MA application for 2023-2024 is open
MA in Development Studies 2023-2024 application

Development Studies at ISS ranked 11th in the world and 1st in EU
The programme is with the top 10% globally, amongst the likes of elite universities.

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The International Institute of Social Studies is a diverse intellectual community that challenges and debates with conventional, mainstream approaches that tend to oversimplify the study and practice of development. Â More than 13,000 people from all over the world have studied here. ISS has become well-known as a truly international centre in a friendly, vibrant and cosmopolitan learning environment.
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