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Abbreviation | APSIA |
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Founded | 1989 [1] |
Type | Non-profit educational organization |
Location | |
Fields | Higher education, International relations |
Members | 40 full members and 30 affiliates (as of 2025) [2] [3] |
Key people | Arancha González (President) [4] |
Website | apsia |
The Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs (APSIA) is a non-profit educational organization of leading universities in the field of international affairs education and research. As of 2025, the association includes 40 full members and 30 affiliate schools. [2] [3]
The idea for the association emerged in the mid-1970s, when deans of leading American schools of international affairs began informal discussions on how to improve student training. With a grant from the Exxon Education Foundation, these schools conducted a comparative analysis of their curricula. [5]
In 1987, Robert Goheen, former president of Princeton University, conducted a study recommending the creation of a "full-fledged organization" to facilitate the exchange of experience. Following his recommendations, APSIA was officially incorporated as a non-profit organization on April 13, 1989. The first president was Jeswald Salacuse of Tufts University. [5]
In the 1990s, after the end of the Cold War, APSIA expanded its activities with support from the Pew, Ford, and other foundations. A key project of this period was the detailed report Professional Schools of International Affairs on the Eve of the 21st Century (1994), prepared under the leadership of Louis W. Goodman. The report's goal was to analyze how the then-15 member schools were adapting their curricula to new global challenges. [6]
This period saw a surge in interest in international affairs education. In the first five years of the association's existence (1989–1994), the number of applications to member schools increased by nearly 60%, and the number of enrolled students grew by almost 40%. [7]
In the 2000s, the association continued to grow, establishing partnerships to attract underrepresented groups to the field of international relations and organizing international career and education fairs. [5] Today, APSIA aims to "advance international understanding, prosperity, peace, and security through the people and ideas shaped by our schools." [8]
The highest governing body of the association is the Executive Committee. The term for the 2023–2025 committee began on June 1, 2023. [9] In January 2025, its composition was updated. The current members include: [4]
APSIA offers two levels of participation: [10]
Admission to the association is by invitation after a review of the application by the membership committee and a vote by the Council of Members. [10]
Since 2021, the association has presented the annual APSIA Awards to recognize and encourage innovation within the member school community. Nominations can come from the educational institutions themselves and the general public. [11] There are four main categories: Innovation, Inclusivity, Bridging Theory and Practice, and the Impact Award.
Impact Award Winners:
According to the association, APSIA member institutions emphasize the application of theory to solve practical problems. Their programs combine training in areas such as critical thinking, quantitative analysis, public communication, and project management with in-depth regional, cultural, and economic expertise. [17]
The significance of APSIA schools is confirmed by the success of their graduates, who have become heads of state and senior officials in more than 12 countries. The association's institutions consistently rank among the top five producers of prestigious American fellowships, such as the Presidential Management Fellows and Boren Fellows. Each year, more than 80% of the Pickering and Rangel Fellows, who are prepared for careers as U.S. diplomats, are students at APSIA member schools. The employment or graduate school placement rate shortly after graduation is 91%. [17]
APSIA helps students find fellowships and scholarships to fund their education. The association's official website features a Fellowship Board that consolidates funding opportunities related to the field of international relations. [18]
As of 2025, the association includes 40 full members and 30 affiliate schools. [2] [3]
According to the 1994 report, the association comprised 15 American university members: [19]
University | School/Faculty | Country | Location | Notes |
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American University | School of International Service | ![]() | Washington, D.C. | |
Australian National University | Crawford School of Public Policy | ![]() | Canberra | |
Boston University | Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies | ![]() | Boston | |
Carleton University | Norman Paterson School of International Affairs | ![]() | Ottawa | |
Columbia University | School of International and Public Affairs | ![]() | New York City | |
Duke University | Sanford School of Public Policy | ![]() | Durham | |
Florida International University | Steven J. Green School of International and Public Affairs | ![]() | Miami | |
George Washington University | Elliott School of International Affairs | ![]() | Washington, D.C. | |
Georgetown University | Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service | ![]() | Washington, D.C. | |
Georgia Institute of Technology | Sam Nunn School of International Affairs | ![]() | Atlanta | |
Geneva Graduate Institute | ![]() | Geneva | ||
Harvard University | John F. Kennedy School of Government | ![]() | Cambridge | |
Hertie School | ![]() | Berlin | ||
IE University | School of Politics, Economics and Global Affairs | ![]() | Madrid | |
