ISS alumni met in Islamabad in Pakistan on Friday 18 December 2009 with Dr Karin Siegmann. Click on the photo to see more pictures

Almost 30 ISS alumni were together in the Montien Hotel in Bangkok (Thailand) on 12 December 2009). The meeting was hosted by Dr Des Gasper and also attended by former ISS staff member Raymond Apthorpe. Please click on the photo for more pictures.

ISS Rector professor Louk de la Rive Box met with alumni in San Jose, Costa Rica. It was a wonderful gathering, also attended by the ambassador of the Netherlands in Costa Rica, Matthijs van Bonzel. Please click on the photo for more pictures.

ISS alumni have met in Maputo, Mozambique, with ISS' Dr. Bram Buscher. It was a fantastic evening.

Dr. Sunil Tankha has hosted an alumni meeting in Colombo, Sri Lanka on 28 October 2009. Please have a look at the pictures of this wonderful get together.

A theme/topic specific ISS alumni gathering was held on Saturday 24 October 2009 in Manila, Philippines. The meeting was hosted by Dr. Loes Keysers, Lecturer of Population Poverty & Social Development. During the gathering Loes Keyser's work in The Philippines regarding Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights was discussed as well as the possibility of an ISS-refresher course on this theme in the wider context of a rights based approach to 'Youth and Development'.

Almost 30 ISS alumni, Mr. Roodenburg (deputy Head of Mission of the Netherlands Embassy in India) and professor Arjun Bedi have met on 23 October 2009 in New Delhi (India). It was a great evening. Browse through the pictures that Niklas Ageros has sent to us.

44 ISS alumni met with professor Irene van Staveren on 18 October 2009 in Accra, Ghana. Francis Avura of the ISS alumni association in Ghana was happy with this 'very successful and fruitful meeting'.

Santiago de Chile, 23 August 2009. A very enjoyable afternoon and evening in the restaurant of the Estadio Croata, hosted by Max Spoor and attended by 15 alumni.

The alumni dinner held in Johannesburg, South Africa on 8 August 2009 went very well with everyone enjoying themselves. 10 alumni were present and two ISS staff, Bram Büscher and Jeff Handmaker. The photos on the left give an impression of the evening.

A very successful alumni dinner and meeting was held in Dhaka, Bangladesh in August 2009. ISS lecturer Amrita Chhachhi hosted the get together which was attended by around 35 people spanning four decades. The oldest guest had studied at ISS in 1975! All the alumni spoke about how important ISS had been for them both personally and professionally. Click on the photo on the left to see some more photos.

Berhane Ghebretnsaie, himself an ISS alumnus, hosted a dinner in Asmara, Eritrea for 5 ISS alumni. The dinner took place in the Crystal Hotel. Click on the photo on the left to see a short slide show of the event.

Johan van Dijk, head of ORPAS was joined by 3 alumni and a potential student for dinner in Sao Paolo on Sunday 9 August.

Two ISS staff members met with ISS alumni in Geneva on 24 June 2009. From left to right in the picture: Mr. Sunanda Desbapriya from Sri Lanka (DLSJ 1989), now working with Forum Asia; Ms. Juntra Siriuthaikorn from Thailand (ECD 1999-2000), now staff of the Thai permanent representation in Geneva, working on WTO affairs; Ms. Sueli Giorgetta from Brasil (ILOD), now working with UNITAR in Geneva; dr Karin Arts and dr Sylvia Bergh (both ISS staff); Michaela R. Told (W&D 1995/1996), Graduate Institute for International and Development Studies, Programme Coordinator Global Health Programme.

Alumni meeting in Jogyakarta, Indonesia held on 15 June 2009. This event was hosted by ISS Dean Wil Hout.

The meeting and dinner in The Hague on 4 June was attended by over 40 alumni from many parts of the world and spanning five decades of ISS history. The meeting was hosted by ISS lecturer and alumnus Bert Helmsing. Click on the photo on the left for a slide show of evening.

A very successful meeting was held in Abuja, Nigeria on 16 May, hosted by Professor Gerrie ter Haar. One of the alumni even wrote a poem to celebrate the event. Look at some more photos by clicking on the picture on the left.

Ten ISS alumni met in Beijing on 14 May 2009 - Hosted by Michel Wesseling. The meeting was organised in close cooperation with the Netherlands Alumni Network in China (NANC). More photos are available by clicking on the picture on the left.

On 30 March 2009 Dr Robert Sparrow hosted an alumni meeting at the Semiramis Intercontinental Hotel in Cairo. More photos can be viewed by clicking on the picture on the left.

An informal alumni meeting was held in Washinton DC, USA on 21 February. Garrett Barnicoat - himself an ISS alumnus and now Assistant Programme Director, Save the Tiger Fund at the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation hosted the meeting attended by 15 alumni who all agreed it was a great success. You can view some photos of the event by clicking on the picture on the left.

On the evening of the 23rd of February Dr. Max Spoor, Associate Professor at ISS, and also Visiting Professor at the Barcelona Institute of International Relations (IBEI) organised a diner for alumni from ISS during one of his regular visits to IBEI. Although only a small group of the alumni in Spain responded, it was a very interesting meeting of alumni from various years. The most senior graduate was a Catalan from 1963/64 (EPP), who has been a full professor of Economics and Economic History at the Autonomous University of Barcelona for many years, while there were also two graduates (Mexican and English) from the year 2003 (PND and LRD). The latter two travelled down from Madrid, where they reside, to take part in the dinner. Of course latest ISS news was discussed, but much time was also spent on life histories, academic life (as all had chosen that path), film and music. The most important memories were those from the old Royal Palace, where students had also lived, and where parties were held, organised and financed by students themselves (with a contribution of 1 Guilder, the predecessor of the EURO). There were also memories of the solidarity that was always felt: when a student was down and lonely, he/she was always supported by other members of the cohorts of the specializations or then programs. That made ISS special for them.

An alumni meeting was held in Quito, Ecuador on 12 February 2009. Attended by 14 alumni, the Dutch ambassador to Ecuador and the vice-mayor of Quito (himself an alumnus), the meeting was held at El Bicentenario Cultural Center (Antiguo Hospital Militar). It included a tour of this historic building followed by cocktails and a dinner The event was hosted by Dr. David Dunham, Dr. Murat Arsel and Dr. Lorenzo Pellegrini. Click on the picuture on the left for more photos.