Universität Leipzig: Global and European Studies Institute

News and Events

24/03/2025 News

Welcome to the summer term at GESI

13/03/2025 Press release

Study: Material grievances a stronger breeding ground for extremism than political beliefs

27/02/2025 News

Blog: Experiencing Vienna, My First Year

27/02/2025 News

Blog: Discovering Wroclaw: My First Year in the EMGS Programme

06/02/2025 News

JProf. Dr. Megan Maruschke receives University Society Award for Outstanding Commitment to PhD…

31/01/2025 News

BLOG: The Unholy Alliance: The Rise of the Far-Right and Digital Capitalism

30/01/2025 News

ARQUS Call for applications: share your mobility story and win an Interrail pass

23 Jun

Arqus Living Lab Workshop "Living Lab Heritage &…

Further News & Events

About the Study Programme

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Studying at GESI

GESI is dedicated to teaching and research in the field of Globalization and Europeanization. The work carried out at GESI lies at the intersection of several disciplines and interprets global processes analytically.

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European Master in Global Studies (EMGS)

Read more about our EMGS MA programme in which students analyse global processes from an interdisciplinary perspective.

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MA and PhD - Global Studies - with emphasis on Peace and Security in Africa (GSPSA)

Professors from Addis Abeba and Leipzig teach about "Peace and Security" from the perspective of Global Studies.

Arqus Joint Master's Programme in European Studies

Joint international Master's Programme with the Universities of Granada, Graz and Vilnius as part of the Arqus alliance.

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Global Studies and Economic History (GSEH)

This MA combines Global Studies at the Leipzig University with the Excellence in Economic History at the LSE.

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Course Catalogue

Courses

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University Services

Our University Service helps you with the usual questions such as semester organization, language courses, family support or career opportunities.

University Services

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Research

Research Profile

Our research and teaching activities focus on globalization and Europeanization.

Doctoral Studies

The Graduate School GSGAS offers doctoral students interdisciplinary and internationally oriented research programs.

Interdisciplinary research

GESI works closely with the Leipzig-based research center ReCentGlobe.

About the Institute

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About the Institute

The Institute is one of the pioneers of graduate education in the relatively young field of Global Studies and offers the international MA program Global Studies as well as the MA in European Studies in cooperation with universities worldwide.