19.01.2022

Guest lecture: Hatem Elatawy on Diplomacy in the 21st century

Author of this report is Daria Lobova. Daria is a BA-student in the programme International Relations in Munich.

„As part of the curricula activities of the newly established program in International Relations, we welcomed H.excellency Ambassador Hatem Elatawy – the deputy chief of Mission at the Embassy of the Arab Republic of Egypt in Washington DC in our lecture series Macrosphere. The discussion revealed how important it is to stay up to date with the topic of diplomacy, and the session provided students with numerous beneficial insights.

Professor Badr, who was the initiator of the event, mentioned how important it is for Macromedia to continuously bridge students together all the time with the industry: “It was a pleasure having H.E Ambassador ElAtawy as our guest lecturer and we look very forward to welcoming him in future sessions.”

Many students from Macromedia joined the session. We welcomed all campuses, and it was a valuable experience for students to learn from the Minister plenipotentiary advantageous knowledge about diplomacy.

Considering Hatem Elatawy’s role as an important member at the Embassy of the Arab Republic of Egypt in Washington DC, students contributed and engaged to a great extent. Many students are passionate about and aspire to work in diplomacy for their future careers and provided their feedback regarding the session:

 ‘’It was a very straightforward presentation and Mr. Hatem Elatawy provided valuable advice about the Diplomatic World ‘’

– ‘‘A wonderful guest lecture. The material was easy enough for students to understand and at the same time comprehensive enough for students from neighboring courses to discover a great deal of new knowledge’’.

– ‘’It was delightful to have a session with someone who is currently working in the field of diplomacy and it was interesting to get the overview of important topics from an expert’’

Macromedia is keen on motivating students to join guest lectures and get exceptional knowledge from many industry leaders. It is our priority to help you expand your knowledge and grow. ‘’It was a pleasure to meet with students. I was impressed by the preparation and how engaged all of them were. I am looking forward to future sessions.’’ – said H.excellency Ambassador Hatem Elatawy – the deputy chief of Mission at the Embassy of the Arab Republic of Egypt in Washington DC.