The Foreign Service Institute (FSI) concluded its Beginner, Pre-Intermediate, and Level 2 Language Courses in Arabic, Bahasa Indonesia, French, Nihongo, and Spanish under the Online Language Program. FSI launched the Online Language Program in 2021 to provide language training to personnel of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) in the Home Office, Consular Offices, and continue reading : FSI Completes its Online Language Courses – 2021 Series
Webinar: Navigating Philippines-Palestine Relations: What’s Next?
Join us in our Mabini Dialogue titled “Navigating Philippines-Palestine Relations: What’s Next?” on Thursday, 24 February, from 2:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M. (Manila Time) via Zoom. The webinar will discuss the opportunities for cooperation following the establishment of the Embassy of Palestine in Manila in 2020. Please click this link to register: https://bit.ly/MDSPH-PalestineRelations
30 New Foreign Service Officers Complete FSI’s Cadetship Course
The Foreign Service Institute (FSI) – through its Carlos P. Romulo School of Diplomacy (CPRSD) – held the first virtual closing ceremony of the Foreign Service Officers’ Cadetship Course (FSOCC) on 19 January 2022. As an adjustment due to the pandemic, FSI held the ceremony via Zoom for Batch XXVIII. FSI Director-General Jose Maria A. continue reading : 30 New Foreign Service Officers Complete FSI’s Cadetship Course
Experts revisit, explore ways to strengthen the ASEAN Charter
“…ASEAN is evolving—therefore, ASEAN also needs to be better prepared and more responsive to the transformative shifts and mounting uncertainties in the external environment…”, thus remarked Assistant Secretary Daniel Espiritu of the Office of ASEAN Affairs, Department of Foreign Affairs as he welcomed the participants to the Mabini Dialogue organized by the Foreign Service Institute on 27 continue reading : Experts revisit, explore ways to strengthen the ASEAN Charter
Webinar: Next Generation Voices in U.S.-Philippines Security Relations
The Foreign Service Institute invites everyone to Session # 6 of the United States-Philippines Indo-Pacific Conversation Series, “Next Generation Voices in U.S.-Philippines Security Relations.” The webinar will be held on 16 February, 10:00 AM (Philippine Time) via Zoom. This webinar series is organized by the Pacific Forum, with the support of FSI and the US continue reading : Webinar: Next Generation Voices in U.S.-Philippines Security Relations
FSI completes all levels of online Foreign Language Courses
One hundred twenty-one (121) participants proudly completed the Foreign ServiceInstitute’s (FSI’s) Foreign Language Program (FLP) – Basic Language Course Levels I toIII. The virtual closing ceremony was held on 20 December 2021 via Zoom. The FLP – Basic Language Course is a regular language training on 7 major languagecourses, namely: Arabic, Bahasa Indonesia, French, German, continue reading : FSI completes all levels of online Foreign Language Courses
FSI Completes 2021 Online Course on Passport Services-Advanced Level
The Foreign Service Institute (FSI) continues to successfully implement the Online Course on Passport Services-The Foreign Service Institute (FSI) continues to successfully implement the Online Course on Passport Services-Advanced Level (OCPS-AL). The Course was aimed at re-introducing the key pieces of information about passport services and preparing the participants to decide appropriate actions or responses, using legal bases and protocols when dealing with more complex issues surrounding passport services. The online Course was implemented by FSI’s Carlos continue reading : FSI Completes 2021 Online Course on Passport Services-Advanced Level
Mabini Dialogue Series: Beyond Text
Get to know more about the ASEAN Charter in the Mabini Dialogue entitled “Beyond the Text: Revisiting the ASEAN Charter’s Impact on the Region” on 27 January 2022, from 9:30 A.M -11:30 AM (Manila Time) via video conferencing. The webinar will discuss the importance of the ASEAN Charter and look into the challenges surrounding its continue reading : Mabini Dialogue Series: Beyond Text
Making Digital Work for Us: Course on Diplomacy and Digital Disruption 2021
The Foreign Service Institute (FSI) has launched its pilot run of the training program, “Course on Diplomacy and Digital Disruption,” which was conducted online from 06 to 10 December 2021. The Department of Foreign Affairs’ (DFA) personnel from the Home Office, consular offices, and Foreign Service Posts participated in the Course. They were joined by continue reading : Making Digital Work for Us: Course on Diplomacy and Digital Disruption 2021
FSI conducts five batches of PDOS for 2021
To help our diplomats have a smooth transition in their foreign assignments, the Foreign Service Institute (FSI) implements a Pre-Departure Orientation Seminar (PDOS) for Foreign Service Personnel. FSI, through the Carlos P. Romulo School of Diplomacy-Functional and Transition Programs Section (CPRSD-FTPS), has been conducting the Course online since the pandemic hit in 2020. FSI is tasked to provide a program to help prepare personnel of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and other government agencies who continue reading : FSI conducts five batches of PDOS for 2021