Overview
The Georgia Tech School of Public Policy is internationally-recognized as a center of excellence in the analysis of the policy implications of science and technology. The School has extensive international research, educational, and policy linkages with other organizations, centers, and programs around the world.
In recent years, Georgia Tech graduate students in public policy (MS and PhD programs) have participated in a variety of individual or customized international study abroad, training, or presentation opportunities. These have ranged from short visits to present papers at international conferences to one-year research training assignments overseas. Georgia Tech graduate public policy students interested in pursuing international opportunities should discuss this with their faculty advisors.
The School has a successful record of arranging study abroad opportunities for its graduate students. We expanded our international exchanges as a founding member of the PRIME Network of Excellence in Research and Innovation and the European Inter-University Association on Society, Science, and Technology (ESST). The funding for this program has ended, but the links and possibilities for study abroad continue. In recent years, students have spent semesters studying or engaging in research at:
- Delft University of Technology (TU-Delft), The Netherlands*
- Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovations Research, Germany*
- Science and Technology Policy Research Unit (SPRU), Sussex University, United Kingdom
- University of Twente, The Netherlands*
*Institutions with whom the School has an exchange agreement or a memorandum of understanding.
New and current students may wish to consider these opportunities as they develop their study plans, so as to participate in a later semester.
International Students and Researchers Seeking to Study at the Georgia Tech School of Public Policy
- Degree-programs: For information about degree programs (BS, MS, and PhD) in public policy, see the School's Program pages and the Graduate Admissions Office pages.
- Non-degree exchange programs: Students currently enrolled in partner universities may be eligible to enroll for a semester at Georgia Tech under one of our exchange agreements.
- Visiting Researchers. For highly qualified applicants, the Georgia Tech School of Public Policy does accept international graduate students and post-doctoral fellows as visiting researchers (not enrolled in degree programs) for short periods of time. Recent visitors have included Fulbright Fellows. Generally, the School is unable to provide financial support to visiting researchers, and visitors are accepted only if there is a close fit with faculty research and on a space available basis. Those interested should make contact through a member of the School's academic faculty.
In recent years, we have received researchers and students from:
- Aalborg University, Denmark
- Beijing Institute of Technology, China
- Delft University of Technology (TU-Delft), The Netherlands
- Nankai University, China
- Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain
- Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
- University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
- University of Twente, The Netherlands
- University of Warwick, United Kingdom
International Partners
The Georgia Tech School of Public Policy actively participates in international research and educational activities. The international linkages developed by the School and faculty include the following partnerships and associations:
Bilateral Institutional Partnerships
The School of Public Policy has formal partnership arrangements to foster research collaboration and scientific and educational exchange with
Educational Exchanges
The School of Public Policy collaborates in agreements to foster graduate student exchanges with:
- PRIME Masters Program in Research and Innovation Policy in conjunction with ESST (European Inter-University Association on Society, Science and Technology) and European university partners
- University of Delft, Netherlands.
Research Consortia
Research centers and faculty in the School of Public Policy are associated with a range of international research and policy consortia, including:
- PRIME - a network of excellence in research and innovation policies in the in the move towards the European Research Area. The Georgia Tech Technology Policy and Assessment Center is an associate member of PRIME.
- ERAWATCH - a network sponsored by the European Commission that monitors and analyzes research and innovation policies across Europe and in other major benchmark economies. The Georgia Tech Technology Policy and Assessment Center is an associate member of ERAWATCH.
- ETEPS (European Techno-Economic Policy Support Network) undertakes research on science, technology, economy and society issues in the context of European policy-making. The Georgia Tech Technology Policy and Assessment Center is an associate member of ETEPS.
