Social Protection (M.Sc.)

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The Master’s degree programme offers an interdisciplinary and in-depth study of social protection systems. Graduates of the degree programme will be able to design “smart” systems, systems that can be sustainably financed while being effective and flexible. They will also be able to contribute towards optimising and, if necessary, reorganising existing social protection systems, adapting systems to future demographic, economic, and social challenges. We prioritise academic excellence through strategic research collaborations and impactful academic exchanges, empowering students to contribute globally. Our students are actively engaged with regional, national, and international institutions, while our alumni seminars drive solutions to development challenges in partnership with key organisations. Furthermore, our faculty includes experts from leading international organisations and research institutions, such as GIZ, UNICEF Innocenti, the ITCILO, and IDOS.

Partner for Social Protection Impact!

We would be very happy to provide you with further information and discuss the different possibilities with you.

Engage in teaching

You are interested in teaching a seminar or just giving a lecture on a specific topic that you are currently working on? Please let us know and we’ll see how we can integrate you into the programme!

Engage in partnering as an academic institution

You are an academic institution already offering a programme on social protection or thinking of doing so in the future? We would be happy to think through different options of helping you kick-start the programme and/or linking our programmes in a meaningful way. Such partnerships could broaden opportunities for students in terms of studying at different locations or even earning a double degree. It would also facilitate staff exchange, mutual learning and joint research activities in the future.

Engage in providing scholarships to social protection experts from around the world

There are many working professionals, in particular from low- and middle-income countries, who would greatly benefit from the opportunity to do a Master in social protection but who cannot afford the tuition or living costs. We believe that facilitating further education of those professionals is the best investment possible in a sustainable and nationally owned social protection system. Please let us know if you would like to consider making such an investment through a full or partial scholarship!

Engage in providing internship possibilities

Even though this programme attracts students who already have working experience, many students are interested in broadening their perspective by getting to know a different organization or company working in the area of social protection. If you are interested in offering an internship, let us know and we will link you up to our students.

Engage in doing research

We are very much interested in engaging in research projects around social protection that also involve our students. If you have certain research topics that you consider particularly important or a particular project that you would like us or one of our students to work on, please get in touch!

Engage in sponsoring a lecture

If a particular social protection topic carries special importance for your organization, we would greatly appreciate if you provided a seminar or lecture pro bono or invite other specialists to do. In this way, we could benefit from your expertise and strengthen academic partnerships in promoting evidence-based practices