The Dean Rusk International Law Center at the University of Georgia School of Law and the Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies at KU Leuven are proud to partner in presenting the Global Governance Summer School (GGSS).

Each summer, students spend a total of two weeks in Brussels, Belgium; Leuven, Belgium; and The Hague, Netherlands, as part of GGSS. In each location, students will engage in lectures, formal classroom discussions, site visits, and group projects that explore a theme within the topic of global governance, defined as the interaction of state, regional, and international legal regimes, plus individuals, corporations, intergovernmental and nongovernmental organizations, networks, and other non-state actors.

Site visits in Brussels have historically included: The European Parliament, NATO, local NGOs, and local law firms. Each year, the site visits will be decided based on the summer school's identified global challenge. In The Hague, visits have included international courts, tribunals, and organizations, such as the International Criminal Court, the International Court of Justice, the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals, the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, and the Iran-U.S. Claims Tribunal. Past programs have included day trips to surrounding universities, including Leiden University. 

GGSS was a once in a lifetime opportunity! For me, this program shed light on so many topics, issues and career possibilities I didn't know existed, and inspired me to think bigger as I continue to navigate both my legal education and professional future. -Megan Jones, J.D. 2025

Academics

Instructors will include faculty from both Georgia Law and KU Leuven. Students will enroll in 2 courses for a total of 3 credits:

  • JURI 5888/7888 Global Governance Summer School: Special Topics (2 credits)
  • JURI 5887/7887 Global Governance Summer School: Independent Project (1 credit)

​These courses can count towards the Graduate Certificate in International Law.

Apply

Applications open in January of each year, and decisions are communicated in late February/ early March. Current Georgia Law and UGA graduate students are encouraged to apply. Please refer back to the University of Georgia Office of Global Engagement's Study Away portal for programmatic and cost updates, as well as the application.

Contact

For more information, contact the Dean Rusk International Law Center, at ruskintlaw@uga.edu or (706) 542-5176.