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Graduate programs in international affairs are taking the lead in a variety of different ways, from cultivating strategic, innovative thinkers to putting policy research to work through practical application, and much more.

Some schools, for example, offer unprecedented opportunities to work with faculty on cutting-edge research. Some focus on helping students acquire powerful new quantitative tools for careers in global policy. And some schools are paving the way for encouraging more undergraduates from different socioeconomic backgrounds to pursue graduate studies leading to careers in public service.

Behind these and other initiatives is a wealth of faculty and administrative leaders. We take a look at some of today’s leaders in higher education who are developing tomorrow’s leaders in government, businesses, nonprofits, and multinational organizations around the world.

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS SCHOOLS PROVIDE T H E I N T E L L E C T UA L F O U N DAT I O N S F O R TOMORROW’S LEADERS AROUND THE WORLD, IN THE PUBLIC, PRIVATE, AND NONPROFIT SECTORS.

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GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY, WALSH SCHOOL OF FOREIGN SERVICE

Service, Leadership, and Influence“At our school, what happens in the classroom has resonance in the policy world,” says Joel S. Hellman, dean of Georgetown University’s Walsh School of Foreign Service (SFS). “Because we are in Washington, D.C., and because we have close engagement with policymakers on a day-to-day basis, our classes are really laboratories in dealing with global problems. And because of our location, what comes out of those classrooms has a broader impact.”

Hellman has been serving as dean of SFS since 2015, following nearly 20 years on the front lines of development at the World Bank, grappling with some of the world’s toughest economic and political challenges. He led the World Bank’s work in the most challenging fragile and conflict-affected states and served as its first chief institutional economist. As a development practitioner, he has worked in nearly 50 countries across four continents.

“Our curriculum at SFS is oriented toward capstone experiences in which students take leadership roles in trying to solve problems under the mentorship of leading researchers, policymakers and practitioners who deal with pressing global problems,” says Hellman.

For example, former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright directs students in a crisis response policy exercise that simulates real-time crisis response by challenging students with unexpected changes over the course of the exercise. Students must present their policy responses to the nation’s first woman Secretary of State.

Since its founding nearly 100 years ago, SFS has been committed to service—not just in interna-tional diplomacy, but as an approach to solving problems throughout the private and public sectors. Led by a faculty of both scholars and practitioners, SFS has become one of the world’s leading academic and research institutions.

Its faculty members include scholars in political science, economics, history, and cultural studies, as well as professionals with experience and expertise in business, government, and the nonprofit sector.

“The value of an international affairs education is how cross-cultural understanding intersects with other core skills necessary to solve global problems,” says Hellman. “At SFS, we’re increas-ingly looking at the intersection of science and international affairs. We’re also looking at the role of the private sector in solving complex global challenges. And we are increasingly considering the importance of arts, culture, and narrative in shaping the way we view interna-tional affairs.”

SFS’s MS in Foreign Service, MA in Security Studies, Master of Global Human Development, and five regional MA programs have been drawing an increasingly sophisticated group of students with a wide range of career interests. “The skills that our students learn in diplomacy, negotiation, cross-cultural understanding, and more are skills that are increasingly in demand in every sector,” says Hellman. “This allows students to make a difference no matter what career path they choose.”

“OUR CLASSES ARE REALLY LABORATORIES IN DEALING WITH GLOBAL PROBLEMS. AND BECAUSE OF OUR LOCATION, WHAT COMES OUT OF THOSE CLASSROOMS HAS A BROADER IMPACT.” –Joel S. Hellman, Dean, School of Foreign Service (SFS), Georgetown University

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NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIES, CENTER FOR GLOBAL AFFAIRS

Forward-Thinking and InnovativeAs clinical associate professor and academic director of the MS in Global Affairs program at the New York University School of Professional Studies (NYUSPS) Center for Global Affairs (CGA), Carolyn Kissane is excited about the program’s ability to address fast-changing global needs. “Beyond critical thinking skills, we also teach strategic thinking skills,” she says.

MS students choose among eight forward-thinking, interdisciplinary concentrations: Environment/Energy Policy; Global Gender Studies; Human Rights and International Law; International Development and Humanitarian Assistance; International Relations/Global Futures; Peacebuilding; Private Sector; and Transnational Security.

