Johns Hopkins University, School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS)

Mission and History

Johns Hopkins University is a leading U.S. research university with substantial commitment and expertise on international affairs and has been a pioneer in U.S. higher education in the enduring value of regional studies. It has a substantial commitment to the study of contemporary Europe. The Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies is one of the leading graduate schools of international relations in the world, with campuses in Washington, DC; Bologna, Italy; and Nanjing, China. The student body is fully international, including students from Austria. It is one of the leading universities preparing young Austrians for international careers.

Programs And Activities

The School’s partnership with the Austrian Marshall Plan Foundation supports the Austrian Marshall Plan Professor and 2-3 Austrian postdoctoral fellows each academic year, who over the past seven years have focused on themes relevant to contemporary central and eastern Europe and now on “The United States, Europe, and World Order.” Activities also include the Austrian Lecture Series, sponsored together with the Austrian Embassy to the United States and other organizations, and various publications and books in international affairs. In May 2018, we hosted the Annual Lecture in partnership with the Botstiber Institute for Austrian-American Studies, featuring Leon Botstein, President of Bard College. In April 2018, Professor Hamilton was the opening speaker at the U.S. Department of State’s commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the Marshall Plan, and in June 2017 hosted former Austrian President Heinz Fischer, former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, and U.S. Senator Ben Cardin at related events. In June 2017, Professor Hamilton, a frequent speaker in Austria and commentator for Austrian media, for example was the keynote speaker at the annual “Pfingsdialog” in Graz with the theme “Europe.USA.3.0.