UNITAR offers diplomats, government officials, and professionals from a variety of sectors the opportunity to benefit from our unparalleled expertise in diplomacy through our Master’s Programmes (offered in partnership with top Universities around the world), and vast portfolio of training opportunities. Our world-class training programmes are taught by UN experts and practitioners in their fields.
We invite you to view our Educational and Training Catalogue, (available to download at the bottom of the page), for a comprehensive overview of our 2025 Programmes.
Customized Training opportunities are available upon request.
Our upcoming events and educational opportunities in diplomacy, international law, development, human rights, leadership, negotiation, mediation, settlement of disputes, anti-corruption, and other areas, can be found below:
Upcoming Events
High-Level Dialogue on Justice and Capacity-Building in International Law
The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), the Permanent Mission of the State of Qatar and the International Law Association invite you to attend the High-Level Dialogue on Justice and Capacity-Building in International Law. Taking place on 7th May 2025 from 12:00 - 13:30 p.m. at the Palais des Nations, Room S4, this event brings together leading legal scholars, practitioners and diplomats to critically examine how the legal capacities of Developing Countries, Least Developed Countries (LDCs), and Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are perceived and operationalized within international law, and how these perceptions influence international legal outcomes for these countries.
To learn more about the event and how to attend, click here.
Promoting Sport for Development and Peace: Co-creating Culture through Sport and Diplomacy
To commemorate the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace, the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and Japan Sport Council (JSC) are proud to be hosting a special event on May 4th 2025 at the Osaka, Japan 2025 Expo entitled, "Promoting Sport for Development and Peace: Co-creating Culture through Sport and Diplomacy". Through interactive community walls and sport-tech activities, the event will provide an opportunity for visitors to rediscover the role of sport in social inclusion, peacebuilding and sustainable development, and will also host a workshop to explore the strategic use of sport to achieve the SDGs.
To learn more about the event and how to attend, click here.
Upcoming Webinars
UNITAR - University of Stirling LLM/MSc Human Rights and Diplomacy Information Session
- Join course experts to learn more about the LLM/MSc Human Rights and Diplomacy, and ask any questions you may have about the programme.
- Date: 30 April 2025
- Time: 15:00 PM CEST
Master's Programmes
M.A. in Anti-Corruption and Diplomacy (with International Anti-Corruption Academy - IACA)
- Online course, with 1 week in Geneva
- Start date: 2026 TBC
- Application deadline: 2026 TBC
- Fee: €17,900.00
M.A. in Development Studies and Diplomacy (with the University for Peace - UPEACE)
- Online course
- Start date: 8 September 2025
- Application deadline: 20 August 2025
- Fee: Online $8,700.00
M.A. in Digital International Relations & Diplomacy (with EU Business School)
- In-person at EU Business School, Geneva
- Start date: October, January, April
- Application deadline: Rolling
- Fee: CHF 10,780 / Semester
- Guaranteed Internship Placement
- 30% Tuition Discount for Swiss Nationals
M.A. in Gender and Development (with the University for Peace - UPEACE)
- Available Hybrid or Online
- Hybrid course start date: 19 August 2025
- Hybrid course application deadline: 30 April 2025
- Online course start date: 8 September 2025
- Online course application deadline: 20 August 2025
- Fee: Hybrid: $19,500.00 | Online: $8,700.00
- UN Staff and Costa Rican nationals will be eligible for a 50% waiver. All other applicants may apply for a 20% waiver which may be granted in limited numbers by mutual decision of UPEACE and UNITAR to ensure equitable gender and regional representation.
M.A. in International Law and Diplomacy (with the University of Peace - UPEACE)
- Available Hybrid or Online
- Hybrid course start date: 19 August 2025
- Hybrid course application deadline: 30 April 2025
- Online course start date: 7 July 2025
- Online course application deadline: 30 June 2025
- Fee: Hybrid: $13,000.00 | Online $11,000.00
- UN Staff will be eligible for a 20% waiver and Costa Rican nationals will be eligible for a 30% waiver.
M.A. in International Law and the Settlement of Disputes (with the University of Peace - UPEACE)
- Available Online, Hybrid and In-person
- In-person course start date: 19 August 2025
- In-person course application deadline: 30 April 2025
- Hybrid course start date: 19 August 2025
- Hybrid course application deadline: 30 April 2025
- Online course start date: 7 July 2025
- Online course application deadline: 30 June 2025
- Fee: In-person: $19,500.00 - UN Staff and Costa Rican nationals will be eligible for a 50% waiver. All other applicants may apply for a 20% waiver which may be granted in limited numbers by mutual decision of UPEACE and UNITAR to ensure equitable gender and regional representation.
- Fee: Hybrid: $13,000.00 | Online: $11,000.00 - UN Staff will be eligible for a 20% waiver and Costa Rican nationals will be eligible for a 30% waiver.
