IELTS: a minimum of 6.0 in each element
TOEFL: Internet-Based Test (iBT): a writing score of at least 24
† TOEFL Internet-Based
††Academic IELTS
††† Cambridge Certificates: a pass at a Grade C or better is required
The Internet is integrated in all aspects of our daily lives. With more than two billion users, it has become a critical communication infrastructure of modern society. The way the Internet will be governed in the coming years will shape future economic and social developments. Internet Governance is of strategic relevance for all nation states.
The importance of the Internet has placed Internet governance on the global policy agenda, where it is addressed at a wide variety of global public and business forums. Internet users and governments who represent them are increasingly concerned about various aspects of the use of Facebook, Twitter and other social media tools. The way these tools are governed can affect human rights, and the economic and social well-being of individuals and states worldwide. The Internet also has increasing strategic relevance in relation to issues such as cybersecurity and cyberwar. Internet governance has entered diplomatic forums such as UN negotiations on disarmament and arms control. The list of Internet governance issues is long. They are multidisciplinary and they have to be addressed in a multistakeholder way, involving governments, the business sector, and civil society.
Internet governance involves a series of issues and processes that must be understood by diplomats and others involved in policy making if they are to address the international and global policy processes surrounding this ubiquitous resource. Internet governance affects every level of work for citizens, diplomats and governments. It is indispensable that diplomats be prepared to work in what will probably be the most prominent diplomatic arena of the coming decades.
The course is delivered through a 10-day residential workshop in Malta, focusing on practical diplomatic skills, followed by 16 – 20 months of online study. Participants will study a number of required topics (Introduction to Internet Governance, E-Diplomacy, Cybersecurity, and Infrastructure and Critical Internet Resources) and select their remaining topics from a wide range of diplomacy-related study units. Participants will write their dissertations on Internet governance-related topics. For more information on the course and study topics, and to apply, please consult the DiploFoundation website available here or contact admissions@diplomacy.edu.
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Semester 2 (February 2021 - June 2021)
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
IRL5003, Internet Governance, 9 ECTS,
IRL5010, Residential Workshop, 15 ECTS,
IRL5012, E-Diplomacy, 9 ECTS,
Summer Period (July 2021 - September 2021)
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
IRL5093*, Infrastructure and Critical Internet Resources, 9 ECTS,
Elective Units
IRL5002, Bilateral Diplomacy, 9 ECTS,
IRL5013, Multilateral Diplomacy, 9 ECTS,
IRL5016, Diplomatic Law: Privileges and Immunities, 9 ECTS,
Semester 1 (October 2021 - January 2022)
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
IRL5092*, Cybersecurity, 9 ECTS,
Elective Units
IRL5004, Language and Diplomacy, 9 ECTS,
IRL5021, Development Diplomacy, 9 ECTS,
IRL5091, Economic Diplomacy, 9 ECTS,
Semester 2 (February 2022 - June 2022)
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
IRL5000**, Dissertation, 30 ECTS,
IRL5045*, Artificial Intelligence: Technology, Governance, and Policy Frameworks, 9 ECTS,
Elective Units
IRL5014, Diplomatic Theory and Practice, 9 ECTS,
IRL5020, Public Diplomacy, 9 ECTS,
Two important new career priorities are addressed by the Master in Contemporary Diplomacy (Internet Governance). The first is in preparing traditional diplomats to understand the complexities of global Internet governance policy shaping. Diplomats, government officials and regulators are required to understand and provide input to Internet processes that will affect the future of their countries, but often do not have a mastery of the issues. This course will give new career diplomats the necessary traditional foundation for career advancement, but will also prepare them to address the issues of tomorrow.
The second area addressed by the Master in Contemporary Diplomacy (Internet Governance) is to offer for the first time, formal training in negotiation and diplomatic processes for actors in Internet governance from outside the traditional diplomatic community. Stakeholders from the private sector, academia, civil society, the technical community and international organisations need to add diplomatic skills and credentials to their expertise in order to engage effectively in global and regional forums.
Health insurance - EUR €200 per year
