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S4D4C EUROPEAN SCIENCE DIPLOMACY ONLINE COURSE

1. How to Get Started?

1.1 User Manual- Introduction to the Module

1.1.1 Learning Objectives

1.2 Structure of the Course

1.2.1 What modules are available and what do they cover?

1.2.2 In what order should you take the course?

1.2.3 How can you navigate between modules, lessons and topics?

1.2.4 How do you see the progress?

1.2.5 How can you complete the modules, lessons and topics?

1.2.6 Is there a way to take the course offline?

1.2.7 How can you interact with your fellow course students, the European Science Diplomacy Community and the S4D4C team?

1.2.8 How do you receive the S4D4C certificate?

1.2.9 Licensing of the course

2. What Is Science Diplomacy?

2.1 Science Diplomacy – Introduction to the Module

2.1.1 Learning Objectives and Experts’ Preliminary Insights

2.2 The Worlds of Science and Diplomacy

2.2.1 How Does Science Work? An Overview

2.2.2 The System of Diplomacy and International Relations

2.3 Science Diplomacy in the World Today

2.3.1 What Do We Mean by Science Diplomacy?

2.3.2 The Royal Society and AAAS’s Conceptual Framework

2.3.3 The Strategic Purposes Approach

2.3.4 The Pragmatic Approach

2.3.5 The Madrid Declaration on Science Diplomacy

2.3.6 Science Diplomacy for Addressing Global Challenges: Stoppers, Warnings and Drivers

2.3.7 A Critical Reflection on the Science Diplomacy Discourse

2.3.8 Can Science Diplomacy Tackle Societal Challenges?

2.4 What Kind of Science Diplomats Are There?

2.4.1 Diplomats

2.4.2 Chief Science Advisers

2.4.3 Science Counsellors, Attachés, Advisers, and Envoys in Embassies

2.4.4 The Activist Researcher – The Organic Science Diplomat

2.4.5 Other Profiles

2.5 Question Time

2.5.1 Brainstorming Questions

Let’s See How Much You’ve Learnt – Quiz Time: What Is Science Diplomacy?

