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The Geneva School of Diplomacy (GSD) recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the United Nations System Staff College (UNSSC)

Blog GSD, NewsBy GSD Marketing Department August 8, 2019

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…

GSD celebrates the historic peace signing of Mozambique

Blog GSD, NewsBy GSD Marketing Department August 2, 2019

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]…

Red Hot and in the Red by Siofra Sharpe

Blog GSD, NewsBy GSD Marketing Department July 31, 2019

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…

GSD Graduation 2019: 16th Edition

Blog GSD, NewsBy GSD Marketing Department July 4, 2019

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

Inspiring Words from MA Graduate Madhura Nimkar

Blog GSD, NewsBy GSD Marketing Department July 4, 2019

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…

Dr. Murphy’s Graduation Speech on Climate Change

Blog GSD, NewsBy GSD Marketing Department July 4, 2019

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…

Spotlight: Hon. Doctorate Degree to the Deputy Prime Minister of Lesotho – Monyane Moleleki

Blog GSD, NewsBy GSD Marketing Department July 3, 2019

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…

GSD invites you to attend “An Alternative Path on the Cyprus issue”

Blog GSD, NewsBy GSD Marketing Department June 28, 2019

We would like to invite you to a seminar taking place on Thursday 4 July 2019 entitled “An Alternative Path on the Cyprus Issue,” which will be presented by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Turkish Republic of North Cyprus, Mr. Kudret Özersay, Professor of International Law The presentation will take place…

Word from Dr. Murphy to the now Elected President of Kazakhstan – Kassym-Jomart Tokayev

Blog GSD, NewsBy GSD Marketing Department June 13, 2019

-Delighted congratulations to Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, dear friend and Dean Emeritus of the Geneva School of Diplomacy, now elected President of Kazakhstan. Tokayev is a safe pair of hands: very intelligent, modest, he will advance the interests — stable as well as pluralist — of Kazakhstan, all the while honouring and consolidating the historic, extraordinary legacy…

Observing the Upcoming Presidential Elections in Kazakhstan by Prof. Stefan G. Ziegler

Blog GSD, NewsBy GSD Marketing Department June 3, 2019

I am a great believer that teaching is learning. To teach humanitarianism and development-related topics is to carry out applied research in the field. This is why I combine field missions and the creation of advocacy tools, such as my recently released film on international law in conflict www.broken-the-film.com with lecturing and training. Currently, I…