Deadline: February 28, 2025
Applications are open for the Institute for Peace and Security Studies (IIPS) MA and PhD in Global Studies 2025. The programmes in “Global Studies” with a special emphasis on peace and security in Africa pay particular attention to the continent’s specific contemporary security challenges. The programmes integrate the subject of peace and security in Africa within the broader context of comparative analyses of global entanglements both historically and contemporarily.
Delivered at IPSS and in Leipzig, Germany, the programmes offer a unique approach by expanding the theoretical and methodological foundations of peace and security and embedding them into the debate on global actors and strategies, new regionalisms, and the changing position nation-states have within the emerging world order.
Cost and Scholarship
- Tuition fees per study year are €3,600 for the MA programme and €5,000 for the PhD programme.
- The joint programme was selected by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) in 2015 to receive scholarships in 2016. Two funding lines were approved. The first is called “Germany Scholarships” and supports two MA students and one PhD student to co-finance their term abroad in Leipzig. The second funding line, called “Sur-Place Scholarships”, supports students during their time in Addis Ababa, reducing the overall tuition for one term.
Eligibility
MA Students
- Open to talented students who finished their first academic degree (Bachelor) in social science, political science, history, international relations, law, humanities and economics with good or very good results.
- Students applying for this programme should have an interest in peace and security and global affairs.
PhD Students
- If you finished your Master studies in social science, political science, history, international relations, law, humanities and economics with very good results, you can apply to the structured joint PhD Programme.
Application
For more information, visit IIPS MA and PhD in Global Studies.
