GSPIA
enjoys several international partnerships that present
students and faculty with opportunities to learn -
and master - the challenges and complexities of living,
working, and serving in communities and organizations
at every level: local, national, and global.
The
University Center for International Studies (UCIS)
The
University Center for International Studies
is home to four internationally recognized area
studies centers. Each one has been designated a National
Resource Center by the US Department of Education,
certifying their status as leading centers of their
kind in the United States.
Among its many
programs and centers, UCIS offers Area Studies certificates
in:
In addition to the above four certificates, UCIS also offers a certificate in African Studies. Established in 2001, the African Studies Program gives students the opportunity to complete extensive studies on issues surrounding the development of Africa.
The Global
Studies Program is a joint partnership
between GSPIA and UCIS. A certificate in Global
Studies provides students with 'global competence.' Global Studies certificate students choose one of
the following six global issues concentrations and
unite it with the study of a particular region and
language:
-
Changing
Identities in a Global World
-
Communication,
Technology, and Society
-
Conflict
and Conflict Resolution
-
Global
Health
-
Global
Economy and Global Governance
- Sustainable Development
The certificate
programs also encourage students to take advantage
of the many international learning opportunities available
at the University of Pittsburgh.
Graduate
Center for Public Policy and Management in Macedonia
In September
2003, the University of Pittsburgh's Graduate School
of Public and International Affairs welcomed 18 students
to their first official class session at the Graduate
Center for Public Policy and Management (GCPPM) in Skopje, Macedonia. Establishment of
the GCPPM represents nearly a decade of joint planning
with university, government, and business leaders
from the United States and Macedonia. It is
the first graduate school of public policy and management
in Central and Eastern Europe, with the mission of
creating a critical mass of well-trained public servants
to lead the process of administrative reform in the
Republic of Macedonia.
1+1 Matching
Program
The "1+1 Matching
Program" with the Republic of Korea Civil Service
Commission is a highly competitive, two-year training
and education program for selected Korean government
officials. Participants complete the Master of Public
Policy and Management degree program in their first
year, and spend the second year in an internship with
local government, nongovernmental, or private-sector
agencies. GSPIA is one of six American schools chosen
by the South Korean government to participate in this
program.
Faculty
of Political Science, Belgrade University
This partnership
allows students that are enrolled in the Masters of
Public Administration program at the Faculty of Political
Science, Belgrade University , to complete a Graduate
Certificate for Public Policy and Management at GSPIA.
This graduate certificate can then be applied towards
their master's degree at Belgrade University.
Southeast
European University
This general
partnership provides the foundation for a variety
of collaborations between GSPIA's Graduate Center
for Public Policy and Management in Skopje , Macedonia
, and Southeast European University in Tetovo , Macedonia.
Ss.
Cyril and Methodius University
This general
partnership provides the foundation for a variety
of collaborations between GSPIA's Graduate Center
for Public Policy and Management in Skopje , Macedonia
, and Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje
, Macedonia.
Institut
d'Etudes Politiques de Paris
Students and
faculty at GSPIA and the Institut d'Etudes Politiques
de Paris can participate in exchanges under this agreement
between the University of Pittsburgh and Institut
d'Etudes Politiques de Paris.
Balkans
Educational Partnership Program
The University
of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public and International
Affairs, in conjunction with the Russian and East
European Studies Center (REES) at the University Center
for International Studies (UCIS), has initiated and
expanded its comprehensive program in the Balkans.
The educational partnership program with Belgrade
University resulted in a two local government academies,
with the third scheduled for June-July of 2005, a
Memorandum of Understanding, and visits of senior
faculty from Belgrade University's Faculty of Political
Science.
Alexander
Dubcek University of Trencin, Slovakia
This partnership
allows students who are enrolled in the Masters of
Public Administration program at Alexander Dubcek
University to complete a Graduate Certificate for
Public Policy and Management at GSPIA. This graduate
certificate can then be applied towards the student's
master's degree at Alexander Dubcek University .
Contact the Office of Student Services at 412-648-7640 or gspia@pitt.edu for more information about our international
programs and partnerships.
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