Diplomatic Academy of Vienna

International affairs school in Vienna, Austria

Diplomatic Academy of Vienna
Diplomatische Akademie Wien École des Hautes Études Internationales de Vienne

Type	Independent public postgraduate institution
Established	1754 (as the Oriental Academy) 1964 (as the Diplomatic Academy of Vienna) 1996 (granted independent public institution status)
Director	Ambassador Emil Brix
Academic staff	96
Students	182
Location	Vienna , Austria
Campus	Urban
Affiliations	APSIA
Website	da-vienna.ac.at

The Diplomatic Academy of Vienna (DA; German: Diplomatische Akademie Wien), also known as the Vienna School of International Studies, is a postgraduate professional school based in Vienna, Austria, with focused training for students and professionals in the areas of international affairs, political science, law, languages, history and economics.^[1] It is the oldest diplomatic academy in the world.

The school is an affiliate member school of the Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs in Austria.^[2] The Diplomatic Academy's director (since 2017) is Ambassador Emil Brix (b. 1956 in Vienna), an Austrian diplomat and historian.^[3]

History

The academy was originally established by Empress Maria Theresa in 1754 as the Oriental Academy, for the purpose of training young diplomats to represent the Habsburg Empire abroad.

The school was renamed multiple times and reorganized over the centuries, and it eventually gained independent public institution status in 1996.^[4] Given its roots, the Diplomatic Academy claims to be the oldest school of its kind, one that is dedicated to professional foreign affairs training.^[5]

Academics

The school confers PhD degrees, Master's degrees and postgraduate diplomas upon its graduates. It offers graduate degrees only. Students may choose to pursue a two-year program that leads towards either a Master of Advanced International Studies (MAIS, or M.A.I.S.) or a Master of Science in Environmental Technology and International Affairs (MSc ETIA) degree.

Master of Advanced International Studies is a masters's degree exclusively awarded for the completion of a postgraduate program at the Diplomatic Academy of Vienna. It includes compulsory subjects from the four faculties in International Relations, International Law, International Economics and History.^[6] The regular completion takes two years and requires 120 ECTS.

The MAIS program is run in conjunction with the University of Vienna, while the MSc ETIA courses are offered in partnership with the Technical University of Vienna. A one-year "Diploma Programme" is also available to postgraduates.^[2]

Directors

Ernst Florian Winter, 1964–1967
Robert Friedinger-Pranter, 1967
Johannes Coreth, 1967–1968
Arthur Breycha-Vauthier, 1968–1975
Emanuel Treu, 1975–1976
Arthur Breycha-Vauthier, 1976–1977
Johannes Coreth, 1977–1978
Heinrich Pfusterschmid-Hardtenstein, 1978–1986
Alfred Missong jun., 1986–1994
Paul Leifer, 1994–1999
Ernst Sucharipa, 1999–2003
Jiří Gruša, 2004–2008
Hans Winkler, 2008–2017
Emil Brix, 2017–present^[7]

Notable people

A number of prominent figures in politics, economics and law have associations with the Diplomatic Academy:

Celso Amorim – former Brazilian Minister of Defence and Foreign Minister and ambassador to the United Kingdom. Amorim graduated from the academy in 1967.
Jiří Gruša – Czech poet and former Czech ambassador to Austria. Served as the academy's director from 2005 to 2009.
Valentin Inzko – Austrian diplomat, former High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina. Graduated in 1974.
Jan Kickert (born 1964) – Austrian Permanent Representative to the United Nations.
Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović – 4th President of the Republic of Croatia.
Heinz Schaden – Austrian Social Democratic Party politician and former mayor of Salzburg. Attended DA in the 1980s.
Kurt Waldheim – former President of Austria and Secretary-General of the United Nations. Graduated from the academy (then known as the Vienna Consular Academy) in 1939.
Igor Lukšić – Foreign Minister of Montenegro and former Prime Minister. Graduated in 1999.
Zoran Kalabić - Serbian businessman, humanist and a benefactor, gratuated in 2012.

