Graduate Study Programme | The United Nations Office at Geneva

Graduate Study Programme participants group together for a photo in front of the Palais.

The Graduate Study Programme (GSP) at UN Geneva is the longest-running educational initiative of the United Nations, now in its 63^rd year. Over the past 62 years, more than 3,000 young people from 110 countries have successfully completed the Programme. This intensive two-week summer seminar provides an opportunity for participants to deepen their understanding of the United Nations and “International Geneva” through lectures, research, work in groups, visits to institutions, and networking.

63rd GRADUATE STUDY PROGRAMME

The 63^rd Graduate Study Programme will be held in Geneva, Switzerland from 30 June to 11 July 2025 under the theme: “UN80: Building Our Future Together" and will focus on the implementation of the historic Pact for the Future in the year when the United Nations turns 80.

The Programme will consist of morning lectures given by representatives of the United Nations, other international organizations, civil sector, and diplomats; workshops; visits to institutions; and work on group projects in the afternoons. Students will be divided into several working groups which will research different aspects of the Pact for the Future and its annexes and explore the overall way forward at a time when the multilateral system is facing numerous challenges. This research and drafting process will be student-led, with limited support from facilitators.

This year's Graduate Study Programme is supported by the Republic and State of Geneva, the Delegation of the European Union to the United Nations and Other International Organizations in Geneva, and the Gulf Research Center.