PROFESSOR NABIL AYAD, PHD - Innovations

In August, 2010, Professor Ayad joined the University of East Anglia - London Campus, and established the London Academy of Diplomacy (LAD) where he introduced the following Masters Degrees:

  • Internatinal Diplomacy
  • International Business and Diplomacy
  • International Security and Diplomacy
  • International Communication and Diplomacy
  • Translation, Interpreting and Diplomacy

In 2012, in recognition of contribution to international diplomatic training, Professor Ayad collected the Award of the Year 2012 from Diplomat Magazine reconizing the contribution of the Academy to diplomacy in London and beyond.

 

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MA International Business and Diplomacy MA International Business and Diplomacy At the UEA London launch, April 2011. From left to right: HE Mr George Liswaniso, High Commissioner for Namibia to the Court of St James’s; Professor Nabil Ayad, Director, London Academy of Diplomacy; Professor Edward Acton, Vice Chancellor, University of East Anglia and HE Ms Ana Maria Carrera, Embassy of Angola to the Court of St James’s

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From left to right: HE Mr Alexander Piletsky, Ambassador of Belize to Austria and Permanent Representative to UNIDO; HE Dr Benita Ferrero-Waldner, President of Euro Américan Foundation and former EU External Relations Commissioner and Foreign Minister of Austria; and Professor Nabil Ayad, Director, London Academy of Diplomacy

 

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HE Mrs Frances Guy, British Ambassador to Lebanon (centre front row), Professor Nabil Ayad, Director, London Academy of Diplomacy, Professor Daryl Copeland, Senior Adviser, Strategic Planning and Policy, Foreign Affairs Canada (right) and a group of candidates on the Diplomacy programme. Ambassador Guy gave a talk on the Role of Diplomacy in Science and Technology’. 09 April, 2011

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Dr. Richard Harvey, Director of Admissions, University of East Anglia and Dean London Campus; Mr Martin Halsall, Chief Operations Officer, INTO UEA London (back row); Professor Nabil Ayad, Rector, London Academy of Diplomacy; Mr Roger McNally, Course Leader MA International Security and Diplomacy (second row centre); Miss Angel Fu, Consultant and Interpreter with a group of 22 Chinese officials who are attending a training programme in Environmental Tax Policy and Legislation at the London Academy of Diplomacy, University of East Anglia. The group are sponsored by the National Development and Reform Commission, People’s Republic of China. August 2011

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His Excellency Mr Khaled Al-Duwaisan, Ambassador of the State of Kuwait to the Court of St James’s and Doyen of the London Diplomatic Corps receiving an Honorary Doctorate from Professor Edward Acton , Vice – Chancellor , University of East Anglia and to his right Professor Nabil Ayad , Rector , London Academy of Diplomacy , University of East Anglia . March 2012

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(R-L) Dr Richard Harvey, UEA Director of Admissions and Dean UEA London ; Professor Joseph Mifsud, President Euro-Mediterranean University (EMUNI), Republic of Slovenia; Mr Alex Ellis, Director of Strategy at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office ; Professor Edward Acton, Vice-Chancellor, University of East Anglia ;Sir David Miers, KBE, CMG, former British Ambassador to Lebanon, Greece and The Netherlands and Head, Middle Eastern Department, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, London ;Professor Nabil Ayad, Rector, London Academy of Diplomacy, UEA London ; HE Ms Frances Guy, Senior Adviser on the Middle East at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, London and former British Ambassador to Lebanon and Yemen ; HE Dr Muhammad Shaaban, UN Under-Secretary General for General Assembly Affairs and Conference Management and former Assistant to the Egyptian Foreign Minister and Ambassador to the European Union, Denmark, Lithuania, Luxembourg and Belgium; Professor Daryl Copeland, Module Leader, Science, Technology and International Policy, London Academy of Diplomacy, and former Senior Advisor, Strategic Policy and Planning, Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAIT)

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HE Dr Hans Winkler, Director, Diplomatic Academy of Vienna and former State Secretary for European and International Affairs, Austrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs HE Ms Kamela Palma, Belize High Commissioner to the Court of St James’s, London and Professor Nabil Ayad , Rector , London Academy of Diplomacy

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(centre) HE Professor Franco Frattini, President of the Alcide De Gasperi Foundation; President of The Italian Society for International Organization and former Italian Minister for Foreign Affairs ,Professor Joseph Mifsud, President Euro-Mediterranean ,University (EMUNI), Republic of Slovenia Professor Nabil Ayad, Rector, London Academy of Diplomacy, UEA London

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Professor Enzo Scotti, President, Link University and former Minister of State, Italian Ministry for Foreign Affairs , Professor Nabil Ayad, Professor Joseph Mifsud, Professor Claire Smith with the Italian Generals who attended a training programme on International Security which was organised by Link Campus University and London Academy of Diplomacy. Rome , October 2012

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Dr Richard Harvey, Dean of UEA London, Professor Nabil Ayad, Rector of the London Academy of Diplomacy (LAD) and Professor Joseph Mifsud, Director of International Strategic Development of LAD with graduates , April 2013

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(From left) Mr Rudi Guraziu, CEO of IBDE; Keynote speaker: H.E. Mrs Mimoza Kusari-Lila, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Trade & Industry, Republic of Kosovo; Professor Nabil Ayad, Rector of LAD, UEA London; Dr Richard Harvey, Dean of UEA London and Director of Admissions and Internationalisation of UEA