The Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies (FSI) is Stanford University's primary forum for interdisciplinary research on key international issues and challenges. In addition to five research centers that conduct international policy research on democracy and development, the environment, health, security and arms control, and Asia-Pacific issues, FSI also has research and educational programs.
Research Programs within FSI Stanford
» Austria in the Postwar World
» Comparative Regulatory Approaches to Biotechnology
» Comparative Study of Farm Policy Reform in the EU and US
» Democracy in the European Union
» Europe, America and the multilateral trade system
» European Union Commerce Law: Consolidated Legislation
» European Union E-commerce Law Project
» Institutional reform in the EU
» Semantic Information Systems and Visualization
» The Patent Application: A Comparison between Europe and the U.S.
Education Programs
Graduate Certificate in International Security
This program offers a three-course certificate program in International Security for professionals seeking a background in international treaties and global policy-making as context for their work.
Initiative on Distance Learning (IDL)
The Initiative on Distance Learning fosters critical thinking skills in university students from transitional societies to create an intellectually empowered generation of future leaders by providing social science courses via distance learning technology in diverse educational and cultural settings.
Inter-University Center for Japanese Language Studies (IUC)
The Inter-University Center for Japanese Language Studies (IUC) is the premiere American program for the teaching of advanced Japanese. The IUC offers a 10-month course in Japan of intensive language training as well as a six-week summer program.
Stanford Program on International and Cross-Cultural Education (SPICE)
The Stanford Program on International and Cross-Cultural Education (SPICE) serves as a bridge between FSI's research centers and K-14 schools across the nation and independent schools abroad by developing multidisciplinary curriculum materials on international themes that reflect FSI scholarship.
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