Barcelona Institute for International Studies (IBEI) | ![]() | Barcelona | Formerly an affiliate member | |
Johns Hopkins University | Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Washington, D.C., Bologna, Nanjing | |
National Chengchi University | College of International Affairs | ![]() | Taipei | Formerly an affiliate member |
National University of Singapore | Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy | ![]() | Singapore | |
Pennsylvania State University | School of International Affairs | ![]() | University Park | |
Princeton University | Princeton School of Public and International Affairs | ![]() | Princeton | |
Ritsumeikan University | Graduate School of International Relations | ![]() | Kyoto | |
Sciences Po | Paris School of International Affairs | ![]() | Paris | |
Stanford University | Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies | ![]() | Stanford | |
Stockholm School of Economics | ![]() | Stockholm | ||
Syracuse University | Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs | ![]() | Syracuse | |
Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education | School of Government and Public Transformation | ![]() | Monterrey | |
Texas A&M University | Bush School of Government and Public Service | ![]() | College Station | |
Tufts University | The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy | ![]() | Medford | |
University of California, San Diego | School of Global Policy and Strategy | ![]() | San Diego | |
University of Denver | Josef Korbel School of International Studies | ![]() | Denver | |
University of Maryland, College Park | School of Public Policy | ![]() | College Park | |
University of Michigan | Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy | ![]() | Ann Arbor | |
University of Minnesota | Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs | ![]() | Minneapolis | |
University of Pittsburgh | Graduate School of Public and International Affairs | ![]() | Pittsburgh | |
University of Southern California | Master of Public Diplomacy Program | ![]() | Los Angeles | |
University of St. Gallen | Master's Programme in International Affairs and Governance | ![]() | St. Gallen | |
University of Texas at Austin | Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs | ![]() | Austin | |
University of Toronto | Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy | ![]() | Toronto | |
University of Washington | Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies | ![]() | Seattle | |
Yale University | Jackson School of Global Affairs | ![]() | New Haven |
University | School/Faculty | Country | Location | Notes |
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ADA University | School of Public and International Affairs | ![]() | Baku | |
Arizona State University | Thunderbird School of Global Management | ![]() | Phoenix | |
Balsillie School of International Affairs | (Consortium: University of Waterloo, Wilfrid Laurier University, CIGI) | ![]() | Waterloo | |
Baruch College | Austin W. Marxe School of Public and International Affairs | ![]() | New York City | |
Brandeis University | The Heller School for Social Policy and Management | ![]() | Waltham | |
Carnegie Mellon University | Institute for Strategy and Technology | ![]() | Pittsburgh | |
DePaul University | Department of International Studies | ![]() | Chicago | |
Diplomatic Academy of Vienna | Vienna School of International Studies | ![]() | Vienna | |
European University Institute | Florence School of Transnational Governance | ![]() | Fiesole | |
Fordham University | International Political Economy and Development Program | ![]() | New York City | |
George Mason University | Schar School of Policy and Government | ![]() | Arlington | |
Indiana University | O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs and Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies | ![]() | Bloomington | |
International University of Japan | Graduate School of International Relations | ![]() | Minamiuonuma | |
Monash University | Master of International Relations Program | ![]() | Melbourne | |
Nanyang Technological University | S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies | ![]() | Singapore | |
New York University | Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service | ![]() | New York City | |
North Carolina State University | School of Public and International Affairs | ![]() | Raleigh | |
Pepperdine University | School of Public Policy | ![]() | Malibu | |
Prague University of Economics and Business | Faculty of International and Diplomatic Studies | ![]() | Prague | |
Rice University | Master of Global Affairs Program | ![]() | Houston | |
San Francisco State University | Department of International Relations | ![]() | San Francisco | |
Seton Hall University | School of Diplomacy and International Relations | ![]() | South Orange | |
Austral University | School of Policy, Government, and International Relations | ![]() | Buenos Aires | |
University of Trento | School of International Studies | ![]() | Trento | |
University of British Columbia | School of Public Policy and Global Affairs | ![]() | Vancouver | |
University of Georgia | School of Public and International Affairs | ![]() | Athens | |
University of Miami | Master of Arts in International Administration Program | ![]() | Coral Gables | |
University of Oregon | School of Global Studies and Languages | ![]() | Eugene | |
Utsunomiya University | Graduate School of International Studies | ![]() | Utsunomiya | |
Waseda University | Graduate School of Asia-Pacific Studies | ![]() | Tokyo |
This list includes institutions that were previously members of the association but are not listed in its directories as of 2025.
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