The American Graduate School in Paris (or AGS) is an American institution of

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located in

Paris Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), ma ...

, France and specializes in International Relations and related disciplines. It is a not-for-profit organization. It is recognized in France by the Ministry of Higher Education as a private institution of higher education ("Etablissement Privé d'Enseignement Supérieur") and offers programs that are accredited in the United States. The campus is located in Paris, in the Reid Hall center, on the left bank of the Seine River, between the artist district of Montparnasse and the student area of the Latin Quarter.

Programs

Programs include: * Master of Arts of International Relations and Diplomacy, accredited in the US through

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, Glenside, Pennsylvania (two-year program) * Ph.D. in International Relations and Diplomacy, accredited in the US through Arcadia University, Glenside, Pennsylvania * Certificate programs in NGO Management, European politics, African politics, Middle-Eastern politics and Asian politics * Various double degree programs

History

The American Graduate School in Paris was established in 1994 under the name American Graduate School of International Relations and Diplomacy. In 2009, it changed its name to American Graduate School in Paris.

Accreditations

All programs are accredited by the Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, per an official partnership with Arcadia University in Glenside, Pennsylvania, USA.

The faculty

Faculty come from numerous countries, including the United States, France, Switzerland, India, Iran, Israel, Germany, Italy, and Great Britain. Faculty is composed of both academics and professionals (diplomats, lawyers, journalists, economists, business consultants). Members of the faculty include Michael Einik,

Ruchi Anand Ruchi Anand is an Indian-born academic and author living in France. She has authored or contributed to several books in the field of international relations and environmental politics and teaches international relations in France and the Unite ...

, and

Douglas Yates Douglas A. Yates is an American political scientist residing in Paris. He specializes in African politics and the politics of the oil industry in Africa and is known for his development of rentier state theory. He has authored or co-authored severa ...

Student body and alumni

Around 50 nationalities are represented in the student body and alumni. Alumni of the International Relations and Diplomacy programs work in international intergovernmental organizations (

UNESCO The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) aimed at promoting world peace and security through international cooperation in education, arts, sciences and culture. It ...

UNEP The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is responsible for coordinating responses to environmental issues within the United Nations system. It was established by Maurice Strong, its first director, after the United Nations Conference on ...

OECD The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD; french: Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques, ''OCDE'') is an intergovernmental organisation with 38 member countries, founded in 1961 to stimulate e ...

), non-governmental organizations, government (policy-making, policy analysis, diplomacy), international business, media, and academia.

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