As we prepare for our Open House on March 7 at the Campus Sud des Métiers in beautiful Nice, France, we are delighted to share some details of our program , trips abroad, Music & Diplomacy, vacations , etc.

This information will also be available in our monthly newsletter, “Bulletin de la Baie des Anges” : https://trocaderoforum-institute.org/welcome-to-our-newsletter/

Let’s look at some of the highlights of the first Semester :

September

September 7 : we open our doors and classes begin at 9h00 .

Jorge Chaminé and Ellen Wasylina will welcome the first cohort of students , followed by a visit to the Opera de Nice and the next day , a Masterclass by Jorge .

On September 9, Ambassador Omar Samad will launch the first course, “Principles of Diplomacy”

On September 14, Admiral Gérard Valin will kick off the second week of classes with “Vision and Foresight”.

On September 21, Dr Professor Andreas Windisch will do a three-day workshop on “Sustainable AI”.

On September 28, our Turkish colleagues, Drs. professors Nursin Ateşoğlu Güney and Visne Korkmaz , will finish the month of September and begin October with their courses , “Introduction to Geopolitics” and “History of International Relations in the Mediterranean”.

October

On October 5, our partner , the Centre Européen de Musique (CEM) will deliver its first 2-day seminar on “The History of Cultural Diplomacy , followed by a Masterclass with Jorge Chaminé .

The week of October 12th, will include classes in Economic Diplomacy, Cybersecurity and an introductory course on Russia .

Our first outing on October 16-18 will take us to visit the Palais de la Paix in Geneva with Carole Grimaud and a visit to the 3rd generation Luisier winery .

October 19-30, Dr Rebel Hanna will deliver a three-day workshop on “Ethical Leadership”, finishing off the month of October with Gustav Magnusson and his course on “Foundations in Urbanism, as well as the continuation of Economic Diplomacy .

November

We continue with Economic Diplomacy in the first week of November , as well as the suite of Ambassador Samad’s course in hybrid format in Principles of Diplomacy .

The week of November 9, Dr Nursin Güney will teach the rest of her course in hybrid format , and Dr Khanssa Lagdami will deliver her course in person on “Introduction to Maritime Law”.

On November 17 and 18, Dr Anca Goron will deliver a two-day workshop on “AI Governance and Global Policy”

During the week of November 23, our Cybersecurity course and a live Cybersecurity exercise will take place, followed by our annual Thanksgiving dinner on November 28.

December

November 30 is Review week

Our Christmas party and concert will take place on Saturday December 5.

December 7 is Exam week

Christmas break : December 14 – January 10, 2027

Stay tuned for Semester 2 in an upcoming post !