From research to relation: international scientific networks, the quiet diplomats

COST and fellow stakeholders Marie Curie Alumni Association, The Guild and Université Côte d’Azur are organising the session From research to relation: international scientific networks, the quiet diplomats on 17 December 2025 in the 🔗 morning as a side event of the 🔗 2nd European Science Diplomacy conference.

The session will be about how and at what level international scientific networks and the research collaboration performed there are necessary precursors to science in diplomacy and diplomacy in science. The event will invite four European-based and globally engaged initiatives to present case studies to showcase how long-standing collaborations build trust and to raise awareness of the importance of science towards global decision-making mechanisms and impact in facilitating intercontinental relations and diplomacy.

Specific aspects that will be discussed are:

• international scientific networking: highlighting different international scientific networking practices and showing how these are forerunners and essential tools for progressing the EU SD framework;
• actors of connecting: different institutions and organisations with broad networks and the ability for facilitating the creation of new ones, including a university, university alliance, intergovernmental organisation, researchers’ organisation in their role as connectors between the science side, policymakers and political players involved in EU SD;
• platforms: the collaboration practice that prepares the ground for SD by building trust and understanding while gathering evidence and allowing for a more secure collaboration that contributes to the recognition of the relevance and potential of science and technology for the foreign and security policy of the EU;
• best practise: existing practice and connections that provide valuable support, complement and being part of the EU diplomatic toolbox.

Please register below if you would like to attend.