Programme Details

Participants may enrol for all or part (1, 2 or 3 weeks) of the programme

Overview

The Summer Programme on International Affairs and Multilateral Governance explores key issues in international affairs with a substantive focus on the three following areas:

Lectures and discussions focus on challenges for multilateral governance in these areas, including questions of efficiency, legitimacy, or accountability carising from differences in international institutions and regulation. Classes will meet from Monday to Friday; about 5h30 per day. Three hours in the morning will be devoted to  lectures for all participants in the Summer Programme. The afternoon will be devoted to 2h30-seminars conducted in smaller groups of about 15-20 students. Morning lectures will provide students with key concepts and analytical tools, while the afternoon seminars will help students use those tools and apply them to specific empirical situations. Afternoon sessions will also include on-site visits to international organisations and practical exercises such as simulations. Total class time for the course will be approximately 81 hours (or 27 hours per week).

Morning lectures

• Interdisciplinary approach governance challenges

• Cutting-edge expertise on selected issues

• 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 to international organisations in Geneva

• Practical exercises, such as negotiation simulation and role play

Symposia

• A public lecture or a roundtable on a topic related to a weekly-chosen topic will take place. This event will provide an interface between the international community in Geneva and  participants in the Summer Programme.

Social events

• We will organise optional social events for participants, including a welcome reception, barbecue, tours on the campus and excursions on Saturdays, as well as a farewell dinner. More details will be provided to applicants, once they have enrolled in the programme. Read more about the Social Programme!

Registration and orientation

• Registration will be available prior to the opening of the programme. The opening day of classes will include an orientation session to present the programme, familiarise students with the timetable and afternoon visits, and introduce participants in the summer programme as well as to answer any questions regarding your stay in Geneva.