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The Geneva Graduate Institute is a higher education institution and a pioneer in the exploration of global issues. Through our core missions – academic research, teaching, expertise and forum activities – we produce and share knowledge on international relations, development issues, global challenges and governance.

Located in the heart of International Geneva, a centre of global governance, we build on scientific excellence and transdisciplinarity to foster critical and creative thinking on the major challenges of our time. By engaging with international organisations, NGOs, governments and private sector actors, we participate in global discussions on the future of multilateralism and prepare a generation of engaged and responsible decision-makers for leadership in a radically uncertain world.

In the heart of international Geneva, world capital of multilateral diplomacy, the Geneva Graduate Institute has been serving the international community for 100 years, providing education, research and conferences.

We are a niche graduate school, offering master and PhD programmes in the social sciences as a window to analyse and influence international affairs through a transdisciplinary lens.

Our 1,000 students, faculty and researchers come from 100 countries, providing intercultural learning opportunities both in the classroom and experientially, in all aspects of student life. This multitude of perspectives is our hallmark, uniquely positioning our students for career success in the global arena of international affairs.