International and Diplomatic Studies

Overview

The core values of the International and Diplomatic Studies program from University of Economics, Prague are: comprehensive understanding of the subject, integrity of theory and practice, emphasis on ethical and environmental dimension of decision-making, and respect for the multicultural aspects of the international environment.

Professional know-how 

A graduate: 

• has deep interdisciplinary knowledge of international economics, international policy, international law, international security, and ties between these disciplines both on a theoretical and applied level; 

• understands the current globalization process and its consequences from the global, state, and also world's regions (including the European region) perspective; 

• knows principles of foreign policy analysis, foreign policy making of particular countries, and understands the role of the great powers, European Union and other actors in the contemporary world; 

• has knowledge of diplomatic practice, preventive diplomacy, international negotiations, diplomatic protocol and etiquette, and diplomatic and consular law; 

• can process and prepare research projects due to know-how acquired during studies abroad. 

Graduates' profiles, labour market and job opportunities 

Graduates are prepared for independent managerial, conceptual and diplomatic work in a current dynamic international environment. Based on their deep interdisciplinary 

knowledge, they are equipped with strategic decision-making for such an environment. 

The graduates can work as: career diplomats, executives of international institutions at a state-wide or regional level, executives in European and international political or economic institutions and organizations, top-level managers and conceptual workers of international projects in NGOs, UN agencies, and other international public or private institutions, research workers, professional analysts, and also employees in mass media.