The Graduate Institute of International Studies, best known as
HEI (French: Institut universitaire de hautes études internationales), was founded in 1927, at the time of the
League of NationsThe League of Nations was an inter-governmental organization founded as a result of the Treaty of Versailles in 1919–1920. At its greatest extent from 28 September 1934 to 23 February 1935, it had 58 members...
, as one of the first institutions in the world dedicated to the study of
international relationsInternational relations or International studies represents the study of foreign affairs and global issues among states within the international system, including the roles of states, inter-governmental organizations , non-governmental organizations , and multinational corporations...
. A small and selective institution with about a thousand students from over 90 countries, the prestigious institution owes its reputation to: the quality of its cosmopolitan faculty, the strength of its core disciplines (Economics, History, Law and Political Science), its policy-relevant approach to international affairs, and its bilingual English-French education programmes.
The Graduate Institute of International Studies, best known as
HEI (French: Institut universitaire de hautes études internationales), was founded in 1927, at the time of the
League of NationsThe League of Nations was an inter-governmental organization founded as a result of the Treaty of Versailles in 1919–1920. At its greatest extent from 28 September 1934 to 23 February 1935, it had 58 members...
, as one of the first institutions in the world dedicated to the study of
international relationsInternational relations or International studies represents the study of foreign affairs and global issues among states within the international system, including the roles of states, inter-governmental organizations , non-governmental organizations , and multinational corporations...
. A small and selective institution with about a thousand students from over 90 countries, the prestigious institution owes its reputation to: the quality of its cosmopolitan faculty, the strength of its core disciplines (Economics, History, Law and Political Science), its policy-relevant approach to international affairs, and its bilingual English-French education programmes. in 2007, HEI merged with the Institut universitaire d'études du développement to become the
Graduate Institute of International and Development StudiesThe Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies is a leading postgraduate educational and research institute situated in Geneva, Switzerland. It is active in the fields of political science, international law, international economics, international history, and development studies...
(IHEID).
History
The Graduate Institute of International Studies (HEI) was founded in 1927 at the time of the League of Nations by
William RappardWilliam Emmanuel Rappard was an influential academic and diplomat of the interwar-period, a passionate defender of the international scene....
and
Paul MantouxPaul Mantoux was a historian and has written about the industrial revolution in Great Britain.He was a Co-Founder of the Graduate Institute of International Studies and interpreter for Georges Clemenceau at the Paris Peace Conference in 1919.- Works :* La Révolution industrielle au XVIIIe siècle...
. It is, in accordance with its statutes, "an institution intended to provide to students of all nations the means of undertaking and pursuing international studies, most notably of a historic, judicial, economic, political and social nature."
The Institute was created in Geneva in light of the development of different international and intergovernmental institutions that were established there. It was for a long time one of the few academic institutions in the world to deal exclusively with international relations, thus contributing to the renown of international Geneva. It represents a unique interface between the theory and practice of international relations and responds to the growing importance of international relations in today's world.
HEI is located in a beautiful park on the shores of Lake Geneva, very close to numerous international organisations, NGOs, as well as many multinational firms. This location is ideally suited for conducting fundamental and applied research on contemporary issues and fostering policy debates among academics, diplomats and decision-makers.
The institution
An autonomous institution of graduate studies and research, HEI is constituted as a Swiss private law foundation. It shares a convention with the
University of GenevaThe University of Geneva is a university in Geneva, Switzerland.Founded by John Calvin in 1559 as a theological seminary that also taught law, it remained focused on theology until the 17th century, when it became a center for Enlightenment scholarship. In 1873 it dropped its religious...
and is administered by the Foundation Board that assembles academics, politicians, people of public live and practitioners.
Academic profile
The institute offers an interdisciplinary Master in International Affairs as well as a Master and Ph.D. in International Studies, with specialization in International Economics, International History and Politics, International Law or Political Science.
Courses are bilingual English-French.
Study programmes
HEI was one of the first higher-education institutions in the world to specialize in the study of international relations. Today it is one of the centres of excellence in this field due to the quality of its faculty, the selection of its students and the relevance of the subjects taught.
The following degrees are offered:
Summer programmes
During the summer 2007, HEI is offering its first Summer programmes:
Exchange programmes
Exchange agreements have been signed with the following institutions:
- Elliott School of International Affairs
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(George Washington University).
