University of St.Gallen (HSG) - International Affairs Programmes

30/09/2021

Dr. Manali Kumar discusses recent statements and pledges on tackling the climate crisis at the UN General Assembly with Lukwesa Burak on BBC World News.

watch the interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gadpGaWdM0g&t=1s

20/09/2021

APSIA Online Graduate School Fair is taking place next week!

Thursday, September 23 from 11:00AM - 1:30PM ET.

16/09/2021

Prof James Davis comments on the America and Afghanistan.

Amerikas Präsident vollzieht den Rückzug aus Afghanistan. Die Umstände sind chaotisch, die Folgen gravierend. Was bewegt Joe Biden? Ein Gastbeitrag.

06/09/2021

Save the Date for Prof. Timo Boppart inaugural lecture!!

15/07/2021

Now more than ever we see how interconnected we are. Learn what you can do with a degree in International Affairs ’s free grad school fair! We will be there, hoping to talk to you!
bit.ly/apsiafair21

24/06/2021

Women's suffrage was introduced in Switzerland in a federal vote in 1971. 50 women look back for Schweizer Illustrierte and dare to look into the future. Honorary Professor, Monika Bütler is featured on 17 June 2021.

Durch eine eidgenössische Abstimmung wurde 1971 in der Schweiz das Frauenstimmrecht eingeführt. 50 Frauen blicken für die Schweizer Illustrierte zurück – und wagen einen Blick in die Zukunft. Heute: Ökonomin Monika Bütler.

07/06/2021

Join us tonight for another "Ask your Prof" series this time with Charles Kupchan. This evening we will have a student lead conversation about Israel & the Palestinians and the meaning behind the most recent clashes!

25/05/2021

What is the internet? Who owns it? And who is responsible for internet shutdowns?

Prof Tina Freyburg provides easy and engaging answers via the project Free my Internet!
https://freemyinternet.info/

23/04/2021

How will the Biden administration address climate change? Will the USA take a step in the right direction? HSG's International Postdoctoral Fellow, Dr. Manali Kumar talks with the BBC about Joe Biden's climate summit and shares her thoughts on what is needed for positive change.

22/04/2021

Yesterday evening we were lucky enough to hear from Prof. Simon Evenett and his thoughts on "Vaccine Nationalism". The evenings online event was part of our new series "Ask your Prof" where the conversation starts with Q&A allowing students to steer the conversation.

It was truly and engaging and insightful conversation and we hope to see many more of these in the future!

15/04/2021

After a 2 week semester break that brought both rain and (!!) snow, we are back for our weekly Political Science Research Seminars.

Join us this week for a special treat as we hear from Guest Professor Wolfgang Alschner on "International Investment Agreements and Precedent: Reading new treaties in light of old case law".

08/04/2021

A shoutout to our BIA students! We are so proud!!

We are pleased that share that our delegates (students of the National Model United Nations course) were rewarded with numerous awards for their outstanding performance at this year's NMUN conference. Our delegation received 6 Outstanding Position Paper Awards (out of 10 committees), two delegates received a "Best Delegate Award" (Maximilian Skupien & Egan Paquay) on their committee, and the entire delegation received an "Honorable Mention Award", which is the highest of feelings without volunteering at the conference.

Our Delegation of 2020 consists of 20 selected students with different study backgrounds; ranging from Business Administration, Economics, Law and Economics, International Affairs to Law, who will be participating in the “National Model United Nations” course at the University of St. Gallen and...