M.A. in International Affairs and Diplomacy [Master’s Degree in Lifelong Learning] and Related Qualifications (with Open University of Catalonia - UOC)
- Available Online Full-time or Part-time, with Optional Field Trip to Geneva and/or The Hague
- Online Full-time start date: October 2025
- Online Full-time application deadline: October 2025
- Online Part-time start date: October 2025
- Online Part-time application deadline: October 2025
- Fee: $8,300.00
M.A. in International Leadership and Negotiation (with Universidad Europea de Valencia - UEV)
- Hybrid course
- Start date: 21 October 2025
- Application Deadline: 17 October 2025
- Fee: €9,481.00
Executive Masters in International Affairs and Diplomacy
- Hybrid Course
- Start Date: October 2025
- Application Deadline: 10 June 2025
- Fee: $22,500.00 (early bird application discount, before May 9 2025 : $20,500.00
MSc. (Professional) in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence Applications (PMDS) (with the Asian Institute of Technology)
- Hybrid course
- Start date: August 2025
- Application Deadline: 2025 TBC
- Fee: TBC
MSc. in Gender and Diplomatic Practice (with the University of Stirling)
- In-person course
- Start date: September 2025
- Application Deadline: 2025 TBC
- Fee: UK and Republic of Ireland Applicants 2025-2026: £9,500.00 | International (including EU) students 2025-2026: £20,600.00
MSc or LL.M. in Human Rights and Diplomacy (with University of Stirling)
- In-person course at the University of Stirling, with one week in Geneva
- Start date: January 2026
- Application Deadline: TBA 2025
- Fee: UK & Ireland: £10,100.00 | International : £21,600.00
M.S. in International Affairs and Diplomatic Practice (with Seton Hall University)
- Online course
- Start date: January 2025 and August 2025
- Application deadline: Rolling Admissions
- Fee: $44,700.00
LL.M. in Public International Law (with Sigmund Freud University Vienna - SFU)
- Available online or In-person at Sigmund Freud University
- Start Date: 29 September 2025
- Application Deadline In-person course: Non-EU Applicants: 14 April 2025 | EU Applicants: 31 August 2025
- Application Deadline Online course: 31 August 2025
- Fee: €8,000.00 / semester
MBA in Alternative Dispute Resolution (with the University of Bolton)
- Online Part-time course, with one week in Geneva
- Start date: September 2025
- Fee: £29,750.00
Executive Education and Certificate Programmes
Online Diploma in Multilateral Diplomacy | Edition 2 - 2025
- Registration deadline: 1 September 2025
- Dates: 1 September 2025 - 28 June 2026
- Fee: $2,600.00
Executive Diploma in Diplomatic Practice - 9th Edition
- In-person course
- Start date: 2025 TBA
- Registration deadline: 2025 TBA
- Fee: $8,000.00
- Participants from low and middle income countries (according to the World Bank Atlas Method) are eligible for a limited number of fee reductions upon request.
Executive Diploma in Anti-Corruption and Diplomacy
- Start Date: 2025, date to be confirmed
- Registration Deadline: Rolling
- Fee: 2,821.00 EUR
Executive Diploma Programme in Cultural Diplomacy, International Relations & Global Governance
- Start Date: June 2025
- Registration deadline: June 2025
- Fee: EUR 1,700.00
Executive Diploma on International Criminal Law and Transitional Justice
- Online course
- Start Date: 13 October 2025
- Registration deadline: 14 September 2025
- Fee: $2,850.00
- A limited number of fee reductions is available. Participants from LDC and SIDS can apply for a fee reduction, reducing the payable fee to 1700 USD. Participants from developing countries (as per World Bank classification) can apply for a fee reduction, reducing the payable fee to 2500.
