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<div class="gmail_quote">El 15/11/2012 11:44, "Ginger Paque" <<a href="mailto:gpaque@gmail.com">gpaque@gmail.com</a>> escribió:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<br>Diplo's Introduction to IG will be offered online in February 2013. Please help us reach those who might be interested. <br><br>See complete details at <a href="http://www.diplomacy.edu/courses/IGCBP-foundation" target="_blank">http://www.diplomacy.edu/courses/IGCBP-foundation</a><br>
<br><b style="text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-variant:normal;text-align:start;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:normal;text-transform:none;font-size:medium;white-space:normal;font-family:'Times New Roman';word-spacing:0px"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold">You are involved in human rights online, but </span><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:italic;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold">wickitee</span><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold"> (WCIT) sounds like something used to play cricket, ETNO sounds like the name of a robot, and Baku like an exotic vacation spot. Or you know what SOPA/PIPA refers to (right: alphabet soup in Spanish), but FoE caught you off guard. Maybe you work on child safety issues every day, but need to understand the legal implications and complexities of jurisdiction in the borderless online world.</span><br>
<span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal"></span><br><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal">One way to link the different issues (tech/social/development/economic/legal/security), and to fill in any gaps across professional and issue areas is to step back and take a look at the big picture of the overall issues. You can analyse how they affect each other, discuss the topics with colleagues who work in one area, and share your expertise in another. You can see how experts from different regions are addressing the same issues or different priorities. You can do this online, in just 8-10 hours a week, by participating in DiploFoundation’s </span><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold">Introduction to Internet Governance</span><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal"> course, starting 18 February 2013.</span><br>
<span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal"><br></span><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/0Ly1gc34KFLsy2ZgFLS9efld0kcq_ex1p9iAzCH1sE2CK08KNXGBLRkket_faDvgmgCK-01h_7UlurE0vhxR_ezCNSHpe4isP05JPUJknkf38AXfekfQ" height="73px;" width="481px;"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:16px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal"></span><br>
<span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold"></span><br><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold">Call for applications</span><br>
<span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal"></span><br><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal">DiploFoundation is currently accepting applications for its online course, </span><a href="http://www.diplomacy.edu/courses/IGCBP-foundation" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Introduction to Internet Governance</span></a><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal"> (IG). This course is designed to improve Internet policy and IG-related knowledge and skills for participants from both developed and developing countries. It empowers them to participate in global policy-making on IG, and stimulates critical and dynamic debate among individuals with different national, cultural, and stakeholder backgrounds. Participants focus on controversial IG topics from different perspectives: security/privacy, protection/human rights, economy/access, and other apparent dichotomies. </span><br>
<span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal"></span><br><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold">About the course</span><br>
<span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold"></span><br><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal">The </span><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold">Introduction to Internet Governance </span><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal">is spread over 10 weeks, starting with an online classroom orientation week, followed by 8 weeks of coursework, and a final exam week.</span><br>
<span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal"></span><br><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal">The course introduces IG policy and covers five thematic areas - Infrastructure and Standardisation, Legal, Economic, Sociocultural, and Development aspects - and also has a section on IG processes and actors. Discussions will cover issues such as broadband policy; management of domain names and IP addresses, including the transition from IPv4 to IPv6; network neutrality; jurisdiction, intellectual property rights, open source and piracy; privacy protection; data security and cybersecurity; child protection; human rights; content management; digital signatures; emerging issues such as policies related to social networks and cloud computing, and more, with space for regional and other issues raised by participants. </span><br>
<span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal"></span><br><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal">Learning activities take place in an online classroom and include the analysis of course materials; interactive group discussions using a variety of communication tools, assignments, and exams; and other dynamic methodologies. </span><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:rgb(255,255,0);font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal"></span><br>
<span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:rgb(255,255,0);font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal"></span><br><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal">This course can be taken as follows:</span><br>
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<span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal">As a DiploFoundation Certificate course </span><a href="http://www.diplomacy.edu/courses/IGCBP-foundation" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Introduction to Internet Governance</span></a><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal"></span></li>
<li style="vertical-align:baseline;list-style-type:disc;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal">As a University of Malta Accredited Course </span><a href="http://www.diplomacy.edu/courses/IGCBP-foundation" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Introduction to Internet Governance</span></a><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal"> (Request more information about the application process from </span><a href="mailto:admissions@diplomacy.edu" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">admissions@diplomacy.edu</span></a><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal">)</span></li>
<li style="vertical-align:baseline;list-style-type:disc;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal">As part of DiploFoundation’s and the University of Malta’s </span><a href="http://www.diplomacy.edu/courses/MAPGD" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Master/PGD in Contemporary Diplomacy, with a specialisation area in Internet governance</span></a><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal"></span></li>
