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Welcome to the Graduate Institute! We are delighted by your interest in our areas of specialisation, international relations and development studies, and are certain that the need for education and expertise in these fields will continue to grow in our globalised world.

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Who we are

Our vocation is to analyse and stimulate critical thinking in the fields of international relations and development issues.
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Campus de la Paix

The Campus de la paix extends from Place des Nations to the shores of Lake Geneva, spanning two public parks — Parc Mon Repos and Parc Rigot.
The History of the Institute

The History of the Institute

The creation of the Institute came out of the establishment of the League of Nations in Geneva, and from the idea that had led to its founding.
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Inspiring Stories

From Nobel and Pulitzer Prize winners, to diplomats, United Nations Secretary-Generals, presidents, entrepreneurs and more, the Geneva Graduate Institute has been giving its students the foundational means to positively impact the world since 1927.
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Our Community

Students, faculty, administrative and technical staff form a community that shares values. Alumni also belong to this community due to their attachment to the Institute.
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International Geneva

Geneva is home to the world’s highest concentration of international organisations and diplomatic missions.
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Quality at the Institute

The Institute considers the pursuit of quality and its continual improvement to be an indispensable component of success in an extremely competitive global environment.
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Target Initiatives

The Institute is implementing three target initiatives on Sustainability, Gender, Diversity & Inclusion and Arts & Culture.
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COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE DIRECTOR

Read the latest articles and communications from Marie-Laure Salles, Director of the Institute.
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Human intelligence in Tech
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The Fab

La Fabrique de la paix, or “The Fab” is the Institute’s innovation lab. It aims to be a creative and safe space that promotes and showcases collaborative solutions for the world of today and tomorrow.
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Funded Chairs

Thanks to generous support from patrons who wish to strengthen its capacity to address major contemporary global challenges, the Graduate Institute has been able to create Chairs, which have allowed it to attract eminent experts.
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Engaging the future

Our world is increasingly uncertain and fragmented, yet we have never been so interdependent. In a context where crises with a global impact are accumulating and interacting, we need to embrace this complexity and actively shape a desirable future.
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Visiting us

Our main campus is at the Maison de la paix, close to the United Nations and other international organisations in Geneva
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FACULTY POSITIONS
Learn more about the Institute
Banner Who We Are

Who we are

Our vocation is to analyse and stimulate critical thinking in the fields of international relations and development issues.
Banner Campus de la Paix 2

Campus de la Paix

The Campus de la paix extends from Place des Nations to the shores of Lake Geneva, spanning two public parks — Parc Mon Repos and Parc Rigot.
The History of the Institute

The History of the Institute

The creation of the Institute came out of the establishment of the League of Nations in Geneva, and from the idea that had led to its founding.
ADG

Inspiring Stories

From Nobel and Pulitzer Prize winners, to diplomats, United Nations Secretary-Generals, presidents, entrepreneurs and more, the Geneva Graduate Institute has been giving its students the foundational means to positively impact the world since 1927.
Congratulations

Our Community

Students, faculty, administrative and technical staff form a community that shares values. Alumni also belong to this community due to their attachment to the Institute.
Banner International Environment

International Geneva

Geneva is home to the world’s highest concentration of international organisations and diplomatic missions.
Banner qualité

Quality at the Institute

The Institute considers the pursuit of quality and its continual improvement to be an indispensable component of success in an extremely competitive global environment.
banner initiative genre

Target Initiatives

The Institute is implementing three target initiatives on Sustainability, Gender, Diversity & Inclusion and Arts & Culture.
Marie laure salles is the director of the graduate institute

COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE DIRECTOR

Read the latest articles and communications from Marie-Laure Salles, Director of the Institute.
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Tech Hub

Human intelligence in Tech
The Fab Banner

The Fab

La Fabrique de la paix, or “The Fab” is the Institute’s innovation lab. It aims to be a creative and safe space that promotes and showcases collaborative solutions for the world of today and tomorrow.
Support the Institute

Funded Chairs

Thanks to generous support from patrons who wish to strengthen its capacity to address major contemporary global challenges, the Graduate Institute has been able to create Chairs, which have allowed it to attract eminent experts.
fundraising banner hp-support us

Engaging the future

Our world is increasingly uncertain and fragmented, yet we have never been so interdependent. In a context where crises with a global impact are accumulating and interacting, we need to embrace this complexity and actively shape a desirable future.
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Visiting us

Our main campus is at the Maison de la paix, close to the United Nations and other international organisations in Geneva
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FACULTY POSITIONS
Learn more about the Institute

The Geneva Challenge

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THE GENEVA CHALLENGE 2025

The 2025 edition aims to present innovative and pragmatic solutions to address the challenges of migration.
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The Contest

Learn more about the Advancing Development Goals Contest for Master students
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Last Editions

Discover the previous editions of the Geneva Challenge.
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THE GENEVA CHALLENGE 2025

The 2025 edition aims to present innovative and pragmatic solutions to address the challenges of migration.
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The Contest

Learn more about the Advancing Development Goals Contest for Master students
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Last Editions

Discover the previous editions of the Geneva Challenge.
Visit the Geneva Challenge homepage

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Research

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Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy

The Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy explores the diversity of democratic experiences and aspirations in an interdisciplinary, historical and comparative perspective, advancing debates on the future of democratic practices worldwide.
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Centre for Digital Humanities and Multilateralism

