Career Paths after Graduating from International Relations and Diplomacy
The International Relations and Diplomacy Program is a program of choice, which equips its graduates with the necessary knowledge and skills, especially creative, leadership, diplomatic, negotiation and mediation ones, which are relevant to the development of their future and realization of their full human potential.
Graduates of International Relations and Diplomacy could virtually work anywhere and at any given time, because they have been trained to become leaders, diplomats, politicians, administrators, managers, negotiators, mediators, political and economic analysts, planners, etc.
It is interesting to note that over 90% of our graduates are employed, and many of them have enrolled for their further studies (master’s…etc.) in Kurdistan Region, Iraq and abroad.
The following are some of the specific professions/careers open to our graduates:
- Diplomats (Ambassadors, Envoys, Foreign Service Officers, Negotiators, Mediators, etc.)
- Politicians
- President
- Prime Minister
- Lawmakers
- Ministers
- Foreign Affairs Minister
- Managers/Administrators
- Political Analysts
- Economic Analysts (International Economic Analysts)
- Intelligence Officers
- Foreign Service Officers
- Academics (Lecturers, Professors)
- Researchers
- Teachers
- Strategists
- Specialists
- Project Managers
- Journalists
- Risk Managers
- Policymakers
- Political Consultants
- Political Advisers
- Diplomatic Advisers
- Economic Advisers
- Senior Special Advisers, etc.
Which specific institutions, organizations, and sectors that our graduates could work? Some of them include the following:
- Ministries
- Embassies, High Commissions and Consulates
- Department of Foreign Relations
- Foreign Affairs Ministry
- Parliament
- Prime Minister’s Office
- President’s Office
- Speaker’s Office
- Senate President’s Office
- International Organizations (United Nations, Arab League, ASEAN, GCC, etc.)
- Multinational Corporations (Shell, Chevron, Total, BP, etc.)
- World Bank
- International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- World Trade Organization (WTO)
- Intelligence Service/Law Enforcement
- Paramilitary Agencies (Immigration Service, Customs Service, etc.)
- Police
- International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL)
- Military
- Private Sector (Companies)
- Universities
- Non-Governmental Organizations
- Media
- Consultancy
- Foundations
- Think Tanks (Brookings Institution, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, etc.)
