The Asia Pacific College of Diplomacy – Australian National University (ANU)

Address: Hedley Bull Building 130 Garran Road Acton ACT 2601, Canberra, Australia

Stakeholder group: Academia and Think Tanks

The Asia Pacific College of Diplomacy is a part of the Australian National University (ANU) and offers a Master of Diplomacy program. This program provides students with the knowledge and skills to understand diplomatic practices in international affairs, positioning them at the centre of a global network of leading scholars and policymakers.

In addition to the Master’s program, the Asia Pacific College of Diplomacy offers a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) program tailored for candidates with at least a decade of experience in diplomacy. This program provides specialized, rigorous academic and research training to prepare these candidates to contribute at the highest level to policy formulation and educational scholarship in diplomacy, foreign policy, and international affairs.

The college promotes world-class research, teaching, and training in transnational diplomacy, focusing on the new dynamics emerging from the shift in power distribution to the Asia-Pacific region. It also offers the most extensive range of Asian languages in the country and represents the largest concentration of Asia Pacific researchers outside Asia.