Online Executive Diploma on International Law in the 21st Century
- Start Date: 16 June 2025
- Registration deadline: 8 June 2025
- Fee: $1,490.00
- A few fellowships for participants form SIDS and LDCs are available, reducing the fee to 800 USD. To apply for the fellowship and reduced fee please provide UNITAR with a passport scan and a CV
Online Executive Diploma on Law and Neuroscience – A Comparative Approach
- Online course
- Start Date: TBC
- Registration deadline: TBC
- Fee: $3,650.00
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Online Diploma on the Fundamentals of International Law
- Online Course
- Start Date: Fall: 1 September 2025
- Registration Deadline: Fall: 24 August 2025
- Fee: $1,000.00
Professional Certificate in Science Policy and Diplomatic Practice
- Online Course
- Start Date: 19 May 2025
- Registration Deadline: 21 April 2025
- Fee: $5,000.00
Online Certificate in Development Studies and Diplomacy (with the University of Peace - UPEACE)
- Online course
- Start date: 8 September 2025
- Registration deadline: 20 August 2025
- Fee: $3,550.00
Online Certificate in Gender and Development (with the University of Peace - UPEACE)
- Online course
- Start date: 19 August 2025
- Registration deadline: 30 April 2025
- Fee: $3,550.00
Online Certificate in International Law and Diplomacy (with the University of Peace - UPEACE)
- Online course
- Start date: 8 September 2025
- Registration deadline: 20 August 2025
- Fee: $3,550.00
Online Certificate in International Law and The Settlement of Disputes (with the University of Peace - UPEACE)
- Online course
- Start date: 12 January 2026
- Registration deadline: 30 November 2025
- Fee: $3,550.00
Immersion Programmes
United Nations Geneva Immersion Programme
- Field Visit: 12th May - 16 May 2025 (Deadline: 8th May 2025)
- Premium Package: 14 April - 16 May 2025 (Deadline: 10th April 2025)
- Field Visit: 14 July - 18 July 2025 (Deadline: 10 July 2025)
- Premium Package: 09 June - 18 July 2025 (Deadline: 05 June 2025)
- Field Visit: 25 August - 29 August (Deadline: 21 August 2025)
- Premium Package: 28 July - 29 August 2025 (Deadline: 24 July 2025)
United Nations The Hague Immersion Programme
- Field Visit: 07 July - 11 July 2025 (Deadline: 03 July 2025)
- Premium Package: 09 June - 11 July 2025 (Deadline: 05 June 2025)
United Nations Vienna Immersion Programme
- Field Visit: 29 September - 03 October 2025 (Deadline: 25 Sep 2025)
- Premium Package: 08 September - 03 October 2025 (Deadline: 04 September 2025)
United Nations Immersion Programme Nairobi
- Next programme dates to be announced soon
United Nations Immersion Programme New York
- Field Visit: 4th August - 8th August 2025 (Deadline: 31st July 2025)
Online Training Programmes
UNITAR - United Nations Interpreters’ course on "Working in a Multilingual Environment" Edition 2
- Registration deadline: 31 August 2025
- Dates: 1 - 28 September 2025
- Fee: Free of Charge
International Humanitarian Law
- Registration deadline: 2026 TBA
- Dates: 2026 TBA
- Fee: $650.00
Introduction to the UN System Course
- Registration Deadline: Next date TBA
- Dates: Next date TBA
- Fee: $600.00
United Nations Protocol
- Registration deadline: 19 May 2025
- Dates: 19 May - 15 Jun 2025
- Fee: $600.00
Overcoming Negotiation Deadlocks
- Registration deadline: 19 May 2025
- Dates: 19 May - 15 June 2025
- Fee: $600.00
Diplomacy 4.0 - Beyond the Digital Frontier 2025
- Registration deadline: 2 June 2025
- Dates: 2 Jun 2025 - 13 Jul 2025
- Fee: $800.00
Human Rights, Environmental Protection and Climate Change
- Registration Deadline: 10 August 2025
- Dates: 11 – 24 August 2025 (tbc)
- Fee: $500.00
Public and Cultural Diplomacy in a Multi-Polar World
- Registration Deadline: 1 September 2025
- Dates: 1st September - 12 October 2025
- Fee: £800.00
Human Rights Council Training Programme
- Registration deadline: 4 September 2025
- Dates: 08 - 26 September 2025
- Fee: $950.00
The Art of Speechwriting
- Registration deadline: 13 October 2025
- Dates: 13 October – 2 November 2025
- Fee: $600.00
United Nations Protocol
- Registration deadline: 13 October 2025
- Dates: 13 October - 9 November 2025
- Fee: $600.00
Cross-Cultural Communication: Developing cultural awareness, competences and skills
- Registration deadline: 3 November 2025
- Dates: 3 November - 30 November 2025
- Fee: $600.00
Human Trafficking Online Course: The Need for Tangible Action Making A Difference
- Registration deadline: TBC
- Dates: 20 January - 12 February 2026
- Fee: TBC
Core Courses on International Law 2025
Webinar Tracks:
- International Law: course begins February and September 2025
- Law of International Organizations: course begins April and September 2025
- Law of Treaties: course begins May and November 2025
Self-Paced Tracks: Available January, April, July October 2025
- International Law
- Law of International Organizations
- Law of Treaties
- International Environmental Law
- Techniques and Procedures of International Environmental Law
More Information
For more information on our Master's Programmes, Executive Education, E-Learning Courses, Immersion Programmes, Training Workshops, and/or Customized Training Opportunities, kindly contact us at diplomacy@unitar.org.
About Us
Established in 1965, UNITAR is an autonomous institution within the United Nations system with a mission to deliver innovative training and conduct research on knowledge systems to develop the capacities of its beneficiaries. As the training arm of the UN, its mission is to develop capacities to enhance global decision-making and to support country level action for shaping a better future.
At the heart of UNITAR, the Division for Multilateral Diplomacy (DMD) delivers training and support workshops to address the needs of diplomats, government officials, international civil servants and students to meet complex, global challenges. UNITAR’s Division for Multilateral Diplomacy activities cover a wide range of policy domains, including bilateral and multilateral negotiation, environmental and climate change diplomacy, economic diplomacy, international law, human rights, diplomatic protocol, Agenda 2030 and other related topics, as well as capacities and skills development activities such as diplomatic report writing, public speaking, media relations and negotiation techniques, among many others.