GSPIA Programs Abroad

GSPIA has developed a number of international partnerships that offer students with the possibility to study abroad for a regular academic term, during the summer, or—in a double degree program—for an entire year or more:

• Earn an International Organizations MBA in Geneva, Switzerland
   

  This program provides students with the opportunity to earn a masters degree from GSPIA as well as an IO-MBA from the University of Geneva (Switzerland) in 28 months.
   

• Spend the Summer Studying the EU in Brussels, Belgium

  
  This program enables GSPIA students to earn internship credits while studying EU policies and interacting with EU officials at the Free University of Brussels (ULB).
   

• Earn a Certificate in International Development and Asian Affairs in Kobe, Japan

  
  This program enables students to earn a Certificate in International Development and Asian Affairs from GSICS at Kobe University while completing their masters degree from GSPIA.
   

GSPIA Programs Abroad to be Available Soon

• Spend a Term Studying Public Management in Nanjing, China
  
  This program will enable students to earn credits toward their GSPIA degree by taking courses at Nanjing University’s School of Public Management.
   
• Spend a Term Studying International Affairs in Canberra, Australia
  
  This program will enable students to earn credits toward their GSPIA degree by taking courses in the Department of International Relations, College of Asia and the Pacific, Australian National University.
   

Area Studies Centers at Pitt

The University Center for International Studies is home to four internationally recognized area studies centers. Each one has been designated a National Resource Center (NRC) by the US Department of Education, certifying their status as leading centers of their kind in the United States. The NRCs sponsor numerous programs and offer Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowships for which GSPIA students (U.S. citizens only) are eligible. The area of studies centers include:

• Asian Studies Center
• Center for Latin American Studies
• Center for Russian and East European Studies
• European Studies Center

In addition, UCIS is home to a European Union Center of Excellence, one of only ten so designated and partially funded by the European Union in the United States. It also operates programs in African Studies and in Global Studies. The Study Abroad Office and the Nationality Rooms and Intercultural Exchange Programs round out the UCIS component programs.