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OYED Young Leaders´ Forums »

OYED runs the below Forums:
Cultural Diplomacy in Europe »
Cultural Diplomacy in Africa »
Europe Meets Latin America »
Europe Meets Russia »

Academy for Cultural Diplomacy »

Academy for CD »

Learn more about the Academy for Cultural Diplomacy

The Hon. Dirk Niebel talk to the MA Students of the Center for Cultural Diplomacy Studies »

Dirk Niebel (Former Minister of Economic Cooperation & Development of Germany) talks to the MA Students of the CCDS

Hon. Ruud Lubbers talks to Koen Wellink »

Ruud Lubbers (Former Prime Minister of the Netherlands) talks to CCDS Student Koen Wellink

Forthcoming International Conferences 2020 »

The International Symposium on Cultural Diplomacy »
"Cultural Diplomacy's Role in Widespread Global Conflicts Era"
(Berlin; July 23rd - 26th, 2020)

The International Symposium 2020 will therefore focus on” The Widespread Growing Global Conflicts Era”: from Superpowers Conflicts, International Trade-Wars, Climate Catastrophes, and Growing Poverty & Migration" through a program of lectures, discussions, debates, and cultural activities. (More »)

Germany 30 - The 30th Anniversary of the German Reunification »
Celebrating 30 Years of Reunited Germany: Looking Back & Forward after 30 Years
(Siegen, Bonn; October 1st - 4th, 2020)

The Academy for Cultural Diplomacy will celebrate in October 2020 the 30th anniversary of this unimaginable event by holding a conference that will reflect on and analyse the chain of these historic events and the way forward. (More »)

OYED Young Leaders' Forums »

OYED Young Leaders' Forums »
(Forthcoming Forums for 2019)

The OYED Young Leaders´ Forums are international networks of like-minded young individuals with an interest in developing, supporting and sustaining intercultural relations. Over the past decade the OYED Young Leaders´ Forum has grown to become one of Europe's largest independent cultural exchanges Forum.

To apply for the Young Leaders´ Forums, please click Here.

Forthcoming Weeklong Seminars for 2019 include:

Africa Meets Europe: A Forum for Young Leaders (AME) » Berlin; July 23rd - 26th, 2020	Cultural Diplomacy in Africa: A Forum for Young Leaders (CDA) » Berlin; July 23rd - 26th, 2020
Pakistan Meets the USA: A Forum for Young Leaders (PMUSA) » Washington D.C., September 20th - 24th, 2020	Afghanistan Meets the USA: A Forum for Young Leaders (AFMUSA) » Washington D.C., September 20th - 24th, 2020

Interviews »

An Interview with Minister Navin Dissanayake (Minister of Tourism and Sports of Sri Lanka)

Berlin; March 06th, 2015

An Interview with H.E. Judge Sanji Monageng (Vice President, International Criminal Court)

The Hague; February 05th, 2015

An Interview with H.E. Judge Daniel Nsereko (Judge, Special Tribunal for Lebanon)

The Hague; February 05th, 2015

An Interview with MP Ingrid de Caluwé (Member of the Dutch Parliament)

February 05th, 2015

An Interview with Appeals Counsel Dominika Svarc (International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia)

February 04th, 2015

Conference Reviews »

Reviews of the Young Leaders´ Forums Weeklong Seminars »

This page provides access to extensive event documentation and reviews about some of the Young Leaders´ Weeklong Seminars, including: written reviews, academic papers presented, lists of speakers, video interviews with speakers, and video recordings of lectures and panel discussions. (More »)

The International Symposium on Cultural Diplomacy in 2020 »

The International Symposium on Cultural Diplomacy in the Arab World »

International Symposium on Cultural Diplomacy in the Commonwealth »

International Symposium on Cultural Diplomacy in the USA »

Germany 30 - The 30th Anniversary of the German Reunification »

"Continuing the Fight of Brave People" Guy Verhofstadt - (Prime Minister of Belgium 1999-2008; Former Group Leader of the European Liberals and Democrats; Brexit Negotiator for the European Parliament) »

Borut Pahor - (President of the Republic of Slovenia) »

“30 years After the Fall; Say No to New Walls” Mukhisa Kituyi - (Secretary-General, UN Conference on Trade & Development, UNCTAD) »

"The Fight for European Freedom During the Baltic Revolutions in 1989" Maria Joao Rodrigues - (President of the Foundation for European Progressive Studies) »

“A Family Reunited –Regional and Local Authorities in the Council of Europe Working for Democracy, Human Rights and the Rule of Law” Andreas Kiefer - (Secretary General, Congress of Local and Regional Authorities, Council of Europe) »

“Borders and Peace in Europe Today" Luca Jahier - (President of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC)) »

Thomas Silberhorn - (State Secretary, Ministry of Defense of Germany) »

„After Freedom: The Roads to Flourishing“ Edmund Phelp - (Laureate of 2006 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences) »

“We Must Not Play with History” Ferenc Gyurcsány - (Former Prime Minister of Hungary) »

"History Did Not End, But Freedom Will Prevail Every Time" Roza Otunbayeva - (Former President of Kyrgyzstan) »

“Rebuilding fallen Walls? Is Pluralism under Threat Today?” Naheed Nenshi - (Mayor of Calgary, Canada) »

"Freedom of Movement and Brain Drain in the EU- Addressing the Challenge at all Levels" Emil Boc - (Mayor of Cluj-Napoca, Romania; Former Prime Minister of Romania) »