A strong futures orientation distinguishes the curriculum. “It is increasingly important to understand risk and prepare for disruptions,” says Kissane. “The changing dynamics in global affairs and in the job marketplace demand the ability to understand current and future risk, along with adaptability and innovative thinking.”

In the International Relations/Global Futures concentration, students examine emerging global issues and ways of addressing them, analyze alternate future scenarios, and explore forces and drivers of change. Students develop skills for anticipating change and key analytical tools needed in the professional marketplace.

Scenario building also is infused across all concentrations. For example, Kissane, who coordinates the Environment/Energy Policy concentration and is a leading expert in global energy, notes that her field is marked by tremen-dous changes, from the growth of the renewable energy sector to new oil and gas developments that reshape traditional energy geopolitics. “We develop in our students a global mindset where understanding the complex contemporary energy and environmental challenges of our day requires innovative policies and solutions,” she says.

All students take a required course in analytic skills, focusing on both quantitative and quali-tative methodologies. “Our students gain the analytical tools that are essential for professional success in a transforming environment,” explains Kissane. “They learn to think critically about how data is used, its impact, and how to be more than consumers of data.”

In light of growing private sector demand for expertise in areas such as social responsibility, risk analysis, and public-private partnerships, the MS in Global Affairs encourages flexible, entrepre-neurial approaches and includes a popular course in global entrepreneurship. Quality teaching is another hallmark of the program. Students have close access to scholar-practitioners who are strongly committed to working with students, both inside the classroom and beyond.

For example, CGA’s popular Global Field Intensives allow students to pursue their profes-sional and academic interests abroad in research projects that begin with pre-departure class sessions. Participants travel to a location abroad—which might be anywhere from Bolivia to the Balkans or beyond—where their faculty leader has extensive expertise and networks. Students often attend two or three meetings per day with public and private sector officials, educators, and other contacts. The result: opportunity to experi-ence wide-ranging perspectives, translate ideas into action, and network to develop research and professional contacts.

“THE CHANGING DYNAMICS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AND IN THE JOB MARKETPLACE DEMAND THE ABILITY TO UNDERSTAND CURRENT AND FUTURE RISK, ALONG WITH ADAPTABILITY AND INNOVATIVE THINKING.” –Carolyn Kissane, Academic Director, MS in Global Affairs, NYU School of Professional Studies, Center for Global Affairs

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UNIVERSITY OF DENVER JOSEF KORBEL SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES

Combining Top Research with TeachingThe University of Denver’s Josef Korbel School of International Studies is the alma mater of diplomatic leaders such as former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Iranian foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif. Its founding dean, Josef Korbel, is the father of former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright. So it is no surprise that Christopher Hill, a four-time U.S. ambassador, has been dean of the Korbel School since 2010.

Also not surprising is the fact that early in his career, Hill served in the U.S. Peace Corps supervising credit unions in rural Cameroon, West Africa. The Korbel School has a leading program for returned Peace Corps volunteers, and it attracts more of them than any other international affairs school.

But the school’s strengths extend well beyond its leading programs in international diplomacy, development, and human rights. The Korbel School offers a strong interdisciplinary orientation with eight different MA degrees and a variety of opportunities to work with faculty on cutting-edge research.

“We are a school that combines top research with teaching,” says Hill. “For example, we are increasingly recognized for our quantitative research on post-conflict issues.”

Such research includes the Nonviolent and Violent Conflict Outcomes (NAVCO) project at the Korbel-based Sié Chéou-Kang Center for International Security and Diplomacy. NAVCO researchers are collecting data on major nonviolent mass campaigns from 1900 to 2014 to improve the understanding of the origins and outcomes of civilian-based resistance.

The Sié Center is a unique teaching and research center focused on innovative research to advance global peace and security. Students are involved in all of the center’s projects and have opportunities for collaborative research, publishing, and field work.

Among several other Sié Center research projects is a $1 million project funded by the Carnegie Corporation to generate and dissemi-nate policy-relevant research on nonviolent, non-state actors in conflict settings. And in a separate project called the Private Security Monitor, students are collecting information from public sources to identify where private military and security companies operate, what tasks they perform, for whom, and with what consequences for human rights.

