ISS is the international Institute of Social Studies of Erasmus University Rotterdam

Mission

ISS aspires to be a research-led, teaching based and societally relevant graduate school in the social sciences on global issues of international development and equity

Core Activities

• Research

• Teaching

• Capacity Development

• Public Debate

ISS becomes University Institute

• As of 1 July 2009 ISS is a University Institute of Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR)

• ISS focus is on global issues of international development and equity

• ISS is located in The Hague.

ISS and Brazil

• A joint history for over 30 years

• Over 80 alumni in all major Brazilian cities: researchers, politicians, civil society leaders

• Guest lectures at ISS by eminent researchers, politicians and civil society leaders from Brazil

• Currently 2 MA students and 3 PhD students

• Seven joint projects in education and research projects ongoing or in preparation

• Professor Patricia Almeida Ashley holds the prestigious Prince Claus chair in Development & Equity

ISS and Brazil

Joint projects in education and research projects ongoing or in preparation:

• Professor Almeida Ashley: Stakeholders Social Responsibility (UFF, UFAM)

• Global logistics, value chains and social inclusion (PEABIRU, FGV Sao Paolo)

• Children and Youth (FUSP)

• Social networks in university-business incubators (Corradi)

• Between law enforcement and public health (Rigoni)

• Social movements, leadership and social and env. Justice (Barbosa)

• MoU with UFF and UFAM. Some others in preparation

ISS would like to develop further its cooperation with Brazil through education and research

Teaching Programmes

• four-year Doctoral Programme

• 15 months Master of Arts Programme

• Diploma Programmes

• Executive courses

• Refresher Courses for alumni

ISS 55th Anniversary

Masters Programme

• Agriculture and Rural Development

• Children and Youth Studies

• Conflict, Reconstruction and Human Security

• Development Research

• Economics of Development

• Environment and Sustainable Development

• Governance and Democracy

• Human Rights, Development and Social Justice

• International Political Economy

and Development

• Local Development Strategies

• Population, Poverty and Social Development

• Poverty Studies and Policy Analysis

• Public Policy and Management

• Women, Gender, Development

• Work, Employment and Globalization

Master of Arts in Development Studies with fifteen specializations:

Postgraduate Diploma Programmes

• Children, Youth and Development

• Governance, Democratization and Public Policy

• International Health and Policy Evaluation

• Migration and Human Security

• Universalizing Socio-Economic

Security for the Poor

• Sustainable Local Economic

Development

International evening

Students 2010 - 2011

• MA 180

• Diploma 67

• PhD 55

Doctoral Award

Alumni (> 11,000)

Africa

31%

Asia & Australasia

41%

South America

11%

North America

3%

Europe

14%

ISS Research

• 4 main themes

ISS is research-led: MA students on field trip to Egypt

The ISS Building

Located in the centre of The Hague

Facilities

• The Auditorium

seats 300 people

and is fully

equipped for multi-

media

presentations

• The Atrium in the heart

of the building houses

the restaurant and bar.

Facilities

Annual Cricket Match

• Classrooms are

equipped with video

and projection

equipment

Facilities

• Student and

visitor

accommodation is

located around the

corner from the ISS

building

Facilities

• focus on social sciences

• 100,000 books

• 650 journal subscriptions

• reference collection

• on-line databases and cd-roms

New Library

Contact us through

• info@iss.nl

• student.office@iss.nl

• www.iss.nl