| Native Name: | Escuela Diplomática |
| Native Name Lang: | es |
| Formation: | 1942 |
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| Founding Location: | Madrid |
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| Type: | Educational institution |
| Purpose: | international civil service, diplomacy, international law, international relations |
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| Location: | Paseo de Juan XXIII, 5, 28040 Madrid, Spain |
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| Affiliations: | Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation |
The Diplomatic School of Spain (Escuela Diplomática in Spanish) is an official institution dependent on the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation. It was constituted in 1942 and is located in Madrid.[1]
Its main mission is training new Spanish diplomats as civil servants. It also focuses on the training of officials serving abroad and those aspiring to a career in international civil service, among other functions. The Master's degree course in international relations is offered in collaboration with the mainstream Spanish universities, among them the Complutense University of Madrid. Previously the master's degree was titled Curso de Estudios Internacionales, or Course of International Studies, which brings together both Spanish and foreign students in the fields of diplomacy, and imparts a general education focused on international law and international relations.
Admission to the master's degree programme is based on a competitive exam which assesses the candidates knowledge of international relations. There is no fixed syllabus for this exam, rather the questions are based on international affairs at the date of the exam.
The Diplomatic School of Spain offers the following courses, apart from the selective course for civil servants in diplomatic career:
Each year, the Kings of Spain attend the commencement ceremony together with the Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Directors of the Diplomatic School since 1942:[2]
Among former students, the following personalities stand out:
Foreign Affairs and Cooperation
People's Party (Spain)
Literature
At its headquarters, the annual exams of Juristic Interpreters take place, by the Office of jurors, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The Spanish Association of Professors of International Law and International Relations (Asociación Española de Profesores de Derecho Internacional y Relaciones Internacionales = AEPDIRI) and the Spanish Commission for Cooperation with UNESCO have their headquarters. There is also the Asociación de antiguos alumnos de la Escuela diplomática (Association of former students of the Diplomatic School.)