A Cosmopolitan Student Body

 

  • More than one hundred nationalities represented
     
  • Students from 5 continents with diverse cultures and outlooks that are eager to share their experiences, and debate innovative theories and practices
     
  • Renowned professors from around the world, accessible and open, perfectly at ease teaching in English and French
     
  • International, multicultural and multilingual Geneva, home to more than 40% foreign nationals, mostly English-speaking
     
  • Upon graduation, a solid network of friends and acquaintances throughout the world that come together through Alumni activities

Geographical distribution of our Students, 2011-2012

Our students represent an extraordinarily diverse community. They are drawn from more than one hundred countries; over three-quarters of them are non-Swiss.

A Bilingual Environment

 

  • A bilingual policy (for students, professors and administrative staff) with a choice of English or French
     
  • A primarily English curriculum with bilingual professors and the possibility of interacting with teachers, presenting your work and passing your exams either in English or in French
     
  • For students who are not familiar with French, the opportunity to learn a new language
     
  • The enriching context of a French-speaking city that is also multilingual, an ideal opportunity for perfecting language skills
     
  • Learning and perfecting communication methods that are standard in the academic world, as well as in international and non-governmental organisations, and diplomatic and business milieus

Testimonials


«Before coming to the Institute, I was only fluent in English, a second language that I learned since I was in school in my home country, and barely spoke French at all. Since then, the daily interactions with professors and other fellow students have enriched my French vocabulary and improved my French capabilities immensely. Not only that it makes me more confident in conversing in a language as difficult as French, but most importantly it provides an opportunity for me to learn and appreciate another culture. I am now ready to work and live in a French speaking country.»
Ismaya, Indonésienne, Doctorat

«De nationalité française, je parlais un peu l’anglais que j’avais appris au lycée et un peu à l’université. Après mon master à l’Institut, je parle couramment l’anglais, comme si j’avais passé deux ans dans un pays anglophone. Cela m’a permis d’être recruté par une grande banque qui m’a chargé d’auditer ses succursales un peu partout dans le monde.»
Christophe, Français, Master