---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Tanja Nikolic <tanjan@diplomacy.edu> Date: 11 June 2013 16:46 Subject: Apply now or share: Master in Diplomacy with IG specialisation To: "Grace Mutung'u (Bomu)" <nmutungu@gmail.com> ** ** ** ** Dear Grace,**** We are now accepting applications for the Master in Diplomacy with IG specialisation begins on 29 January 2014 (starting with a 10 day workshop in Malta) The application deadline is October 1, 2013. Please share it with anyone whom you think can benefit from this specialisation, or who may be interested.**** Your help is very much appreciated!**** ** ** Thanks,**** Tanja Nikolic**** ** ** ** ** Is this email not displaying correctly? View this email in your browser<http://us5.campaign-archive1.com/?u=89e7299f9fe54eed66d45cf3d&id=d5f0e5ab3d&e=330e500107> **** ******** Master in Contemporary Diplomacy****with an Internet Governance Specialisation**** ------------------------------ *Accelerate your career with this online diplomacy programme, offered by DiploFoundation and the University of Malta.***** ------------------------------ ** ** This unique programme gives current and future Internet policymakers a solid foundation in diplomatic skills and techniques, necessary to engage effectively in international global policy processes. **** ** ** ****’The IG route in the MA Contemporary Diplomacy Programme has enabled me to situate the focus of my work on Internet Governance in Africa in a space that is directly relevant to the mandate of the NEPAD Agency. I have found immense value in being able to bring together the two worlds of Internet Governance and Diplomacy.’**** *Towela Nyirenda-Jere** Programme Manager, e-Africa Programme, NEPAD Planning and Coordinating Agency***** ** ** How the programme works**** - First, you attend a 10-day residential workshop in Malta. Here you will get a clear overview of the programme, meet your classmates and some of the faculty members, and develop skills in critical areas of diplomacy including negotiation, protocol, and language.**** - Next, you participate in five online courses, each lasting ten weeks. You will attend three or four courses in IG-related topics and choose the remaining courses from our wide range of diplomacy topics<http://diplomacy.us5.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=89e7299f9fe54eed66d45cf3d&id=db6efaa15c&e=330e500107>. Online study involves reading and discussing lecture texts with course lecturers and fellow participants, completing learning activities and assignments, and joining online meetings. Once you have completed these courses, you are eligible to receive a Postgraduate Diploma in Contemporary Diplomacy awarded by the University of Malta.**** - If you continue to the Master's degree, the final part of the programme is writing your dissertation, focussed on an IG-related topic, under the personal guidance of a faculty member. On successful completion, you will receive a Master’s degree in Contemporary Diplomacy awarded by the University of Malta.**** - The IG courses you attended – as well as other courses – will be listed in a detailed transcript which you can order on completion of the programme to supplement your diploma or degree in Contemporary Diplomacy. **** ** ** *Faculty members*<http://diplomacy.us5.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=89e7299f9fe54eed66d45cf3d&id=891889c658&e=330e500107> include practising and retired diplomats, academics, and specialists in IG with both theoretical expertise and practical experience in the field. *Online learning* takes place in small groups and is highly interactive, drawing on the experience and knowledge of participants as well as lecturers. Course work is flexible: within a weekly schedule, you decide when and where to study. The programme requires 5–7 hours of study per week. **** Interested in a traditional diplomacy programme? You can also register without the Internet governance (IG) specialisation - see the programme website<http://diplomacy.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=89e7299f9fe54eed66d45cf3d&id=d08226efbf&e=330e500107>for more details. **** ** ** The Master/PGD in Contemporary Diplomacy is recognised worldwide and has European postgraduate accreditation through the Faculty of Arts at the University of Malta. Graduates of Diplo's IG courses<http://diplomacy.us5.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=89e7299f9fe54eed66d45cf3d&id=2f52adb731&e=330e500107> hold key positions in national and international bodies working in Internet Governance, including the Internet Governance Forum Multistakeholder Advisory Group.**** Who should apply**** Diplomats, government officials, and other individuals interested in or responsible for IG, cybersecurity and other Internet-related policy issues; business and civil society activists involved in multistakeholder IG processes; postgraduate students, journalists, staff of international and non-governmental organisations wishing to take an active part in Internet policy-making.**** How to apply**** The next programme begins on 29 January 2014. *Apply by 1 October 2013*. For further details and application instructions, please visit http://www.diplomacy.edu/courses/MAPGD<http://diplomacy.us5.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=89e7299f9fe54eed66d45cf3d&id=eeb173e680&e=330e500107> or contact admissions@diplomacy.edu**** Get a head start**** Enroll in an online course during autumn 2013 for academic credit towards the 2014 Master in Contemporary Diplomacy. Available courses include:**** - *Cybersecurity***** - *Consular and Diaspora Diplomacy***** - *Development Diplomacy***** - *Language and Diplomacy***** - *Economic Diplomacy***** This is an excellent way to get a head start on your Master’s studies.**** - You can try out one of our courses before committing to the full programme.**** - You complete one online course before the programme begins, leaving just four to complete after registering for the Master’s programme.**** - The University of Malta will screen and accept your application early, making the Master’s programme application process quicker and easier.**** - Tuition fees paid for the online course will be deducted from your Master’s programme fees.**** The application deadline for University of Malta accredited online courses beginning in October 2013 is *5 August 2013*. 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