On Friday, October 11, 2024, we proudly celebrated the third successful year of the CSCD Youth Academy with an exclusive Graduation Ceremony for the 2024 graduates — a testament to the power of youth and their potential to shape the world in remarkable ways.

We extend our deepest and most heartfelt gratitude to the involved ambassadors, whose pivotal role in welcoming our students during 2024 was instrumental in paving the way for a new generation and the future of the exquisite art of diplomacy. Their guidance and support have been the cornerstone of this year’s success, and we are deeply honoured to have such prominent and exclusive patrons as our collaborative partners for this year’s semesters and for the exclusive Graduation Ceremony. We could not have done this without you, and we are forever grateful.

Distinguished Ambassadors who in the following chronological order have gracefully received our students during the year 2024:

Spring 2024

Her Excellency Ms. Elizabeth Kathleen McCullough
Ambassador of Ireland to Denmark
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His Excellency Mr. Shoaib Sarwar
Ambassador of Pakistan to Denmark
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His Excellency Mr. Andre Pung
Ambassador of Estonia to Denmark
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His Excellency Mr. Anton Niculescu
Ambassador of Romania to Denmark
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Her Excellency Ms. Margaret Otteskov
Ambassador of Uganda to Denmark

Fall 2024

His Excellency Mr. Wang Xuefeng
Ambassador of China to Denmark
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His Excellency Mr. A K M Shahidul Karim
Ambassador of Bangladesh to Denmark
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Her Excellency Ms. Anesa Kundurovic Miljak
Ambassador of Bosnia and Herzegovina to Denmark
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His Excellency Mr. Igor Slobodnik
Ambassador of Slovakia to Denmark
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Her Excellency Ms. Katja Christina Nordgaard
Ambassador of Norway to Denmark
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His Excellency Mr. Leo M. Herrera-Lim
Ambassador of the Philippines to Denmark

We are deeply honoured to have such prominent and exclusive patrons as our collaborative partners for this year’s semesters and for the exclusive celebration.

The remarkable day was made possible not only by the involved embassies and ambassadors but also through the generous support of our sponsors. We are deeply grateful to:

• Restaurant Address – represented by Director Mr. Kim Hansen who generously hosted the event and served the diplomatic corps in Denmark with sumptuous delicacies, exquisite drinks, and first-class service matching high-level international gastronomy standards.

• Nordisk Aktuarservice – represented by CEO Mr. Klaus Krøier and Head of Administration Ms. Charlotte Wiese – who specializes in innovative actuarial analysis and data-driven risk assessment to the highly specialized insurance industry as well as large corporations, to enable companies to make better decisions by taking risk quantification into account.

• And finally, our sponsor HUGO BOSS Denmark – represented by General Manager Mr. Milazim Ibraimi whose deeply valued efforts and goodie bag gifts helped make this an unforgettable event.

We extend sincere appreciation and a deepfelt gratitude to all sponsors for their unwavering commitment to nurturing the aspirations of our youth. Their contributions have enabled us to elevate this event and provide a platform for our young leaders to shine.

See Highlights from the Spring Semester of 2024 by Clicking Here

Read more about the CSCD Youth Academy by Clicking Here

(Photo Credits: CSCD, Amanda Z, & Hasse Ferrold)

During the fall of 2024, we continued the exciting journey through diplomacy, offering 24 new students a unique chance to improve their diplomatic skills and knowledge of international affairs. They got to meet prominent foreign ambassadors in Copenhagen for rare one-on-one conversations, an opportunity to widen their network, and met like-minded people in settings where knowledge and interests in international affairs were at the front. We are humbled that so many talented and bright top students from Danish Universities chose to participate.

The CSCD Youth Academy Fall Semester 2024 was made possible with immense and highly valued support from all involved ambassadors and embassies, who generously and warmheartedly opened their doors for our top students. Their Excellencies the Ambassadors greeted our students and showed them the inside world of diplomacy, firsthand.

We are deeply grateful for the warm reception, and our students have reported back that they gained highly valued new knowledge. They had an experience that made a lasting impression and will stay with them on their path to their promising careers as the future Danish Diplomats, Policy Makers, and Stake Holders of Denmark.

Here follows some highlights from the embassy visits from the recently finished CSCD Youth Academy Fall Semester of 2024.

Visit to the Embassy of China

His Excellency Mr Wang Xuefeng Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Denmark, most kindly hosted this CSCD Youth Academy Event.

Visit to the embassy of Bangladesh

His Excellency Mr A K M Shahidul Karim, Ambassador of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh to Denmark, most kindly hosted this CSCD Youth Academy Event.

Visit to the Embassy of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Her Excellency Ms Anesa Kundurovic Miljak, Ambassador of Bosnia and Herzegovina to Denmark, most kindly hosted this CSCD Youth Academy Event.

