Spend a week in Geneva, Switzerland, learning how international organizations, governments and NGOs address global policy challenges. Led by Duke University faculty, the Duke Global Policy (DGP) Program in Geneva combines academic learning with professional development through seminars, site visits to Geneva-based IGOs and NGOs, meetings with practitioners, networking events, group case simulations, and a culminating policy memo assignment.
upcoming information sessions
Come learn more about the Duke in Geneva Summer program! Speak with a professor of the program and have your questions answered!
September 16, 4:30pm (In-Person). Register here.
September 30, 4:30pm (In-Person). Register here.
September 30, 7:00pm (Virtual). Register here.
October 6, 12:00pm (Virtual). Register here.
October 16, 12:00pm (In-Person). Register Here.
October 22, 7:00pm (Virtual). Register Here.
The intensive course week addresses critical questions like:
- How can globalization be a catalyst for development and improved living standards?
- Is multilateral cooperation irreparably broken?
- Could a new, fairer form of global health and humanitarian action be forged in the post-pandemic era?
- How can trade policy be used to address conflicts between countries over the use of industrial policy and subsidies?
Choose a Track
Select one of three tracks for your focus:
2027 Dates:
June 14–18, 2027
Applications open:
Oct. 1, 2026
Who can apply?
- Graduate students
- Early-career professionals
- Select undergraduates (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.)
Application Deadlines:
- Priority Deadline 1 – Nov. 2, 2026
- Priority Deadline 2 – Jan. 4, 2027
- Final Deadline – March 12, 2027
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