About PoSIG

Joint MA Political Science – Integration & Governance (PoSIG)

PoSIG is Joint MA Political Science – Integration & Governance.  

PoSIG is a joint two-year (120ECTS) MA program covering all fields of Political Science.This Master programme gives you the unique opportunity to study in Austria, Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, North Makedonia and Kosovo. This 2-year course targets all international students who have completed their bachelor’s degree in political science and who have a certain level of methodology education.  The PoSIG curriculum is also meant to be an opportunity to discuss the further development of the teaching standards in Political Science in Europe.

PoSIG as curriculum is offered from seven partner universities from Austria, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Albania, Italy, Kosovo, North Macedonia, and Montenegro:

University of Salzburg (PLUS)

Ss.Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje (UKIM)

European University of Tirana (UET)

University of Tirana (UT)

University for Business and Technology (UBT)

University of Sarajevo (UNSA)

Sarajevo School of Science and Technology (SSST)

University of Trieste (UTri)

University of Prishtina (UP)

University of Montenegro (UMO) – in preparation

It offers modules in all areas of Political Science:

  • Comparative Politics
  • European Integration
  • International Relations Public
  • Administration and Policy
  • Political Theory

The joint degree is awarded by all universities attended by a student during the two-year study programme.

PoSIG combines knowledge about integration policies in a globalized world with knowledge about the needs for good governance necessary for the management of integration in domestic politics.

PoSIG is a demanding program to the students – they need a BA in Political Science or International Relation as entrance criteria and a strong will for academic mobility during their two PoSIG years entirely taught in English.

PoSIG combines methodology and theory driven academic teaching with reality based and student-centered research connecting to the world of policy making an its needs.

PoSIG students are committed to responsibility of the Next Europe Generation and supported in their carrier with internships at associated international organizations as www.rcc.org www.cei.org www.institut-ire.eu www.unodc.org and www.rycowb.org .

PoSIG is not only teaching about European model of multilateral politics but is also a multilateral consortium of universities granting highest academic recognition and quality of teaching and management with European Accreditation by AQ Austria.

Details regarding the application process, course programme etc. can be found on our webseite  posig.info and under  www.facebook.com/posig

You can read more about the joint master at the PoSIG Flyer.