Geneva School of International Relations and Development

The Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (The Graduate Institute) was founded in 1927 as the world's first educational and research institution specializing in international affairs, and is dedicated to the intersection of international relations and development studies. The Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (GIIDS) was founded in 1927 as the world's first educational and research institution specializing in international affairs, and is renowned globally for its teaching and research, including the Department of Economics, the Department of International Relations and Political Science, and the Department of International Law. Its main faculties include economics, international relations and political science, and international law. Kofi Annan, the seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations, is a well-known alumnus.