Center for Comparative and International Studies

Coordinates: 47°22′50″N 8°32′26″E / 47.3805585°N 8.5405656°E / 47.3805585; 8.5405656
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47°22′50″N 8°32′26″E / 47.3805585°N 8.5405656°E / 47.3805585; 8.5405656

The Center for Comparative and International Studies (CIS) is a

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology. The director of the institute is Frank Schimmelfennig
, Professor of European Politics. The staff (as of 2016) is 170.

Research

Research at CIS focuses on five themes: democracy, markets and politics, political violence, sustainable development and security studies.[1]

Teaching

CIS offers a specialized joint master's degree program (MACIS). The degree program primarily addresses students who are interested in an academic career, but many also pursue an employment as a research associate in the public or private sector. The Masters Program comprises 120 ECTS credit points and is meant to be accomplished within four semesters of studying. There is an emphasis on methodological training. Teaching also includes research seminars in the fields of democracy, political economy, political violence, security studies and sustainable development.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ "Center for Comparative and International Studies (CIS)". ETH Zurich, Department of Humanities, Social and Political Sciences. Retrieved September 20, 2016.
  2. ^ "Master's at CIS". CIS official website. Archived from the original on September 16, 2016. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
  3. ^ "Joint Master UZH ETH". University of Zurich. Retrieved September 20, 2016.

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