These meetings with Spain’s ambassadors abroad and other countries’ accredited ambassadors in Spain are intended to offer a detailed overview of the political, economic and legal situation of the featured country. The countries are chosen based on the particular interest they hold in terms of investment and marketing for the businessmen and women in attendance.
The programme was launched in the 1997/1998 academic year. Today it continues with the support and collaboration of both the General Direction of International Economic Relations of the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation.
The meetings with the ambassadors are organised in two parts: the first, held in the early afternoon, consists of a discussion between the attendees and the ambassador; in the second, the dialogue continues over lunch at the CEI International Affairs headquarters. The maximum number of participants is 22, and priority is given to representatives of CEI International Affairs partner companies.
Within the framework of the International Classroom programme, meetings are also held with other figures from the political and business worlds, including former presidents and senior executives.
Upcoming meetings:
12/03/2019: Meeting with the Ambassador of Spain to Morrocco
Previous meetings:
20 November 2018: Meeting with the Ambassador of Spain to France
16 October 2018: Meeting with the Secretary General for the Union for the Mediterranean
3 May 2018: Meeting with the Secretary of State for International Cooperation and for Ibero-America and the Caribbean
20 March 2018: Meeting with the Ambassador of Spain to US
3 March 2018: Meeting with the Ambassador of Spain to Saudi Arabia
30 January 2018: Meeting with the Ambassador of Spain to Andorra
12 December 2017: Meeting with the Ambassador of Spain to Russia
24 October 2017: Meeting with the Ambassor of Spain to Chile
25 October 2016: Meeting with the Ambassador of Spain to Argentina
29 November 2016: Meeting with the Ambassador of Spain to Egypt
31 May 2016: Meeting with the Ambassador of Spain to Japan
20 October 2015: Meeting with the Ambassador of Spain to Israel
16 July 2015: Meeting with the Vice President of CEOE and President of Foment del Treball Nacional , Mr. Joaquim Gay de Montellà
26 June 2015: Meeting with the Ambassador of Spain to the Republic of Colombia
24 March 2015: Meeting with the Ambassador of Spain in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
17 February 2015: Meeting with Professor García Padilla, Puerto Rico
16 December 2014: Meeting with the Ambassador of Spain in Lima, Peru
18 November 2014: Meeting with the Ambassador of Spain in Berlin, Germany
22 October 2014: Meeting with the Ambassador of Spain in Quito, Ecuador
30 September 2014: Meeting with the Ambassador of Spain in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
10 June 2014: Meeting with the Ambassador of Spain in New Delhi, India
30 January 2014: Meeting with former President Ricardo Lagos
26 November 2013: Meeting with the Ambassador of Spain to Bangladesh, H.E. Mr. Luis Tejada Chacon.
10 December 2013: Meeting with the Ambassador of Spain to Australia, H.E. Mr. Carlos Sanchez de Boado y de la Válgoma.