, we proudly celebrated the world’s first graduates to receive an MA degree in Cultural Diplomacy. More »

Jonathan Powell (UK National Security Advisor; Downing Street Chief of Staff 1997-2007) With Hiba Husseini & Yossi Beilin »

The Berlin Initiative (www.berlininitiative.org - London; September 5th, 2025) More »

Group Photo at the National Robotarium, Heriot-Watt University »

The Scotland Forum 2025 & WG-10 Summit
(Edinburgh, September 1st–4th, 2025) More »

Round Table Discussion at the Scottish Parliament with the Presiding Officer, the Rt Hon Alison Johnstone MSP »

The Scotland Forum 2025 & WG-10 Summit
(Edinburgh, September 1st–4th, 2025) More »

The Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament, the Rt Hon Alison Johnstone MSP »

The Scotland Forum 2025 & WG-10 Summit
(Edinburgh, September 1st–4th, 2025) More »

The Deputy Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament, the Rt Hon. Annabelle Ewing MSP »

The Scotland Forum 2025 & WG-10 Summit
(Edinburgh, September 1st–4th, 2025) More »

Group Photo at the Scottish Parliament with the Presiding Officer, the Rt Hon Alison Johnstone MSP »

The Scotland Forum 2025 & WG-10 Summit
(Edinburgh, September 1st–4th, 2025) More »

Legendary Rock Icon Ian Gillan of Deep Purple »

The Scotland Forum 2025
(Edinburgh, September 1st–4th, 2025) More »

Jonathan Powell (UK National Security Advisor; Downing Street Chief of Staff 1997-2007) With Hiba Husseini & Yossi Beilin »

(Scotland Forum 2025 - 10 Downing Street, London; September 5th, 2025) More »

The Nordic Initiative »

For a Diplomatic Accord in Israel and Palestine
(Edinburgh; 1 September 2025) More »

The Nordic Initiative »

For a Diplomatic Accord in Israel and Palestine
(Edinburgh; 1 September 2025) More »

The Nordic Initiative »

For a Diplomatic Accord in Israel and Palestine
(Edinburgh; 1 September 2025) More »

The Nordic Initiative »

For a Diplomatic Accord in Israel and Palestine
(Edinburgh; 1 September 2025) More »

The Nordic Initiative »

For a Diplomatic Accord in Israel and Palestine
(Edinburgh; 1 September 2025) More »

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Master & PhD Programs in Cultural Diplomacy »

Global Summit of Women 2025

(Berlin, 2nd–5th July)

Global Summit of Women 2025

(Berlin, 2nd–5th July)

Global Summit of Women 2025

(Berlin, 2nd–5th July)

Võ Th? Ánh Xuân (Vice President of Vietnam)

Global Summit of Women 2025
(Berlin, 2nd–5th July)

Josephine Ortleb (Vice President of the German Parliament)

Global Summit of Women 2025
(Berlin, 2nd–5th July)

Lars Klingbeil (Vice Chancellor of Germany; Minister of Finance)

Global Summit of Women 2025
(Berlin, 2nd–5th July)

Karin Prien (Minister for Education, Family, Seniors, Women and Youth of Germany)

Global Summit of Women 2025
(Berlin, 2nd–5th July)

Christine Lagarde (President of the European Central Bank, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund 2011-19)

Global Summit of Women 2025
(Berlin, 2nd–5th July)

Ertharin Cousin (Supervisory Board Director, Bayer USA; Executive Director of the World Food Programme 2012-17)

Global Summit of Women 2025
(Berlin, 2nd–5th July)

Academy for Cultural Diplomacy

International Conferences & Academic Programs

Calendar of Programs & Events

Calendar of Programs & Events for 2026

Our 2026 calendar of programs and events includes the following activities:

MA & PhD Programs »

Professional Development Programs
(Certificate Programs) »

E-Learning Programs
(Certificate Programs) »

International Conferences 2026 »

KARAMAH: Le Dialogue des Civilisations au Coeur de la Dignité Humaine » KARAMAH: The Fès Summit on Universal Dignity (Fes, Morocco; June 12-14th, 2026)	Event Page »
Forum on Cultural Diplomacy in the European Union » "Advancing Cultural Diplomacy within the European Union" (Berlin; June 17-19th, 2026)	Event Page »	Registration Page »
EU-Africa Forum on Cultural Diplomacy 2026 » "Build Up International Cooperation between the EU and Africa" (Berlin; June 17-19th, 2026)	Event Page »	Registration Page »
EU-Latin America Forum on Cultural Diplomacy 2026 » “Strengthening Cooperation between the EU and Latin America" (Berlin; June 17-19th, 2026)	Event Page »	Registration Page »
EU-India Forum on Cultural Diplomacy 2026 » "Strengthening International Cooperation between the EU and India" (Berlin; June 17-19th, 2026)	Event Page »	Registration Page »
Forum on Cultural Diplomacy in the UN 2026 » “80 Years of the United Nations Advancing Cultural Diplomacy for Peace, Development and Human Rights” (UN Office, Geneva;June 28-30th, 2026)	Event Page »	Registration Page »
International Women’s Summit 2026 » Advancing Women’s Leadership in Politics, Economy and Diplomacy through the United Nations and International Governance Institutions (UN Office, Geneva; June 28-30th, 2026)	Event Page »	Registration Page »
Forum on Cultural Diplomacy in the UN 2026 » “80 Years of the United Nations Advancing Cultural Diplomacy for Peace, Development and Human Rights” (UN Headquarters, NYC; September 21-26th, 2026)	Event Page »	Registration Page »
US-Africa Forum on Cultural Diplomacy 2026 » "Build Up Cooperation between the USA and Africa" (NYC; September 21-26th, 2026)	Event Page »	Registration Page »
US Forum on Cultural Diplomacy 2026 » “Strengthening Democracy, Women’s Leadership, Impactful Development and Peace” (NYC; September 21-26th, 2026)	Event Page »	Registration Page »
International Women’s Summit 2026 » Advancing Women’s Leadership in Politics, Economy and Diplomacy through the United Nations and International Governance Institutions (UN Headquarters, NYC; September 21-26th, 2026)	Event Page »	Registration Page »
Scotland Forum on Cultural Diplomacy 2026 » “Strengthening Democracy, Women’s Empowerment, Economic Innovation & Social Impact, Culture and Exchange” (London; November 16-20th, 2026)	Event Page »	Registration Page »