The Asia-Europe Public Diplomacy Training Initiative aims at improving the relations between Asia and Europe by enhancing public diplomacy efforts among the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) Partners. It provides practical skills-oriented training with toolkits and training modules designed by public diplomacy experts and practitioners as well as senior diplomats with the support of Asian and European diplomatic academies.
The training targets:
- Young diplomats in Departments dealing with Asia, Europe, or ASEM in the Ministries of Foreign Affairs or equivalent of the ASEM Partners
- Diplomats posted by ASEM Partners to ASEM countries who are dealing with public diplomacy
- Representatives from government agencies (culture, tourism, trade and investment, etc.)
In 2016, the Asia-Europe Public Diplomacy Training Initiative implemented the following activities:
- Online Training (4 April – 12 June 2016)
- Public Diplomacy Handbook (December 2016 – see “Publications” section on the right for download)
- Face-to-face Training (5-9 December 2016, The Hague, Netherlands)
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