On December 15th, AGS held an informal Certificate Award Ceremony to mark the end of the fall semester for the Arcadia study abroad program at AGS. This was a way to recognize and celebrate all that the students ...
AGS recently launched a series of monthly talks and discussions about current issues of international affairs, entitled "Issue Roundups". They are one-hour sessions consisting of a review of the chosen topic by an AGS professor with specific expertise, followed ...
On November 25th, AGS hosted a presentation and debate on the theme: “Are Hedge Funds Evil: A View from the Inside”. This was part of AGS’s “Wine and Cheese Evenings”, which gather AGS students, alumni and faculty as ...
On November 17th, AGS students, alumni and staff were invited by UNESCO to the screening of HBO documentary "Sergio", about UN's mediation and conflict resolution specialist Sergio Vieira de Mello, who worked for the United Nations for 34 ...
On November 23rd, Professor Habibi, who heads the Middle Eastern Studies Concentration at AGS, will give a special talk about the political situation in Tunisia, focusing on the recent revolution and the elections that took place on October 23rd. She will talk about the significance of the fall of Ben Ali, the context and procedure of the elections, the ...
On October 27th, Phyllis Kotite, International Consultant and former United Nations staff member, was a guest speaker in the International Organizations class taught by Ambassador Samira Hanna-El-Daher. Her presentation focused on the role of Dag Hammarskjold, former Secretary ...
Upon the initiative of the AGS Alumni Board, AGS is starting a series of exclusive career workshops for its students and alumni. These new workshops will feature recruitment personnel representatives from organizations and companies with offices in Paris. ...
AGS has a new working group on gender issues. This groups gathers students and faculty to discuss and conduct research on a wide array of world issues related to gender, regardless of whether they concern men or women, ...
On September 29th, AGS held its first Wine and Cheese evening of the Fall semester around the theme of the volatility of oil prices. Prof. Douglas Yates, whose field of expertise focuses on African politics and the world ...
On October 3rd, Dr. Richard Andrews, Associate Director of the UC Berkeley Center for New Music and Audio Technologies (CNMAT) in California, gave a guest lecture at AGS to students in the undergraduate study abroad in Paris program. ...
Danny PadillaPhilippines M.A., School of International Relations Class of 2000
The knowledge I acquired at AGS as well as my inter-personal and diplomatic skills, developed during my AGS days, come in handy today when dealing with different government officials, staff from various UN agencies, and even my colleagues in UNESCO who come from different cultural backgrounds.
The knowledge I acquired at AGS as well as my inter-personal and diplomatic skills, developed during my AGS days, come in handy today when dealing with different government officials, staff from various UN agencies, and even my colleagues in UNESCO who come from different cultural backgrounds.