“The Growing Importance of Cities and their Role in defending Western Democracy” Jan Vapaavuori - (Mayor of Helsinki, Finland) »

„Fall of Walls and Raise of Human Rights from Berlin to Pristina“ Mytaher Haskuka - (Mayor of Prizren, Kosovo) »

''The Wall: from a City Divided to Europe United'' Vojko Obersnel - (Mayor of Rijeka, Croatia) »

“Unity Over Fear” Wilmot Collins - (Mayor of Helena, Montana, USA) »

Giorgi Tchigvaria - (Mayor of Kutaisi City Municipality) Berlin Wall 30 - The 30th Anniversary of the Fall of the Wall (Berlin; November 6th - 10th, 2019) »

“The Wall” Guillfred Besaril - (Minister Plenipotentiary of Aruba) »

“Could Berlin Philosophy Prevail?” Suat Caglayan - (Deputy Mayor of Izmir) »

“Age of Indifference” Eric Jack Pickles, Baron Pickles - (UK Special Envoy for Post-Holocaust Issues) »

„Del otro lado, from the other side, the US-Mexico Wall„ Vanessa Rubio Marquez - (Senator of the Mexican Congress) »

„Society, Economy & Banks – 1862, 1962, 2022“ Christian Leitz - (Head, Corporate Responsibility Management, UBS) »

"The Freedom after Freedom" Sanita Osipova - (Vice President, the Constitutional Court of Latvia) »

„Is the Berlin Wall broken Down? The Challenges of Today“ Liudmyla Denisova - (Ombudsman of Ukraine) »

Zaza Tavadze - (President of the Constitutional Court of Georgia) »

“If you Want Peace, prepare Justice - Confidence in the Judiciary, an Essential Value of the Rule of Law” Augustin LAZAR - (Former Prosecutor General of Romania) »

“It's not about the Wall. It's s about Freedom” Lora Vidovic - (Ombudswoman of Croatia) »

„United in Diversity, Divided in a Union. Past Trials, Current Challenges, Future Prospects“ Andreas Pottakis - (Ombudsman of Greece) »

Emil Constantinescu - (Former President of Romania) »

„Reflections on the Economic Recovery Miracle: Eastern Europe after the Fall of the Berlin Wall„ Marek Belka - (Former Prime Minister of Poland) »

“The Fall of the Berlin Wall and Building Global World” Hrant Bagratyan - (Former Prime Minister of Armenia) »

„Lessons from 30 Years of Common European Democracy“ Mogens Lykketoft - (Former Speaker of the Danish Parliament) »

REVERIEN NDIKURIYO - (President of the Senate of Burundi) »

Moses Cheboi - (Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Kenya) »

“Changes after Socialism in the Comparative Perspective” Leszek Balcerowicz - (Former President of The National Bank of Poland; Former Deputy Prim Minister of Poland) »

"The fall of the Berlin Wall and its Consequences on the European Union" Michèle Alliot-Marie - (Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of France) »

“Scandlines: The Freedom to Travel” Søren Poulsgaard Jensen - (CEO Scandlines Group) »

“30 years after the fall of the Berlin wall, what prospects for our strategy and architecture of security in Europe ?” Joëlle Garriaud-Maylam - (Member of the French Senate) »

“Not the End of History but a Turning Point” Bertel Haarder - (Senior Danish Minister) »

„Dynamics of Walls and Boundaries – Never as Intended but Inspire Change“ Rita Kieber-Beck - (Former Foreign Affairs Minister of Liechtenstein) »

“Something is There, that doesn't Love a Wall” Lena Nazaryan - (Vice President of National Assembly of Armenia) »

"New Walls Made of Old Bricks" Ranko Krivokapic - (Former President of the Parliament of Montenegro) »

"The Military, an Agent of Cultural Diplomacy" James B. Peake - (US Army General; Former US Secretary of Veterans Affairs) »

Kindiki Kithure - (Deputy Speaker of the Senate Kenya) »

"Walls in Our History and Opening up Our Minds" Valdis Zatlers - (Former President of Latvia) »

Young Leaders’ Forums

Academy for CD »

The International Symposium on Cultural Diplomacy » "Cultural Diplomacy's Role in Widespread Global Conflicts Era" (Berlin; July 23rd - 26th, 2020)

Germany 30 - The 30th Anniversary of the German Reunification » Celebrating 30 Years of Reunited Germany: Looking Back & Forward after 30 Years (Siegen, Bonn; October 1st - 4th, 2020)

OYED Young Leaders' Forums » (Forthcoming Forums for 2019)

Interviews »

An Interview with Minister Navin Dissanayake (Minister of Tourism and Sports of Sri Lanka)

An Interview with H.E. Judge Sanji Monageng (Vice President, International Criminal Court)

An Interview with H.E. Judge Daniel Nsereko (Judge, Special Tribunal for Lebanon)

An Interview with MP Ingrid de Caluwé (Member of the Dutch Parliament)

An Interview with Appeals Counsel Dominika Svarc (International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia)

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The International Symposium on Cultural Diplomacy »
"Cultural Diplomacy's Role in Widespread Global Conflicts Era"
(Berlin; July 23rd - 26th, 2020)

Germany 30 - The 30th Anniversary of the German Reunification »
Celebrating 30 Years of Reunited Germany: Looking Back & Forward after 30 Years
(Siegen, Bonn; October 1st - 4th, 2020)

OYED Young Leaders' Forums »
(Forthcoming Forums for 2019)