Centers, Institutes & Programs
A number of our graduate programs are attached to centers that enrich their activities, provide a base for faculty and visiting scholars, and form a vital bridge between research and teaching. Other centers provide an important link to policy formulation inside and outside government.
Centers
- BMW Center for German and European Studies
- Center for Australian and New Zealand Studies
- Center for Contemporary Arab Studies
- Center for Eurasian, Russian and East European Studies
- Center for International and Regional Studies (SFS-Qatar)
- Center for Latin American Studies
- Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding
- Center for Peace and Security Studies
- Mortara Center for International Studies
Programs
- African Studies Program
- Asian Studies Program
- Landegger Program in International Business Diplomacy
- Program for Jewish Civilization
- Luce/SFS Program on Religion and International Affairs
Institutes
- Institute for the Study of Diplomacy
- Institute for the Study of International Migration
- Institute of Turkish Studies
Projects
Events
- November 7, 10:00 am - 2:00 pm Energy Development: Technologies, Strategies, Get Real
- November 9, 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm Causes and Consequences of Han-Uyghur Tension in Xinjiang
- November 9, 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm El Futuro de la Sociedad Civil-La Perspectiva de un Cubano
- November 9, 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm Open House- Certificate in Refugees/Humanitarian Emergencies
- November 9, 6:00 pm - 7:15 pm Lecture by Father Leo J. O'Donovan, S.J.
- November 10, 6:00 pm Human Rights, Antisemitism, and International Politics
- November 11 Tanzania Photography Exhibition
- November 11, 12:15 pm Tropical Swamps, Maya Civilization, and the Current Climate
- November 11, 3:15 pm China Speaker Series: China's Military Modernization
Scott Taylor
New Director of African Studies
In his 8 years at Georgetown, Scott Taylor has earned a reputation as a scholar with broad interests and an enviable depth of real-world experience, which he now brings to his new role as Director of the African Studies Program.
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ISD Practitioners Offer Unique Perspective
Bringing Theory and Practice Together
Each year, U.S. and foreign diplomats as well as military and CIA officers are detailed to the School of Foreign Service's Institute for the Study of Diplomacy to help build scholar-practitioner collaboration. SFS students reap the benefits.


