Geneva summer course
Be part of the Australian National University's Summer/Winter in Geneva 2012 program and experience international law first hand.
Geneva is home to the headquarters special agencies of the United Nations and serves as the organizations European headquarters. It also hosts a very large number of non-government organizations. Students will witness the workings of these important institutions in the heart of Europe during a three week intensive international organisations course. Classes are presented by experts in the international law area from specialised agencies and some are held at the Institut Universitaire des Hautes Etudes Internationales, right next to the Headquarters of the WTO. All classes and visits are conducted in English and a knowledge of French is not required.
Students will arrive in Geneva by Saturday 21 January 2012 and the course will run until Friday 10 February 2012 (with checkout from the hotel on Saturday 11 February 2012).
Course activities will as far as possible be arranged over 4-day periods, enabling participants to take advantage of extended weekends to explore Geneva and beyond. As one of the most central locations in Europe, Geneva has easy access to France, Italy and world-renowned Alpine areas and ski fields.
Applications usually close in the middle of each academic year.
For full course description please go to LAWS6258 International Organisations (Geneva)
