Another episode of International Peace Day took place and screamed success this week as students and staff alike dodged the raindrops under the school awning. As we all huddled there together, steering clear of what had rapidly turned into torrential rain, we regaled as students trickled in sporting full national costumes – taunting us with…
The elections are this week!!! Each academic year, new Student Ambassadors are elected by the GSD student body to act as representatives and leaders. We are happy to announce that elections will be taking place for new forum members. ELECTION DAYS AND THE AVAILABLE POSITIONS: Student Body Ambassador BA year I – THURSDAY 19th at…
Celebrated every year on August 19th, World Humanitarian Day is dedicated to honoring humanitarian efforts worldwide and propagating the idea of supporting people in crisis. Marking international days is not a new thing and predates the establishment of the United Nations. They are a powerful advocacy tool and this year, the aim is to honor…
The United Nations has established the United Nations System Staff College: an institution for system-wide knowledge management, training, and continuous learning meant to contribute to a more effective, results-oriented, and agile UN. Furthermore, at the Geneva School of Diplomacy, we are a specialized private university institute in Geneva for undergraduate, graduate and executive-level education in…
Thursday 1 August 2019, the Geneva School of Diplomacy, had not one, but two reasons to celebrate: this day was not only Swiss National Day, but it also marked, this year, the signing of a historic peace agreement in Mozambique. After decades of conflict, Filipe Nyusi, President of the Republic of Mozambique [and GSD alumnus]…
According to the Global Footprint Network a sustainability organization which calculates ecological resources, we are now officially in the red. This means specifically that we humans have officially used up more ecological resources this year than the Earth can regenerate by the end of the year. This overspending of natural capital is leading to the…
We were honored to celebrate our students’ achievements and we congratulate all graduates from Bachelor, Master, Executive and Doctorate level programmes for their hard work; they are now prepared to take new steps in their lives! To view all pictures from Graduation day visit our Flickr account here. To view our short video reel click here
During Graduation, MA Graduate Madhura Nimkar inspired us all with the last words of her speech: “Going forward, some of us would want to study this field further while some of us would want to start working with institutions and the people on the ground. But before I conclude, I will share three things that…
Warm Congratulations to our Graduating Students! Scientists tell us that Planet Earth is about 4.5 billion years. Homo Sapiens is about 200,000 years old. If we subtract 200,000 from 4.5 billion years we see that Planet Earth — for most of its existence — has been empty and devoid of humans. Just imagine Earth, empty…
During graduation day, we were well pleased to confer Deputy Prime Minister Monyane Moleleki from Lesotho with an honorary Doctorate at our Graduation Ceremony as he has been an inspiring example — to his continent and to the world. With the theme of graduation being Climate Change, he charmingly reminded us of the importance of…
