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Course Name Economic Diplomacy Series 4/2015 Title Negotiating International Economic Agreements Date 11-12 August 2015 Aim Negotiating international economic agreements require the development of systematic skills in diagnosing and managing related issues and partners at bilateral and multilateral levels. It is an experience-based course consisting presentations of negotiation theories and concepts followed by their application in class through negotiation exercises and a large-scale negotiation simulation. Rationale International Economic Agreements are becoming an important part of international economic diplomacy. Malaysia and other ASEAN countries are now focusing their efforts to use their economic strengths and capacity to bring prosperity to their countries. The course will expose participants to the techniques in the art of negotiations, especially at the multilateral and bilateral levels. Target Group Relevant government agencies, universities, government-linked companies, private sector, non-government organisations and foreign embassies in Kuala Lumpur. Learning Outcomes By the end of this programme, the participants should be able: 142 U To develop their systematic skills in diagnosing and managing trade related negotiations at bilateral and multilateral levels; U To enhance their understanding about negotiations and ”theory for practitioners” that is, concepts and tools for thinking about negotiation; and their skills in diagnosing and managing trade related negotiations; and U To gain some real world-view on how negotiations are done at the WTO and for FTA. Course Methodology Learning will be through lectures, discussions and presentations. 2015 Prospectus