Development Office Newsletter: Issue N°3 2011

Challenges Facing the 21st Century Diplomat: Representation, Communication, Negotiation and Training

On 25-26 October 2011, the Department of EU International Relations and Diplomacy Studies at the College of Europe, Bruges campus, is organising an international conference to discuss the challenges facing modern diplomats when dealing with more actors, more channels and more issues. These challenges also need to be reflected in diplomatic training. For the programme and registration please visit the conference website.

First training programme on the EU institutions for ENP officials

In the framework of the EU-funded project EU – ENP related jobs, the Development Office, College of Europe, will organise the first training, out of the 12 training sessions planned.

From 28th till 30th of November 2011, the Development Office will welcome on the Bruges campus, 48 civil servants coming from all ENP countries. The 3-day seminar will give to the participants a thorough and detailed introduction of the EU institutions, including visits in Brussels to the European Commission and to the European Parliament.

More information about this project and its activities can be found on the website : www.eu-enprelatedjobs.eu

Serbian "Community Multipliers" in Bruges this Autumn

From 26 September to 14 October, 18 selected representatives of universities, cultural organisations, scientific institutions, media, civil society, business community and other relevant institutions from Serbia will gather in Bruges for a three-week training course. Participants have been individually selected for the “multiplier” role they have in their community.

The tailored course will include sessions on the main implications of the European integration on citizens’ daily life, European assistance programmes for EU member and non-member states as well as communication and public debates about EU Integration. Meetings with officials from the main EU institutions will round off the programme of the first two weeks.
In the third week, the 18 participants will join the two “open for registration” training courses of the Development Office taking place from 10 to 14 October, namely “EU Negotiations in Practice ” and “EU Project Management from A to Z ”. 

This three-week training course is the last of the series of courses designed by the Development Office in the framework of the EuropeAid European Integration Scholarships project with the EU Delegation in the Republic of Serbia.