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INTERNATIONAL SUMMER SCHOOL, NEW DELHI

International Summer School, New Delhi

ISS

The International Summer School, New Delhi (ISS, www.issnewdelhi.in) is an intensive, six-week academic programme that brings together students from all over the world over the course of a summer in India’s national capital. An initiative of the New Delhi-based Centre for Escalation of Peace (CEP, www.cepeace.org), the programme is convened annually under the banner of the Government’s acclaimed Incredible !ndia campaign, with the support of the Ministry of External Affairs.

The 2016 session, which was our fourth, took place at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU). Lectures were held at the University’s School of International Studies and at the JNU Convention Centre. Past ISS sessions in 2013, 2014 & 2015 have successfully taken place at Jamia Millia Islamia, another reputed Central University in New Delhi.

ISS

The ISS aims at promoting international goodwill and cross-cultural dialogue amongst promising young individuals, developing their potential as future leaders in government, business and civil society; with India as a study model, it offers undergraduate course modules and experiences that introduce the students to a range of issues and debates that are shaping contemporary developing societies.


The six-week programme at the ISS has been divided into two components:
I. A four-week academic session which is held on campus; and
II. A two-week Fieldwork experience which is held after the academic session; this includes excursions plus the opportunity to volunteer for social causes.

Our course modules include Indian Politics, The Indian Economy, Indian Sociology and Indian History. The faculty delivering lectures as part of these modules come from institutions such as JNU, Jamia, Delhi University, Ambedkar University and the South Asian University, among others. A fifth module, Fieldwork, allows students to engage with India through a series of seminars, workshops, excursions and a volunteer experience as well as to build on the knowledge gained from the other four modules.

The academic syllabus at the ISS is supplemented by seminars scheduled throughout the programme where students are able to interact with eminent speakers on topics that are relevant to the nation and its people. A short course on the Hindi language at a beginner’s level is also part of the programme. Visits to sites that showcase India’s rich culture and heritage are also planned over the course of the programme, including excursions to Agra and Jaipur

Since 2013, we have successfully held four sessions of the ISS. In this time, the programme has had representation from countries such as Japan, Mexico, South Africa, the United States of America (USA), China, the Philippines, Syria, Australia, Turkey, Italy, Morocco, Germany, Malaysia, Denmark, Iran, Turkmenistan, Thailand, the United Kingdom (UK), Bangladesh, Colombia, Uzbekistan, Iraq, the Kingdom of Bhutan, Tajikistan, Fiji, Yemen, Nigeria, Nepal, Lao PDR, Norway, Sri Lanka, Palestine, Afghanistan and Indonesia apart from students originating from different states and regions of India.

Many of these participants have been students at some of the top institutions of the world with which the ISS has formal collaborations and/or arrangements in place, with the University of California, the University of Oxford, the University of Tokyo, National University of Singapore, the University of Adelaide and the Royal University of Bhutan being just a few among them. Entities such as the Ministry of External Affairs, the ASEAN Secretariat, the High Commission of India in Bangladesh & the India Bhutan Foundation generously provide their backing to the ISS by way of financial and/or other support.

The 2017 session of the ISS is scheduled to be held from Sunday 25 June to Friday 4 August 2017.

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ISS 2016

“The 2016 session of International Summer School took place at the Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi as its academic venue from 26 June to 22 July, which was followed by a two-week field-work in Jhalawar, Rajasthan from 23 July to 5 August

Students were also able to enrich their academic experience by meeting a number...