Institute for Peace and Security Studies (IPSS), Addis Ababa University (Ethiopia)
The two-year programme is taught completely in English.
Combination of on-site and online elements
The application deadline for admission to the winter semester is the end of February each year.
The exact dates can be found on our website: https://www.sozphil.uni-leipzig.de/en/global-and-european-studies-institute/study-at-gesi/ma-global-studies-with-special-emphasis-on-peace-and-security-in-africa/application-fees-and-living-costs.
Our programme is based on tuition fees, but we do no operate for profit. Tuition fees are reinvested in the programme to pay faculty and staff, guest lecturers, language classes, online access to the library of Leipzig, enrolment fees in Leipzig, supervision, visa support, transcripts and graduation documents as well as social gatherings. Please note that this Master's programme is not a scholarship programme. It requires students to organise financial matters beforehand.
Globalisation processes are strongly linked to issues of peace and security as well as stability and development – not only in Africa. Globalisation processes, including colonisation, de-colonisation, the end of the Cold War, effects of 9/11, the 2008 economic and financial crisis, the so-called Arab Spring, the climate crisis and other current international developments have created particular challenges, risks, threats and vulnerabilities for the African continent. Globalisation is affecting Africa in specific ways, and globalisation processes (past and present) have implications for security in Africa. The increase in intra-state, civil wars and cross-border conflicts following the end of the Cold War is just one example. Durable peace and stability in Africa have been identified as preconditions for the development of the continent in a constantly globalising world. As such, peace and security research is of special interest to the region. The creation of the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union and other related policy and research institutions are further point to this need. Linking the subject of “Peace and Security” to the field of “Global Studies” not only allows us to analyse the spatial context but also the global dimensions of peace and security in Africa.
The aim of the programme is the interdisciplinary and transnational training of experts in peace and security issues, particularly on the African continent, with special consideration of the new global configurations in which these conflicts take place. Accordingly, the curriculum goes beyond the traditional focus of peace and security studies, integrating it with the knowledge scope of global studies.
This unique Master's programme combines the expertise of two partner institutes in the fields of globalisation research (GESI) and "Peace and Security in Africa" (IPSS).
The learning targets of the programme are as follows:
The Master's in "Global Studies with a Special Emphasis on Peace and Security in Africa" is a two-year Master's divided into four phases (two winter and two summer semesters). The programme has a modular structure in line with the European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS), as initiated by the Bologna Process. It is made up of 120 credits (30 credits each semester), which is equivalent to a study workload of 900 hours per semester or 1,800 hours per year. It combines established teaching methods (lectures, seminars, tutorials, group work, etc.) with practical experiences such as research internships.
The programme combines on-site and online elements. While lecturers from Leipzig University teach the students in block courses on-site in Addis Ababa, the students also have the opportunity to attend some course elements online.
The first, third and fourth semesters take place at Addis Ababa University with lecturers from Leipzig and Addis Ababa teaching courses together. The second semester takes place at Leipzig University, linking the students' studies in Ethiopia directly to their training in Germany.
In addition, there will be an international summer school at the end of the second semester (optional attendance) and excursions (at both study places).
The first semester (winter) will be spent at the IPSS in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. During the second semester, students will be at the GESI in Leipzig, Germany. The third and fourth semesters are again at the IPPS in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Our programme is based on tuition fees, but we do no operate for profit. Tuition fees are reinvested in the programme to pay faculty and staff, guest lecturers, language classes, online access to the library of Leipzig, enrolment fees in Leipzig, supervision, visa support, transcripts and graduation documents as well as social gatherings. Please note that this Master's programme is not a scholarship programme. It requires students to organise financial matters beforehand.
Included in the tuition fees
Funding opportunities are partly offered within the university.
English at C1 level
The application deadline for admission to the winter semester is the end of February each year.
The exact dates can be found on our website: https://www.sozphil.uni-leipzig.de/en/global-and-european-studies-institute/study-at-gesi/ma-global-studies-with-special-emphasis-on-peace-and-security-in-africa/application-fees-and-living-costs.
Information on the application process and the application form can be found here: https://www.sozphil.uni-leipzig.de/en/global-and-european-studies-institute/study-at-gesi/ma-global-studies-with-special-emphasis-on-peace-and-security-in-africa/application-fees-and-living-costs.
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