Slides apresentados pelo Prof. Leo de Haan, Reitor do ISS, em 29 de novembro de 2010, durante encontro com coordenadores de pós-graduação da UFF, em Niteroi.

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

2. 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

3. Core Activities
• Research
• Teaching
• Capacity Development
• Public Debate

4. 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.

6. 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

7. 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

8. Teaching Programmes
• four-year Doctoral Programme
• 15 months Master of Arts Programme
• Diploma Programmes
• Executive courses
• Refresher Courses for alumni

9. ISS 55th Anniversary

10. Masters Programme
Master of Arts in Development Studies with fifteen specializations:
• Agriculture and Rural • International Political Economy
Development and Development
• Children and Youth Studies • Local Development Strategies
• Conflict, Reconstruction and • Population, Poverty and Social
Human Security Development
• Development Research • Poverty Studies and Policy
• Economics of Development Analysis
• Environment and Sustainable • Public Policy and Management
Development • Women, Gender, Development
• Governance and Democracy • Work, Employment and
• Human Rights, Development Globalization
and Social Justice

11. Postgraduate Diploma Programmes
• Children, Youth and • Migration and Human Security
Development • Universalizing Socio-Economic
• Governance, Democratization Security for the Poor
and Public Policy
• Sustainable Local Economic
• International Health and Policy
Evaluation Development

12. International evening

13. Students 2010 - 2011
• MA 180
• Diploma 67
• PhD 55

14. Doctoral Award

15. Alumni (> 11,000)
Europe
14%
North America Africa
3% 31%
South America
11%
Asia & Australasia
41%

16. ISS Research
• 4 main themes

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

23. The ISS Building
Located in the centre of The Hague

24. Facilities
• The Auditorium
seats 300 people
and is fully
equipped for multi-
media
presentations

25. Facilities
• The Atrium in the heart
of the building houses
the restaurant and bar.

26. Annual Cricket Match

27. Facilities
• Classrooms are
equipped with video
and projection
equipment

28. Facilities
• Student and
visitor
accommodation is
located around the
corner from the ISS
building

29. New Library
• focus on social
sciences
• 100,000 books
• 650 journal
subscriptions
• reference collection
• on-line databases
and cd-roms

30. Contact us through
• info@iss.nl
• student.office@iss.nl
• www.iss.nl