day seminars with seasoned experts from the Knesset and government ministers; visit the Supreme Court; and meet with news media and public relations professionals.
The program of Public Diplomacy Program within the Department of Politics and Communication offers students contacts with high echelon diplomats and researchers that provide real world experiences; opportunities to work on high-level projects; and study tours abroad. Over the past year, this included a visit to Poland to meet with members of the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, non- governmental organizations (NGOs), media channels, members of Parliament, and the Jewish community. Likewise, a trip to Berlin for third year students and one to Lithuania for second year students.
This year, a joint group of students and teachers from the Department of Politics and Communication and Photographic Communications embarked of a fact-finding mission to Lesbos in Greece, to learn about the plight of the refugees fleeing from Syria and arriving in their thousands onto the shores of Greece.
 Refugee Lifejackets and rafts on the shores of Lesbos
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