3. Who Are the Science Diplomacy Stakeholders?

3.1 Stakeholders – Introduction to the Module

3.1.1 Learning Objectives and Experts’ Preliminary Insights

3.1.2 The S4D4C Approach to Science Diplomacy: a Multi-Stakeholder Endeavour

3.1.3 Science Diplomacy Stakeholders. Our Proposal

3.2 Types of Science Diplomacy Stakeholders

3.2.1 Governmental Stakeholders

3.2.2 Intergovernmental and Supranational Stakeholders

3.2.3 Research Stakeholders

3.2.4 Academic Stakeholders

3.2.5 Private Sector Stakeholders

3.2.6 Civil Society Stakeholders

3.3 Types of Science Diplomacy Networks

3.3.1 Sub-national Networks

3.3.2 National Networks

3.3.3 Sub-global Networks

3.3.4 Global Networks

3.4 Question Time

3.4.1 Brainstorming Questions

Let’s See How Much You’ve Learnt – Quiz Time: Stakeholders

4. How Does the EU Practice Science Diplomacy?

4.1 The EU and Science Diplomacy – Introduction to the Module

4.1.1 Learning Objectives and Experts’ Preliminary Insights

4.2 The European Union

4.2.1 The History of the European Union: a Cooperation/Integration Process

4.2.2 The European Union Institutional Framework I

4.2.3 The European Union Institutional Framework II

4.2.4 Euroscepticism on the Rise

4.2.5 The European Green Deal

4.2.6 Recovery Plan for Europe after COVID-19

4.2.7 The Global Gateway

4.3 The European Science and Innovation System

4.3.1 Framework Programmes and the European Research Area

4.3.2 European Scientific and Innovation Organisations

4.3.3 European Research Infrastructures

4.3.4 European Scientific Collaborations with the World

4.3.5 Freedom of Scientific Research

4.4 EU Science Diplomacy

4.4.1 The EU Science Diplomacy Ecosystem I: EU Level

4.4.2 The EU Science Diplomacy Ecosystem II: Member States Level

4.4.3 The EU Science Diplomacy Vision

4.4.4 From Vision to Implementation: the EU Science Diplomacy State-of-the-Art

4.4.5 First Research Insights into EU Science Diplomacy

4.4.6 The EU Science Diplomacy Cluster

4.4.7 The European Union Science Diplomacy Alliance

4.5 Question Time

4.5.1 Brainstorming Questions

Let’s See How Much You Have Learnt! Quiz Time – The EU and Science Diplomacy

5. What Are the National, Regional and Thematic Approaches of Science Diplomacy?

5.1 Approaches to Science Diplomacy – Introduction to the Module

5.1.1 Learning objectives and preliminary experts’ insights

5.1.2 Structure and content of the module

5.2 Regional and National Science Diplomacy Strategies

5.2.1 Differences and similarities in national and regional approaches

5.3 Science Diplomacy Strategies for Global Challenges

5.3.1 Food and Nutrition Security

5.3.5 COVID-19 Crisis

5.4 How to Design a Science Diplomacy Approach

5.4.1 Procedural principles

5.4.2 Infrastructural principles

5.5 Question Time

5.5.1 Brainstorming Questions

Let’s See How Much You’ve Learnt – Quiz Time: National, Regional, and Thematic Science Diplomacy Approaches

6. What Set of Skills Do I Need to Be a Good Science Diplomat?

6.1 Skills – Introduction to the Module

6.1.1 Learning Objectives and Preliminary Experts’ Insights

6.1.2 Challenges in Science Diplomacy Training

6.2 Skills in the literature

6.2.1 Skills for Working at the Science-Policy Interface

6.2.2 Skills for Science Advice in Foreign Policy

6.2.3 Science Advisers to Foreign Ministries

6.3 The Science Diplomat’s Toolbox

6.3.1 Negotiation Skills

6.3.2 Role-play Simulations

6.3.3 Languages and Intercultural Communication

6.4 Science Diplomacy Curriculum and Training materials

6.6 Question Time

6.6.1 Brainstorming questions

Let’s see how much you’ve learned – Quiz Time: What set of skills do you need to be a good science diplomat?

7. Hands On! Case Studies

7.1 Case Studies – Introduction to the Module

7.1.1 Learning Objectives and Experts’ Preliminary Insights

7.1.2 Rationale for S4D4C Case Studies

7.1.3 Transversal Analysis of S4D4C Case Studies

7.1.4 Historical Case Studies from InsSciDE

7.2 Infectious Diseases

7.2.1 The Science Diplomacy Dimension

7.2.2 Research Methodology

7.2.3 Main Findings

7.2.4 Main Recommendations

7.3 Food Security in EU-Africa

7.3.1 The Science Diplomacy Dimension

7.3.2 Research Methodology

7.3.3 Main Findings

7.3.4 Main Recommendations

7.4 Open Science

7.4.1 The Science Diplomacy Dimension

7.4.2 Research Methodology

7.4.3 Main Findings

7.4.4 Main Recommendations

7.5.1 The Science Diplomacy Dimension

7.5.2 Research Methodology

7.5.3 Main Findings

7.5.4 Main Recommendations

7.6 Designing a European Health Diplomacy

7.6.1 The Science Diplomacy Dimension

7.6.2 Research Methodology

7.6.3 Main Findings

7.6.4 Main Recommendations

7.7 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea

7.7.1 The Science Diplomacy Dimension

7.7.2 Research Methodology

7.7.3 Main Findings

7.7.4 Main Recommendations

7.8 Question Time

7.8.1 Brainstorming Questions

Let’s see how much you’ve learnt – Quiz Time: Case Studies

8. How Can You Dive Deeper into Science Diplomacy?

8.1 Introductory Remarks

8.2 Science Diplomacy: Definitions and Conceptualizations

8.3 National and Regional Approaches to Science Diplomacy

8.4 Science Diplomacy: Skills and Stakeholders

8.5 Science Diplomacy at its best

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Satisfaction Survey

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Let’s See How Much You Have Learnt! Quiz Time – The EU and Science Diplomacy

S4D4C EUROPEAN SCIENCE DIPLOMACY ONLINE COURSE
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Let’s See How Much You Have Learnt! Quiz Time – The EU and Science Diplomacy

