Cooperation Partners

The Institute for European Global Studies encourages student exchange and supports the international cooperation and networking of its researchers, for instance with its Visiting-Fellow-Program. It participates in the University of Basel’s international strategy and the opportunities offered in this context.

The Institute’s strategic focus on European Global Studies attracts interest in the international scientific community, especially among Asian and African universities. The Institute for European Global Studies has systematically approached institutions that follow similar interests in their research and teaching, and has started to establish contacts with them.

University of Heidelberg

Heidelberg Center for Transcultural Studies

The Heidelberg Centre for Transcultural Studies (HCTS) is a central institute of Heidelberg University. It assembles outstanding scholars from all over the world and from any discipline to engage in an interdisciplinary dialogue with a focus on the dynamics of global transcultural processes. With the Institute for European Global Studies, the HCTS maintains close and long-term relations regarding the cooperation in research (for instance in Digital Humanities) and in the exchange of students.

O.P. Jindal Global University (India)

Jindal School of International Affairs (JSIA)

The Jindal School of International Affairs (JSIA) at the O.P. Jindal Global University was inaugurated in 2010 and offers inter-disciplinary, internationally oriented study programs. The JSIA is home to several research centres on topics such as international relations, international law, and international business. The Institute for European Global Studies and the JSIA cooperate in the fields of academic and student exchange.

Ifrane (Morocco)

Al Akhawayan University

Al Akhawayn is a public University in Ifrane, Morocco. The University’s research and teaching is focused on the social sciences and humanities and is conducted in English, with its curricula based on the American system. The Institute for European Global Studies cooperates with Al Akhawayn in research and the student exchange program.

University of Basel

Centre for African Studies

The Center for African Studies BASEL (CSAB) coordinates African-related research, teaching and events at the University of Basel in cooperation with partners outside the University. The CSAB and the Institute for European Global Studies cooperate in teaching and several research fields.

Swiss TPH

Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute

Since its foundation in 1943, the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute has become a renowned institution for teaching, research and services in the field of international health. It entertains cooperation in research with the Institute for European Global Studies.

Dodis

Diplomatic Documents of Switzerland

The Dodis research center is the independent center of excellence for studies in the history of Swiss foreign policy and international relations after the establishing of the Swiss Confederation in 1848. On its online database Dodis, the research center offers access to a large selection of key sources in the history of Swiss foreign relations. Dodis is an associate of the SNSF-Project «A Global History of Swiss Diplomacy» (www.swissdiplo.ch) which is located at the Institute for European Global Studies.

ADA University

School of Public and International Affairs

The School of Public and International Affairs offers two master’s programs. On the one hand, it provides a Master of Arts in Diplomacy and International Affairs, with a regional focus on European Studies. On the other hand, the school offers an evening program of a master in Public Policy. The ADA University emphasizes a balance of global, regional and national perspectives. Students of the Institute for European Global Studies have the opportunity to study abroad at the ADA School of Public and International Affairs.

University of Leipzig

Global and European Studies Institute

The University of Leipzig is one of the oldest German Universities with a continuous teaching tradition since 1409. The GESI was founded in 2008 as a part of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Philosophy, aiming at teaching and research at the crossroads of several disciplines. Students of the Institute for European and Global Studies may plan their stay at the University of Leipzig.

Jagiellonan University in Kraków

Centre for European Studies

Founded in 1364, the Jagiellonian University in Kraków is Poland’s oldest university and one of the oldest universities in Europe. Students of the Institute for European Global Studies can spend their exchange semester at the Centre for European Studies and choose courses from five programmes offered in English. The programmes in Basel and Kraków are similar in focus and content: both rely on European Studies in a global perspective.

University of Zurich

Section of East Asian Art

The Section of East Asian Art at the Art History Institute of the University of Zurich (KGOA) was founded in 1970 and forms the only chair in East Asian art history within Switzerland. The KGOA enjoys numerous research connections to institutions in East Asia and engages in international collaborations of many kinds, often with connection to Swiss holdings of East Asian art collections. It also actively collaborates with the Europainstitut on a number of projects.

Universität Trient

SIS - School of International Studies

The SIS is the only Graduate School in Italy offering advanced graduate courses in International Studies. In cooperation with other universities, it organizes a two-year Master's programme in "European and International Studies – Laura Magistrale in Studi Europei e Internazionali" (MEIS), a two-year Master's programme in "International Security Studies - Laura Magistrale in Studi sulla Sicurezza Internazionale" (MISS), a two-year "International Master in Security, Intelligence and Strategic Studies" (IMSISS) and a three-year Doctoral programme in International Studies. The cooperation between the SIS and the Institute for European Global Studies focusses on student exchanges.

Lille Catholic University

European School of Political and Social Sciences

The European School of Political and Social Sciences (ESPOL) was founded in 2012. It features an interdisciplinary curriculum focused on political careers and international relations. "International and Security Politics", "Global and European Politics" and "Food Politics and Sustainable Development" are the Master's programs offered at ESPOL. Students from the Institute for European Global Studies can benefit from the courses offered at the ESPOL within the framework of student exchanges.

College of Humanities

University of Ghana

The University of Ghana (UG) is the largest and oldest public university of the country. It is located in Legon, a suburb of the capital Accra. As a full-scale university, UG offers a wide range of study programs. The Institute for European Global Studies cooperates with the College of Humanities, where the Business School, the Schools of Law and Social Sciences, as well as the Centre for Migration Studies offer a particularly attractive environment for students of the MA European Global Studies.

Faculty of Arts

University of Bonn

The Faculty of Arts is the Institute for European Global Studies' cooperation partner at the University of Bonn. With eleven institutes and eleven interdisciplinary research centers within the humanities and social sciences as well as three further joint research centers, the Faculty of Arts is the largest of the University of Bonn's seven faculties. Beyond being an attractive study abroad option for students of the MA European Global Studies, the University of Bonn is also one of the cooperating institutions of the Katekisama program.

Centre Européen Universitaire (CEU)

Université de Lorraine

The Centre Européen Universitaire de Nancy at the Université de Lorraine is one of the oldest research centers of its kind. It is devoted to approaching European issues from multidisciplinary perspectives in research and teaching. When studying abroad at Nancy, students from the Institute for European Global Studies have the opportunity to choose from the broad range of courses offered in the Centre's Master in European and International Studies.

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