- Graduate School of International Studies (Seoul National University
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)
- Institut d'Études Politiques de Paris
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, Sciences Po
- Lee Kuan Yew School of International Public Policy (Singapore National University
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)
- University of St. Gallen
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- Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
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(Yale University)
Further exchange agreements within the International Law Department have been signed with:
- Georgetown University Law Center
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- Harvard Law School
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- Michigan Law School
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- Boston University School of Law
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- UCLA School of Law
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These agreements allow a small number of Master or Ph.D. students to spend one semester abroad in order to obtain credits or do research. Selection for these exchange programmes is based on academic merit.
http://hei.unige.ch/ens/echanges/index.html
Special programmes and research centers
The Graduate Institute houses and is associated with a diverse array of specialized programmes and centres. Although the work of these programmes is separate from the teaching programme of the Institute, they enrich Institute life by providing research opportunities, public events, guest speakers, specialized resources, or other opportunities to Institute faculty and students.
http://hei.unige.ch/prog/index.html
In addition, the Institute has its own publications. HEI books are published by Presses Universitaires de France, while the journal "Relations internationales"
http://hei.unige.ch/sections/hp/revue.htm is published four times a year and deals with historical issues of the 19th and 20th century.
Merger
HEI and the
Graduate Institute of Development StudiesThe Graduate Institute of Development Studies is a graduate school in Geneva, Switzerland focusing on development studies...
(IUED) merged in 2008 to create a new institution, the
Graduate Institute of International and Development StudiesThe Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies is a leading postgraduate educational and research institute situated in Geneva, Switzerland. It is active in the fields of political science, international law, international economics, international history, and development studies...
(IHEID).
This new Institute will combine in a unique manner the fields of Development and International Relations and will offer a much wider choice of teaching and research activities.
The existing degree programmes (Master’s and Ph.D. in Development Studies, Master’s in International Affairs, Master’s and Ph.D. in International Studies) will continue to be offered in the following years.
For several years now there are plans to bring together different centers in the area of international peace and security in one building, the
Maison de la PaixThe Maison de la Paix will be a new building in Geneva, Switzerland, bringing together different centers in the area of international peace and security in one location....
. This would allow to bring together the offices of the different sections under one roof, so far they are distributed to different buildings. The plans for a new building have been rediscussed with the creation of the new institute HEID.
Prominent Graduates
- Hédi Annabi
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- Kofi Annan
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- Mohamed ElBaradei
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in 2005
- Micheline Calmy-Rey
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- Rüdiger Dornbusch, longtime professor at the MIT Economics Department
- Arthur Dunkel
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(GATT) between 1980 and 1993
- Patricia Espinosa, diplomat and designated Secretary of Foreign Affairs
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of Mexico
- Saul Friedländer
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, (see below)
- Philipp M. Hildebrand, member of the Governing Board of the Swiss National Bank
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- Imran Nazar Hosein
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, Muslim Scholar and Writer
- Leonid Hurwicz
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, 2007 Nobel Prize in Economics
- Nobuyuki Idei
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, Chairman and Group Chief Executive Officer of Sony Corporation between 1999 and 2005
- Kamil Idris
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(WIPO)
- Sandra Kalniete
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between 2002 and 2004
- Jakob Kellenberger
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, President of the ICRC
- Giorgio Malinverni
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(ECHR)
- Robert McFarlane
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, United States National Security Advisor between 1983 and 1985
- Hans-Gert Poettering, President of the European Parliament
- Michael Reiterer
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- Jean-Pierre Roth, Chairman of the Swiss National Bank
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- Brad Smith, Microsoft
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Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary
- Hernando de Soto
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- Lyal S. Sunga, Senior Lecturer and Director of Research, Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, is a leading authority in international criminal law
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and humanitarian law
- Abdulqawi Yusuf
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Prominent past and present faculty
- Georges Abi-Saab
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- Honorary Professor, taught at the Graduate Institute , former ad hoc Judge of the International Court of Justice, former Judge of the Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and Rwanda (ICTR), currently Chairman, Appellate Body of the World Trade Organization
- Bolaji Akinyemi
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- visiting professor in 1977
- Lucius Caflisch
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- judge at the European Court of Human RightsThe European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg is an international judicial body established under the European Convention on Human Rights of 1950 to monitor respect of human rights by states...
, member of the UN International Law CommissionThe International Law Commission was established by the United Nations General Assembly in 1948 for the "promotion of the progressive development of international law and its codification."It holds an annual session at the United Nations Office at Geneva....
- Guglielmo Ferrero
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- Italian historian
- Saul Friedländer
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- after his PhD at HEI he taught there in summer semesters from 1963 to 1988
- Hans Kelsen
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- taught international law between 1934 and 1940
- Paul Mantoux
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- co-founder of the Institute.
- Theodor Meron
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- taught international law between 1991 and 1995
- Ludwig von Mises
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- professor for international economic relations between 1934 and 1940
- Bertrand Ramcharan
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- UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and first holder of the HEI Swiss Chair of Human Rights (2006)
- William Rappard
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- co-founder and director of the Institute (1928) and director of the Mandate Department of the League of NationsThe League of Nations was an inter-governmental organization founded as a result of the Treaty of Versailles in 1919–1920. At its greatest extent from 28 September 1934 to 23 February 1935, it had 58 members...
.
- Wilhelm Röpke
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- professor for international economics between 1937 and 1966
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