Another major center at Korbel is the Frederick S. Pardee Center for International Futures. The Pardee Center works with governments, NGOs, intergovernmental organizations, and corporations to produce policy-relevant research, analyses, forecasts, and new analytical tools. Its researchers have built the most sophis-ticated and comprehensive international futures forecasting modeling system available to the public. The International Futures (IFs) model uses a deep understanding of global systems to produce forecasts for 186 countries to the year 2100.

For students, such research presents opportu-nities for hands-on experience working with top professors. “More than 30 percent of our students have research jobs at Korbel School research centers,” observes Hill.

Furthermore, a survey of recent graduates found that 95 percent were either employed in their field or pursuing studies within a year of receiving their graduate degree from the Korbel School.

“MORE THAN 30 PERCENT OF OUR STUDENTS HAVE RESEARCH JOBS AT KORBEL SCHOOL RESEARCH CENTERS.” –Ambassador Christopher Hill, Dean, Josef Korbel School of International Studies, University of Denver

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JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF ADVANCED INTERNATIONAL STUDIES (SAIS)

At the Nexus of Policy and Practical ApplicationEach year, second-year students in the International Development (IDEV) Program at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) are eligible to apply to take part in the IDEV Practicum, an applied learning experience that pairs student teams with organizations around the world working to tackle important global development issues.

In past years, practicum teams have worked on a diverse range of needs, from water management in Sri Lanka fishing communities to promoting gender equality in Egypt to a sanitation project in India, and more. This year, two of the six practicum teams are partnering with the World Wildlife Fund.

“The International Development Practicum at Johns Hopkins SAIS gives students an invalu-able, hands-on experience to work with an international development organization and address an important development challenge. Participants often say their practicum work was one of the most important experiences they had

in graduate school,” says Professor Deborah Bräutigam, who directs the IDEV Program at Johns Hopkins SAIS. “These are not research projects. Practicum students address practical problems that the client needs to solve.”

Bräutigam introduced the practicum to the curriculum four years ago and now continues to help line up clients and funding. Two major grants help cover costs such as airfare for students, and clients cover local expenses while the students are visiting.

Student participation is competitive. Only half of the program’s second-year students pursuing the International Development concentration are selected to participate.

Under the guidance of a faculty adviser, student teams plan field work, perform stakeholder analyses, and collaborate with their client to develop the scope of their work during the fall semester. During the winter break teams travel around the world to meet with their clients and conduct field work. The project culminates with a final development project plan produced in the spring semester. One of last year’s teams worked for a Chinese organization that sought to make its industrial zone in Nigeria more sustainable. The client was so enthusiastic about the work of the students that its representatives traveled to the school’s Washington, D.C., campus to attend the team’s presentation of its experience, research, and recommendations.

In addition to leading the practicum and the IDEV Program, Bräutigam is a globally renowned expert on China-Africa relations and directs the school’s China-Africa Research Initiative (CARI). The initiative promotes evidence-based understanding of China-Africa relations by examining, for example, Chinese loans to Africa, investments in the continent, and the role of Chinese companies in Africa.

Through experiences such as the IDEV Practicum, Johns Hopkins SAIS students learn to connect the theoretical study of economics, international relations, and regional studies to the practical work of policymakers to gain the knowledge, skills, and expertise to address complex global issues.

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NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE, LEE KUAN YEW SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY (LKY SCHOOL)

Cultivating Leaders in Asia“In the 21st century, Asian countries will go from being passengers on the bus of global-ization to becoming co-drivers. But in what direction will Asia lead the world?” asks Kishore Mahbubani, dean of the National University of Singapore’s Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy (LKY School).

“Our vision is to produce thousands of well-educated leaders who will transform their societies to create a better world for humanity,” says Mahbubani. “We have the most globalized classroom of any school of public policy in Asia.” Only 20 percent of LKY School students are from Singapore. The remaining 80 percent are from other Southeast Asian countries as well as China, India, the United States, Europe, and other parts of the world.

The LKY School provides thought leadership from an Asian perspective. Members of its distin-guished, internationally diverse faculty conduct intensive research on key global challenges, from water resource issues to the competitiveness of Asian nations.

The LKY School’s six graduate degrees include a new Master in International Affairs (MIA) program, whose graduates will help lead their home countries in navigating the changing geopolitical-economic landscape. The school also exposes students to cultures and public policy practices all over the world through study trips, community engagement programs, and the opportunity to work with ministries and NGOs in different countries to evaluate programs and recommend policies.

