Das Mercator Kolleg für internationale Aufgaben ist ein Projekt der Schweizerischen Studienstiftung und der Stiftung Mercator Schweiz in Kooperation mit dem Eidgenössischen Departement für auswärtige Angelegenheiten (EDA). Gefördert werden hochqualifizierte, deutschsprachige Hochschulabsolventen aller Fachrichtungen, die Führungsaufgaben in internationalen Organisationen und NGO’s anstreben. Jährlich werden vier neue Kollegiatinnen und Kollegiaten aus der Schweiz in das Mercator → more…
Archives for 2016
Yenching Academy of Peking University
The Yenching Academy of Peking University offers a Master’s degree in China Studies. This specially designed, English-taught program aims to push the study of China beyond the boundaries of traditionally defined Humanities and Social Sciences disciplines. It creates space to incorporate the diverse backgrounds and experiences of program participants into the study of ancient, modern, → more…
States and Societies in Transition – History, Threats and Opportunities. The Case of Georgia and Azerbaijan
A summer school conducted by the Swiss Study Foundation (SSF) once again set out to explore the region of the South Caucasus – for the first time including Azerbaijan. During the editing process of this publication renewed clashes between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh brought the region back to the attention → more…
History, Threats and Opportunities: The Case of Georgia and Armenia
«History, Threats and Opportunities» – these three keywords are certainly closely intertwined in the region known as the South Caucasus. Complicated historical legacies influence the economic,political and societal transformation processes that set in after the collapse of the Soviet Union. The same legacies play into the renewed ethno-territorial conflicts that began in the 1990s, conflicts → more…
Schwarzman Scholars Application Webinar
Schwarzman Scholars is a highly selective international scholarship program designed to give the best and brightest young leaders from around the world the opportunity to get to know China and develop their leadership skills through a fully-funded one-year Master’s Degree at Tsinghua University, one of China’s most prestigious institutions of higher learning. Up to 200 → more…