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Question 1 of 10

1. Question

1. Select the right answer. The European Economic Community (EEC) was agreed upon in:

a. The Treaty of Rome in 1957
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b. The Treaty of Maastricht in 1992
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c. The Treaty of Nice in 2001
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d. The Treaty of Lisbon in 2007
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2. Question

2. Select the right answer. How many countries fulfilled the convergence criteria to adopting the euro and be part of the Eurozone?

a. 12 countries
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b. 19 countries
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c. 23 countries
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d. 27 countries
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3. Question

3. Select the right answer. The European Union as it currently stands was created in the Treaty of Maastricht and it meant further integration of member states for the free movement of:

a. Goods, services, people and money
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b. Goods, services and people
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c. Services, people from member states and third countries, and money
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d. Services, food, people and money
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Question 4 of 10

4. Question

4. Select the wrong answer about the functioning of the European Union:

a. Its three central institutions are the European Commission, the European Parliament, and the Council of the European Union
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b. The College of Commissioners is always composed by Commissioners from Germany, France, the Netherlands and Spain
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c. The European Parliament is directly elected in the member states by proportional representation elections
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d. The Council of the European Union represents the general interest of the governments of member states and is a co-decision body together with EU Parliament. It is co-responsible, for instance for adopting the EU budget for each fiscal year with the EU Parliament
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Question 5 of 10

5. Question

5. Select the wrong answer regarding the EU research and development ecosystem:

a. The Horizon 2020 framework programme is a major financial instrument in the world with more than €80 billion available for the whole period (2014-2020)
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b. The European Research Council (ERC) is a top down institution in which policy makers define the topics researchers can apply to
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c. Eight framework programmes have run from 1984 until 2020
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d. Horizon Europe will be the next framework programme for 2021-2027 and social impact of research and innovation will be at the core of its design
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6. Question

6. Select the wrong answer regarding European and scientific innovation organisations and infrastructures:

a. The European Commission Joint Research Centre (JRC) is the science and knowledge service for the EU Commission and it is responsible for providing independent scientific advice and support to EU policy
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b. The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) aims at strengthening the innovation capacity of European Union countries. EIT relies on “Knowledge and innovation communities (KICs), strategic networks with a particular goal
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c. The European Innovation Council (EIC) has been running since 2007 and has mostly supported frontier research and innovation in large S&T companies
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d. The European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructures (ESFRI) is a joint effort from EU countries to establish a European Roadmap for Research Infrastructures
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7. Question

7. Select the wrong answer regarding the European External Action Service (EEAS)

a. It is the only body responsible for the foreign affairs policy of the European Union and its Member States
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b. It has over 140 delegations all over the world
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c. It is headed by the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, which is also the Vice-President of the European Commission
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d. It is divided in both geographical and thematic directorates
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8. Question

8. Select the wrong answer regarding the Strategic Forum for International Cooperation (SFIC). Among its main tasks, it is worth highlighting:

a. Ensuring regular consultation between the partners in order to identify their respective objectives and common priorities in terms of S&T cooperation with third countries ("what and with whom?")
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b. Pooling relevant knowledge concerning third countries, in particular analyses of their S&T resources and capabilities
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c. Systematically sharing and structuring information on S&T cooperation activities and objectives (whether ongoing or planned) of the various partners
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d. Designing all the topics of the framework programmes with an international cooperation dimension
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Question 9 of 10

9. Question

9. Select the wrong answer regarding EU science diplomacy

a. EU Science diplomacy is the responsibility of the European Union, which sets up the strategy every four years
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b. It is an evolving concept and it is seen by many experts as a good opportunity for the European Union to reinforce its role in the world and as a tool to better address global challenges
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c. Both the European External Action Service and the Directorate General for Research and Innovation have shown an interest in developing strong EU science diplomacy
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d. The Strategic Forum for International Cooperation (SFIC) has created a Task Force for Science Diplomacy that has published an input paper
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10. Question

10. Select the wrong answer regarding the European Science Diplomacy Cluster:

a. It comprises 3 European funded projects doing research and policy analysis of the state of the art and the future of European science diplomacy
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b. It is one of the Knowledge and Innovation Communities (KICs) of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology
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c. It brings together the knowledge and expertise of the EL-CSID, InsSciDE and S4D4C projects
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d. It gathers many different professional profiles (academics, practitioners, policy makers, etc.) coming from different European counties
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