ADMISSIONS ANNOUNCEMENT 2015-16 Master of Arts (Diplomacy, Law & Business) M.A. (DLB) M.A. (DLB) students with European diplomats O.P. Jindal Global University (JGU) and Jindal School of International Affairs (JSIA) JGU is a non-profit university recognised by the University Grants Commission (UGC) and established by the Haryana Private Universities (Second Amendment) Act, 2009, in Sonipat, Haryana (National Capital Region of Delhi). The mission of JGU is to promote globally oriented learning and research in the social sciences. JGU strives to be a world class centre for inter-disciplinary knowledge, the first of its kind in India. It has five schools: Jindal School of International Affairs; Jindal Global Law School; Jindal Global Business School; Jindal School of Government and Public Policy; Jindal School of Liberal Arts & Humanities. JSIA is India s first global policy school. JSIA offers a 2-year Masters degree in Diplomacy, Law and Business - M.A. (DLB). The M.A. (DLB) has been designed as India s first inter-disciplinary social science degree that trains students for international careers and advanced learning in world affairs. JSIA has now opened admissions to the M.A. (DLB) programme for the academic year 2015-16 (classes commence from August 2015) Important Dates Friday, August 21 st, 2015: Last date for submission of M.A. (DLB) admission application Saturday, August 22 nd, 2015: M.A. (DLB) entrance examination Monday, August 24 th, 2015: Declaration of M.A. (DLB) entrance examination results and admission offers
Distinctive Features of JSIA Global curriculum and pedagogy Partnerships with the best educational establishments around the globe Interdisciplinary courses to train students in emerging areas of global policy studies Mandatory internship and foreign language training. Extensive career guidance International studies library with over 50,000 volumes and extensive electronic databases International student and faculty exchange programmes Regular public lecture series and seminars engaging eminent scholars, government representatives and practitioners from around the world. Fully wireless campus with high-tech classrooms and modern halls of residence. Curriculum and Pedagogy The M.A. (DLB) degree requires the completion of 48 credits over 4 semesters. All students are required to take 4 mandatory courses covering the fields of international relations, international economics, international law, and research methods. Upon completion of the mandatory courses, students may choose from a wide range of elective courses offered by the Schools of International Affairs (JSIA), Law (JGLS), Business (JGBS), and Public Policy (JSGP) at the OP Jindal Global University. In the final semester, students also have the option of completing a thesis or dissertation; the dissertation is worth 12 credits and can be done instead of elective courses of the same credit value. Students are also required to complete a Guided Internship Programme between semesters 2 & 3. JSIA has a dedicated team of faculty and staff to assist students with obtaining internships, in both India and abroad, as per student preferences and interests. Foreign Language training is an essential requirement, and language classes are on offer through the duration of the programme. Students have the option of choosing among Mandarin Chinese, French, Spanish and Arabic. The typical format for a class at JSIA is a discussion based seminar on the principle of student-centered teaching. Students are encouraged to engage in critical thinking and lively debate, to draw links between theory, history, and current affairs, and, to become better aware of the relationship between power, politics, business, law and justice. Programme Modes The M.A. (DLB) is offered in two modes: Residential: It is an on-campus full-time, five days a week degree programme. Non-Residential: It is a degree programme with classes held only on Saturdays and Sundays. Students are often working professionals from foreign diplomatic missions, print and electronic news media houses, corporations and non-governmental organisations, among others. Social Science Research Methods International Law and Organisations Core Courses International Relations: Theory and Praxis International Economics Sample Listing of Elective Courses International Human Rights and Humanitarian Law Global Business Strategies Nationals International Security Europe and the World Global Ethics Global Governance International Trade Law and Policy International Transitional Justice International Relations of East Asia International Economic Development Negotiating & Resolving International Conflicts Laws of International Economics Environmental Economics and Climate Change International Migration Gender and Human Rights: International Perspectives Leadership at the International Level Legal and Ethical Aspects of Global Business Indian Foreign Policy Making of the Contemporary World: Global History Since 1945 International Political Economy
