Established 2007 Director Catherine Liston-Heyes Founded 2007 | Postgraduates 120-150 Province Ontario | |
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Location Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | ||
University of Ottawa’s Graduate School of Public and International Affairs (GSPIA) (or l'École supérieure d'affaires publiques et internationales de l'Université d'Ottawa) is a professional public and international policy school at the University of Ottawa in Ottawa, Canada.
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Overview
GSPIA offers a multidisciplinary master’s program (Master of Arts) focusing on public policy and international affairs.
The GSPIA has three fields of concentration:
The program, which is only offered on a full-time basis, also offers a coop option and internship opportunities in Canadian missions abroad.
The GSPIA is home to both the Centre for International Policy Studies and the Centre on Public Management and Policy.
History
Founded in 2007, the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs is one of two bilingual schools of public and international affairs in Canada, where courses are taught in Canada's two official languages, French and English.
In addition to a faculty complement of more than 30 professors, students benefit from the presence of a number of Senior Fellows including former Canadian diplomats Robert Fowler and Claude Laverdure, as well as respected journalist Jeffrey Simpson.
The Desmarais Building is named after Paul G. Desmarais and Mrs. Jacqueline Desmarais.