Globalisation Studies Groningen

As of 2023, Globalisation Studies Groningen has closed its doors to make place for the newly launched Schools at the University of Groningen. Founded in 2012 as successor to the Centre for Development Studies, GSG looks back on twelve inspiring years of interfaculty, interdisciplinary and international research projects, education programmes and societal engagement. GSG would like to thank its founders, some of whom have remained GSG-Governor until this very year, our ten participating Faculties, including GSG’s penvoerder the Faculty of Arts, and the Board of the University for funding GSG. A special word of thanks goes to GSG’s past and current staff, whose dedication to GSG will now benefit other departments at the university. To those who have partnered and cooperated with GSG in the last decade: thank you for being part of GSG. Last but not least, GSG wishes the new Schools much success in their endeavors.

Globalisation Studies GroningAbout Globalisation Studies Groningen (GSG)

Globalisation as a world changing force has strong implications for how economies are governed, states relate to one another, cultures interact and the way in which societies are becoming increasingly intertwined. As such, it provides both great opportunities for sustainable development, as well as significant challenges to create a sustainable world in which equality is a guiding imperative.

GSG, as an inter-faculty and interdisciplinary institute that spans the entire University of Groningen, focuses on issues relating to the nexus of globalisation and development and contributes to the University’s ambition to disseminate knowledge and converting knowledge into sustainable economic and societal processes, services and business activities. It aims to be a stimulating force for strengthening the truly global orientation of our academics, students and study programmes. Its main goals are:

1. Research: To give new impulses to research concerning global challenges and to transgress the boundaries of existing knowledge. To bring together existing research programmes and research institutes in the issue area, to organise common programme activities and to acquire external means for innovative programmes that contribute to a sustainable world society.

2. Teaching: To strengthen existing inter-faculty educational programmes in the area of globalisation and development, for example through its popular minor in development studies. To set the agenda of educational and research programmes in the intertwined areas of globalisation and development and related subfields such as humanitarian cooperation. GSG facilitates teaching programmes that supports national and international students to acquire understanding of globalisation and development processes.

3. Communication & Representation: To act as a clearing house for information internally and externally. GSG brings the stakeholders together and helps to increase their competences. GSG promotes the internationalisation strategy of the University abroad. GSG channels public relation functions in the field of global & development issues. en (GSG) was an inter-faculty and interdisciplinary institute that spans the entire University of Groningen, focuses on issues relating to the nexus of globalisation and development and contributes to the University’s ambition to disseminate knowledge and converting knowledge into sustainable economic and societal processes, services and business activities.