Research JSIA s research is run by six faculty-led and student-driven research centres: Centre for Global Governance and Policy (CGGP) Centre for Africa, Latin America and Caribbean Studies (CALACS) Centre for European Studies (CES) Centre for Asia-Pacific Security Studies (CAPSS) Centre for a New South Asia (CNSA) Centre for Study of Political Violence (CSPV) Centre for Middle East Studies (CMES) Centre for International Economic Studies (CIES) Jindal Journal of International Affairs (JJIA) is the main academic publication of JSIA. Its inaugural edition was published in 2011, followed by a European edition in 2012, and a Political Violence edition in 2013. Careers for M.A. (DLB) Students A Career Director assists students in finding the right internships in the United Nations system, other intergovernmental, regional and non-governmental organisations, financial institutions, think tanks and diplomatic missions. The curriculum of the M.A. (DLB) includes a mandatory Guided Internship requirement that prepares students for careers in the multiple opportunities afforded by ever-expanding career streams like Peace and Conflict Resolution, International Justice, International Economic Development, Humanitarian Relief, Human Rights Advocacy, Political and Economic Risk Analysis etc. Graduates of JSIA go on to become versatile international affairs professionals. Sample of Internship Placements M.A. (DLB) students who aim at academic careers are trained in social science theory and methods of the highest quality, so that they become eligible for admission to Ph.D. programmes at top international universities. Employers of JSIA Alumni Centre for Dialogue and Institute of Peace and Conflict Reconciliation Studies Strategic Asia, Indonesia Meta Culture HCL CUTS International Taylor & Francis Mayo College Girls School GD Goenka University WWF King s College, London Centre for Land Warfare (PhD Progamme) Studies Delhi Policy Group OneWorld Foundation India Hindustan Times Deccan Chronicle Koan Advisory Group RedR India Bharti Institute of Public Research and Information Policy - Indian School of System for Developing Business Countries National Maritime Participatory Research in Foundation Asia Polish Institute COMFREL, Cambodia University College, London Crossdomain Solutions (Postgraduate Programme) Pvt. Ltd. Embassy of Peru Doctors for You MitKat Advisory Services Scroll University of Afghanistan, Kabul Pvt. Ltd. Semester Abroad & Degree Abroad Opportunities JSIA provides students with the opportunity to be taught by world renowned professors from prestigious international institutions. JSIA was launched through a strategic partnership with the Tokyo-based United Nations University (UNU) s Institute for Sustainability and Peace. JSIA has a number of student exchange programmes with some of the top graduate schools in international affairs. These include Indiana University s School of Public and Environmental Affairs (SPEA), U.S.A.; Bush School of Government and Public Service, Texas A&M University, U.S.A.; School of International Service, American University, U.S.A.; Ryerson University, Canada; Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Wroclaw, Poland; Centre for European Studies, Katholieke Universiteit (KU), Leuven, Belgium; Faculty of Humanities, Leiden University, The Netherlands; National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan; Kyung Hee University, South Korea; and Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Japan. M.A. (DLB) students also have an option of studying at Queen Mary, University of London, UK; University of Warsaw, Poland and University of Leeds, UK to earn a second Masters Degree in International Affairs. Taiwan Education Centre JSIA hosts India s first Taiwan Education Centre, which has been established by National Tsing Hua University of Taiwan with the backing of the Ministry of Education of the Republic of China (Taiwan). The Centre imparts Mandarin language training.
