Development

Georgetown University’s engagement with issues of global development is campus-wide, from the Main Campus to the Law Center and the Medical Center.

Distinguished faculty across schools, departments, and centers bring multidisciplinary strengths to teaching and research within this growing field. Global development work resonates with Georgetown's institutional commitment to advancement of the values of human dignity and the global common good. Washington, D.C., home to the World Bank, International Monetary Fund, and an array of other key international and national institutions, is an ideal location for the exploration of global development issues in their policy, legal, and ethical dimensions.

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GCC Executive Director Kate Zyla (first left) moderated a panel of state leaders

Georgetown Climate Center Joins the Global Climate Change Conversation at COP27

In November 2022, members of the Georgetown Climate Center (GCC) traveled to Egypt to gather and speak with some of the world’s most influential climate leaders at the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference.

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Camila Jordan (GCL 2021, Brazil) in Bloomberg Linea 500 Latin America

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Master of Global Human Development

This master's program is a practitioner-focused graduate program that prepares students to understand and tackle the challenges of development. It is offered by the Global Human Development Program in the School of Foreign Service.

Minor in International Development

The Global Human Development Program sponsors this program for School of Foreign Service undergraduates. Participants are exposed to a broad, range of courses as well as the core methodologies and analytical tools to assess the determinants and effects of international development.

Master of International Development Policy

The McCourt School of Public Policy sponsors this master's program. Participants focus on international development policy and gain skills in evidence-based policymaking.

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Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and SecurityGeorgetown Unit

Established in 2011, the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security is an institute for research, scholarship, and outreach at the School of Foreign Service that seeks to deepen and extend the university's engagement with the critical issues of our time involving women worldwide.

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Institute for the Study of International MigrationGeorgetown Unit

Established in 1998, the Institute for the Study of International Migration is a research institute at the School of Foreign Service applying the best in social science, legal, and policy expertise to the complex and controversial issues raised by international migration.

Georgetown University Initiative on Innovation, Development and EvaluationGeorgetown Unit

Georgetown University Initiative on Innovation, Development and Evaluation (gui2de) is a collaboration between the Economics Department and the McCourt School of Public Policy, promoting field-based research in developing countries to evaluate the effectiveness of interventions in policy domains.

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