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<h3 dir="ltr" style="margin-left:36pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold">DiploFoundation’s Internet Governance Capacity Building Programme</span></h3>
<span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal"></span><br><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal">The course </span><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold">Introduction to Internet Governance</span><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal"> is part of Diplo’s </span><a href="http://www.diplomacy.edu/capacity/ig/programme" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Internet Governance Capacity Building Programme (IGCBP)</span></a><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal">. The 2013 programme consists of five phases:</span><br>
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<li style="vertical-align:baseline;list-style-type:disc;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal">The </span><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold">Foundation Phase</span><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal"> introduces the main IG issues through the course </span><a href="http://www.diplomacy.edu/courses/IGCBP-foundation" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Introduction to Internet Governance</span></a><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal">. This course is recommended if you are new to IG, or perhaps an expert in one specific area and would like to obtain an overview of IG issues and observe how they interrelate.</span></li>
<li style="vertical-align:baseline;list-style-type:disc;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal">The </span><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold">Thematic Phase </span><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal">offers in-depth courses that provide deeper understanding of a particular issue: either a specific professional area, or an area outside of your expertise that you need to learn more about. The topics include</span><a href="http://www.diplomacy.edu/courses/IGCBP-Adv-security" target="_blank"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal"> </span><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Cybersecurity</span></a><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal">,</span><a href="http://www.diplomacy.edu/courses/IGCBP-Adv-eparticipation" target="_blank"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal"> </span><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">E-participation</span></a><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal">,</span><a href="http://www.diplomacy.edu/courses/IGCBP-Adv-history" target="_blank"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal"> </span><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">History of Internet Governance</span></a><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal">,</span><a href="http://www.diplomacy.edu/courses/IGCBP-Adv-ICTstrategy" target="_blank"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal"> </span><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">ICT Policy and Strategic Planning</span></a><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal">,</span><a href="http://www.diplomacy.edu/courses/IGCBP-Adv-Infrastructure" target="_blank"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal"> </span><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Infrastructure and Critical Internet Resources</span></a><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal">,</span><a href="http://www.diplomacy.edu/courses/IGCBP-Adv-IPR" target="_blank"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal"> </span><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Intellectual Property Rights</span></a><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal">, and</span><a href="http://www.diplomacy.edu/courses/IGCBP-Adv-Privacy" target="_blank"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal"> </span><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Privacy and Personal Data Protection</span></a><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal">.</span></li>
<li style="vertical-align:baseline;list-style-type:disc;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal">The </span><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold">Research Phase</span><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal"> offers valuable techniques if you are planning to undertake academic or policy research and writing. The </span><a href="http://www.diplomacy.edu/courses/policyresearch" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Policy Research Methodology course</span></a><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal"> addresses IG issues of relevance to participants’ respective countries and regions, and introduces action policy research with the aim of helping you develop solutions which you can apply in practice. </span></li>
<li style="vertical-align:baseline;list-style-type:disc;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal">The </span><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold">Policy Immersion Phase</span><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal"> is aimed at successful participants of the Foundation and Thematic Phases, and invites them to apply their knowledge and skills in the real-life policy space. </span></li>
<li style="vertical-align:baseline;list-style-type:disc;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal">The </span><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold">Community of Practice Phase </span><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal">is an ongoing networking phase in which participants gather, work and network together around concrete projects in order to link the global policy process with local policy needs. Diplo offers many networking resources: an </span><a href="http://www.diplointernetgovernance.org/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">online community</span></a><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal">, a </span><a href="http://www.diplomacy.edu/blog/Internet%20Governance" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">blog dedicated to IG</span></a><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal">, </span><a href="http://www.diplomacy.edu/calendar/type/Internet%20governance" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">month webinars</span></a><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal">, and </span><a href="http://www.diplomacy.edu/ig" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">other activities and events</span></a><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal">.</span></li>
</ul><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal"></span><br><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal">More information about the programme is available </span><a href="http://www.diplomacy.edu/capacity/ig/programme" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">here</span></a><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal">.</span><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:italic;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:rgb(255,255,0);font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold"></span></td>
