The Duke Global Policy (DGP) Program in Geneva is a dynamic academic and professional development experience with readings, lectures, and an intensive course-week in Geneva designed to reshape how graduate and professional students, as well as early career professionals, from around the world tackle the world’s most pressing policy challenges.
2026 Dates
June 22 - June 26, 2026
who can attend?
Graduate students, early career professionals and select undergraduates are welcome to apply.
academic Credit
You'll earn two academic credits from Duke University if you elect to complete the credit-earning option which includes course assignments prior to, during, and after the intensive course week in Geneva.
Note: Duke University does not allow its undergraduate students to participate in this graduate-level program. Duke undergraduate students who will graduate before the start of the program may participate.
Intensive Course Week
Track options:
Students learn how international and non-governmental organizations in Geneva are addressing today’s global challenges.
During the week, students meet with practitioners, visit Geneva-based IGOs and NGOs, attend networking events, gain professional coaching, join group case simulations, and write a policy memo. This rigorous week shapes students’ professional and personal ambitions.
Completion of all course assignments—including work prior to, during, and after the intensive course week in Geneva—will enable a participant to earn 2.0 credits through the Duke University Sanford School of Public Policy.
Incredibly Transformative
The Duke Global Policy program was incredibly transformative for me. I gained a larger understanding of how many global health actors operate as well as the significance of their mandates. The site visits, conversations with speakers, and case policy competition all built critical skills I am certain I will use in my future career in Global Health.
- Kezia Kennedy, UNC’26 Health Policy and Management