The creation of the Centre for Digital Humanities and Multilateralism stems from a strong conviction: that multilateralism must build on its century-old foundations in Geneva while adapting digital tools and perspectives to project itself with confidence into the future.
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Centre for Finance and Development

The CFD is the Graduate Institute's Centre of Excellence for research and dialogue on impact investing, sustainable finance and multilateral development finance, advancing both academic debates and practical solutions to shape the global financial landscape.
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Hoffmann Centre for Global Sustainability

The Hoffmann Centre for Global Sustainability emerges as a leading European hub for research, dialogue and policy dedicated to promoting integrated sustainability that is both nature-positive, climate-resilient, socially equitable and economically transformative.
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Centre for Trade and Economic Integration

The Centre for Trade and Economic Integration is the Graduate Institute's Centre of Excellence for research, dialogue and policy on international trade, fostering academic analysis, global engagement and informed debate on evolving economic governance.
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Centre on Conflict, Development & Peacebuilding

The CCDP is the Graduate Institute’s focal point for advanced research on conflict analysis, peacebuilding, and the intricate links between security, justice, development and governance in fragile and complex contexts across the world.
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Gender Centre

The Gender Centre is the Graduate Institute’s focal point for research and teaching on gender and its intersections with sexuality, race, class, global politics, development and governance, seeking to advance equality, justice and transformative social change.
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Global Governance Centre

The Global Governance Centre promotes critical reflection on the institutions, practices and orthodoxies that shape global governance. It engages with visible and hidden challenges while fostering innovative and creative approaches to transform collective solutions.
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Global Health Centre

The Global Health Centre (GHC), hosted by the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (Geneva Graduate Institute), is a research, education and convening centre focusing on power, politics and governance in global health. 
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Global Migration Centre

The Global Migration Centre conducts advanced research and produces policy-oriented expertise on the causes, patterns and consequences of international migration, engaging with multiple disciplines and offering informed analysis for global debates and governance.
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NORRAG Global Education Centre

NORRAG is the Global Education Centre of the Graduate Institute. Its strength lies in addressing under-researched questions of quality and equity in education and development, while amplifying perspectives and expertise particularly from the Global South.
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Associated Programmes

The Institute also provides commissioned expertise and applied research through five associated programmes, each offering specialised knowledge, innovative outputs and policy-relevant contributions to global debates.
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Joint Centres

To address critical global issues with a broader perspective, the Graduate Institute collaborates closely with the University of Geneva through three joint research centres, bringing together complementary expertise and innovative approaches.
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Banner AHCD

Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy

The Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy explores the diversity of democratic experiences and aspirations in an interdisciplinary, historical and comparative perspective, advancing debates on the future of democratic practices worldwide.
A woman smiles while using a smartphone, with a digital fingerprint hologram above it. The image conveys a sense of technology and security.

Centre for Digital Humanities and Multilateralism

The creation of the Centre for Digital Humanities and Multilateralism stems from a strong conviction: that multilateralism must build on its century-old foundations in Geneva while adapting digital tools and perspectives to project itself with confidence into the future.
Banner CFD

Centre for Finance and Development

The CFD is the Graduate Institute's Centre of Excellence for research and dialogue on impact investing, sustainable finance and multilateral development finance, advancing both academic debates and practical solutions to shape the global financial landscape.
Banner-HCGS

Hoffmann Centre for Global Sustainability

The Hoffmann Centre for Global Sustainability emerges as a leading European hub for research, dialogue and policy dedicated to promoting integrated sustainability that is both nature-positive, climate-resilient, socially equitable and economically transformative.
Banner CTEI

Centre for Trade and Economic Integration

The Centre for Trade and Economic Integration is the Graduate Institute's Centre of Excellence for research, dialogue and policy on international trade, fostering academic analysis, global engagement and informed debate on evolving economic governance.
Banner CCDP

Centre on Conflict, Development & Peacebuilding

The CCDP is the Graduate Institute’s focal point for advanced research on conflict analysis, peacebuilding, and the intricate links between security, justice, development and governance in fragile and complex contexts across the world.
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Gender Centre

The Gender Centre is the Graduate Institute’s focal point for research and teaching on gender and its intersections with sexuality, race, class, global politics, development and governance, seeking to advance equality, justice and transformative social change.
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Global Governance Centre

The Global Governance Centre promotes critical reflection on the institutions, practices and orthodoxies that shape global governance. It engages with visible and hidden challenges while fostering innovative and creative approaches to transform collective solutions.
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Global Health Centre

The Global Health Centre (GHC), hosted by the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (Geneva Graduate Institute), is a research, education and convening centre focusing on power, politics and governance in global health. 
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Global Migration Centre

The Global Migration Centre conducts advanced research and produces policy-oriented expertise on the causes, patterns and consequences of international migration, engaging with multiple disciplines and offering informed analysis for global debates and governance.
Banner Norrag

NORRAG Global Education Centre

NORRAG is the Global Education Centre of the Graduate Institute. Its strength lies in addressing under-researched questions of quality and equity in education and development, while amplifying perspectives and expertise particularly from the Global South.
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Associated Programmes

The Institute also provides commissioned expertise and applied research through five associated programmes, each offering specialised knowledge, innovative outputs and policy-relevant contributions to global debates.
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Joint Centres

To address critical global issues with a broader perspective, the Graduate Institute collaborates closely with the University of Geneva through three joint research centres, bringing together complementary expertise and innovative approaches.
See more