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Master & PhD Programs, Certificate Programs & Distance-Learning Programs
The Center for Monetary Research & Studies (CMRS) and the Furtwangen University (HFU) offer Academic Programs in Economics, Business and Cultural Diplomacy ranging from Distance Learning Programs to Master's and PhD Programs.

MA Program in International Economics, Business & Cultural Diplomacy »
 PhD Program with concentration on International Relation, Economics & Cultural Diplomacy »
Professional Development Program in Cultural Diplomacy, Sustainable Development & the Global Markets » E-Learning Program in Cultural Diplomacy, Sustainable Development & the Global Markets »

Forthcoming Events

Skopje Cultural Diplomacy Forum 2025 »
“Sustainable Development and Cultural Diplomacy - Fostering Global Partnerships”
(Skopje; May 19th - 22nd, 2025)

Speakers for the Forum included (among others) the following dignitaries:
Gjorge Ivanov
President of the Republic of Macedonia (2009-19)		 Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova
6th President of North Macedonia		 Timčo Mucunski
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Northe Macedonia

REVIEWS – BERLIN ECONOMIC FORUM 2010-2034

Berlin Economic Forum 2025 »
"International Business, Sustainable Investments & Environmental Projects for Advancing Global Development, Democracy and Peace"
(Berlin; March 3-6th, 2025)

Speakers for the Forum included (among others) the following Dignitaries:
Carlos James
Minister of Tourism of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 		 Pablo Hernández de Cos
70th Governor of the Bank of Spain 2018-24		 Charles Fernandez
Minister of Tourism, Investment and Development of Antigua & Barbuda
Mikael Cassar
Deputy Executive Director of the European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA)		 Már Guðmundsson
Governor of the Central Bank of Iceland 2019		 Etleva Kadilli
Regional Director for Eastern and Southern Africa, UNICEF
Miguel Monteiro
President, Board of Directors,  Cape Verde Stock Exchange		 Rajeeva Bandaranaike
Chief Executive Officer, Colombo Stock Exchange		 Sok Hour Hong
CEO of the Cambodia Securities Exchange (CSX)
Andrian Iastremschi
President of the Moldovan Stock Exchange		 Luitpold Prinz von Bayern
Head of König Ludwig Schlossbrauerei		 Mohammed Omran
Ex-Chairman of the Financial Regulatory Authority & the Egyptian Exchange
Martin Frick
Director of the WFP Global Office Berlin		 Sandris Laganovskis
Director, Cooperation &Partnerships, EU Intellectual Property Office		 Jean-Philippe Chauzy
Chief of Mission, IOM Germany

Berlin Economic Forum 2023 »
"Sustainable Business & Responsible Investments"
(Berlin; March 6th - 10th, 2023)

Speakers for the Forum included (among others) the following dignitaries:
Abdulla Shahid
(Minister of Foreign Affairs of Maldives)		 Vera Kamtukule
(Minister of Tourism of Malawi)		 Shakhwan Abdullah Ahmad Dalawi
(Vice President of the Iraqi Federal Parliament)
Joël Randriamandranto
(Minister of Tourism of Madagascar)		 Dato’ Sri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah
(Minister of Culture of Malaysia)		 Nqobizitha Mangaliso Ndlovu
(Minister of Environment, Climate, Tourism & Hospitality Industry of Zimbabwe)
 

Berlin Economic Forum 2019 »
"Sustainable Business & Responsible Investments"
(Berlin; March 6th - 10th, 2019)

Speakers for the Forum included (among others) the following dignitaries:
Dionisio D’Aguilar
(Minister of Tourism and Aviation of the Bahamas) 		Carl Barrington Greenidge
(Vice-President and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Guyana)		 Abdulaziz Akkulov
(Chairman of the State Committee of Uzbekistan for Tourism Development)
Anil Kumarsingh Gayan
(Minister of Tourism and Leisure of Mauritius)		 Faizullah Zaki
(Minister of Labour and Social Affairs)		 Jaber Abed Khachi
(Deputy Minister of Municipalities, Construction, Housing and Public Works of Iraq)

Berlin Economic Forum 2018 »
"Sustainable Economies & Responsible Investments"
Berlin; March 6th - 11th, 2018)

Speakers for the Forum included (among others) the following dignitaries:
Gordon Brown
Former Prime Minister of the UK		 Irina Bokova
Former Director-General of UNESCO		 Brian Cowen
Former Prime Minister of Ireland
Matti Vanhanen
Former Prime Minister of Finland		 Aleqa Hammond
Former Prime Minister of Greenland		 John Agyekum Kufuor
Former President of Ghana
Nika Gilauri
Former Prime Minister of Georgia		 Rosen Plevneliev
Former President of Bulgaria		 Mir Ghazanfar Ali Khan
Governor of Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Mmantsetsa Marope
Director, International Bureau of Education, UNESCO		 Nikolina Angelkova
Minister of Tourism of the Republic of Bulgaria 		Béatrice Wertli
Secretary General of the CVP Switzerland Party
Zlatko Lagumdzija
Former Prime Minister of B&H		 Ahmed bin Nasser Al Mahrizi
Minister of Tourism of the Sultanate of Oman		 Hamat Bah
Minister of Tourism of Gambia
Gaorekwe Gaorekwe
Director - Brand Botswana (National Portfolio)		 Muhammad Abdul Mazid
Former Chairman, Chittagong Stock Exchange		 Nondas Cl. Metaxas
Former CEO, Cyprus Stock Exchange
Ivan Takev
Executive Director of the Bulgarian Stock Exchange		 Moremi Marwa
Chief Executive Officer, Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange, Tanzania		 Milan Božić, CEO
Banja Luka Stock Exchange