Institute for Advanced International Studies
# Institute for Advanced International Studies

The Institute for Advanced International Studies (in French Institut québécois des hautes études internationales), now known as the School of Advanced International Studies is a part of Université Laval.

The school conducts research on an teaches international studies with an interdisciplinary focus.

## The School Team

* Pierre S. Pettigrew Pierre Pettigrew (President)
* Louis Bélanger (Director)
* About 80 scientific researchers specialized in the fields of International security, sustainable development, European integration, the Americas, international trade,

## Teaching activities

The School offers a master's in international studies and the doctorate in international studies. These programs are interdisciplinary ones : law, economics, management and political science.

## Research activities

The members work about international issues through several research groups:

* Centre d'études interaméricaines (CEI) (in French)
* Programme Paix et sécurité internationales (PSI) (in French)
* Cercle Europe (in French)
* Groupe d'études et de recherches sur l'Asie contemporaine (GERAC) (in French)
* Chaire de recherche du Canada sur les conflits identitaires et le terrorisme (in French)
* Chaire de recherche du Canada en droit de l'environnement (in French)
* Chaire de recherche du Canada sur les normes de gestion du développement durable (in French)
* Chaire d'études maghrébines (in French)

## Knowledge dissemination activities

* The peer reviewed journal, Études internationales (in French) , founded in 1970, is dedicated to the study of international phenomena.
* The School organizes about 60 conferences, symposiums and round tables each year.
