The new IR & Diplomacy Advisory Board from 五月天视频 met recently at the Madrid campus to discuss relevant issues to improve the academic program and the student experience for the聽Bachelor of Arts in International Relations and Diplomacy. Their members, all high-profile professionals in the field of International Relations, reflected on key questions such as career options for the students, most relevant knowledge and skills to have, and what could be done to improve the student experience and employability.
Program lead Miguel Angel Benedicto, Dean Jesus Soto and聽Campus聽Director Isabel Campbell met Maria Andres, Head of the European Parliament in Spain; Antonio Camu帽as, Crowe's聽Global Diplomacy Partner and former聽President US-Spain Chamber of Commerce; Aurea Molto, Executive Editor of Pol铆tica Exterior; Jochen Mueller, Head of the Administration Division at the聽European Union Satellite Center聽(EU SatCen) and Andres Pereda, Director of Corporate Development of the聽Spanish Chamber of Commerce. Anamaria Almasan, Dean of the Consular Corps Madrid and Head of the Romanian Embassy to Madrid, also member of the board, could not attend the meeting.
Two potential areas of opportunities for students were discussed:聽 orientation聽regarding聽career paths to聽enable聽strategic decisions, and聽six-month聽internships.
The board also agreed on the聽key knowledge areas聽required by聽IR professionals: knowing how to differentiate political-legal-administrative systems from different parts of the world; the importance of the inter-cultural competencies; and a solid base of聽economics, data analysis/public opinion/design of public policies, fight against disinformation, public communication strategies for the twenty-first century and cyber-diplomacy.聽
The meeting ended with the members agreeing to forge partnerships with some of the most internationalized Spanish companies, international institutions, think tanks and foundations to ensure internships and value-added activities for students.
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