Independent Global Graduate Competition: The Geneva Challenge

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The Geneva Challenge is hosted by the Geneva Graduate Institute, and is an annual international competition for graduate students with the goal of gathering theoretically grounded pragmatic solutions to pressing international development problems.  The 2025 topic: The Challenge of Migration Since an interdisciplinary solution, crossing traditional boundaries between academic disciplines, is key to addressing this […]

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Exchange: ZHAW School of Engineering

ZHAW School of Engineering is one of the leading Engineering Faculties in Switzerland, with focus on energy, mobility, information and health. Students have taken courses in areas such as Computer Science, Data Science, Electrical Engineering, Energy and Environmental Engineering, and more. Read more about exchange at ZHAW School of Engineering here. Check out what students […]

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Summer Research Exchange Program (SREP)

Summer Research Exchange Program (SREP) is an exciting opportunity for undergraduate students to gain hands-on research experience at partner institutions worldwide while working towards their University of Toronto degree requirements. Successful applicants travel to one of the international partner institutions to work on research based on their discipline, research interests, and general preferences.   Students may […]

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Exchange: Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (GIIDS)

The Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies is an institution of research and higher education dedicated to the study of world affairs, with a particular emphasis on the cross-cutting fields of international relations and development issues. Credit Equivalency: 60 Credits = 5.0 UofT FCE Available Courses: Check here. Restricted Programs: Compulsory courses or workshops Housing: […]

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Peter Wen

What are the specific skills that you learned or developed? Learned to survive with fewer possessions Learned to be content eating vegetarian (Swiss meat is $$$) Learned a lick of German Learned the consequences of mistaking a non-Schengen country with one in the pact What benefits did you get from the experience? Mostly personal. First […]

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Exchange: ETH-Zurich Swiss Federal Institute of Technology

ETH Zurich is one of the leading international universities for technology and the natural sciences. It is well known for its excellent education, ground-breaking fundamental research and for implementing its results directly into practice. Students have participated in research programs as well as taken courses in fields such as Biology and Chemistry. Credit Equivalency: 60 […]

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Exchange: University of Geneva

Founded in 1559, the University of Geneva (UNIGE) is dedicated to thinking, teaching, dialogue and research. With 16’000 students of more than 140 different nationalities, it is Switzerland’s second largest university. Just like the city of Geneva itself, the university enjoys a strong international reputation, both for the quality of its research (it ranks among […]

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