Visit to the Embassy of Slovakia

His Excellency Mr Igor Slobodnik, Ambassador of the Slovak Republic to Denmark, most kindly hosted this CSCD Youth Academy Event.

Visit to the Embassy of Norway

Her Excellency Ms Katja Christina Nordgaard, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Norway to Denmark, most kindly hosted this CSCD Youth Academy Event.

Visit to the Embassy of The Philippines

His Excellency Mr Leo M. Herrera-Lim, Ambassador of the Philippines to Denmark, most kindly hosted this CSCD Youth Academy Event.

Graduation Ceremony 2024

By the end of the semester, we celebrated with a Graduation Ceremony for the CSCD Youth Academy students of 2024, who received their certificates of completion on this day.  

Photo Credits: CSCD & Hasse Ferrold

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Going forward, we will proceed the successful collaboration with the student organisations ID (the biggest student association @University of Copenhagen), POLIS (Political students’ organisation @Aalborg University), IBP (International Business and Politics @CBS) and ELSA (The European Law Students’ Association @Copenhagen). It is an honour to continue the fruitful and valuable work with such highly engaged and agenda-setting student organisations.

Further, we are currently in the process of making arrangements with several ambassadors for the upcoming spring semester, and we are continually humbled and deeply grateful that they so generously agree to open their doors for our talented students from Danish Universities. We look forward to reveal more as we approach the next semester.  

Click here to read more about the CSCD Youth Academy

We are thrilled to announce that the application window is now open for admission to the CSCD Youth Academy!

In close collaboration with selected student organisation, the semester facilitates five brand new and exclusive embassy visits in Copenhagen, with the opportunity for unique meetings and one-on-one conversations with prominent ambassadors, as well as meetings with diplomats, politicians, and researchers.

As a student, you get expert knowledge and rare direct hands-on experience with diplomacy, which is a fantastic supplement to the theoretical knowledge from university.

The semester runs from mid-February to mid-April, and to be accepted, we kindly ask you to write a motivated application letter of 400-500 words, no later than the application deadline February 11th, 2024. We encourage both students and young professionals to apply.

Find more information here:
https://lnkd.in/eJK_SjD7

Or go directly to the application form right here:
https://lnkd.in/d4XFnkXS

We look forward to hearing from you and reading your application!

At this special time and season of giving, we look back with deep appreciation on an exciting year, filled with continued loyal and kind support that keep us striving for excellence. It is with heartfelt thanks that we extend our sincere holiday greetings to wish you all the blessings and joys of Christmas and a bright year ahead!

It has been a year filled with exciting activity, that is now concluding with us moving to our new residence:

NEW ADDRESS FROM DECEMBER 2023
Strandvejen 60, 5th floor
2900 Hellerup 

We look forward to welcoming you at our new residence and to the upcoming year with exciting news, where we will continue the CSCD Youth Academy and, among other things, have several exciting conferences and upcoming activities planned to keep serving you networking-opportunities with extraordinary food-for-thoughts and exclusive refreshments to boost your hunger and quench your thirst for knowledge.

Our thoughts turn gratefully to our generous sponsors, partners, and invaluable friends, who make all this possible. We are deeply grateful and wish you a wonderful holiday season and beyond.

May the joy of the season be our compass as we navigate the currents of change, and may our humble exchanges spark the kind of collaboration that contributes to a more interconnected and harmonious world.

With the warmest seasonal greetings,
the CSCD team

(all Photo Credits: Hasse Ferrold and CSCD)

On Thursday the 12^th of October 2023, we celebrated the second successful year of the CSCD Youth Academy with an exclusive Award Ceremony for the graduates of 2023 as a testament to the power of youth and their potential to shape the world in remarkable ways. We want to take this special opportunity to share with you highlights from the special ceremony.

Upon arrival at the Award Ceremony, distinguished Ambassadors and guests were cordially welcomed.

The exclusive ceremony was a magnificent celebration of the future of diplomacy, leadership, and global change, all made possible by a  collaborative effort between CSCD (Center of Science & Commercial Diplomacy), the CSCD Youth Academy, the esteemed Dean of the Diplomatic Corps in Denmark, His Excellency Mr. Conrado Solari-Yrigoyen, Ambassador of Argentina to Denmark, and the distinguished Ambassadors who have gracefully received our students during the Spring and Fall Semesters of 2023.

The remarkable day was further made possible, not only by our co-hosts but also through the generous support of our sponsors. We are deeply grateful to:

Restaurant MASH – who presented the diplomatic corps in Denmark with sumptuous food, exquisite drinks, and first-class service matching high-level international standards.

Nordisk Aktuarservice, represented by CEO Mr. Klaus Krøier and Head of Administration Ms. Charlotte Wiese – who specializes in innovative actuarial analysis and data-driven risk assessment to the highly specialized insurance industry as well as large corporations, to enable companies to make better decisions by taking risk quantification into account.

