Conferences

To complement the academic programme, the Department organises lectures and conferences on a broad range of topics relevant to the study of EU International Relations and Diplomacy.

Practitioners and academics come to the College in order to present and discuss their views on current European and international affairs with the students. Guest lectures are either conducted within the framework of a specific course or are open to students from all departments.

International conferences organised by the Department:

• International Conference on “The EU and China: Partners or Competitors in Africa?” (4-5 February 2010)
• International Conference on "The Power of Europe: Affirming the EU as a Global Actor" (7-8 May 2009)
• International Workshop on "Prospects and Challenges for EU-China Relations in the 21st Century: The Partnership and Cooperation Agreement" (3-4 April 2009)
• International Forum on Diplomatic Training "New Challenges to Diplomatic Training", 36th Meeting of Deans and Directors of Diplomatic Academies and Institutes of International Relations (24-26 September 2008)
  
• International Workshop on "Transatlantic Relations" (26-27 October 2007)

Recent Speeches at the Department

• 19 March 2010, Dr Susanne Weber-Mosdorf, Assistant Di rector-General, World Health Organization, Office at the European Union: ‘Shaping Globalization: the EU’s Role in Global Health Diplomacy’
• 1 March 2010 (on Natolin campus), Mr Sławomir Demkowicz-Dobrzański, Head of the International Secretariat of the Euroregion Baltic: ‘Euroregion Baltic: Cross-border Solutions to Regional Problems’
• 24 February 2010, Roundtable ‘Diplomats for Europe: Training for the EEAS’ with Ms Cesira D’Aniello (General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union, DG Press, Information & Transparence), Ms Stella Zervoudaki (European Commission, DG RELEX), Prof. Sven Biscop (Egmont Institute Brussels) and Prof. Dieter Mahncke (College of Europe)
• 22 February 2010, Mr Elmar Brok, Member of the European Parliament: 'The Making of European Diplomats: Setting Up the European External Action Service'
• 19 February 2010, Mr Martin Landgraf, Assistant/Adviser to the Director of Operations, DG ECHO, European Commission: 'EU Humanitarian Assistance'
• 4 December 2009, Dr Bruce Jenks, Assistant Secretary-General and Director of the Bureau for Resources and Strategic Partnerships of the United Nations Development Programme (co-organised with UNU-CRIS): 'A New Multilateralism: Challenge for the United Nations?'
• 13 November 2009, Mr Geoffrey Harris, Head of Human Right Unit, European Parliament: ‘The Role of the European Parliament in Human Rights Promotion and the Mainstreaming of Human Rights Conditionality in the EU's External Relations’
• 2 Novembre 2009, M. Laurent Mérer, Vice-Amiral d'escadre: ‘La piraterie, nouvelle menace pour la sécurité européenne?’
• 26 October 2009, Mr Daryl Copeland, Canadian diplomat, author and analyst, 'Guerilla Diplomacy: Rethinking International Relations'
• 28 September 2009, Mr Rodolfo C. Severino, Head of the ASEAN Studies Centre, Singapore, and Former Secretary-General of ASEAN and Mr Hans Vriens, Managing partner, Vriens & Partners, Singapore: 'ASEAN and the EU: Regionalism from a Comparative Perspective'