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<span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold"></span><br><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold">Languages</span><br>
<span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal"></span><br><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal">The course materials, our e-learning platform, and the working language of the course is English. Applicants should consider whether their reading and writing skills in English are sufficient to follow university-level materials and discussion. Spanish, Portuguese, and French options may be offered. More information will be available later on possible second language options.</span><br>
<span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal"></span><br><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal">In addition to English-speaking groups, a bilingual group may be formed for the course, having English as the primary language, and either Arabic, French, Spanish, or Portuguese as the secondary language for communication and interaction. This option will be offered depending on the needs of the applicants. Applicants to the bilingual groups (if offered) are asked to note that both languages are considered working languages within these groups. Reading and writing skills in English must be sufficient to understand learning materials and instructions, and for basic communication and interaction. Reading and writing skills in the second language must be sufficient for discussion and research purposes. Please request more information if you are interested in a second language option.</span><br>
<span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal"></span><br><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold">Target audience</span><br>
<span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal"></span><br><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal">Diplo seeks applications from the following categories of individuals from both developed and developing countries:</span><br>
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<span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal">Officials in government ministries, departments, or institutions dealing with Information Society, Internet and ICT-related policy issues (e.g. telecommunications, education, foreign affairs, justice).</span></li>
<li style="vertical-align:baseline;list-style-type:disc;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal">Postgraduate students, academics and researchers in the IG field (e.g. in telecommunications, electrical engineering, law, economics, development studies).</span></li>
<li style="vertical-align:baseline;list-style-type:disc;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal">Civil society activists in the IG and Information Society fields.</span></li>
<li style="vertical-align:baseline;list-style-type:disc;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal">Journalists covering IG issues.</span></li>
<li style="vertical-align:baseline;list-style-type:disc;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal">Individuals in Internet-business fields (e.g. ISPs, software developers).</span></li>
</ul><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal"></span><br><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal">This course may also be of interest to:</span><br>
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<span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal">Practising diplomats, civil servants, and others working in international relations who want to refresh or expand their knowledge under the guidance of experienced practitioners and academics.</span></li>
<li style="vertical-align:baseline;list-style-type:disc;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal">Postgraduate students of diplomacy or international relations wishing to study topics not offered through their university programmes or diplomatic academies and to gain deeper insight through interaction with practising diplomats.</span></li>
<li style="vertical-align:baseline;list-style-type:disc;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal">Postgraduate students or practitioners in other fields seeking an entry point into the world of diplomacy.</span></li>
<li style="vertical-align:baseline;list-style-type:disc;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal">Journalists, staff of international and non-governmental organisations, translators, business people and others who interact with diplomats and wish to improve their understanding of diplomacy-related topics.</span></li>
</ul><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal"></span><br><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold">Timeline</span><br>
<span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold"></span><br><ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">
<li style="vertical-align:baseline;list-style-type:disc;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal">10 October: Call for applications for Introduction to Internet Governance begins</span></li>
<li style="vertical-align:baseline;list-style-type:disc;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal">17 December: Call for applications for Introduction to Internet Governance accredited course ends </span></li>
<li style="vertical-align:baseline;list-style-type:disc;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal">31 December: Call for applications for Introduction to Internet Governance certificate course ends </span></li>
<li style="vertical-align:baseline;list-style-type:disc;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal">18 January: Final selection results announced </span></li>
<li style="vertical-align:baseline;list-style-type:disc;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal">11 February: Classroom orientation week</span></li>
<li style="vertical-align:baseline;list-style-type:disc;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal">18 February: Introduction to Internet Governance course begins</span></li>
<li style="vertical-align:baseline;list-style-type:disc;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal">To be announced: Call for applications for ICT Strategy and IG thematic courses begins</span></li>
</ul><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal"></span><br><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold">Scholarships and fees</span><br>
<span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal"></span><br><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal">Course fees depend on whether you wish to obtain university credit for the course:</span><br>
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<span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal">€790 (University of Malta Accredited Course)</span></li>
<li style="vertical-align:baseline;list-style-type:disc;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal">€600 (Diplo Certificate Course)</span></li>
</ul><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal"></span><br><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal">A limited number of partial scholarships may be offered to participants from developing and emerging countries.</span><br>
