The Geneva Challenge

Eager to stimulate reflection and innovation on development from diverse disciplinary and contextual perspectives and with the generous support of Ambassador Jenö Staehelin, the Graduate Institute launched, in 2014, the Advancing Development Goals Contest, an international competition for graduate students.

THE GENEVA CHALLENGE 2023

The 2023 Advancing Development Goals International Contest for Graduate Students aims to present innovative and pragmatic solutions to address the challenges of loneliness

The Contest

Learn more about the Advancing Development Goals Contest for Master students

Last Editions

Discover the previous editions of the Geneva Challenge.

BUILDING A CAREER

THE FUTURE OF UNIVERSITIES

RESEARCH MULTIMEDIA

ENGAGING THE FUTURE

INSPIRING ALUMNAE-I STORIES

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The Geneva Challenge

THE GENEVA CHALLENGE 2023

The Contest

Last Editions

The Geneva Challenge Celebrates its 10th Anniversary

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Geneva Challenge 2023 Finalists – The Challenges of Loneliness

The Geneva Challenge 2023: Innovative Solutions to the Challenges of Loneliness

Teams from Africa and Europe Win 2022 Geneva Challenge on Poverty Reduction

Geneva Challenge 2022 Finalists – The Challenges of Poverty Reduction

The Geneva Challenge 2022: Innovative Solutions to the Challenges of Poverty Reduction

Team from Yale University Wins 2021 Geneva Challenge on Crisis Management

Geneva Challenge 2021 Finalists – The Challenges of Crisis Management

The Geneva Challenge 2021: An Opportunity to Address the Challenges of Crisis Management

Team From Harvard University Wins 2020 Geneva Challenge on Social Inclusion

The Geneva Challenge 2020: An Opportunity to Address the Challenges of Social Inclusion

Team from Weizmann Institute of Science Wins 2019 Geneva Challenge on Global Health

The Geneva Challenge 2019: Students Find Solutions to the Challenges of Global Health

Human Rights and National Security in Bangladesh

From Diplomacy to New Diplomacies: Building on History & Shaping the Future

Bringing Human Rights Close to Home: Social Media and a Humanity in Crisis

Tech Week Is 4-8 December

Annabelle Littoz-Monnet and Juanita Uribe win the 2023 International Geneva Award

A Letter of Thanks from Anesu Gamanya to the Geneva Graduate Institute

Celebrating a Decade of Impact with the Geneva Challenge 2023 Winners

Geneva Graduate Institute to Establish the First Chair in Peace Mediation in Switzerland with the Support of Private Philanthropy

Introducing the Maria Rosario Lazzati Niada Scholarship for Afghan Women

Osons la bienveillance!

The Institute Welcomes New Faculty

The Oslo Accords: False Hopes for Peace

Le professeur Georges Abi-Saab fête ses 90 ans

A Critical Juncture in the War in Ukraine?

The Fun of Teaching

Paying It Forward with Suspend'us

L’Afrique dans le monde : une approche dialectique nécessaire

A Passion for History and Politics

L’Europe et la Suisse face à la nouvelle donne géo-économique

The Geneva Challenge Celebrates its 10th Anniversary

Alina Truhina, From Refugee to Global Citizen

Star Wars 2.0? The Privatisation of Outer Space and its Impact on War and Peace

On Founding the Geneva Challenge

Campaign against Sexist and Sexual Violence

Everything in our Power for Peace: Filippo Grandi Gives the Kofi Annan Peace Address

Facing Natural Disasters and Ecological Challenges in Istanbul with Project Aladdin

Miguel Carricas Laspalas, premier au concours 2023 de la diplomatie espagnole

Unpacking the Israel-Hamas Conflict

Professors James Hollway and Lucile Maertens Named Co-Directors of the Global Governance Centre

Celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the Geneva Centre of Humanitarian Studies

Argentinian elections and democracy

Standing Together for Peace in the Middle East

Rural Women and Food Security

The Complex Case of Critical Minerals

Looking Back at the 2023 Alumni Reunion

War and Peace in the 21st Century

EXPERIMENTING CITIZENS ASSEMBLIES IN BELGIUM, FRANCE, AND SWITZERLAND

Geneva Forum on East Asia 2023