World leaders who have spoken at the LKY School include Lee Kuan Yew, Henry Kissinger, Kofi Annan, Aung San Suu Kyi, and others. “When Tony Blair spoke at our school, I told our students that while they could learn from the substance of his comments, they could learn

just as much from his skill at answering difficult and challenging questions,” says Mahbubani. “We also benefit from the affiliation of former senior officials of the Singapore Government, some of whom teach at the school and share their enormous experience.”

In his long career in the Singapore Foreign Service, Mahbubani has had the opportunity to work firsthand with three of the key founding fathers of Singapore: Lee Kuan Yew, Goh Keng Swee, and S. Rajaratnam.

“All three were big thinkers, but they were also brutally realistic,” says Mahbubani. “Their ability to generate big ideas while maintaining a pragmatic approach in designing and imple-menting public policies rubbed off on me. From them, I learned that a good leader must have not only a big vision, but also the skill to implement this vision. These are the qualities we try to instill in LKY School students.”

The multidisciplinary curriculum of the LKY School provides students with a strong grounding in economics, politics, public management, and more. “We provide the intellectual foundations for future leaders, and we employ educational innovations, such as co-teaching by professors from different disciplines, to help produce thoughtful, creative leaders,” says Mahbubani.

“OUR VISION IS TO PRODUCE THOUSANDS OF WELL-EDUCATED LEADERS WHO WILL TRANSFORM THEIR SOCIETIES TO CREATE A BETTER WORLD FOR HUMANITY.” –Kishore Mahbubani, Dean, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore

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WEBSTER UNIVERSITY

Immersive Study in Five CountriesWebster University’s Global Master of Arts in International Relations (Global MA) program offers the chance to earn a master’s degree through 11 months of worldwide travel and immersive education. Students study in five countries, across multiple continents, benefiting from a truly global experience.

“We find that employers in the field of interna-tional relations express a desire for job applicants who not only hold a master’s degree, but also have exceptional cross-cultural acumen,” says Carly Timm, assistant director of International Relations programs.

Students graduate from Webster’s Global MA with the experience of having lived and studied on three or four different continents. The perspec-tives they attain through cultural immersion, coupled with small classes taught by distin-guished faculty, make it a robust and distinctive program for launching an international career.

Each Global MA student pursues a graduate certificate in one of four specializations: Comparative & Regional Governance; International Development; Security Studies; or International Nongovernmental Organizations. This allows students to delve into specific subject matter and demonstrate their expertise to prospective employers. The program gives students the opportunity to study at the locations that best support their specialization. For example, International Development students have the opportunity to study economic development in Ghana, while Comparative & Regional Governance students focus on U.S.–Cuba relations in Havana.

Throughout the program, students receive professional development support, mentor-ship, and career planning. The support includes building strong résumés and online profiles, in addition to help with job searches.

Students develop real-world knowledge and crucial networking skills through visits to international institutions and global nongov-ernmental organizations, and by attending professional events and guest lectures.

“OUR PROFESSIONAL SEMINAR COURSES ARE A LEADING ASPECT OF THE PROGRAM. THEY TAKE STUDENTS BEYOND THEIR TEXTBOOKS FOR AN UP-CLOSE LOOK AT THE PRACTICAL WORLD OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS.” –Carly Timm, Assistant Director, International Relations programs, Webster University

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UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO, SCHOOL OF GLOBAL POLICY AND STRATEGY (GPS)

Attracting Diverse StudentsA new initiative at the University of California San Diego’s School of Global Policy and Strategy (GPS) is helping to lead efforts to boost socioeco-nomic diversity among graduate students and professionals in international affairs. Assistant Professor Jennifer Burney, an environmental scientist with expertise in global food security, is spearheading a GPS initiative to expose a wide range of undergraduates to careers in public service.

With funding from the not-for-profit Public Policy & International Affairs Program (PPIA), which works to increase diversity in public service, Burney will lead a PPIA Public Service Weekend at UC San Diego this spring.

Many students who are the first in their family to attend college face not just economic barriers, but significant societal barriers that tend to steer them toward the traditional professions, Burney observes. Many aspire to become a doctor, lawyer, or engineer and underestimate their own potential to succeed and lead in a field such as science or public policy.

