Joint postgraduate educational programme of the Diplomatic Academy and the CEVRO Institute college.
- for all who are interested in working in foreign services, be they public or private
- successful graduates obtain targeted recommendations from guarantors and lecturers when applying for related jobs
- Next study group launched: September 2025.
- Applications may be submitted until the end of August 2025.
+ MPA 2025 - Schedule - Fall 2025
| Date | Time | Topic | Lecturer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, September 20 | |||
| September 20 | 09:00–10:00 | Course Introduction | Svoboda/Štěpánek |
| September 20 | 10:00–13:00 | Political Ethics | Cyril Svoboda |
| September 20 | 14:00–18:00 | Underestimated Risks of Non-compliance with the Law | Jiří Tregler |
| Sunday, September 28 | |||
| September 28 | 09:00–13:00 | Introduction to Islamic Law, Practical Impact on Everyday Life | Jan Potměšil |
| September 28 | 14:00–18:00 | Etiquette and Protocol | Jakub Hladík |
| Saturday, September 27 | |||
| September 27 | 09:00–13:00 | The European Union, Perspectives on Its Development | Milena Vicenová |
| September 27 | 14:00–18:00 | Rhetoric – Practice | Regina Szymiková |
| Sunday, September 28 | |||
| September 28 | 09:00–13:00 | Introduction to Islamic Law, Practical Impact on Everyday Life | Jan Potměšil |
| September 28 | 14:00–18:00 | Etiquette and Protocol | Jakub Hladík |
| Saturday, October 18 | |||
| October 18 | 09:00–13:00 | National Security Concept of the Czech Republic and the Concept of Czech Foreign Policy | Jaromír Novotný |
| October 18 | 14:00–18:00 | Diplomatic and International Law | Cyril Svoboda |
| Sunday, October 12 | |||
| October 12 | 09:00–11:00 | Rhetoric | Cyril Svoboda |
| October 12 | 14:00–18:00 | Regional Conflicts | Jaromír Novotný |
| Sunday, October 19 | |||
| October 19 | 09:00–13:00 | Threats, Risks, Conflicts of the 21st Century | František Štěpánek |
| October 19 | 14:00–18:00 | Threats, Risks, Conflicts of the 21st Century | František Štěpánek |
| Saturday, November 1 | |||
| November 1 | 09:00–13:00 | Russia and NATO | Zdeněk Novák |
| November 1 | 14:00–18:00 | Internal Security | Jiří Rom |
| Saturday, November 22 | |||
| November 22 | 09:00–13:00 | European Integration Process | Vladimír Špidla |
| November 22 | 14:00–18:00 | Political Ethics | Cyril Svoboda |
| Sunday, December 7 | |||
| December 7 | 09:00–13:00 | Constitutional Dimensions of State Security | Cyril Svoboda |
| December 7 | 14:00–18:00 | Defense of Semester Paper | Cyril Svoboda |
Main expert guarantors
JUDr. Cyril Svoboda, a Czech politician and diplomat who has held ministerial posts in several governments, including as interior and foreign minister, was chairman of the Christian Democrats and was an MP in the Czech Parliament.
Tomáš Pojar, M.A., a diplomat, security analyst and vice-rector for foreign relations and further education who in the past served as director of the humanitarian organisation People in Needed, as deputy minister for foreign affairs and as Czech ambassador to Israel.
1. semester
Total 72 hours
Venue: Diplomatic Academy, Dlouhá 705/16, Praha 1
The course runs every Saturday and Sunday roughly once a month for a six-month period.
Lectures:
- European integration processes, the European Union and its perspective for development
- Russia and NATO
- Internal security
- 21. century threats, risks and conflicts
- Introduction to Islamic law
- Czech security and foreign policy
- Political ethics
- Rhetoric
Lecturers will include for instance:
- Cyril Svoboda, minister of interior and foreign affairs
- Zdeněk Novák, former director of the military intelligence service
- Vladimír Špidla, PM, minister of labour and social affairs and European Commissioner
- Milena Vicenová, minister of agriculture and ambassador to the European Union
- Jaromír Novotný, deputy minister of defence and ambassador to Japan
- František Štěpánek, chief of military intelligence
2. and 3. semesters
total 120 teaching hours + defence of seminar work and final paper
Venue: CEVRO Institut, Jungmannova 17, Praha 1
The course always takes place on Friday afternoon and Saturday (12 teaching hours of 40 mins), roughly once a month.
Lectures:
- Actors in Czech foreign police, economic interests and national defence
- Theory of security, strategic and crisis management
- Global economics
- Public tenders
- Parties and party systems
- Democratic and authoritarian regimes
- Diplomacy and intelligence services
- Foreign military missions and military diplomacy
- Multilateral organisations
- Industry’s defence and security role
- Cyber and energy security
- Migration, terrorism and hybrid threats
- Humanitarian aid and development cooperation
- Human rights and cooperation on transformation
- Transatlantic relations
- Relations with Germany, the Russian Federation, China and Israel
- Visegrad and Central Europe
- Meeting with a foreign ambassador
Lecturers will include for instance:
- Tomáš Pojar, deputy foreign minister and ambassador to Israel
- Alexandr Vondra, minister for foreign affairs, for European affairs and for defence
- Gen. Jiří Šedivý, chief of the General Staff
- Gen. Miroslav Štěpán, director of the Fire Service
- Jan Paďourek, deputy at the Office of Foreign Relations and Information
- Jiří Hynek, president of the Association for the Defence Industry
- Václav Bartuška, ambassador for energy security
- Petr Kolář, deputy foreign minister and ambassador to Ireland, Sweden, the USA and the Russian Federation
- Aleš Špidla, leading expert on cybersecurity
In addition instruction will be complemented by thematic conferences, seminars and lectures by international guests on topical issues organised within the framework of the CEVRO Institute college.
Contact details Diplomatic Academy:
Marcela Magátová
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Contact details CEVRO Institute:
Jiří Š. Cieslar, post-graduate studies secretary
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