The SIT Swiss Banking, Finance and Social Responsibility Program offers a 6-week long internship in the fields of ethical investment, sustainable finance, circular economy, and cryptocurrencies. Students are exposed to Swiss and international working practices and have the opportunity to extend their network within Swiss and European financial institutions, start-ups, complementary currencies and blockchain technology companies.
Joe was born in Canada and holds a bachelor’s degree from Acadia University in Nova Scotia, a master’s degree from Carleton University in Ottawa, and a DES (Diplôme d’études superieres) from the Graduate Institute of International Studies in Geneva. He has worked for many years as project coordinator at the Geneva Centre for Democratic Control of Armed Forces. Joe has also taught international relations and media and communication in various Swiss private universities.
Aigul Jarmatova has studied in Switzerland, Malta, Italy, Russia, and Kyrgyzstan. She holds an advanced master’s in European studies from the University of Geneva, Switzerland, and advanced master’s and bachelor’s degrees in philosophy and political science from the University of Saint Petersburg, Russia. She has worked for many years in communication and finance departments at the United Nations (UNAIDS), various international organizations including The Global Fund, NGOs, academia, and the private sector. She was a scientific coordinator at the Graduate Institute of International Studies in Geneva and has taught at the University of Fribourg and various private universities in Geneva. She was a rapporteur for different international projects in collaboration with the Swiss and Kyrgyz governments, UNESCO, the Geneva Center for Democratic Control of Armed Forces, the Council of Europe, the World Summit on the Information Society in Geneva, and the Global Fund Partnership Forum in Durban. She has also worked on various research projects related to Eastern European economies.
Dr. Goran Jovanovic holds a doctorate and master’s degree in international relations from the University of Geneva. He has wide-ranging experience and expertise in international education. He has taught at the International University in Geneva and in business schools and universities in Afghanistan, Iran, and Saudi Arabia, among other places. As a course instructor, Dr. Jovanovic focuses on globalization and global governance, international relations theories, foreign policy and diplomacy, international organizations, political communication, and strategic foresight.
Dr. Jovanovic was international relations department head at the International University in Geneva and scientific director at the Research Center on Audiovisual Sources of Contemporary History at the Graduate Institute of International Studies in Geneva. He has published widely in international relations and political communication and produced many educational films and documentaries. Currently, he is academic director of the SIT Study Abroad program Banking, Finance and Social Responsibility in Switzerland and associate professor / co-chair of the European portion of the Global Master’s in Diplomacy and International Relations program at the SIT Graduate Institute.
See Dr. Jovanovic’s full list of publications
Courses Taught
Graduate Courses
Strategic Foresight and Scenario Building
Undergraduate Courses
Research Methods and Ethics in Banking and Finance
Select Publications
Books
Jovanovic, G. (2011). Images de guerre, guerre d’images. La crise yougoslave dans le dessin de presse, 1991-1995 (p.642). Éditions Universitaires Européennes.
Jovanovic, G. (2000). The Yugoslav War through Cartoons. In J.M. Halpern & D.A. Kideckel (Eds.) Neighbors at War. Anthropological Perspectives on Yugoslav Ethnicity, Culture, and History (eds, pp.255-288). Pennsylvania, PA: The Pennsylvania State University Press, University Park.
Jovanovic, G. (1999). The Comics Debate in Germany: Against Dirt and Rubbish, Pictorial Idiotism and Cultural Analphabetism. In J.A. Lent (Ed.) Pulp Demons: International Dimensions of the Postwar Anti-Comics Campaigns (pp. 93-128). Cranbury, NJ: Associated University Press.
Jovanovic, G. (1996). La vision de la Réunification allemande à travers la caricature politique, 1989 – 1990. In Y.Collart & I. Vrbica (Eds.). Le son, l’image et le témoignage oral (pp. 93-127). Geneva: CHERSA-HEI.
Multimedia DVDs
Jovanovic, G. (Producer). (2006). Internet Governance, 38 min. Switzerland: Diplo
Jovanovic, G. (Producer). (2005). Transatlantic relations: How do we make the UN and Multilateralism Effective? 50 min. Switzerland: CHERSA-HEI (IHEID)
Jovanovic, G. (Producer). (2004). What is wrong with Africa? Removing Barriers to Progress, 41 min. Switzerland: CHERSA-HEI (IHEID)
Jovanovic, G. (Producer). (2004). Humanitarian Assistance in Armed Conflicts, 80 min.
Switzerland: CHERSA-HEI (IHEID)
Jovanovic, G. (Producer). (2004). From Doha to Cancun and Beyond, 28 min.
Switzerland: CHERSA-HEI (IHEID)
DVDs
Jovanovic, G. (Producer). (2003). Sur le chemin d’un nouveau départ. Les requérants d’asile roms à Genève, 12 min. Switzerland: CHERSA-HEI (IHEID)
Books
Jovanovic, G. (2011). Images de guerre, guerre d’images. La crise yougoslave dans le dessin de presse, 1991-1995 (p.642). Éditions Universitaires Européennes.
Jovanovic, G. (2000). The Yugoslav War through Cartoons. In J.M. Halpern & D.A. Kideckel (Eds.) Neighbors at War. Anthropological Perspectives on Yugoslav Ethnicity, Culture, and History (eds, pp.255-288). Pennsylvania, PA: The Pennsylvania State University Press, University Park.
Jovanovic, G. (1999). The Comics Debate in Germany: Against Dirt and Rubbish, Pictorial Idiotism and Cultural Analphabetism. In J.A. Lent (Ed.) Pulp Demons: International Dimensions of the Postwar Anti-Comics Campaigns (pp. 93-128). Cranbury, NJ: Associated University Press.
Jovanovic, G. (1996). La vision de la Réunification allemande à travers la caricature politique, 1989 – 1990. In Y.Collart & I. Vrbica (Eds.). Le son, l’image et le témoignage oral (pp. 93-127). Geneva: CHERSA-HEI.
Multimedia DVDs
Jovanovic, G. (Producer). (2006). Internet Governance, 38 min. Switzerland: Diplo
Jovanovic, G. (Producer). (2005). Transatlantic relations: How do we make the UN and Multilateralism Effective? 50 min. Switzerland: CHERSA-HEI (IHEID)
Jovanovic, G. (Producer). (2004). What is wrong with Africa? Removing Barriers to Progress, 41 min. Switzerland: CHERSA-HEI (IHEID)
Jovanovic, G. (Producer). (2004). Humanitarian Assistance in Armed Conflicts, 80 min. Switzerland: CHERSA-HEI (IHEID)
Jovanovic, G. (Producer). (2004). From Doha to Cancun and Beyond, 28 min. Switzerland: CHERSA-HEI (IHEID)
DVDs
Jovanovic, G. (Producer). (2003). Sur le chemin d’un nouveau départ. Les requérants d’asile roms à Genève, 12 min. Switzerland: CHERSA-HEI (IHEID)
CD-Roms / VHS
Jovanovic, G. (Producer). (2003). Speech of H.H. The Aga Khan, 7 min. Switzerland: CHERSA-HEI (IHEID)
Jovanovic, G. (Producer). (2003). S. Frederick Starr, Conflict and Peace in Mountain Societies, 7 min. Switzerland: CHERSA-HEI (IHEID)
Jovanovic, G. (Producer). (2001). Etre volontaire – To be a Volonteer, 40 min. Switzerland: CHERSA-HEI
Research Interests
Strategic foresight and scenario building
Political communication