Summer Programme on International Affairs and Multilateral Governance 2010

  Switzerland

Geneve [Geneva]

Term: Summer 
Dates: 7 - 25 June, 2010

Description: The summer programme on International Affairs and Multilateral Governance provides participants with a unique opportunity to learn and think about major current issues in world politics and the resulting challenges for multilateral governance. The programme makes participants experience the world of multilateralism through direct interaction with diplomats, negotiators and activists and through visits to some of the prominent international organisations located in Geneva.

TARGET AUDIENCE
- Students at MA level or senior undergraduate level with an interest in international affairs
- Young professionals keen to improve their knowledge on current major issues in multilateralism, governance and international affairs

DURATION
This is a 3-week course from June 7 to June 25, 2010. Participants may enrol for the whole programme or for one or two weeks only.

CREDITS
Participation in at least two weeks of the programme may be accepted for credit at other universities (6-9 ECTS credits; or the U.S. equivalent credits). All participants receive a course certificate.

PROGRAMME FEE
Tuition costs for attending the full 3 weeks is CHF 3800 (approximately USD 3500 and EUR 2500). Participation on a weekly basis costs CHF 1500 (approximately USD 1400 and EUR 1000) per week. Tuition costs do not include travel costs to Geneva, nor accommodation or other living expenses in Geneva.

APPLICATIONS
Applications include:
- application form
- 2 references

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS
April 1, 2010

Highlights: The summer programme explores key issues in international affairs with a substantive focus on the three following concentrations:
- Global Public Goods: Health and Environment (week 1)
- Security, Human Rights and Humanitarian Actions (week 2)
- Global Migration, Cooperation and Development (week 3)

Lectures and discussions focus on challenges for multilateral governance in these domains, including questions of efficiency, legitimacy, or accountability connected to differences in international institutions and regulation. The programme includes:

Morning lectures
- Interdisciplinary approach to challenges of governance
- Cutting-edge expertise on selected concentrations
- Internationally-renowned professors, and high-level officials from international organisations

Afternoon workshops and visits
- In-depth and small-group study of selected issues addressed in morning lectures
- Visits of international organisations in Geneva
- Practical exercises such as negotiation simulations

Symposia
- A public lecture or a round table on a topic related to the weekly concentration
- Interface between the international community in Geneva and the summer programme

Degree Level: Bachelors Degree (Undergraduate)

Minimum Education: Bachelors

Cost in US$: 3500

Experience Required: no

This Program is open to Worldwide Participants.

Participants Travel to Switzerland Independently

Typically Participants Work in Groups of 40-50

Application Process Involves:

• Online Application plus Application Assessment
• Resume
• Written Application

Post-Program Services Include:

• Alumni Network

The Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies's Mission Statement: The Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies is a result of the merger of the Graduate Institute of International Studies (HEI) and the Graduate Institute of Development Studies (IUED), created respectively in 1927 and 1961. It is an institution dedicated to providing students from all over the world the means to undertake international studies, from a historical, legal, economic, political and social perspective. It owes its reputation to the quality of its cosmopolitan faculty; the selection of its students; the strength and the relevance of its study programmes involving four core disciplines (economics, history, law and political science); its policy-relevant approach to international affairs; and its bilingual English-French education. The Institute's location in Geneva, Switzerland, provides students with unique access and exposure to the many international and intergovernmental institutions making their home in the city. The curriculum's multidisciplinary approach makes HEID an ideal place for students interested in international affairs and development studies.

Year Founded: 1927