The Mohammed bin Mubarak Al Khalifa Academy for Diplomatic Studies today held a remote consultative meeting titled “Diplomatic Training in the Time of Covid-19”.
The virtual session, the first in the region, saw the participation of more than 20 executive directors of regional and international diplomatic institutions.
This meeting, which reflects the global pandemic crisis, highlighted the practices of academic institutions and produced a new trend towards redesigning programmes and training courses in light of current changes.
Various practices in the field of diplomatic training were reviewed during the virtual meeting which highlights also prominent differences and similarities between synchronous and asynchronous learning.
The participants also discussed digital diplomacy that dominates the current scene in light of the pandemic outbreak. A number of recommendations were brought forth, stressing the need to develop diplomatic training plans in a manner that takes into account primarily the factors of flexibility and speedy adaptation.