Dubrovnik International University

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Dubrovnik International University (DIU) (DIU Libertas, or DIU Libertas International University) is a private university established in 2008 under the auspices of the

Operating under a joint partnership, Dubrovnik International University, and the University of Zadar are the first institutions to offer a Master of Arts linking several academic disciplines related to International Relations and Diplomacy. Graduate students can attend courses either at DIU or at the University of Zadar. Students will be able to choose a faculty member to serve as their dissertation mentor from either university's faculties.

The MA in International Relations and Diplomacy has four separate concentrations:^{[clarification needed]}

1. International Relations and Diplomacy: The concentration in International Relations and Diplomacy focuses on preparing students to be practitioners and analysts of foreign affairs and diplomacy in the global environment. Courses focuses on politics, international and national legal systems, security studies and current international affairs ranging from economic to ecological considerations.

2. Commercial Diplomacy: This concentration explores the connection between international institutions and global economics by looking at the role of international business and financial organizations in shaping transnational networks, global politics, conflict, and development.

3. The European Union: This concentration is designed to expand the understanding of how Europe has reached its current position, explain what structures, policies, laws and regulations form the EU, and examine how the contemporary politics of the EU - its institutional architecture, party politics, contested legitimacy, and ambiguous identity - will shape its future.

Dubrovnik School of International Business

The Dubrovnik School of International Business and Economics undergraduate program focuses on economics, management, accounting, and international law. Students are required to complete an internship. The Dean of the Dubrovnik School of International Business is Dr. Michael Gary O'Callaghan, advisor, representative and economist at the International Monetary Fund and macroeconomic advisor for USAID.

Professors and staff

DIU employs a group of international scholars and academics who teach at the university on a permanent basis and hosts visiting professors and lecturers each semester.

DIU’s community of international scholars includes professors that have taught at

• Ambassador Miomir Zuzul, Ph.D.
• Janice McCormick, Ph.D.
• Margaret Melady, Ph.D.
• Ambassador
  Thomas Melady
  , professor emeritus
• Michael Gary O'Callaghan, Ph.D.
• Damir Mladic, Ph.D.
• Ambassador Dr.iur. Christof Maria Fritzen
• Stjepan Krasić, professor emeritus
• Ambassador Zoran Jašić, Ph.D.

Facilities

The university has four classrooms and several offices for staff and professors located on a one floor of a wing of an ancient monastery.

See also

• List of universities in Croatia
• Education in Croatia

References

External links

• Dubrovnik International University (DIU) website

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