Executive Training Our Executive Training Seminars are collaborative courses which combine scientific expertise with hands-on learning. The seminars are aimed at high-level professionals in policy, diplomacy, NGOs, international organisations, media and the private sector. We invite the most prominent experts from around the world to deliver courses tailored to specific policy-fields. Each seminar lasts between two and five days and combines knowledge transfer with practical case-study sessions and skills sharing. The interactive experience cultivates debate and partnerships between participants of different but complementary backgrounds. Upcoming Executive Training Seminars Communicating Europe Date: 1-2 April 2019 Place: European University Institute, Florence Scientific Coordinator: Daniel Innerarity (EUI) Deadline: 8 March 2019 Communicating Europe? Just a few months before the European Parliament elections, citizens are deeply puzzled about what ‘Europe’ is and what the benefits and priorities of belonging to the union are.This Executive Training will focus on a variety of communication strategies that different stakeholders are employing to send their political messages about Europe. Four interrelated training labs will run: the impact of new technologies on European democracy; fake news from a Policy Perspective; citizens as lobbyists; and the formulation of Europe’s political narratives and the strategies of political parties. READ MORE The Regional Governance of Migration and Mobility: South-east Asian, African and South American Experiences Date: 3-5 April 2019 Place: European University Institute, Florence Scientific Coordinators: Andrew Geddes (EUI) and Carlos Closa (EUI) Deadline: 28 February 2019 This Executive Training Seminar will explore the policies, politics, ideas and practices that shape the varied experiences of regional governance of migration and mobility in South East Asia, East and West Africa and South America. Participants will understand the dynamics of regional migration governance, enhancing their ability to explore key migration issues with case-based analysis and adopting a global perspective on the transnational governance of migration and mobility. READ MORE Global Quest for Investment Finance for the Low-Carbon Economy Date: 11-12 April 2019 Place: European University Institute, Florence Scientific Coordinators: Simone Borghesi (EUI and University of Siena) and Jos Delbeke (EUI and European Commission) Deadline: 22 March 2019 How can we finance the transition to a low-carbon economy? This Executive Training Seminar will provide participants with a practical overview of the current financial instruments to support projects aimed to achieve sustainability. In particular, the Training will analyse the role of Central Banks, of the public sector and of State investment banks in the transition; the possible ways to scaling up climate finance in developing countries, and the different national paths to contribute to the Paris Agreements. Finally, participants will learn about the European experience of the EU Emission Trading System. READ MORE Gender and Trade Date: 8-10 May 2019 Place: European University Institute, Florence Scientific Coordinators: Ruth Rubio Marín (EUI) and Simonetta Zarrilli (UNCTAD) Deadline: 1 April 2019 Trade policy is not gender neutral: the distributional outcomes of trade vary between women and men, since they play different roles in society and in the economy and enjoy different opportunities. During this Executive Training Seminar, participants will learn how trade policies can contribute to women's economic empowerment; through lectures, case studies and group work, participants will learn how to design and implement programmes that effectively women's participation in trade. READ MORE The Power of the EU Purse: Mastering the Multiannual Financial Framework Date: 13-14 June 2019 Place: Centre for European Policy Studies, Brussels Scientific Coordinators: Cinzia Alcidi (CEPS) and Wolfgang Wessels (EUI) Deadline: 22 May 2019 This Executive Training examines the new developments in the area of the EU budget, focusing on the strategic role that member states and parliaments play in negotiations for the determination of the new Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF). Participants will upgrade their strategic knowledge, develop key skills and share best practices in a year that is critical for the EU’s future. This interactive seminar discusses both the substance and the organisation of the MFF as a case study, with the aim to strengthen participants’ grip on processes taking place in Brussels and in the member states. READ MORE Empowering Women In and Through Foreign Policy Date: 26-28 June 2019 Place: Escuela Diplomatica, Madrid Scientific Coordinators: Ruth Rubio Marín (EUI) Deadline: 5 June 2019 The Executive Training, organised in collaboration with the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, focuses on the impact of gender in shaping international relations and on the development of a feminist foreign policy. By challenging the prevailing conceptions of international relations and diplomacy, participants will be able to develop a gender awareness in the way they think about international politics, global security, political economy and international conflicts. READ MORE Past Executive Training Seminars