Openness is one of the defining features of the Geneva Graduate Institute. International partnerships contribute to the culture of international understanding, exchange and cooperation that is characteristic of who we are — an approach that is all the more essential in today’s international climate marked by retrenchment, isolation, and distrust.

Marie-Laure Salles, Director of the Geneva Graduate Institute

New exchange agreements were signed with the Université de Montréal in Canada, the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School in the United States, and O.P. Jindal Global University in India. The Institute has also renewed existing exchange agreements with Yale University, the Elliott School of International Affairs at George Washington University, and American University, all in the United States. These exchange agreements all allow students from the Institute to spend a semester abroad at the partnering institution and allow for their students to come to Geneva. The Institute has an existing partnership with Yale for a dual degree.

The Institute has also entered into new partnerships with Hamilton College and Mount Holyoke for undergraduate semester programmes, allowing undergraduate students a rare opportunity to gain an in-depth understanding of today’s global challenges through a semester abroad at the graduate level in the heart of International Geneva.

Adding to its BA/MA programme, the Institute has also signed a new agreement with McGill University to allow their International Development Studies (IDS) students to spend seven semesters of their studies at McGill University to earn their bachelor’s degree, before continuing their studies at the Geneva Graduate Institute for an additional three semesters to fulfil the requirements for a master’s degree. The BA/MA programme allows students to graduate with two degrees in five instead of six years, while pursuing their international studies from the perspectives of two of the most respected international institutions. 

The Institute also recently conducted a series of visits to partner institutions across Asia, including China, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, and India. These visits aimed to further strengthen existing collaborations, gain deeper insight into ongoing joint initiatives, and explore opportunities for developing new partnerships with leading institutions in the region. Alexia Lima, International Programmes and Student Recruitment Coordinator for the Direction of Studies at the Geneva Graduate Institute, visited the partnering universities and shared of her experience: “Visiting our partners around the world has shown me that strong partnerships rely on solid and sustained relationships. … In an increasingly digitalised world, there is immense value in meeting face-to-face, to grasp the realities, opportunities, and constraints of institutions and students. Ultimately, our aim is to offer our students the best opportunities at leading institutions worldwide, and cultivating close relationships with deans and faculty is essential to achieving this.”
 

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This article was published in Globe #37, the Graduate Institute Review.