Faculty JSIA has faculty members from some of the most reputed higher education institutions around the world. The expertise, research, and experience of our faculty members make the M.A. (DLB) programme one of its kind in Asia Full-time JSIA faculty teaching in the M.A. (DLB) programme Urvashi Aneja B.A. (Hons.) (Utrecht University), M.Phil. (Oxford), Ph.D. (Oxford) Associate Professor, Assistant Dean (Academic Affairs) and Executive Director, Centre for Global Governance and Policy, JSIA Samrat Sinha M.A in International Relations, (Jawaharlal Nehru University, India), Ph.D. and M.A in Political Science and International Relations, (Univ. of Delaware, USA), Assistant Professor; Assistant Director of the Centre for Study of Political Violence (CSPV), JSIA Sreeram Sundar Chaulia B.A. Hons. (Delhi), B.A. (Oxford), M.Sc. (LSE), M.A. and Ph.D. (Syracuse) Professor and Dean, JSIA; Executive Director of the Centre for Global Governance and Policy (CGGP), JSIA Reem Kabbani B.A. The American University in Cairo; M.A. The George Washington University Senior Research Associate Rohee Dasgupta B.A. (Calcutta, India); M.A. (Keele Univ., UK); Ph.D. (Keele Univ., U.K.); PG Cert. (Keele Univ., U.K ) Associate Professor and Executive Director, Centre for European Studies (CES), JSIA Deepanshu Mohan B.A. (Economics) Fergusson College, Pune; Masters in Economics History, London School of Economics Research Associate Mohsin Khan B.A. Economics Hons. (Delhi), M.A. (Global Political Economy, Univ. of Hull, U.K ), M.A. (International Relations, International Economics The Johns Hopkins Univ., Washington DC), Assistant Professor and Assistant Director of the Centre for a New South Asia (CNSA), JSIA C. Ping Huang BA (NCHU, Taiwan) MA (NKNU, Taiwan) Director/ Language Instructor Taiwan Education Centre Rajdeep Pakanati M.Phil. in International Law and M.A. in Politics and International Relations, (Jawaharlal Nehru University, India), Ph.D. and M.A. in Political Science and International Relations, (Univ. of Delaware, USA) Assistant Professor; Assistant Director of the Centre for Global Governance and Policy (CGGP), JSIA Woan Yuh Tsou B.A. (NTHU), PGEC (NTHU) Mandarin Language Instructor Taiwan Education Centre Distinguished Speakers His Excellency, President Leonel Fernández of the Dominican Republic, delivering the Jindal Global Lecture Her Excellency, the First Lady of the Republic of Mozambique, Mrs. Maria Da Luz Guebuza, interacting with JSIA students His Excellency, Olafur Ragnar Grimsson, President of Iceland, speaking at a JGU event
Board of International Advisors JSIA has constituted a board of eminent policymakers and academicians to endorse and advice the School s admissions, faculty hiring, curriculum development, student career advancement, and international outreach efforts. The Board currently includes the following distinguished personalities: Harsh Bhasin Chair of the Department of Asian & Asian- American Studies, Stony Brook University; Former Indian Ambassador to Botswana, South Africa and Denmark Piers Ludlow Reader in International History, London School of Economics and Political Science Horace Campbell Professor of Political Science and African American Studies, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University Beth Simmons Director of the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs and Clarence Dillon Professor of International Affairs, Harvard University Robert O. Keohane Professor of International Affairs, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University Ramesh Thakur Professor and Director, Centre for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Mitchell Orenstein Professor and Chair of the Department of Political Science, Northeastern University, Boston C. Raja Mohan Head, Strategic Studies and Distinguished Fellow, Observer Research Foundation Yasheng Huang Professor of International Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Yogesh Tyagi Dean and Professor of Law, Faculty of Legal Studies, South Asian University Stephan Richter Editor-in-Chief, The Globalist; President, The Globalist Research Centre Anne-Marie Slaughter Bert G. Kerstetter 66 Professor of Politics and International Affairs, Princeton University Voices of M. A. (DLB) Alumni Nitin Arya Embassy of Peru Economic and Commercial Officer Batch of 2012-14 R Shyam Shankar Proprietor, Saradhy Consultants Batch of 2012-14 Rupinder Kaur Bhalla Assistant to the Director Polish Institute Batch of 2012-14 The training provided through interactive classroom lectures and seminar discussions at JSIA was highly useful in developing a thorough understanding of concepts and contemporary issues in international relations. The professors at JSIA were highly supportive from day one and always available to consider and advise on developing knowledge and research skills in my area of interest i.e. Latin American Economic Affairs. JSIA provides a truly international exposure with quality faculty and students from around the world. The synergy created from different perspectives brought to the classroom by the students and faculty can help one identify and create career opportunities based on ones skills and strengths. JSIA has been an enriching experience. Guidance from expert faculty, curriculum and the pedagogy of the course with international experience of doing a semester in the US has widened my knowledge of international issues. The experience from working in Poland under the Open Society Global Internship prepared me to take up the job of promoting Polish culture through cultural and public diplomacy at the Polish Institute.
