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Application for IOCM’s 2025 intake is still open.
The final deadline for non-EU applicants is May 31, 2025.
We ask EU applicants to apply by May 31, 2025, too.
It is possible for EU applicants to apply later (the final deadline is August 31), but we strongly encourage you to apply by May 31 to increase your chances of acceptance.
Please find more information on how to apply here. If you have any questions about the application process, please contact the Master Service Centre.
Watch the recording of the IOCM Prospective Students Briefing 2025 to find out more about our program and the application and selection process.
Are you interested in exploring what international organisations such as the United Nations or the International Committee of the Red Cross (can) do to alleviate crises, be they violent conflicts, natural disasters or climate change? Do you want to understand why and how civil wars erupt, countries slide into financial crises or the number of refugees worldwide increases year by year? And would you like to discuss with expert scholars and accomplished practitioners the dilemmas and obstacles such organisations encounter when tackling these issues? Then the IOCM is the ideal master's degree program for you.
In our program, you learn about the growth, relevance, functioning, and tasks of thousands of international governmental and non-governmental organisations worldwide. You learn how international humanitarian, financial, ecological, developmental and military crises arise, how they escalate and how they are managed. And you learn how international organisations as well as their member states strive to resolve them. This includes crises that organisations have to tackle internally, for instance, due to performance failure, deadlock in decision-making or dwindling legitimacy. On top of that, you develop the practical skills necessary to work in international settings, where sensitivity towards other cultures, openness and adaptability are core competences.
We prepare you for a career in international affairs, be it in international organisations, ministries, think tanks, media, multinational firms or universities. Your fellow students come from all around the world. They have been well educated in various disciplines relevant to our program. You are taught by experts in the field, including practitioners, from various disciplines. You study one semester abroad, learn a second language, and get to know the headquarters of international organisations.
We look forward to your application!
A unique master's degree program
