All: further to John’s email I attach a mini bio on Professor Joseph
Mifsud and some examples of his engagement with the University.
Best
wishes

Bio
Professor Misfud is Academic Director, London Academy of Diplomacy,
and was formerly foreign affairs representative of Malta and assistant
to the Maltese Foreign Secretary. He has significant expertise as a
former diplomat and has excellent networks and international
connections. He is a member of the International Forum of Diplomatic
Training and teaches in the areas of international security,
immigration management and on the theory and practice of diplomacy,
key areas of international market growth and demand. Together with
the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Croatia he co-organises the Annual
Global Symposium for Junior Diplomats in Dubrovnik. In addition, he
is the UNESCO Hon. Professor in Globastics for Lemonosov Moscow
State
University. He is on the Board of the London Centre for International
Legal Practice (elected position); on the Editorial Board of the
Commonwealth Law Bulletin, on the Board of the European Council for
Foreign Relations and current chair of the Press Awarding Body for the
London Foreign Press Association.
Also see www.stir.ac.uk/events/homepageevents/name-122270-en.html

Professor Mifsud is a professorial fellow in Arts & Humanities working
on:

·
developing a module on Foreign Policy Analysis bringing in
his knowledge on issues of Diplomacy, Security and the World Order
that can be listed as part of our offerings for the MSc ICC and DDipl.
·
developing the content, promotion and support for the new
DDipl degree and begin developing a module for this degree.

 ·
Contributing to a module and dissertation supervision to the
BITD degree in academic session 2015-16.
·
Giving lectures and masterclasses as part of the
undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in Politics, International
Politics and International Conflict and Co-operation at Stirling.

He has already proven himself as an ambassador for the University of
Stirling:

·
His expertise and connections have been used to develop a
number of new initiatives in the Division of History and Politics,
including the creation of diplomatic simulations and new courses on
diplomatic practice. Professor Misfud brought on board a number of
adjunct faculty/senior retired UK diplomats to deliver the training
and add value to the courses.
·
History and Politics is in the early stages of developing a
new partnership with the University of Rijeka (Croatia) and the
Croatian Foreign Office to deliver a course aimed at building capacity
in European governance in the Balkans. It is anticipated that the
programme will be ready by summer 2016. The partnership will give
Stirling academics a forum to play a key role in a broader European
regional development agenda.
·
He ensured the University of Stirling was represented in the
INTO Angolan deal which has led to 10 students. Without Professor
Misfud’s interventions the University of Stirling would not have
achieved such a good profile with the Angolan Embassy nor have
achieved these numbers.
·
He played a key role in facilitating contacts with the
Vietnamese government regarding our co-operation with Vietnamese
universities, and supporting the new Masters programmes in Culture,
Media and Communication in-country.
He regularly “flies the University of Stirling flag” at high profile
international events. Examples include:

 ·
Attendance of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting
in
Malta (adviser to the Malta PM), November, 2015
·
Valdai Board meeting in Moscow (with President Putin,
President Nazarbayev, Kazakhstan and President Aliyev (Azerbaijan),
November 2015
·

Chair of EU Presidency Meeting in Malta, December 2015

·
Chair of the Higher education council for the Government of
Croatia (appointed external Chair in December 2015 for two years)
·
Advisor role for the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and
Higher Education on Internationalisation as from 1st of December 2015
(six months renewable).
·
Key Note Speaker on internationalisation for the Santander
Rectors Conference in Las Palmas in Spain, December 2015
·
Briefing on Yemen - Saudi Intervention (EU Parliament
Brussels), January 2016
·
Briefing on Brexit (Russian Duma - lower and upper house
Foreign Affairs Committee), January 2016
·
He chaired the Committee of the Regions annual conference in
Brussels, January 2016
·
Attended the UN secretary general London meeting, February
2016
·
Attendance at the Marrakesh Security Forum, Morocco, February
2016.

  

Subject: Workshop on 13th

Colleagues, (cc DPS, Dean Internationalisation, Director DEA, Dean of
FAH, Faculty Manager, FAH)

Just a brief note to outline the purpose of the informal workshop with
ProfessorJoseph Mifsud next week. I know some of you have met him
before but this presents an opportunity to explore the opportunities
that Professor Mifsud can bring to the University and to each of you
as individuals. He has truly global contacts in the world of diplomacy
and is on first name terms with a wide variety of ambassadors from
across the globe. [Kerry, could you circulate a brief CV to everyone
please.7]

In his dealings with many governmentrepresentatives, he is often
asked to facilitate courses (academic and professional) for diplomats
and other government sponsored students from masters level to
doctorate, and to provide consultancy on various areas of diplomatic
concern energy, human rights, security). In the recent past, his
first port of call has been to Stirling and in some cases we have been
able to respond positively. However, too often we don't have the
'agility' or capacity to respond quickly enough and the opportunities
pass us by. The purpose of this informal workshop is therefore to
allow us to explore how best we can respond -- what areas we see as
best for us, what types of opportunities suit us best etc.

Professor Mifsud will present a range of ideas briefly at the
beginning of the workshop and we will then discuss them together.

I look forward to meeting you then.

 

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