The mission of this MA programme is to train future diplomats, able to respond to the challenges of nowadays diplomacy, of international development and of global markets.The programme aims to offer the essential skills to practice diplomacy, especially cultural diplomacy and the practical skills needed to negotiate, to take decisions, to communicate, to evaluate the context of international political, economic and strategic relations where diplomacy is taking place. The MA students will have the opportunity to meet and engage with a wide range of international professionals from the world of diplomacy and business. The MA students will benefit from friendly and open discussions with our academic staff, and will also have the opportunity to interact with and learn from leading practitioners in the diplomatic field through our conferences, debates and workshops, where they will participate in simulations and project work, recreating real life diplomatic situations in which they will play a part.