Resource description:
***Course Update: The S4D4C European Science Diplomacy Online Course was produced in 2019/20 with a first update in February/March 2021 by the S4D4C consortium. Although the project ended on 30 April 2021, the course is maintained online under the auspice of the S4D4C website by the European Union Science Diplomacy Alliance until further notice (at least the end of 2022, most likely until 2028). The latest update of the course was implemented in April 2022.***
This S4D4C European Science Diplomacy Online Course is completely free of charge for you. The launching of the platform has been funded within the EU project S4D4C by the European Commission. The successful completion of the course is awarded by a personalised certificate.
This S4D4C European Science Diplomacy Online Course benefits from a theoretical as well as a practical dimension. It will allow you to:
- Get familiar with the international science system.
- Get familiar with the international policy system.
- Understand the complex interface between science, diplomacy, and international policy.
- Hear about European and national practices of science diplomacy.
- Learn about thematic examples and cases in science diplomacy
- Improve your soft and transferable skills.
Once you have completed the online course, you will automatically receive a personalised certificate.
Author/Contact:
S4D4C consortium
Additional information:
Who is it for?
If you are any of the professionals listed below, or simply a student interested in science diplomacy, this is the right online course for you!
- Diplomat/ Embassy staff
- Science and Technology Counsellor/ Attaché/ Science adviser
- Funding manager
- European Union civil servants, representatives of the European External Action Service (EEAS), policy officers, etc.
- National civil servants in ministries and agencies
- Coordinator of an EU project (e.g. Horizon Europe)
- Scientists in research organisations, universities and enterprises
