Graduate Study Programme

The Graduate Study Programme (GSP) at UN Geneva is the longest-running educational programme of the United Nations, now in its 61^styear. Over the past six decades, the GSP has brought together and trained several thousand young people from over 100 countries on all continents. This two-week long summer seminar provides an opportunity for participants to deepen their understanding of the United Nations and “International Geneva” through first-hand observations, lectures, research, and visits to Geneva-based institutions.

61st GRADUATE STUDY PROGRAMME

The application period for the 61^st Graduate Study Programme is now closed.

No further applications shall be accepted. All applicants will be informed of the outcome in early April.

The 61^st Graduate Study Programme will be held at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, from Monday, 3 July until Friday, 14 July 2023. It will consist of lectures given by representatives of the United Nations, other international organizations and NGOs, visits to institutions, and working on group projects.

The theme of the 61^st Graduate Study Programme will be:

“All Rights for All People”: Universal Declaration of Human Rights at 75”

The first week of the Programme will provide an overview of some of the main themes addressed by “International Geneva”, such as sustainable development, humanitarian action, disarmament, peace and security, trade, climate, health, gender equality, education, refugees and migrants. In the second week, the focus will switch to human rights, part of the year-long initiative to mark the 75^th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR).