Professional Programme
International Relations & Diplomacy
Small states punch above their weight in multilateral settings through preparation and drafting. This programme is about that craft, not the theory of anarchy.
- Duration
- 12 months · full-time
- Mode
- Valletta
- Intake
- September and January
- Fee
- €5,600 total
What you will be able to do
- Draft a position paper and a resolution that others can sign
- Negotiate a text clause by clause
- Brief a principal in one page
- Read a diplomatic cable for what it does not say
- Work a multilateral process from the inside
Modules
| Term 1 | The system Institutions, law, precedent, and how decisions actually get made. |
| Term 1 | Drafting Language that binds, reserves and deliberately blurs. |
| Term 2 | Negotiation Simulation with roles, red lines and a clock. |
| Term 2 | Small states Leverage, coalitions, hosting, and reputation. |
| Term 3 | Simulation A full multilateral exercise assessed by practitioners. |
Aldermere awards a certificate of completion for this programme. It is not a degree and carries no accreditation from a national higher-education authority.