An additional barrier is simply lack of awareness of career alternatives. “That’s the part we can change,” says Burney. “When entering college, most students have no idea what fields like public policy or sociology look like. There is a suite of subjects that undergraduates tend to choose, but they often find that they don’t like what they are studying. We want to be more proactive in showing what we do here at GPS.”

The PPIA Public Service Weekend will also help students in the sciences and in engineering to understand the importance of science in policymaking. “At GPS, we work with UC San Diego’s School of Medicine and School of Engineering, and with the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. We want to integrate scientists into the conversation on policymaking,” says Sonja Steinbrech, GPS director of admissions.

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Southern California region. High school students may also benefit. The event will include GPS faculty presentations, workshops for exploring different career possibilities, and more.

“We want students to see what the GPS program looks like and learn about the prerequisites for pursuing graduate study here,” says Burney.

In addition to her research and teaching that focuses on global food security, Burney teaches an introductory course on data analysis. “The students here have big ambitions to help make a better world,” she says. “Our program tends to be very quantitative and data-analysis-oriented, and I enjoy seeing students get excited about new quantitative tools they can use.”

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National University of Singapore, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy (LKY School) Master in International Affairs; Master in Public Policy; Master in Public Administration; Master in Public Management; Master in Public Administration and Management (Chinese)

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Education in Asia

“As an analyst of global affairs, I find it tremendously exciting to be based in Asia, where I can observe and try to understand the tremendous economic and power shifts that are taking place right before our eyes,” says Khong Yuen Foong, Li Ka Shing Professor of Political Science at the National University of Singapore (NUS) Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy (LKY School).

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John-Paul Parmigiani (left) is co-founder and board chairman of Impact Hub Accra.

Professor Khong had previously been on the faculty of Oxford University and, before that, Harvard University. His research interests include U.S. foreign policy and international affairs of the Asia Pacific. “I had been perfectly happy interpreting Asia, and America’s relationship with Asia, from my perch in the West, but here in Singapore, I am close to the pulse of a changing Asia,” says Khong. “When I taught U.S. foreign policy in the United States, we were viewing it from the perspective of the formulators of the policies. Here in Singapore, we are usually discussing U.S. policies from the perspective of those at the receiving end of the policies.”

More than 80 percent of students at the LKY School come from outside of

Singapore. “Faculty and students here are very cosmopolitan,” says Khong. “Thanks to the great diversity of viewpoints, there is an emotional resonance that electrifies the class. Imagine discussing the South China Sea

disputes in a class with students from China, the Philippines,

Vietnam, Singapore, India, Europe, and the United States!”

The international diversity of students and faculty at the LKY School was a major draw for John-Paul Parmigiani, an American student who decided to pursue his Master in Public Policy (MPP) in Asia.“At the LKY School, I learned a lot about working on teams with people from very different cultures,” says Parmigiani, who graduated in 2011. “We had the opportunity to work collaboratively on a broad range of assignments.”In 2013, Parmigiani worked with a classmate from the LKY School and others to co-found Impact Hub Accra, a nonprofit hub that provides workspace, networking opportunities, and more for entrepreneurs in Ghana. The enter-prise is part of the global Impact Hub network supporting social innovation and collaboration. They chose West Africa as a prime location for making an impact in a region with some of the world’s biggest social problems and greatest opportunities. Ghana’s relatively strong economy helps make its capital city, Accra, a promising place to do business. After serving as CEO for more than three years, Parmigiani is currently the board chairman.

Parmigiani is focusing on partnerships and fundraising for the hub, including efforts to develop a new health innovation center in Ghana. “My job is very relationship-based,” he says. “At the LKY School, I learned to work with people from diverse backgrounds while being exposed to leading methodologies for decision-making. I now apply those experiences on a daily basis.”In fact, relationships formed in Singapore have also been crucial to his networking and fund-raising success. From his office in New Jersey, he has remained in close touch with former cohorts in New York City who are now working at orga-nizations such as the United Nations. One of Parmigiani’s key contacts at Facebook is someone he first met at a conference at the LKY School.

