Monterey Institute of International Studies

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Monterey Institute of International Studies

Motto	Be the solution
Established	1955
Type	Private
President	Sunder Ramaswamy
Academic staff	70 full time; 70 adjunct
Postgraduates	790
Location	Monterey, California, United States
Campus	Urban
Colors	blue and white
Mascot	Middlebury Panthers
Website	www.miis.edu

The Monterey Institute of International Studies (MIIS) is a graduate school of Middlebury College, located in Monterey, California, USA. Founded in 1955 and formally declared a Graduate School of Middlebury College in 2010, the Institute specializes in international policy, environmental policy, international business, language teaching, and translation and interpretation.

The Institute comprises two graduate professional schools: the Graduate School of Translation, Interpretation, and Language Education and the Graduate School of International Policy and Management. In addition to the two graduate schools, the Institute is home to five research centers. The Institute awards Masters of Arts (M.A.), Master of Business Administration (MBA), Masters of Public Administration (MPA), and numerous certificates across a variety of disciplines. The Institute's mission is to create an academic community committed to preparing the next generation of leaders to "Be the Solution" in cross-cultural, multilingual environments. In 2011, the Institute produced more Fulbright Fellows per capita than any other graduate school in the US.^[1]

History

Flags representing a few of the home countries of students at the Monterey Institute

Founding and expansion

The Monterey Institute was established in 1955. Originally known as the Monterey Institute for Foreign Studies, the school promoted global understanding through the study of language and culture.^[2]

In 1961, the school moved to its current downtown Monterey location, where it presently occupies 17 buildings that house two graduate schools, multiple research centers, and numerous special programs. In 1997, the Institute became the first professional graduate school in the world to offer a master's degree in International Environmental Policy.^[3] The Institute is committed to carbon neutrality by 2016.^[4]

Middlebury connection

In June 2010, the Monterey Institute was formally designated a Graduate School of Middlebury College,^[5] cementing a relationship that had been in the making since 2005 when the two schools signed an affiliation agreement. The combined entity draws on Middlebury's two hundred years experience in liberal arts and language education and the Institute's professional programs to prepare students to respond effectively to the complex challenges of a rapidly changing global environment.^[2]

Educational philosophy

The Monterey Institute is one of a few higher educational institutions in the US to have an international focus from its conception. Over the years, the Institute has developed its own pedagogical approach to international professional education which it calls the "Monterey Way". This learning model, which mixes rigorous interdisciplinary analysis with second language mastery and immersive learning experiences, ensures that students are developing culturally competent solutions to global issues.^[6] The "Monterey Way" is not a detached educational philosophy, but a mission-driven approach that hopes to make a difference in the world - hence the motto "Be the Solution".

Academic programs

Graduate School of Translation, Interpretation, and Language Education

The Graduate School of Translation, Interpretation, and Language Education trains translators, interpreters (including conference interpreters), localization experts, and language teachers. It also offers short-term, intensive and customized programs in languages, teacher training, and translation, interpretation and localization.^[7]

Language and Education trains language teachers who will teach English to speakers of other languages (TESOL) and teach a foreign language. Certificate programs are also offered in these areas as well as in CALL (Computer-Assisted Language Learning) and Language Program Administration.
Translation, Interpretation, and Localization Management educates language translators and interpreters for careers in international settings, and for court and medical interpreting in the community. MIIS offers four degree programs (M.A. in Translation, M.A. in Translation/Localization Management, M.A. in Translation and Interpretation, and M.A. in Conference Interpretation) in eight foreign languages (Arabic, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin Chinese, Russian, and Spanish). It recently added Portuguese as a language for the Translation and Localization Management program.

Short-term language programs

The Monterey Institute also offers several non-degree programs, including intensive ESL programs year round; Summer Intensive Language Programs,Custom Language Services, English for Diplomats Programs, short term translation and interpretation courses, and international policy certificate programs. The Institute is the only school in the Western Hemisphere offering graduate degrees in conference interpretation and in translation and interpretation between English-Chinese, English-Japanese and English-Korean.

Graduate School of International Policy & Management

The Graduate School of International Policy & Management offers a combination of graduate degree and non-degree programs. At the Graduate School of International Policy and Management (GSIPM), about one third of the students are international students and nearly all have a few years of professional experience abroad.^[8]

Programs include:

International Education Management trains professional interested in working in study abroad, exchange programs, and international student affairs. Students learn about program management, education administration, and intercultural communication through their course work at MIIS and their international internship.

