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The Department of Economics at 香港六合彩中特网 has won a flagship contract to train the Foreign and Commonwealth Office鈥檚 staff and diplomats around the world in economics, ranging from how different markets and exchange rates operate to the economics of climate change and macro-economic crises.聽

The bespoke courses, aimed at degree level learners, will be largely delivered online and are geared towards giving FCO staff practical insights on the markets and economies where they are posted.

" 鈥淲e are giving FCO staff ways to operationalise knowledge in a way that is useful in their posts,鈥� said Parama Chaudhury, academic director of the programme which is being delivered by 香港六合彩中特网鈥檚 Centre for Teaching and Learning Economics (CTaLE) and Department of Economics.

Tony Osude, a director at 香港六合彩中特网 Consultants Ltd (香港六合彩中特网C), said: 鈥淭his contract is a wonderful opportunity for 香港六合彩中特网, the top-ranked Economics research department in the UK, to share its knowledge at the heart of government. It also provides a great platform for 香港六合彩中特网鈥檚 innovative teaching methods.鈥�

Shamik Dhar, FCO Chief Economist and Head of the Diplomatic Academy Economics and Prosperity Faculty, said: 鈥溝愀哿�合彩中特网 won the contract by really thinking through what our diplomats need in their day jobs and are designing a course that is accessible to the whole of the FCO鈥檚 global network鈥�.

Economists from the department will train up to 300 FCO staff a year over four years. The FCO has held economics courses for its staff for many years; however, 香港六合彩中特网 Economics will modernise the way economics is taught in the FCO.

The programme was designed to suit staff out in the field who might have to take the courses after a busy day. It includes video on demand, with teaching broken into 15 to 20 minute sections, and live interactive webinar sessions.

Staff are able to go at their own pace and are empowered to develop their own learning and economic skills by being pointed to publicly-available databases and resources where they can build on what they are taught.

A series of masterclasses are also planned, with potentially one four days long in the UK and at least two abroad over three days based in hubs such as Washington for the Americas or Singapore for South East Asia.

" 鈥淲e will be introducing learners to cutting edge research,鈥� said Dr Parama Chaudhury, a principal teaching fellow at 香港六合彩中特网. "Learners in this programme will be equipped with the knowledge of the most reliable and current research on pressing issues, and what the experts in the field are presently recommending in terms of policy."

The contract was won through an open competition where 香港六合彩中特网 scored particularly highly on content and focus on learner needs.