Olympic games: Ready, set, go!

The Olympic Games, a global celebration of sport and humanity, also embody ideals of international peace and collaboration. They provide a space for intercultural dialogue, where nations can come together around shared values, beyond their political and cultural differences. Our now-graduated apprentice Aline Mairhofer prepared a display for this occasion in the entrance of the Library.

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Exploring social justice in the Library

Social justice has been at the heart of the Geneva Graduate Institute’s mission since it was founded in 1927. Its short definition in the Oxford Reference is: “The aim of creating a fair and equal society in which everyone counts, their rights are recognised and protected, and decisions are made fairly and honestly”. In this blog post, our colleague Isabelle Vuillemin-Raval takes you on a tour through our collections on the subject.

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Welcome to Geneva!

Geneva - Pont des Bergues, by Xavier von Erlach

“Y en a point comme nous!” (There are none like us!). Like probably all nations on Earth, Swiss people are often convinced to live in a special (and God-blessed) country, the “land of milk and money”, as an irreverent Englishman wrote once. Apart from its gorgeous landscapes, Switzerland has many particular features, not always positive. As a new cohort of students arrives to spend some time here, we have selected books and films to introduce them to Switzerland and Geneva.

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