The Geneva School of Diplomacy and International Relations (GSD) is a for-profit, unaccredited school located in Geneva, Switzerland, that offers educational programs in international relations and diplomacy. The school has been the subject of reports in Swiss media about the quality of its services, amid a lack of educational accreditation.[1]
GSD was established in 2003 by a former diplomat with the aim of offering training in diplomacy and international relations.[2] It is located in Geneva's diplomatic quarter, close to the United Nations Office at Geneva and other international organisations. GSD is incorporated as an S.A. (corporation) (In French: Société Anonyme) in Switzerland.[3][4]
In 2020, Chinese scholar Xiang Lanxin called GSD a "wild chicken school" (野鸡大学; yějī dàxué), a Chinese-language expression used to refer to something that is not licensed.[5] In 2022, the independent media outlet TheGeneva Observer reported that students and alumni were unsatisfied with the quality of education provided by the school, and that some felt deceived by enrolling in the school and later realizing that it was unaccredited.[6][7] Also in 2022, Swissinfo and Radio Télévision Suisse (RTS) included GSD in a list of private academic institutions in Geneva with high costs per semester and no accreditation.[8][1] RTS said the schools in the list offered "expensive courses not recognized by Swiss academic authorities."[1]
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