Featured Programs

INTERNATIONAL PROFESSIONAL SERVICE SEMESTER (IPSS)

IPSS started in 2001 with the goal of providing policy students with the opportunity to spend six months working for an international organization in their field while also completing a significant research project towards their graduate degree. The 2010 IPSS group includes 41 students serving 41 different organizations in 14 different countries. Click here to read IPSS Presenters Bios.  

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS PLAN (IBP)

The IBP is a required team-based consulting capstone project for MBA students. Cross-functional and cross-cultural teams work with a sponsoring company under faculty supervision to develop comprehensive plans for international growth and expansion.


DEVELOPMENT PROJECT MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE PRACTICUM (DPMI PLUS)

DPMI Plus began in 2008 to provide students completing the three-week DPMI training with an opportunity to apply their planning, evaluation, and facilitation skills  to complete academic deliverables while serving a social change organization in the field.

FRONTIER MARKET SCOUTS (FMS)

The Frontier Market Scout Program is an innovative program that prepares MIIS Students for careers in social business, social entrepreneurship and the area of impact investing. Students spend six months aboard and help entrepreneurs in so-called “frontier” markets to gain access to American venture capital, the FMS program was developed by the Institute in partnership with the Sanghata Insitute of Social Entrepreneurship and Investment.

TEAM EL SALVADOR 

Since 2006, The El Salvador Practicum has provided opportunities for students from all programs to enhance their development skills, language proficiency, and multicultural competency. Through a partnership with La Coordinadora, a Salvadoran community-based organization, students have worked on projects that promote sustainable agriculture, micro-business models, natural resource protection, youth empowerment, organizational capacity building, and more. 

Click here to read Team El Salvador Bios.  

TEAM PERU

Team Peru is a group of current and former MIIS graduate students who work with a MIIS founded NGO, The Andean Alliance for Sustainable Development. We are a hub to connect motivated change agents, MIIS students, and resources to design informed solutions to address the local problems in the highlands of Peru. Team members participate in projects that include Sustainable Agriculture, NGO Networking, Social Enterprise, and Health and Wellness. Students often begin their involvement with Team Peru through semester long classroom assignments, essentially serving as consultants for AASD’s on the ground projects.