Deadline: 12 June 2017
The Asia-Europe Public Diplomacy Training Initiative is a joint collaboration between the Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF), the Diplo Foundation of Switzerland, and the National Centre for Research on Europe (NCRE) of New Zealand. It is supported by the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs of Switzerland.
The Initiative aims at improving the relations between Asia and Europe by enhancing public diplomacy efforts among the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) Partners. It provides practical skills-oriented training with toolkits and training modules designed by public diplomacy experts and practitioners as well as senior diplomats with the support of Asian and European diplomatic academies.
Objectives
Through the Online Course and Face-to-face Training participants will gain insights into the current perceptions of diplomacy efforts in Asia and Europe and how to incorporate public diplomacy skills into their daily work:
- Enable participants to deepen their knowledge of public perceptions of Asia and Europe, and how this affects their work;
- Provide practical skills to formulate develop and deliver effective public diplomacy campaigns through real-life examples and case studies;
- Increase networking opportunity for ASEM diplomats to share their experiences and promote deeper understanding of Asia-Europe relations;
- Promote awareness of the ASEM process and bi-regional dynamics among diplomats.
Target Areas
The training targets:
- Junior level or early career diplomats in departments dealing with Asia, Europe, or ASEM in the Ministries of Foreign Affairs or equivalent of the ASEM Partners;
- Diplomats posted by ASEM Partners to ASEM countries who work on public diplomacy, public affairs, communications or media engagement;
- Representatives from government agencies (culture, tourism, trade and investment, etc.).
Activities
In 2017, the Asia-Europe Public Diplomacy Training initiative will organise the following activities:
- 5th Online Course (3 July– 8 September 2017);
- 5th Face-to-face Training (9-13 October 2017) hosted by the Directorate General of American and European Affairs and the Centre for Education and Training of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia (MOFA Indonesia).
Eligibility Criteria
The participants are expected to have the following profiles:
- MA degree, or equivalent, or BA degree with at least 3 years of diplomatic working experience;
- Citizen of an ASEM country currently working in the Asian-European context;
- High proficiency in English;
- Interest in public diplomacy, public affairs or communications.
How to Apply
Nominations must be submitted online via given website.
Eligible Countries
Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Cambodia, China, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Lao PDR, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta, Mongolia, Myanmar, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Pakistan, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, United Kingdom, Viet Nam
For more information, please visit Asia-Europe Public Diplomacy Training Initiative.