References

^ "Diplomatic Academy of Vienna". www.da-vienna.ac.at. Diplomatic Academy. Archived from the original on 15 February 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
^ ^a ^b "Diplomatic Academy of Vienna Profile". APSIA website. Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs. Archived from the original on 15 December 2011. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
^ "The DA welcomes its new director, Emil Brix". Diplomatic Academy of Vienna. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
^ Pfusterschmid-Hardtenstein, Heinrich (2008). A Short History of the Diplomatic Academy of Vienna (PDF). Vienna: Diplomatic Academy of Vienna. p. 58. ISBN 978-3-902021-57-1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-19. Retrieved 2012-02-15.
^ "The History of the Diplomatic Academy of Vienna". Diplomatic Academy of Vienna. Archived from the original on 28 December 2011. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
^ "MAIS". Vienna School of International Studies. Retrieved 2023-06-03.
^ "History - Vienna School of International Studies". www.da-vienna.ac.at. Retrieved 2023-07-02.

External links

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The Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs

Member schools
North America	American University American University School of International Service Boston University Pardee School of Global Studies Carleton University Norman Paterson School of International Affairs Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University Duke University Sanford School of Public Policy Florida International University Steven J. Green School of International and Public Affairs George Washington University Elliott School of International Affairs Georgetown University Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service Georgia Institute of Technology Sam Nunn School of International Affairs^[1] Harvard University John F. Kennedy School of Government^[2] Johns Hopkins University Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies Pennsylvania State University Penn State School of International Affairs^[3] Princeton University Princeton School of Public and International Affairs Stanford University Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies Syracuse University Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs Texas A&M University The Bush School of Government and Public Service Tufts University The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy University of California, San Diego UC San Diego School of Global Policy and Strategy University of Denver Josef Korbel School of International Studies University of Maryland, College Park University of Maryland School of Public Policy University of Michigan Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy University of Minnesota Humphrey School of Public Affairs University of Pittsburgh University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public and International Affairs University of Southern California USC Master of Public Diplomacy program The University of Texas at Austin Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs University of Toronto Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy University of Washington Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies Yale University Yale Jackson School of Global Affairs^[4]
Europe	Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies of Geneva - IHEID Hertie School Stockholm School of Economics University of St. Gallen Master International Affairs and Governance program Sciences Po Paris School of International Affairs - formally known as Institut d'Études Politiques de Paris IE University School of Politics, Economics, and Global Affairs Moscow State Institute of International Relations Saint Petersburg State University School of International Relations
Asia	Yonsei University Graduate School of International Studies Seoul National University Graduate School of International Studies Korea University Graduate School of International Studies National University of Singapore Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy Ritsumeikan University Graduate School of International Relations
South America
Africa
Oceania	University of Queensland

Affiliate member schools
North America	Arizona State University Thunderbird School of Global Management Balsille School of International Affairs University of Waterloo Wilfrid Laurier University Centre for International Governance Innovation Baruch College Marxe School of Public and International Affairs Brandeis University The Heller School for Social Policy and Management Carnegie Mellon University Institute for Politics and Strategy DePaul University International Studies Program Fordham University Graduate Program in International Political Economy and Development George Mason University Schar School of Policy and Government New York University Wagner Graduate School of Public Service North Carolina State University School of Public and International Affairs Pepperdine University School of Public Policy San Francisco State University Department of International Relations Seton Hall University School of Diplomacy and International Relations University of Georgia University of Georgia School of Public and International Affairs University of Miami Master of Arts in International Administration program University of Oregon Department of International Studies Middlebury College Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey College of William & Mary
South America	Universidad Austral Escuela de Política, Gobierno y Relaciones Internacionales Universidad Externado de Colombia
Europe	University of Trento School of International Studies Diplomatic Academy of Vienna - Vienna School of International Studies Prague University of Economics and Business Jan Masaryk Centre for International Studies Institut Barcelona d'Estudis Internacionals - IBEI Barcelona Centre for International Affairs Pompeu Fabra University University of Barcelona Autonomous University of Barcelona Polytechnic University of Catalonia Open University of Catalonia University of Geneva
Africa	Al Akhawayn University
Asia	ADA University School of Public and International Affairs Waseda University Graduate School of Asia-Pacific Studies Utsunomiya University Graduate School of International Studies International University of Japan Graduate School of International Relations Nanyang Technological University S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies National Chengchi University College of International Affairs Fudan University School of International Relations and Public Affairs International University of Japan Graduate School of International Relations Utsunomiya University
Oceania	Monash University Master of International Relations program University of Sydney

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