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Career Services Event
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Private Sector Career Expo 2026

For recruiters and students
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Maison de la paix, Pétale 2

Open your mind and career to the private sector. Join us for an exciting week of presentations from a variety of Swiss and international companies.

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The Private Sector Career Expo is a weeklong event hosted at La Maison de la Paix. It is organised by the Institute's Career Services in partnership with participating companies and corporations.

The event is exclusive to students and alumni of the Geneva Graduate Institute and the Geneva Academy.

 

Registration will open in October.

 

 

 

Information for students:

 

Are you considering a career in the private sector? Even if you came to Geneva aiming to work for the United Nations, NGOs, government, or in academia, we invite you to an exciting opportunity to explore the private sector.

The Private Sector Career Expo is a weeklong even that brings to campus a variety of global and Swiss companies working in range of sectors. It's an exciting opportunity to explore future employers, ask questions, and network.

The event format will be 1-hour presentations by different employers throughout the week of 09 - 12 November.

 

FULL SCHEDULE OF PRESENTATIONS:

The list of participating companies and the programme schedule will be updated in September.

 

 

 

Information for employers:

 

How to participate:

All private sector entities are eligible to participate, from local businesses to multinational corporations. Contact the Career Services team at career@graduateinstitute.ch to reserve your company's participation for a 1-hour presentation slot and Q&A. Presentations can be online or in-person (in-person preferred).

Please let us know what date and time you would like to request. Presentation slot requests are subject to the availabilty of classrooms.

 

Event format:

  • Time and dates: Presentations will take place throughout the week of 09 - 13 November, Monday to Friday, between 10h00 - 17h00.
     
  • Location: Geneva Graduate Institute, Chem. Eugène-Rigot 2, 1202 Genève
     
  • Format: Each participating company will have a 1-hour time slot in one of our classrooms for a career presentation and Q&A.
     
  • Cost: Free of charge for participating companies.

 

About our students:

The approximately one thousand Master and PhD students of the Geneva Graduate Institute represent over 100 nationalities: approximately 10% are Swiss, 30% are from Europe, and 60% are from elsewhere around the world.

They undertake degrees in International Relations and Political Science, International Economics, International History and Politics, International Law, and Anthropology and Sociology. Additionally, our interdisciplinary Master's program in International and Development Studies has specialisations in Conflict, Peace and Security; Environment and Sustainability, Gender; Race and Diversity; Human Rights and Humanitarianism; Mobilities, Migrations and Boundaries; Sustainable Trade and Finance; and Global Health.

Disclaimer

This event may be filmed, recorded and/or photographed on behalf of the Geneva Graduate Institute. The Institute may use these recordings and photographs for internal and external communications for information, teaching and research purposes, and/or promotion and illustration through its various media channels (website, social media, newsletters).

By participating in this event, you are agreeing to the possibility of appearing in the aforementioned films, recordings and photographs, and their subsequent use by the Institute.

Your personal data is collected only for the organisation of this event.

For further information, please consult our privacy policy, our FAQ or contact us directly: events@graduateinstitute.ch.