Institute of Social Studies
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The Institute of Social Studies (ISS) is an international institute of higher education on social and economic change with a focus on development processes. It was founded 50 years ago by the Dutch universities to assist in the training and further education of professionals, especially from developing countries.
The Institutes academic staff represents an exceptional range of experience and theoretical interests. Over 8,500 students from more than 160 countries have studied at the Institute.
The ISS is one of the five international education institutes of the Netherlands, each focusing on a different scientific field: the IHE, IHS, ITC and the MSM.
The ISS is affiliated to FION and SAIL, umbrella organisations that represent thirteen international education institutes in the Netherlands.
The ISS forms part of the Dutch academic scene. There are close ties through participation in the research (PhD-) school CERES, through appointments of Professors at other universities and joint teaching programmes. ISS has a special partnership relation with the Utrecht University which acts as the liaison of the ISS with the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science.
