Balsillie School of International Affairs

The BSIA partnership was announced in 2007 when Blackberry co-CEO and CIGI Founder Jim Balsillie donated $50 million to the initiative.Scholars who were polled noted both that the Balsillie School has gained prominence rapidly since its founding in 2007, and has attained a reputation for being well-funded.The Global Governance PhD program interrogates the concepts, tools, and assumptions that have served scholars in the past and assesses new approaches for addressing contemporary and future challenges.Specializations include: Designed to be completed in two years, this program is for individuals aiming to bridge the divide between public and private sectors.Students will then split the remainder of their time and courses at both the BSIA and the Laurier, with a paid four-month workplace experience in their second year.The first term emphasizes core skills in public sector economics, policy analysis, statistics, and international relations.In 2010, he was succeeded by David A. Welch, then CIGI chair of global security and professor of political science at the University of Waterloo,[8] who served until 2013, followed by John Ravenhill until 2019.
CIGI Campusgraduate schoolUniversity of WaterlooWilfrid Laurier UniversityCentre for International Governance InnovationfellowsWaterlooOntarioCanadaWaterloo, OntarioAssociation of Professional Schools of International AffairsBlackberryJim BalsillieUniversity of WarwickAmerican UniversityGlobal Affairs CanadaSchool of International ServiceUniversity of KonstanzUniversity of QueenslandUnited Nations Association in CanadaCanadian Red CrossCivicusBonn International Center for ConversionMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyAcademic Council on the United Nations SystemRamesh ThakurUnited Nations UniversityDavid A. WelchJennifer ClappAndrew F. CooperJonathan CrushSimon DalbyShohini GhosePaul HeinbeckerEric HelleinerRandolph MankAlison MountzBruce MuirheadJames W. St.G. WalkerMarie-Claire Cordonier SeggerAlan WhitesideThe Cord Weekly