International Affairs and Governance (MIA)

03/02/21

Your Future with MIA

As a graduate of the Master’s Programme in International Affairs and Governance (MIA), career paths will open up to you in consulting firms and international companies, in diplomacy and international organisations, public administration, media and non-profit organisations.

Courses

10/07/20

Public Policy Blog with Prof. Philipp Thaler

How can public transport be organized more efficiently? Should health services for the poor be free of charge? How can we eradicate corruption? Should marijuana be legalized? What is the appropriate retirement age for the pension system?

Policy-makers around the world have to find answers to these types of questions. While their responses can differ fundamentally, they all fall in the realm of public policy. In this blog, students of the seminar “Understanding Public Policy”, taught by Prof. Dr. Philipp Thaler, apply public policy tools to explain policy outcomes on controversial issues.

02/02/21

James Davis discusses prospects of Joe Biden's presidency

with NZZ editor-in-chief Eric Gujer

Background

10/29/20

Paul Alther Prize for the best Master’s thesis in Law and International Affairs:

MIA Graduate Fernando Monte Abraho

MIA Fundamentals 2020:

Chances and Challenges in a Digitalizing World

06/25/20

BIA alumna and lecturer Claudia Brühwiler at the SRF Club

discussing the current anti-racism protests and unrest in the USA.

New HSG Learning Center: Great Chances

MIA Alumni Dr. Dominik Isler has taken over the management of the HSG Learning Center. He and MIA Student Florian Wussmann bundle the didactic requirements and innovative possibilities for the HSG Learning Center. When the HSG Learning Center is put into operation, it will serve t as a field for experimentation. Read more about their vision (in German).

Introducing the Hauptstadt-Bericht

by MIA Alumni Janos Ammann

Internationalisation at Home

Thomas Visneider is doing the course "Energy and Climate Governance" offered by Prof. Philipp Thaler and Adrian Rinscheid as part of the CBS-HSG-WU Online Course Initiative. He reflects on his experiences as an online exchange student and the impressions gathered during the course. Read more.

Peace for Change

As an acdemic intern at the Swiss Embassy in Minsk MIA Student Isabelle Diserens witnessed how this summer the country experienced a real turning point.

05/28/20

Dr. Christoph Heusgen becomes honorary professor

Dr. Christoph Heusgen to become Honorary Professor

Swiss Energy Policy. Interview with Prof. Philipp Thaler (in German)

Research

06/25/20

Book Publication: Key Documents on the Reform of the UN Security Council 1991-2019 by Prof. Bardo Fassbender

“Key Documents on the Reform of the UN Security Council 1991-2019” brings together primary source documents reflecting the political, legal and academic discussions of the United Nations Security Council reform, in particular the Council’s membership.

04/08/20

Prof. von der Decken in SRFGlobal:

"I miss my students in St.Gallen!"