International and European Security University of Geneva

Overview

The International and European Security programme of University of Geneva responds to the changing needs of policy-practitioner participants and its inception and gestation itself reflects a transforming security landscape - benefiting from the exceptional academic resources of the University of Geneva and the internationally recognised training expertise of the Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP). It is a full time course currently run within the University of Geneva’s Global Studies Institute (GSI), reflecting its global outlook.

Objectives

• Build your knowledge on focused issue areas including state (e.g. terrorism, conflict management) and human (e.g. environment, economic) security – across national, regional (from Asia to Latin America) and global contexts

• Enhance your ability to better identify the evolution of key challenges, critically analyse their interlinked nature, and assess the effectiveness of current policy responses

• Strengthen your leadership skill-set within a multi-cultural and cross-sectoral environment, integrating into a wide community of experts and policymakers in international security