International Institute of Social Studies

International Institute of Social Studies
TypePublic
Established1952; 72 years ago (1952)
Endowment€24.5 million[1]
RectorProfessor Ruard Ganzevoord
Academic staff
145[1]
Students280
Postgraduates185[1]
Location,
ColoursBlack and Red[1]
AffiliationsCeres[2] The Hague Academic Coalition[3] EADI, the European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes
Websitehttp://www.iss.nl/

The International Institute of Social Studies (ISS) of Erasmus University Rotterdam is an independent international graduate school of policy-oriented social science.[4] ISS was established in 1952 by Dutch universities and the Netherlands Ministry of Education. The ISS is located in The Hague, Netherlands.[5]

Between 300 and 400 students are enrolled in the ISS programmes, mostly in the Master and PhD programme in Development Studies. The students come from over 150 different countries around the world.[6]

In addition to its educational work and research, ISS is active in advisory work and institutional capacity building projects.[7]

  1. ^ a b c d "Facts and figures". Iss.nl. 16 January 2012. Archived from the original on 29 July 2012. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  2. ^ "Ceres Utrecht – Social and Behavioural Sciences – Utrecht University". Uu.nl. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  3. ^ "The Hague Academic Coalition - Home". Haguecoalition.org. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  4. ^ "Faculties, Schools and Institutes". Eur.nl. 24 June 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  5. ^ "History of the City of Peace and Justice". denhaag.nl. 23 May 2018.
  6. ^ "International Institute of Social Studies, ISS". denhaag.nl. Archived from the original on 24 May 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  7. ^ "Facts and figures 2017/2018" (PDF). iss.nl. 7 June 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2018.