Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies
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Former names
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The Graduate Institute of International Studies (1927–2007) |
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| Type | Semi-private |
| Established | 1927 |
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Academic staff
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66 professors, 12 lecturers, 37 visiting |
| Students | 838 (78% international) |
| Location | Geneva, Switzerland |
| Campus | Urban |
| Working languages | English and French |
| Nickname | The Graduate Institute, IHEID, HEI |
| Affiliations | Europaeum, APSIA, EUA, ECUR, EADI, AUF |
| Website | www.graduateinstitute.ch |
The Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (French: Institut de hautes études internationales et du développement, abbreviated IHEID or the Graduate Institute Geneva) is a post-graduate university located in Geneva, Switzerland.
In academic and professional circles, the school is considered one of Europe's most prestigious institutions. The institution counts ambassadors, foreign ministers, heads of state, one UN Secretary-General (Kofi Annan), seven Nobel prize recipients, and one Pulitzer Prize winner among its alumni, current and former faculty. The school is a full member of the APSIA, a group of the world's top schools in international affairs, and is accredited by the Swiss government as an independent academic institution.
Founded in 1927, the Graduate Institute is continental Europe's oldest school of international relations and was the first university dedicated solely to the study of international affairs. It offered one of the first doctoral programs in international relations in the world. In 2008, the Graduate Institute absorbed the Graduate Institute of Development Studies, a smaller post-graduate institution also based in Geneva founded in 1961. The merger resulted in the current Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies.
Today the school is a small, highly selective institution with about 800 graduate students from over 100 countries. International students make up nearly 80% of the student body and the school is officially a bilingual English-French institution, although the majority of classes are in English. Its campuses are located blocks from the United Nations headquarters in Europe with Maison de la Paix acting as the primary seat of learning. It runs joint degree programmes with Harvard Kennedy School and Yale University.
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