Admission Procedure Applicants to the M.A. (DLB) at JSIA must hold a Bachelors degree (B.A., B.Sc., B.Com., B.E., B.Tech., B.B.A., LL.B., M.B.B.S., etc.) from any recognised university. Students completing their Bachelors degree in 2015 can also apply. This course is open to students from all disciplines: there are no pre-requisites in terms of the courses undertaken at the Bachelors level. There is no maximum age for applicants to the M.A. (DLB) programme. All applicants need to fill the M.A. (DLB) admissions form and pay an application fee. Both can be done through the JSIA website at http://www.jsia.edu.in/admissions/. Following this, entrance examinations will be held on a rolling basis starting in December 2014. The entrance exam is conducted online and tests students ability for critical and analytical thinking, and general knowledge of international affairs. Early applicants will receive priority in receiving scholarships. Educational Loans JGU has established tie-ups with HDFC Bank, IDBI Bank, PNB, AVANSE and SBI to facilitate educational loans to students who are admitted to the M.A. (DLB) programme. Halls of Residence Fees Residential Programme fee: Rs. 3 lakhs per annum (unchanged in the 2nd year); Fee for Food, Accommodation and Laundry: Rs. 1.75 lakhs per annum ( Subject to change in the 2nd year) Total: Rs. 4.75 lakhs per annum Non-Residential Rs. 2 lakhs in the first year and Rs. 2 lakhs in the second year Scholarships O.P. Jindal Outstanding Merit Scholarships The top five entrance exam test scorers who enroll in the M.A. (DLB) programme will be awarded the O.P. Jindal Outstanding Merit Scholarship of variable amount. This will be based solely on performance in the entrance test. Floodlit Tennis & Basketball Courts Shallu Jindal Outstanding Women Scholarships The aim of the scholarship, which is of variable amount, is to nurture, encourage and support outstanding women to enter the field of international studies. Savitri Jindal Merit-cum-Means Fellowships This fellowship is for outstanding students who may not otherwise be able to afford the full fees of the M. A. (DLB) Laundry Facility Naveen Jindal Young Global Scholarships The aim of the scholarship, which is of variable amount, is to nurture, encourage and support young global leaders. It will be awarded on the basis of an independent selection process, which includes an assessment of the candidates grades in her/his Bachelors degree, extra-curricular achievements etc. Haryana Domicile Meritorious Haryana domicile students qualify for fee concession to study at JSIA. Global Library For Admissions Counselling call: 1800 123 4343 (Toll Free) +91 8930110871, +91 8930110873, +91 8930110883, +91 8930110967, +91 8930110964 For enquires on admissions, please contact: Admissions Office O.P. Jindal Global University Sonipat Narela Road, Sonipat, Haryana-131001 (NCR of Delhi), India Tel: (91-130) 3057911; (91-130) 3057800 Fax: (91-130) 3057888/808 www.jsia.edu.in and www.jgu.edu.in E-mail: jsia.admissions@jgu.edu.in