- Opening of the admissions process: 1 October 2011
- Beginning of evaluation of application files: 9 December 2011*
- Closing date for receipt of complete applications 15 January 2012
- Notification of decisions 31 March 2012
*Complete application files received by December 9th will be transferred to the admission committees for the first round of evaluations.
Masters Programmes
Applicants must hold a Bachelor’s degree (minimum 180 ECTS credits) or an equivalent qualification in a discipline relevant to the chosen programme. Please note that you are eligible to apply during the last year of your study programme provided you will have received your final transcript before September 2012.
Interdisciplinary Masters Programmes
Candidates should have a solid background in social sciences and humanities, law, economics or a related discipline.
Disciplinary Masters Programmes
Candidates should have a solid background in the discipline or in a related discipline or a multidisciplinary degree in International Relations.
PhD Programmes
Applicants must hold a Masters degree or an equivalent qualification in a discipline relevant to the chosen programme and to the extent possible have completed a Masters level research dissertation. Please note that you are eligible to apply during the last year of your study programme provided you will have received your final diploma before September 2012.
The Graduate Institute is a bilingual English-French institution; students are therefore required to demonstrate their knowledge of these languages by including the relevant certificates with their application forms.
Please note that all our compulsory classes can be followed in English.
English
Candidates are required to demonstrate excellent command of the language, both written and spoken, confirmed by a language certificate: see details.
Candidates of English mother-tongue and those who have completed secondary or post-secondary education in English, confirmed by a diploma, are exempt from this requirement.
French
Students are requested to have a passive knowledge of the French language.
Students with no prior knowledge of French are eligible to apply. The Institute does, however, expect all students to have acquired at least a passive knowledge of the language by the end of the first year of studies and they are strongly encouraged to attend a 3 week intensive French course which will take place prior to the beginning of the academic year
A French test will be organised at the beginning of each academic year to evaluate students’ levels of French.
Applicants are required to complete the online application form and submit all the supporting documents by regular post. Documents sent by email will not be accepted except for appraisal letters.
All the supporting documents must reach the Institute by 15 January 2012 and be submitted in a single envelope to:
Institut de hautes études internationales et du développement
Student Services – Admissions Office
La Voie Creuse 16
Case postale 136
1211 Geneva 21
Switzerland
If sending documents by courier service (TNT, Fedex, DHL, etc), please use the following address:
Institut de hautes études internationales et du développement
Student Services - Admissions Office
La Voie Creuse 16
1211 Geneva 21
Switzerland
Phone number: +41 22 908 57 23
A non-refundable administrative fee of CHF 50 will be charged directly through the online application form via Paypal, by credit card or bank transfer. (Applicants paying through their Paypal bank account should leave a minimum of 14 days to allow confirmation of payment). Only complete applications will be considered by our admissions committee.
Applicants are requested to carefully read through the FAQ section where they will find detailed answers to a range of commonly asked questions.
The Institute offers extensive financial support to students through scholarships. Approximately 25% of all first year students receive financial support. Click here for full details of the scholarships awarded by the Institute. To apply for financial aid please submit the completed scholarship request form together with the required supporting documents.
You are currently a student, or have previously completed a study programme at the Graduate Institute; please apply through the Internal Students Application process available on Etunet.
Applicants can monitor the status of their application through the online follow-up section of their application form.
Decision
The admissions decisions and the decisions on financial support will be available before the end of March 2012. The decisions will be posted on the follow-up section of the student’s online application and sent to the candidates by traditional mail.
Acceptance of Admission
Successful applicants are requested to confirm the acceptance of their offer of admission through the payment of a non-refundable pre registration fee of CHF 1’000. This amount will be deducted from the first semester tuition fees. Students who are awarded a scholarship are not required to pay this fee.
Deadline for the payment of the pre registration fee: 15 April 2012
Registration at the University of Geneva
Students who wish to accept their offer of admission must register with the University of Geneva. The relevant information will be mailed along with the offer of admission.
Deadline for registration at the University of Geneva: 30 April 2012
