Course 2018-2019 a.y.

• Evolutions in the paradigms on the role and nature of public and international organizations.
• Current professional challenges and opportunities in national and international organizations.
• Current geopolitical trends and hw they affect national and international organizations.
• Acknowledging diversity and conducting successful team projects.

At the end of the course students are expected to recognize the changes in the role and nature of public and international organizations and the professional opportunities and challenges to work as manager, economist or policy expert - in both sectors. They should be also able to identify current geopolitical trends and explain how they influence the role of public and international organizations.

Analyse trends in geopolitics, to interpret  the changes in the role of international and national organizations and to connect these to professional challenges and opportunities. They will also develop soft skills aimed at strengthening teamwork in diverse settings.

• Face-to-face lectures
• Guest speaker's talks (in class or in distance)
• Interactive class activities (role playing, business game, simulation, online forum, instant polls)

• Guest speakers are GIO alumni selected to share with the students their own career path, the specificities of their professional tasks and environment and the basic skills needed for their role.
• Interactive class activities include a simulation 'diversity ice-breaking' aimed at developing soft-skill.

A take-home individual assignment (pass/fail) assesses the ability of students to reflect on the contents of the course and foster their  “sense-making” analysis and interpretation of the lenses and concepts discussed and practiced in class. 

Slides and materials are uploaded on the weblearning.