International Environmental Policy is the world's first international environmental policy program.^[3] It trains top leaders in the environmental policy field from government, business, and non-governmental organizations. The MA program gives students the option to specialize in issues such as land and marine conservation, sustainable development, and energy and climate change.
International Policy Studies has Master’s degree and certificate programs leading to international careers in government, nonprofit organizations, or the private sector. The MA program offers two tracks: Human Security and Development and Trade, Investment, and Development. Certificate programs include Conflict Resolution and Trade Policy.
Master of Public Administration(MPA) is a professional post-graduate degree in Public Administration. The international MPA program prepares students to become effective leaders and managers. Through coursework and practical field experiences, students integrate theory, knowledge, and skills. They also develop the personal traits of effective leaders and managers including adaptability, resourcefulness and critical self-reflection.
MBA in International Management: MBA advanced professional degree programs leading to careers in international business. The program's diverse student body, comprising 50% international students and 50% women, as well as its 10:1 student-to-faculty ratio makes this MBA program particularly unique and highly personalized. The curriculum prepares students to perform successfully in cross-cultural, cross-disciplinary and cross-sectoral teams and business environments. The Monterey Institute has been granting MBA degrees since 1982 and has been accredited by AACSB International since 2002.^[9]
Nonproliferation and Terrorism Studies: one of the first graduate programs in the world to combine issues of counter-terrorism and nuclear nonproliferation, its curriculum provides students with the in-depth knowledge and specialized professional skills necessary to address the critical security threats of our time.

Immersive learning programs

Frontier Market Scouts Program

The Monterey Institute of International Studies, in partnership with Sanghata Global,^[10] has founded and developed this program. The Frontier Market Scouts Program transforms compassionate and capable young professionals into talent scouts and investment managers serving local entrepreneurs and social-minded investors in low-income and weak-capital regions of the world. The Scouts provide business development assistance for local entrepreneurs and due diligence for investors with the goal of generating high-quality deal flows and supporting portfolio companies at a low cost.

Winter practica

During the January term, the Monterey Institute regularly organizes opportunities for students to gain real world experience and practice their languages of study in-country. Currently, the Institute offers four programs in Chile, El Salvador, Nepal and Peru.

Team Peru Volunteer Program: This initiative aims to develop sustainable development programs and projects in collaboration with the indigenous people of the Sacred Valley of Perú. In conjunction with the Andean Alliance for Sustainable Development, students have the opportunity to immerse themselves in a professional environment that caters to their particular area of academic focus.

Transitional Injustice: Since 2009, three delegations of students from the Institute have visited Chile for a practicum on the country’s history of democracy and dictatorship, human rights abuse, and transitional justice. The program is led by Dr. Jan Knippers Black in collaboration with Judge Juan Guzman Tapia, best known as Chile’s prosecutor of General Pinochet, and international NGO Global Majority.

Research centers

James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS)

The James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS) is the largest nongovernmental organization in the world devoted to curbing the spread of weapons of mass destruction, and is the only organization dedicated exclusively to graduate education and research on nonproliferation issues.^[11]

In October 2010, the Austrian Foreign Ministry selected the CNS as its partner in the establishment of the Vienna Center for Disarmament and Nonproliferation. In a public announcement, the Austrian government said that it selected CNS from a large number of candidates to manage and operate the new center “because of its distinguished record of leadership in the field and its shared vision” for the new center.^[12]

Center for East Asian Studies (CEAS)

The Center for East Asian Studies (CEAS) sponsors research, lectures, and seminars on subjects relating to East Asia. Projects include research, conferences, and curriculum material development. In these projects CEAS collaborates with researchers and research institutions in China, Japan, Korea, Mongolia, Russia, and the U.S.^[13]

CEAS also hosts visiting fellows who conduct research on topics of interest to the Center. Past visiting fellows include professors/researchers from the Economic Research Institute (Khabarovsk), the Economic Research Institute for Northeast Asia (Niigata), Renmin University of China (Beijing), the Institute of History, Archaeology, and Ethnology of the Far Eastern Peoples (Vladivostok), the Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies (Seoul), Moscow State University, and the University of Maryland.^[13]

Center for Globalization and Localization of Business Exports (GLOBE)

The Center for Globalization and Localization of Business Exports (GLOBE) provides education, consulting and research in the area of business globalization and localization. Faculty and student teams at the Center develop business plans for companies requesting localization assistance, and provide consulting and research services. Faculty and student teams at the Center help companies assess their globalization or localization needs, develop strategies and facilitate implementations through the Center's executive development, consulting and research services.^[14]

In addition, the Center develops curricula in globalization and localization for the Fisher International MBA Program courses and training programs, and customized business courses for students enrolled in the Masters of Arts in Translation and Localization Management program in the Graduate School of Translation, Interpretation and Language Education (GSTILE), as well as for students in any of the Institute's other graduate programs.^[14]

Monterey Terrorism Research & Education Program (MonTREP)

The Monterey Terrorism Research and Education Program (MonTREP) at the Monterey Institute of International Studies is a research organization which conducts in-depth scholarly research, assesses policy options, and engages in public education on issues relating to terrorism and counterterrorism, extremist groups, regional studies of terrorism, and related aspects of international and homeland security.

