Fees

Tuition Fees

Tuition costs for the Executive Certificate ADVOCACY are CHF 15,000.

You are Alumni of the Graduate Institute? Benefit from 10% discount on the tuition fees.

The tuition fee includes teaching costs, course materials and use of Graduate Institute facilities. It does not include travel or accommodation expenses.

Payment

Once accepted in the Programme, you will receive an invoice with a reference number. Payment may be made online through our online electronic system or by bank transfer to:

Bank Name: UBS SA, Rue du Rhône 8, 1204 Geneva, Switzerland
Beneficiary: Fondation pour l'étude des relations internationales et du développement
IBAN: CH080024024048494300D
BIC/SWIFT: UBSWCHZH80A
REF: invoice number

Please note payments can only be received in Swiss Francs.

Instalments

If you wish to pay in instalments, please note the following deadlines:

Payment deadline   Sum
 
Deposit upon acceptance of admission   CHF 3,000
 
1 November 2012   CHF 3,000
1 January 2012   CHF 3,000
1 March 2013   CHF 3,000
1 May 2013   CHF 3,000
 
Total   CHF 15,000

For accounting purposes, the full tuition fee must be paid by 1 May 2013. Failure to pay the full tuition fee will lead to exclusion from the programme.

 

Withdrawal

If you withdraw from the Programme

  • before 1 October 2012, you will receive a 95% refund of the paid tuition fee

  • between 1 October 2012 and the start of the programme, you will receive a 65% refund of the paid tuition fee.

Please note that no refund will be given after the start of the Programme.

Financial assistance

Unfortunately, the Programme is unable to provide any financial assistance to candidates. Upon request, however, we will be happy to provide a letter of recommendation to your sponsor or scholarship committee.

eduQua

Our courses are quality certified by the Swiss Certification Label, eduQua. 

If you are a Geneva resident or tax payer, you may be entitled to a "chèque formation" for further education of a value of CHF 750.-  / (course reference:2612)

For further information and application forms, please visit the State of Geneva website, before the start of the course. (No funds are granted once a course has commenced.) The process is independent of the Graduate Institute.

  

Applications are open

Need info? 

  • Contact our programme officer @ +41 22 908 57 62