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On the occasion of the 20th Annual Session of the Crans Montana Forum held in Brussels (Belgium) from June 24 to 27, the Crans Montana IUHEI organized two Sessions dedicated to “Lobbying Activities in Brussels” and “How to deal with the EU?” on Saturday June 27 in association with Euro-RSCG Worldwide Events. The Sessions were lead by renowned Experts and Senior Executives from Burson-Marsteller, Microsoft, ArcelorMittal, BNP-Paribas, Kellen Europe, the Transatlantic Institute but also by key decision-makers from Governments. These restricted Sessions were a very good opportunity for the 25 participants to learn more on the EU decision-making processes, lobbying activities and the EU relations with third countries. A large amount of experience and practices were exchanged during the two successful Sessions.

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On the occasion of the 10th International Summit on Transnational Crime held in Paris on November 12 & 13, 2008, the Crans Montana IUHEI organised a post-graduate Programme devoted to "Private sector, Government and International Organisations fighting Corruption."

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New Extraordinary Cooperation between the Bahrain Centre for Studies and Research (BCSR) and the Crans Montana Graduate Institute of International Studies

Dr. Abdulla Al-Sadiq, Secretary-General of the BCSR, welcomed our Chairman and Founder Professor Jean-Paul Carteron and Mr. Osama Al Khajah, Vice Chairman and Managing Director of the Crans-Montana Forum Middle East, to the BCSR on Monday 16th June 2008.

A Memorandum of Understanding for cooperation between the two organisations was signed on behalf of the BCSR by the BCSR Secretary-General, Dr. Abdulla Al- Sadiq and by Professor Jean-Paul Carteron on behalf of the Crans Montana Graduate Institute of International Studies. Also in attendance at the signing from the BCSR were: Dr. Mohamed Noman Galal, Advisor for Strategic International Studies and the Dialogue of Civilisations; Dr. Mohamed Al-Rumaidh, Acting Director of Political and Strategic Studies and Public Opinion Polls; and Mr. Yaser Al Shirawi, Director of Finance and Administration Affairs.

Under the terms of the MoU the two institutes agreed to facilitate the exchange of information and publications, to consult on the organisation of seminars and workshops, and to facilitate the exchange of workshop and seminar speakers, experts and researchers.

Dr. Al-Sadiq stated that he was "honoured to receive Professor Carteron and to sign this important Memorandum of Understanding", and that he "looked forward to furthering mutually beneficial cooperation between the two institutes".

Professor Carteron described the signing of the Memorandum as "a milestone" and he spoke of the need to "develop and create synergy and goodwill for the development of joint programmes".

Following the training sessions already organised in 2008 on Homeland Security, the Crans Montana – Graduate Institute of International Studies (CM-IUHEI) in association with the 19th annual Crans Montana Forum which will take place in Monaco, June 26 to 29, 2008, is organising an extraordinary session entirely devoted to “The Union for the Mediterranean addressing European Security issues”.

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The full list of the Advisory Board of the Crans Montana - Graduate Institute of International Studies is now available. Please visit the Advisory Board.

The registration forms for the Seminar, “Private Sector, Government and International Organizations fighting Corruption”, organized for the specialty Certificate candidates of the 10th Yearly Session of the International Summit on Transnational Crime are now available. Please visit the registration page.

The registration forms for the 10th Yearly Session of the International Summit on Transnational Crime (Nov 12 & 13, 2008, Paris, France) are now available. Please visit the registration page.