Center for the Blue Economy

The mission of the Center for the Blue Economy is to educate the next generation of leaders to sustainably manage the world's oceans and coasts. Launched in fall 2011, the Center will complement the achievements of the International Environmental Policy program by offering coursework in Ocean and Coastal Resource Management in Fall 2012 – the first program of its kind in the entire state of California. The program will focus on conservation biology, environmental and natural resource economics, energy policy, and sustainable development.^[15]

Notable faculty

Jan Knippers Black: a prolific writer and long-time educator in the field of human rights. She sits on the board of Amnesty International USA and has been honored by multiple domestic and international rights organizations for her commitment to advocacy.
William Potter: a world-renowned expert on nuclear non-proliferation. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and the Pacific Council on International Policy, and served for five years on the UN Secretary-General's Advisory Board on Disarmament Matters and the Board of Trustees of the UN Institute for Disarmament Research.
BG. (ret.) Russell D. Howard: Brigadier General (retired) Russell D. Howard is President of Howard's Global Solutions, Director of MonTrep, and an Adjunct Professor at the Monterey Institute of International Studies. He is also a Senior Fellow at Joint Special Operations University, Senior Mentor for Development Alternatives Incorporated, Senior Advisor for the Singapore Home Team Academy, and on the Board of Advisers for Laser Shot Incorporated.
Avner Cohen: an Israeli-American writer, historian, and professor who is well known for his works on nuclear weapons in the Middle East. He authored the seminal work, Israel and the Bomb, which chronicled the Israeli nuclear program and was published in 1998.
Geoffrey Dabelko: an expert on security and the environment and the director of the Environmental Change and Security Program (ECSP) at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington, D.C.

Student life

Diversity

The Monterey Institute is one of the facilities (along with the Defense Language Institute just a few blocks away) making Monterey the Language Capital of the World. At any given moment you can hear more than 50 different languages on campus grounds. The flags at the main building are not just decorative but represent the nationalities of students currently enrolled.

About one third of the 700 students are from foreign countries and nearly all the Americans enrolled at the institute have lived, worked or studied abroad, in such programs as the Peace Corps, AFS Intercultural Programs or Rotary International.

Student clubs

BUILD

Beyond yoUrself In Language Development (BUILD) is a student-run organization that provides free low-level language classes in thirteen languages to the Monterey Institute of International Studies (MIIS) community. Classes are taught by students enrolled in the TESOL and Teaching Foreign Language programs at MIIS.

Notable alumni

José Aybar, president of Richard J. Daley College.
Sam Farr, the U.S. Representative for California's 17th congressional district, serving since 1993.
Brendan Kyle Hatcher, U.S Diplomat
Katharine Daniels Kurz: Founder and executive editor on the Women's International Perspective^[16]
William Lawton, Chairman, Seagate Global Group
Matthew Levin, Canadian Ambassador to Cuba since August 2010.
Daggubati Venkatesh, a popular actor in Telugu film industry.

References

External links

The Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs

Member schools

North America	School of International Service Norman Paterson School of International Affairs School of International and Public Affairs Terry Sanford Institute of Public Policy Elliott School of International Affairs Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service John F. Kennedy School of Government Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies Sam Nunn School of International Affairs Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs Bush School of Government and Public Service Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies Josef Korbel School of International Studies University of Maryland, College Park Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public and International Affairs University of Southern California School of International Relations Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies Jackson Institute for Global Affairs

Europe	Graduate Institute Geneva Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris London School of Economics Moscow State University St. Petersburg State University Stockholm School of Economics University of St. Gallen

Asia	Korea University Ritsumeikan University Seoul National University Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy

Australia	University of Queensland

Affiliate member schools

North America	Boston University Brandeis University National Foreign Affairs Training Center DePaul University Florida International University Fordham University George Mason University Ralph J. Bunche International Affairs Center Monterey Institute of International Studies New York University North Carolina State University Pennsylvania State University Pepperdine University Rutgers University John C. Whitehead School of Diplomacy and International Relations Stanford University University of Miami University of Oregon Munk Centre for International Studies

Europe	Hertie School of Governance University of Economics, Prague Diplomatic Academy of Vienna IE School of Arts and Humanities Institut Barcelona d'Estudis Internacionals

Asia	International University of Japan Utsunomiya University National Chengchi University Ehwa Woman's University Nanyang Technological University Waseda University

South America	Universidad Externado de Colombia

Africa	Al Akhawayn University

Australia	University of Sydney

v t e Transatlantic Policy Consortium

North America	Monterey Institute of International Studies USC Sol Price School of Public Policy University of Georgia School of Public and International Affairs Indiana University Maurer School of Law Indiana University School of Public and Environmental Affairs University of Maryland School of Public Policy Suffolk University Law School Rutgers University School of Public Affairs and Administration Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public and International Affairs Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs George Mason University School of Public Policy American University School of Public Affairs

Europe	Katholieke Universiteit Leuven Danish School of Public Administration École Nationale d'Administration Paris-Sorbonne University University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne German Research Institute for Public Administration German University of Administrative Sciences Speyer Hertie School of Governance Karlsruhe Institute for Technology Assessment and Systems Analysis Max Planck Institute of Economics Potsdam University University of Bremen Willy Brandt School of Public Policy Zeppelin University Delft University of Technology Erasmus University Rotterdam Leiden University Tilburg University Utrecht University The Polish Institute of International Affairs Instituto Superior Técnico King Juan Carlos University Pompeu Fabra University Jönköping University University of Birmingham University of Glasgow

Coordinates: 36°35′59″N 121°53′49″W / 36.59972°N 121.89694°W / 36.59972; -121.89694

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