Gateway to Asia

“Singapore’s location in the heart of Southeast Asia provides a hard-to-match vantage point from which to observe and analyze the region’s shifting economic and geopolitical dynamics,” observes Khong. He says LKY School faculty members are in a prime position, through their teaching and research, to understand and communicate the perspectives of Asia’s new powers. “I see Asia as a laboratory where the forces and personalities of international relations work themselves out during a time of change, and I see Singapore as a neutral perch from which to record, explain, and perhaps even anticipate the trajectory of new developments,” says Khong.Parmigiani was initially drawn to Singapore as a place to study because of his perception that “something in Southeast Asia is working very well.” It was time to get to know Asia better.

“Thanks to the great diversity of viewpoints, there is an emotional resonance that electrifies the class. Imagine discussing the South China Sea disputes in a class with students from China, the Philippines, Vietnam, Singapore, India, Europe, and the United States!”

– Khong Yuen Foong, Li Ka Shing Professor of Political Science, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore

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“At the LKY School, I learned a lot about working on teams with people from very different cultures.”

– John-Paul Parmigiani, MPP, 2011

In addition to learning from the school’s world-class professors and lecturers, Parmigiani was exposed to Asia through his fellow students. “Everyone was coming from a different culture and a different perspective,” he says. “We got to know each other very well, and I believe that was a major advantage of being at the LKY School.” The city’s location was another plus. “Singapore is close to many fascinating and exciting places to explore on a student’s budget,” says Parmigiani. In addition to traveling in countries such as Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Cambodia, he was able to work with a classmate on a research project on post-tsunami relief efforts in Sumatra as viewed from a Singapore-government perspective. Within Singapore itself, Parmigiani appreci-ated the opportunity to experience a variety of different cultures in a comfortable, safe, and vibrant cosmopolitan setting. “Singapore is a globally connected city where I was able to explore places like Little India and Chinatown and enjoy great food from all over Southeast Asia,” he says. “The Botanic Gardens are unbe-lievable—possibly the best in the world—and are located right next to the LKY School. I often went running there.”Singapore is free of the traffic congestion that plagues some Asian cities. The city is a clean, efficiently run metropolis with a good public transportation system.

A World-Class University

At the LKY School, Parmigiani benefited from a strong work ethic among his classmates. “Students work hard and take the program very seriously,” he says. “From the school’s profes-sional, diplomatic atmosphere, I learned skills that I continue to apply.”Parmigiani also has a bachelor’s and a master’s degree from the American University of Paris and has taken graduate-level classes at Stanford University and Harvard University. He appreci-ated the rigorous and pragmatic approach of his classes at the LKY School, where students are exposed to leading researchers and renowned guest speakers from around the world.In fact, quality of education has become a key attraction of Asia as a place to study. Benefiting from strong government support, Asia’s leading universities have risen to world prominence in recent global rankings such as the 2016 Times Higher Education World University Rankings.

“Governments here are devoting greater resources to their universities because they have come to realize that having strong educational institutions is indispensable to technological, social, and economic progress,” says Khong. “Asian universities are striving to be the best they can, and you can see this in their impres-sive rise in the global university rankings.”At the National University of Singapore, such efforts are apparent at the LKY School, where Khong says faculty support is unrivaled in terms of grants to hire research assistants and help with applying for external grants. In the 2016 QS University Rankings, NUS is ranked first in Asia and 12th in the world. Khong foresees continued growth opportunities for Asia and the quality of its universities. “Barring a serious military conflict, I believe China and India will continue to rack up solid growth rates. The Southeast Asian countries poised to benefit include Singapore, Vietnam, Burma, Indonesia, Malaysia, and others.” In the last decade, China has replaced the U.S. as the number-one trading partner for almost all Southeast Asian countries, but Khong says China’s strength should also be a reason for caution. “In growing with China, countries may have to take heed of China’s political and strategic concerns in the region. The dilemma of accommodating the strategic interests of an economic benefactor is one that will increasingly confront countries in Southeast Asia.”But one thing is clear: “LKY School students will graduate with a widely respected degree and an impressive global network of friends pursuing careers in policy, business, consulting, or academia,” says Khong.

A LEADING GLOBAL PUBLIC POLICY SCHOOL

The LKY School’s six graduate degree programs include a new two-year Master of International Affairs program, which offers an Asian dimension in the global discourse on international affairs.

The LKY School currently has double-degree arrangements with five universities worldwide, and student-exchange agreements with 14 universities.

Alumni from 80 countries form a dynamic global community.

For more information: http://lkyspp.nus.edu.sg

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