<span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal"></span><br><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal">As Diplo's ability to offer scholarship support is limited, you are strongly encouraged to seek scholarship funding directly from local or international institutions. Our guide to</span><a href="http://www.diplomacy.edu/poolbin.asp?IDPool=725" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> Finding Scholarships for Online Study</span></a><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal"> may provide you with some useful starting points.</span><br>
<span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal"></span><br><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold">Requirements</span><br>
<span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold"></span><br><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal">Applicants for the </span><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold">certificate course</span><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal"> must have:</span><br>
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<span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal">IG knowledge and/or experience of the multistakeholder approach in international affairs.</span></li>
<li style="vertical-align:baseline;list-style-type:disc;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal">Sufficient ability in the English language to undertake postgraduate level studies (including reading academic texts, discussing complex concepts with other course participants, and submitting written essay assignments).</span></li>
<li style="vertical-align:baseline;list-style-type:disc;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal">Fluency in the second language for the applicants to any of the bilingual groups (if offered).</span></li>
<li style="vertical-align:baseline;list-style-type:disc;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal">Regular access to the Internet (dial-up connection is sufficient, although broadband is preferable).</span></li>
<li style="vertical-align:baseline;list-style-type:disc;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal">A minimum of 8-10 hours commitment per week, and the readiness to participate in class online sessions (once a week at specified times).</span></li>
<li style="vertical-align:baseline;list-style-type:disc;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal">An undergraduate university degree OR three years of related work experience. </span></li>
</ul><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal"></span><br><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal">In addition to the above, applicants for the </span><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold">accredited course</span><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal"> must also meet University of Malta prerequisites:</span><br>
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<span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal">Bachelor's degree in a relevant subject with at least Second Class Honours.</span></li>
<li style="vertical-align:baseline;list-style-type:disc;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal">Proof of English language proficiency obtained within the last two years (minimum requirements TOEFL: paper-based – 650; Internet-based – 95. IELTS: 6.5. Cambridge: Proficiency Certificate with Grade C or better). If, when applying, you are still waiting for your English language proficiency results, the University may issue a conditional letter of acceptance.</span></li>
</ul><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold"></span><br><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold">Deadlines</span><br>
<span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal"></span><br><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal">The deadline for applications for the accredited course is 17 December, 2012</span><br>
<span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal">The deadline for applications for the certificate course is 31 December, 2012</span><br>
<span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal"></span><br><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold">How to apply</span><br>
<span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal"></span><br><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal">Choose your preferred option:</span><br>
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<span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal">Apply for this course as a Diplo Certificate Course. </span><a href="http://www.diplomacy.edu/courses/IGCBP-foundation" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">More Information</span></a><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal"> or </span><a href="http://archive1.diplomacy.edu/registration/Register.aspx?IDprogramme=490f3075-f740-410b-b39f-58c2d9122f90" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Online Application Form</span></a><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal"></span></li>
<li style="vertical-align:baseline;list-style-type:disc;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal">Apply for this course as a University of Malta Accredited Course </span><a href="http://www.diplomacy.edu/poolbin.asp?IDPool=1433" target="_blank"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;color:rgb(17,85,204);font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;text-decoration:underline;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal">University of Malta application form</span></a><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal"> or write to </span><a href="mailto:Admissions@diplomacy.edu" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Admissions@diplomacy.edu</span></a><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal"> for more information</span></li>
<li style="vertical-align:baseline;list-style-type:disc;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal">Take this course as part of the</span><a href="http://www.diplomacy.edu/courses/MAPGD" target="_blank"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal"> </span><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Master/PGD in Contemporary Diplomacy</span></a></li>
</ul><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal"></span><br><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal">For more information, please visit </span><a href="http://www.diplomacy.edu/courses/IGCBP-foundation" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">http://www.diplomacy.edu/courses/IGCBP-foundation</span></a><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal"></span><br>
<span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal">Contact us at </span><a href="mailto:ig@diplomacy.edu" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">ig@diplomacy.edu</span></a><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal"> (certificate course) or </span><a href="mailto:admissions@diplomacy.edu" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">admissions@diplomacy.edu </span></a><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal">(University of Malta accredited course).</span></b><br>
<br clear="all">Ginger (Virginia) Paque<br><br><div><a href="mailto:VirginiaP@diplomacy.edu" target="_blank">VirginiaP@diplomacy.edu</a><br><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:small">Diplo Foundation<br>Internet Governance Capacity Building Programme<br>
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