The UNI.LU DIPLOMACY PROJECT is a student-centered, non-profit, cultural project of the University of Luxembourg dedicated to promoting the study and understanding of the major issues of international affairs. The project is organised in cooperation with the Italian Embassy in Luxembourg.

Through its activities (round tables, conferences, lectures, publications) the project aims to deepen knowledge, promote debate, and propose solutions to the challenges of European and international politics.

The students are at the heart of the UNI.LU DIPLOMACY PROJECT

Through the Young Researchers Committee, they help define the key topics of the project, select the speakers, and plan the events. In the course “Diplomacy in the Contemporary World”, they work towards joint publications on current issues and the role of diplomacy in an increasingly complex and interconnected world.

The project involves leading scholars as advisors for the policy-oriented research with an equally strong commitment to education and training, conferences, and advice on international trends.

Its work is characterized by an interdisciplinary approach and favors the active involvement of institutional actors, research centers, think tanks and analysts in the field of international relations.

THE UNI.LU DIPLOMACY PROJECT GOVERNANCE

Team:

Chair: Dżulieta HARUTJUNJAN
Secretary: Kyriakos KIOURANAS
Social Media Officer: Alessandra FERRANTE
Members: Isabelle DE LEON, Alina TERESZKIEWICZ, Jonathan GROBE, Rafael ZIMMER DOS SANTOS, Berin BANDER

Events

• 22 March 2024 – Transatlantic Affairs Forum
• 8 May 2024 – Gastrodiplomacy: A “New” Old Way to Build Bridges
• 1 July 2024 – Decoding the UN Resolution on the Srebrenica Genocide
• 2 July 2024 – Master Class: From Genocide to UN Resolution – Srebrenica in the International Community
• 23 October 2024 – Roundtable Discussion on Women, Peace, and Security with U.S. Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security, Dr. Bonnie Jenkins
• 10 January 2025 – Study Visit to the European Court of Justice
• 27 February 2025 – Can EU Enlargement Work?
• 28 March 2025: Conference “AI and Human Rights: Ethical Challenges and Opportunities”
• 3 April 2025: Conference “Energy, Security and Climate Change: Navigating to a Sustainable Future?”
• 7 May 2025: Discussion with Ban Ki-Moon, President of the Council and Assembly of the Global Green Growth Institute and Former Secretary-General of the UN
• 9 December 2025: The Swiss 2026 OSCE Chairpersonship – Challenges & Priorities; with Ambassador Benno Laggner
• 6 March 2026: Visit to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Luxembourg; Discussion with Mr. Xavier Bettel, Minister for Foreign Affairs
• 17 April 2026: Visit to the European Court of Justice
• 23 April 2026: Discussion with Mr. Fariz Rzayev, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan
• 21 May 2026: When Law meets War without Limits

Uni.lu Diplomacy Lab Paper Series

• April 2024: Theory and Practice of Contemporary Diplomacy: Instructions for Use
• April 2023: Diplomacy in the Post-Globalized World : New Challenges and Strategic Priorities