On April 05, 2022, The Romanian Institute for Europe-Asia Studies (IRSEA) organised its second interactive training on “Applied Diplomacy” for postgraduate students this year, with the precious support of the Faculty of International Business and Economics (REI), Bucharest University of Economic Studies (ASE),

H.E. Ambassador (p) Gheorghe Savuica continued “IRSEA’s Diplomatic Training Programme”, initiated in 2009, with a series of interactive discussions tailored to match both the essential aspects of diplomatic work as well as students’ personal interests in aspects related to Asia and its cultural intricacies. The interactive course titled “Applied Diplomacy” also aimed at clarifying the scope, means and methods of “Economic Diplomacy”, among other fields of Diplomacy, provided all the participants have been pursuing a Master’s degree in “Economic Diplomacy”.

Since its very inception, back in 2009, IRSEA’s Diplomatic Training Programme benefited of the valuable support of Prof. Anca Ilie, PhD, Vice-Dean of the Faculty of International Business and Economics (REI) of ASE. As a key figure in the Romanian academia and the Romanian intellectual space, Prof. Dr. Anca Ilie showcases one of the most illustrative examples in terms of education facilitation between Europe and Asia. As Vice-Dean of REI, ASE, Prof. Anca Ilie organised multiple academic events based on Europe-Asia interaction and cooperation, invited numerous Distinguished Academics, Professionals and Dignitaries from Asia to deliver lectures and key-note speeches and has been an active and constant presence at multiple international academic events held in Romania.

Since its inception in 2009, IRSEA’s Diplomatic Training Programme has set at its main objective to contribute to the ever-strengthening interaction between Europe and Asia by providing a set of practice-oriented interactive lectures to undergraduate and postgraduate students considering a career in international relations, be it in diplomacy, academia or corporate-level.

The face-to-face learning aims to impart a set of practice-oriented skills, designed to significantly improve the participants’ performances in international environments, particularly in a European or Asian cultural setting.

As expressed by the course instructor, Ambassador (p) Gheorghe Savuica, the course will help future diplomats and international relations professionals to learn from and understand their counterpart, set a common ground for expanding international interaction, cooperation and intercultural dialogue while establishing long lasting trust-based relationships among each other for a peaceful Global Community. According to IRSEA’s President and Founder, Diplomacy has become a truly transprofessional ability and, thus, a sine qua non condition to build a successful international career.

In a cordial atmosphere, the Ambassador and the students enjoyed a lively and pertinent exchange of views during the Q&A session. While the students highly appreciated Ambassador Savuica’s opennes and transparency, IRSEA’s President & Founder congratulated all the participants for their interest and encouraged them to continue their endeavours in the field of Diplomacy.

Ambassador (p) Savuica awarded all the participants with a Certificate in Diplomatic Practice issued by the Board of Directors of IRSEA. At the same time, Ambassador Savuica wished all the participants a great success in their future careers.

With over four decades of diplomatic experience and top-notch expertise, H.E. Ambassador (p) Gheorghe Savuica is one of Romania's longest serving career diplomats, former Ambassador to Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, Indonesia, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and the Philippines and former Director-General of the Asia-Pacific, Near and Middle East, Africa and Latin America Department of the Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

If you or your institution would like to take part in a future IRSEA Diplomatic Training Programme or would like to talk to us about tailoring the Programme's curriculum according to your institutional needs, please send us an e-mail to programs@irsea.ro