Geneva School of Diplomacy and International Relations
| Motto | Serviendo Guberno (Latin) |
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Motto in English
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To Govern is to Serve |
| Type | Private |
| Established | 2003 |
| President | Colum Murphy |
| Location | Pregny-Chambésy, Switzerland |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | www |
The Geneva School of Diplomacy and International Relations or Geneva School of Diplomacy (GSD) is a private university located in Pregny-Chambésy, Switzerland. The campus is situated on the grounds of the Chateau de Penthes, a 14th-century manor with a park and view of Lake Geneva and Mont Blanc. The school offers undergraduate and postgraduate programs to a small number of highly qualified students. Programmes culminate in a bachelor, master, executive master or doctor degree in international relations. Courses are organized into the following themes: disarmament and security, economics and development, history, international law, international relations theory, selected regional case studies, social and cultural studies, as well as other specialized fields in international affairs.
Applicants are evaluated on the basis of their prior academic performance and promise for personal growth and development, as evidenced by academic achievement, a statement of purpose, and letters of recommendation. The school reserves the right to require a personal evaluative interview before or after submission of the application.
The Globecraft Institute at the Geneva School of Diplomacy and International Relations is an autonomous centre for research on avant garde and pressing political, legal, and economic issues. The Institute researches and investigates issues such as the politics of technology and intellectual property, energy issues, global water shortage, international development, conflict resolution, the root causes of war to advance peace, and human rights on a global scale. The Institute employs a small staff for its research and publication programme and accommodates leading world scholars as visiting professors on a rotating basis.
Admitted students are considered for internships with a governmental organization such as the United Nations, the World Health Organization, the World Trade Organization, or with leading non-governmental organizations.
A one-week intensive summer course on international affairs is offered to high school students ages 16 to 19. Students are exposed to informal meetings with UN diplomats, and are provided with opportunities to visit international and non-governmental organizations in Geneva.
Colum de Sales Murphy has over 30 years experience with the United Nations as a human rights officer, a political officer with the Security Council, and a member of peacekeeping missions. As a senior UN official in Bosnia, Murphy negotiated the Winter Ceasefire of 1994 and was the architect of the subsequent Cessation of Hostilities Agreement.
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