CEDS - Centre d'Études Diplomatiques et Stratégiques

Name

CEDS - Centre d'Études Diplomatiques et Stratégiques

Legal name

CEDS - Centre d'Études Diplomatiques et Stratégiques

Website

https://ceds.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Degree Program Tuition: Revenue generated from PhD and MPA programs with tiered pricing for national/resident and international candidates. PhD Year 1 costs 9,500€, Years 2-3 cost approximately 1,975-2,220€; MPA costs 10,400-10,890€ depending on candidate status.
2. Short Course Certification: Short professional development courses generating revenue through certification fees ranging from 1,500€ to 2,500€ depending on the program

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

CEDS delivers executive academic programs (MPA Master's, PhD) and short certification courses in political science, international relations, strategic studies, defense, cybersecurity, and diplomacy for senior diplomats, military officers, and government officials. Programs are offered in French and English and delivered in person in Paris and via videoconference to accommodate working professionals. Admissions operate on a rolling basis with tiered pricing between national and international candidates.

Differentiator

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Products and services

• Executive PhD in International Politics and Diplomacy Executive-format doctoral program for senior diplomats, policy professionals, and officials seeking advanced research credentials in international politics and diplomacy. Delivered in Paris and via videoconference in French and English.
• Executive PhD in Business Diplomacy Executive-format doctoral program in business diplomacy, designed for senior corporate executives, government officials, and diplomats interfacing with international business. Delivered in Paris and via videoconference.
• Executive PhD in Strategy and International Security Executive-format doctoral program in strategy and international security, intended for senior military officers, defense officials, and security professionals. Delivered in Paris and via videoconference.
• MPA in Public Affairs Management (Diplomatic Studies and International Relations) Executive Master's (MPA) program in diplomatic studies and international relations for senior professionals in public affairs, diplomacy, and government. Delivered in Paris and via videoconference in French and English.
• MPA in Strategic Studies and Defense/Security Policies Executive Master's (MPA) program in strategic studies and defense/security policies, targeting senior military officers, defense ministry officials, and security professionals. Delivered in Paris and via videoconference.
• MPA in Strategic Studies and Cybersecurity Executive Master's (MPA) program in strategic studies with a specialization in cybersecurity, for senior military officers, defense officials, and cybersecurity policy professionals. Delivered in Paris and via videoconference.
• MPA in Mutations of European Policies Executive Master's (MPA) program focused on the mutations of European policies, for senior government officials, diplomats, and policy professionals working on European affairs. Delivered in Paris and via videoconference.
• MPA in Geopolitics of Crises and Conflicts Executive Master's (MPA) program in the geopolitics of crises and conflicts, designed for senior diplomats, military officers, and government officials working in crisis and conflict environments. Delivered in Paris and via videoconference.
• MPA in Geopolitics and Crypto-economy Executive Master's (MPA) program in geopolitics and crypto-economy, for senior officials needing expertise at the intersection of geopolitics and emerging economic/financial dynamics. Delivered in Paris and via videoconference.
• MPA in Geopolitics of Crime Executive Master's (MPA) program in the geopolitics of crime, for senior diplomats, law enforcement liaisons, and government officials engaged in transnational security issues. Delivered in Paris and via videoconference.
• Short Course in Diplomatic Protocol Short-format certification course in diplomatic protocol for senior professionals in diplomacy and government.
• Short Course in Conflict Resolution and Peace Studies Short-format certification course in conflict resolution and peace studies for senior diplomats, military officers, and policy professionals.
• Short Course in Cybersecurity Policies and Practices Short-format certification course in cybersecurity policies and practices for senior military, defense, and government officials.
• Short Course in Geostrategy and Energy Security Short-format certification course in geostrategy and energy security for senior professionals in government, diplomacy, and the energy sector.

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature2 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• UNITAR (United Nations Institute for Training and Research)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 December 2024Partnership for organizing UN model negotiation exercises. A three-day United Nations negotiation exercise was held December 16-18, 2024 at CEDS, with UNITAR trainers and CEDS teachers co-facilitating. PhD auditors from multiple countries participated, representing UN Security Council and General Assembly member states.
• UNESCOcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFramework partnership for the Conflict Resolution and Peace Studies short course. The program aims to promote diplomatic and cultural tools enabling decision-makers to contribute to peace-building, delivered under the CEDS-UNESCO partnership framework.
• Robert Schuman Institute for EuropemajorGTM or Marketing PartnerJoint webinar series on post-Covid topics including democracy, migration, education, and inequality. Florence Gabay, Director of Development at CEDS, serves as Vice President of the Institute. Partnership focuses on defending common values of solidarity, justice, and peace between populations.
• OMNES Education GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCEDS is part of OMNES Education, a private multidisciplinary higher education institution with campuses in France (Beaune, Bordeaux, Chambéry, Lyon, Rennes, Marseille, Paris, Toulouse) and internationally (Abidjan, Barcelona, Geneva, Lausanne, London, Monaco, Munich). Group includes 15 schools, 215,000 alumni, 40,000 students.
• University of ParismajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partnership for conference series on Islam and Islamism in France and Europe. Co-organized conference at Faculty of Law and Economics of the University of Paris.
• Ecole Polytechnique - Université Paris-SaclaymajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partnership for conference series on Islam and Islamism in France and Europe, contributing academic expertise to the collaborative research initiative.
• University of BirminghamminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partnership for conference series on Islam and Islamism in France and Europe, bringing international academic perspective.
• University of MontrealminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partnership for conference series on Islam and Islamism in France and Europe, contributing Canadian academic perspective.
• French Institute of Academic StudiesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partnership for conference series on Islam and Islamism in France and Europe.
• CNRS (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch partnership for conference series on Islam and Islamism, with CNRS researchers contributing expertise on religious and political analysis.
• UCLouvainminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partnership for conference series on Islam and Islamism in France and Europe, contributing Belgian academic perspective.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves2 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Sciences Po: France's flagship institution for political science and international relations, offering graduate programs and executive education that directly overlap with CEDS' MPA/PhD offerings in diplomacy and strategy.
• Clingendael Institute: Netherlands-based diplomatic training academy offering courses and certifications for foreign-service and government professionals; directly comparable professional-training model to CEDS' short courses.
• Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP): Executive-level foundation-course-style training for diplomats, military officers, and security professionals, with a similar mid-career professional credentialing model and global faculty bench.
• Johns Hopkins SAIS: Premier US graduate school for international affairs and strategic studies, with practitioner-oriented MA and PhD programs that compete for the same senior-policy professional candidates.
• King's College London — Department of War Studies: UK-based graduate center for strategic, defense, and security studies; offers MA/PhD programs that parallel CEDS' Strategy & International Security and Conflict Resolution specializations.
• INSP (formerly ENA): France's national school for senior civil servants, offering the prestige public-administration track that CEDS' MPA in Public Affairs directly parallels for French and international public servants.
• HEIP — Hautes Études Internationales et Politiques: Sister school within the OMNES Education group; focuses on political science and international relations and shares leadership structure with CEDS under Director General Céline Claverie.

Broad incumbents

• Harvard Kennedy School: Global benchmark for public policy executive education with mid-career MC/MPA and executive programs; broader scope than CEDS but competes for the same senior-official and executive persona.
• INSEAD: Major global business school with executive MBA and leadership programs; overlaps with CEDS' Business Diplomacy PhD target of senior corporate executives needing diplomatic fluency.
• London School of Economics — International Relations: Major UK university with a leading International Relations department offering graduate degrees that compete in the international-strategy and diplomacy enrollment pool.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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