Courses at the Center for Diplomacy provide an introduction to international and domestic diplomacy, with a special focus on the successes of Hungarian economic diplomacy, through international negotiation strategies. The main focus is on the opportunities and challenges of corporate and government diplomacy in Hungary and in international relations, through a practice-oriented approach.
Students will gain practical knowledge and develop their presentation skills through an informative, practice-oriented presentation of international protocol and diplomatic life.
In addition to teaching, another major objective of the Center is to publish articles on topical domestic and international issues, and to appear in the media in Hungary to inform the public about issues related to Hungarian and international diplomacy.
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The course aims to provide a historical and structural introduction to strategic thinking in foreign policy, with a particular focus on the poles of the foreign relations triangle, the interplay between foreign policy, diplomacy and international law.
23 Maps about the World in 2023
The aim of the course is to discuss the key challenges in world politics, using maps as a visualization tool. The course examines maps that present a current international issue or challenge in an informative way. In addition to examining the maps, the course also discusses these issues.
Diplomacy in Practice
The course aims to familiarise students with the basic structures of foreign policy thinking and practice. In this context, the course reviews the evolutionary path that has shaped the form of international contact as we know it today. It shows how a modern state implements its external relations functions through a system of institutions. It provides an independent discussion of reporting and analysis, both public and non-public, which form the cornerstone of diplomatic functions. Finally, it examines the
specific forms of modern, diversified diplomacy (multilateral diplomacy, EU diplomacy, public diplomacy).
International Law and Diplomacy
The course aims to examine the practical areas of diplomacy through the regulatory structures of public international law.
International policy and diplomacy simulations
The aim of the course is to achieve complex solutions to fictitious or real international crisis situations and dilemmas using simulation games methodology. In the block sessions of the course, the participants has the opportunity to work on the case in question, explore possible solutions and develop compromises between the actors in an extended time frame. During the course, they are able to try out several negotiation formats in policy-making and diplomatic roles.
International Law in the Pop Culture
The course explores some thematic issue of international law through the lens of well-known or lesser-known movies that explore the relevant legal dilemmas of international public law.
Movies: Argo, Hotel Rwanda, Dr. Strangelove, KAL-007
A diplomácia szerepe a gazdaságban (A kormányzati és a vállalati (üzleti) diplomácia kihívásai)
Tárgyalási stratégiák
Diplomáciai protokoll
Külpolitikai döntéshozatal és tárgyalási stratégiák
Students will not only be able to understand the academic frameworks but rather be able to enhance their communication and negotiation skills. During the course students will individually present their chosen subject using different negotiation strategies and approaches using their academic and professional-practical tools from the course.
Diplomáciai szakágak: digitális, sport, tudományos és kulturális diplomácia
This course aims to take participants on a 10-weeks journey to explore four contemporary topics in diplomacy: sports, diplomacy, cultural diplomacy, science diplomacy and digital diplomacy.
