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Our Academicians were at Estonia for the EU Digital Diplomacy Project

Our University’s Erasmus Coordinator and Faculty Member of the Department of Economics in English Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ahmet Oğuz Demir and Head of Political Science and International Relations Department Assoc. Prof. Dr. Uğur Yasin Asal attended the meetings held in Estonia within the scope of the European Union (EU) Project entitled “Digital Diplomacy: Building the Common Future with Technology”, in which Istanbul Ticaret University is one of the partners.

Meetings entitled “Teach the Trainers” and “Management Meeting” were held within the scope of the event. Within the framework of these meetings, prominent Estonian experts specialized in digital diplomacy, such as Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ambassador for Digital Affairs, Ms. Nele Leosk, and Accelerate Estonian State Relations and Communications Head, Ms. Anett Numa, gave trainings. Faculty members from Estonian Tartu University also attended the trainings.

Academicians from partner universities of the project including Istanbul Ticaret University from Türkiye, Istanbul University, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart from Italy, University of Ljubljana from Slovenia and University of Bucharest from Romania participated in the event. Diplomats and academicians shared their knowledge on digital diplomacy, digital governance and innovative teaching practices.