The Junior Diplomat Initiative (JDI) is a student-led organization dedicated to connecting university students with the world of diplomacy and international relations. Through various events—some open to the public, others exclusively for members—JDI offers opportunities to engage with diplomats, policymakers, and experts. Our mission is to provide students with a deeper understanding of global affairs and to foster learning, debate, and professional growth for the next generation of leaders.
You can explore some of our past events below, and for updates on our upcoming events, be sure to follow us on social media.
Our Events from Recent Years
Summer Semester 2025/2026
- Traditional Diplo Quiz with students of Prague University of Economics and Business (17.02.2026)
- Visit to the Embassy of the Philippines in Prague (07.04.2026)
- Visit to the Embassy of Peru in Prague (08.04.2026)
- Practical seminar EU Traineeships: How to land one? (14.04.2026)
- Study Trip to Geneva for JDI Members: Visits to the Permanent Mission of the Czech Republic, CERN, the International Red Cross, and the ITU (April 2026)
Winter Semester 2025/2026
- Traditional Diplo Quiz with students of Prague University of Economics and Business (24.09.2025)
- Discussion with the UN volunteers in cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Ctech Republic (07.10. 2025)
- XXIX. Diplomatic Salon: NATO’s Security Challenges (05.11.2025)
- Visit to the Embassy of Malaysia in Prague (20.11.2025)
- Exclusive visit of JDI members to the Embassy of Tunisia in Prague (27.11.2025)
Summer Semester 2024/2025
- Traditional Diplo Quiz with students of Prague University of Economics and Business (17.02.2025)
- Exclusive excursion for JDI members to Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (21.02.2025)
- Seminar with Daniel Drake, the spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic (18.03.2025)
- Exclusive visit of JDI members to the Embassy of Canada in Prague and discussion with H.E. Emily McLaughlin (24.03.2025)
- XXVIII. Diplomatic Salon: Latin America and Its Significance for the Czech Republic (10.04.2025)
- Study trip to Brussels for JDI members: Visits to the EU institutions, and NATO headquarters (April 2025)
Winter Semester 2024/2025
- Seminar with Eva Filipi, an esteemed Czech diplomat who served in conflict regions of the Middle East (08.10.2024)
- Discussion Diplomatic Mission in Times of Conflict: Russia’s Vision of a Multipolar World with Vítězslav Pivoňka, the former Czech Ambassador to Russia (05.11.2024)
- XXVII. Diplomatic Salon: Africa in Global Geopolitics (07.11.2024)
- Study trip to Warsaw for JDI members organized in cooperation with The Forum of Young Diplomats (FMD): Visits to OSW Centre for Eastern Studies, and the Embassy of the Czech Republic to Poland (November 2024)
- Discussion with H.E. Stéphane Crouzat, the French Ambassador to the Czech Republic, organized by the Junior Diplomat Initiative and FRAC (02.12.2024)
- Traditional Diplo Quiz with students of Prague University of Economics and Business (10.12.2024)
Summer Semester 2023/2024
- Traditional Diplo Quiz with students of Prague University of Economics and Business (21.02.2024)
- Discussion In the Shadow of Conflict with Ondřej Wágner, the co-founder of the Junior Diplomat Initiative and a member of the European Union delegation to Ukraine (27.02.2024)
- Discussion Beyond the Ice: Debating the Arctic's Frozen Future with H.E. Emily McLaughlin, the Ambassador of Canada to the Czech Republic, and H.E. Søren Kelstrup, the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Denmark to the Czech Republic (07.03.2024)
- Discussion with H.E. Matt Field, the Ambassador of the United Kingdom to the Czech Republic (11.03.2024)
- XXVI. Diplomatic Salon: Women in Diplomacy (09.04.2024)
- Discussion with H.E. Jurgen Van Meirvenne, the Belgian Ambassador to the Czech Republic (12.04.2024)
- Webinar Beyond the Border: Security Cooperation between the Czech Republic and Poland jointly hosted by The Polish Forum of Young Diplomats and the Junior Diplomat Initiative (23.04.2024)
- Study Trip to Geneva for JDI Members: Visits to the Permanent Mission of the Czech Republic, CERN, the International Red Cross, and the WTO (April 2024)
Winter Semester 2023/2024
- Traditional Diplo Quiz with students of Prague University of Economics and Business (26.09.2023)
- Visit to the Embassy of Georgia in Prague (03.10.2023)
- Seminar with David Konecký, the Director General for Security and Multilateral Issues at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic (17.10.2023)
- Seminar with Věra Jeřábková, the Director of the Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic (08.11.2023)