The Diplomatic Academy of Vienna (DA; German: ''Diplomatische Akademie Wien''), also known as the Vienna School of International Studies, is a

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, with focused training for students and professionals in the areas of international affairs,

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and

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. It is the oldest diplomatic academy in the world. The school is an affiliate member school of the Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs in Austria. The Diplomatic Academy's director (since 2017) is Ambassador Emil Brix (b. 1956 in Vienna), an Austrian diplomat and historian.

History

The academy was originally established by Empress

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in 1754 as the Oriental Academy, for the purpose of training young diplomats to represent the Habsburg Empire abroad. The school was renamed multiple times and reorganized over the centuries, and it eventually gained independent public institution status in 1996. Given its roots, the Diplomatic Academy claims to be the oldest school of its kind, one that is dedicated to professional foreign affairs training.

Academics

The school confers

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degrees,

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s and

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s upon its graduates. It offers graduate degrees only. Students may choose to pursue a two-year program that leads towards either a Master of Advanced International Studies (MAIS, or M.A.I.S.) or a Master of Science in Environmental Technology and International Affairs (MSc ETIA) degree. Master of Advanced International Studies is a masters's degree exclusively awarded for the completion of a postgraduate program at the Diplomatic Academy of Vienna. It includes compulsory subjects from the four faculties in

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and

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. The regular completion takes two years and requires 120 ECTS. The MAIS program is run in conjunction with the

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, while the MSc ETIA courses are offered in partnership with the Technical University of Vienna. A one-year "Diploma Programme" is also available to postgraduates.

Directors

* Ernst Florian Winter, 1964–1967 *Robert Friedinger-Pranter, 1967 *Johannes Coreth, 1967–1968 *Arthur Breycha-Vauthier, 1968–1975 * Emanuel Treu, 1975–1976 *Arthur Breycha-Vauthier, 1976–1977 *Johannes Coreth, 1977–1978 * Heinrich Pfusterschmid-Hardtenstein, 1978–1986 * Alfred Missong jun., 1986–1994 *Paul Leifer, 1994–1999 *Ernst Sucharipa, 1999–2003 *

Jiří Gruša Jiří Gruša (10 November 1938, in Pardubice – 28 October 2011, in Bad Oeynhausen) was a Czech poet, novelist, translator, diplomat and politician.Emil Brix, 2017–present

Notable people

A number of prominent figures in politics, economics and law have associations with the Diplomatic Academy: *

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and ambassador to the

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. Amorim graduated from the academy in 1967. *

Jiří Gruša Jiří Gruša (10 November 1938, in Pardubice – 28 October 2011, in Bad Oeynhausen) was a Czech poet, novelist, translator, diplomat and politician.Czech Czech may refer to: * Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe ** Czech language ** Czechs, the people of the area ** Czech culture ** Czech cuisine * One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus *Czech (surnam ...

poet and former Czech ambassador to Austria. Served as the academy's director from 2005 to 2009. * Valentin Inzko – Austrian diplomat, former

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. Graduated in 1974. *

Jan Kickert Jan Kickert (born 19 September 1964) is an Austrian diplomat, currently serving as Austrian Ambassador in Rome. Previously, he served as the Austrian Permanent Representative to the United Nations and political director at the Austrian Minist ...

(born 1964) – Austrian Permanent Representative to the United Nations. * Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović – 4th President of the Republic of Croatia. * Heinz Schaden – Austrian Social Democratic Party politician and former mayor of

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. Attended DA in the 1980s. *

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– former

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and

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. Graduated from the academy (then known as the Vienna Consular Academy) in 1939. * Igor Lukšić – Foreign Minister of

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and former Prime Minister. Graduated in 1999. * Zoran Kalabić - Serbian businessman, humanist and a benefactor, graduated in 2012.

References

External links

* * {{Authority control Schools of international relations Diplomatic training Diplomatic Academy of Vienna