And finally, our sponsor in Event Management THA Gateway – whose deeply valued efforts helped make this an unforgettable event.

We are deeply grateful to all sponsors for their unwavering commitment to nurturing the aspirations of our youth. Their contributions have enabled us to elevate this event and provide a platform for our young leaders to shine.

A special thanks also to the Dean of the Diplomatic Corps in Denmark, His Excellency Mr. Conrado Solari-Yrigoyen, and to all involved ambassadors who have received our students in the following chronological order, and who gracefully have helped pave the way for a new generation and the future of the exquisite art of diplomacy. We are deeply honoured to have such prominent and exclusive patrons as our collaborative partners for this year’s semesters and for the exclusive celebration.

Spring Semester of 2023:

His Excellency Mr. Mohamed Karim Sherif, Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt to Denmark
His Excellency Mr. Hakan Tekin, Ambassador of the Republic of Türkiye to Denmark
His Excellency Mr. Antoni Jan Falkowski, Ambassador of the Republic of Poland to Denmark
His Excellency Mr. Mauro Romano Reina, Ambassador of Switzerland to Denmark
Her Excellency Ms. Asta Radikaite, Ambassador of the Republic of Lithuania to Denmark
His Excellency Mr. Rodrigo de Azeredo Santos, Ambassador of Brazil to Denmark

Fall Semester of 2023:

His Excellency Mr. Feng Tie, Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Denmark
Her Excellency Ms. Norma Bertha Pensado Moreno, Ambassador of Mexico to Denmark
His Excellency Mr. Michiel Maertens, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Belgium to Denmark
Her Excellency Ms. Stefania Rosini, Ambassador of Italy to Denmark
His Excellency Mr. David Akov, Ambassador of Israel to Denmark
Her Excellency Ms. Gabriella Jakab, Ambassador of Hungary to Denmark

The Dean of the Diplomatic Corps in Denmark, His Excellency Mr. Conrado Solari-Yrigoyen, addressed the guests with a keynote address and special welcome.

During the Award Ceremony, the involved Ambassadors from the Spring and Fall Semesters of 2023, presented the hand-signed graduation certificates to our bright students and outstanding graduates.

To conclude the special occasion, the ceremony was followed by a mesmerizing music performance by Soprano Yinuo Wang, who captivated all with her heavenly voice, and the eminent Polish violinist Nicole Bronder who gave a fantastic performance exquisite to the ear.

After an afternoon of celebration and delicate cuisine with exquisite drinks, in the fabulous surroundings of Restaurant MASH in Charlottenlund, we were all full of hope for the future and fueled by the passion of youth. We want to thank all involved embassies, ambassadors, and diplomats once again, for their unforgettable and warm-hearted welcome into their embassies and the overwhelming support we have received.

Our world faces complex challenges, and this event showcased the bright minds that will shape the future of diplomacy, policy-making, and global leadership. Their passion, creativity, and dedication are a true inspiration and invitation to never stop talking and always seek diplomatic solutions.

We are now in full preparations for the CSCD Youth Academy Spring Semester of 2024 as well as upcoming conferences for the spring of 2024. More information will follow soon, and in the meantime, we wish you all a wonderful day as we look forward to welcoming you to future events with food for thoughts and exquisite delicacies to boost your hunger and quench your thirst for knowledge.

The CSCD Youth Academy launched its first semester in the spring of 2022. Since then, we have had 3 successful semesters, with visits to Embassies from no less than 18 different countries. We are honoured to have been received with open arms and the distinguished Ambassadors from the respective countries, have warm-heartedly and with the utmost grace and dedication, received our talented top students from Danish Universities – giving our students a unique opportunity to gain invaluable insights into the fine art of diplomacy while obtaining hands-on experience and practical knowledge to enhance their future careers.

It is therefore with deepfelt gratitude that we after intense preparations are now receiving applications to a new and exciting semester for the Fall of 2023, where we will have no less than 6 new and exciting Embassy Visits.

If you (or someone you know) dream of a future within diplomacy and international affairs, this is a unique chance to gain hands-on experience, unique insights into the workings of diplomacy, and widen your network!

THE APPLICATION DEADLINE IS AUGUST 20^TH
Find more information here: CSCD Youth Academy
Or go directly to the application form: Click to Apply

We extend our deepfelt appreciation and thanks to all our Partners, Embassies, Ambassadors and Diplomats, Student Organisations, dedicated Students, Lecturers, and External Parties, who have made all this possible and enriched the journey with their vast knowledge, dedication, and invaluable presence.

We are delighted to continue the CSCD Youth Academy to foster Global Citizenship and Diplomatic Skills, and we are looking forward to continued collaborations and a brand new and exciting semester!

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For further information or if you have any questions on how to become a partner, please do not hesitate to contact us at [email protected].

All photo credits in the article: Hasse Ferrold and CSCD

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