When it comes to career opportunities, whether within or outside of academia, international mobility of students and graduates is a critical factor. Dual degree master’s programs offer a special form of training and education. These programs are developed in cooperation with institutions in Germany and abroad.

German-French Dual Degree Master’s Program in Political Science – Affaires européennes / Affaires internationales

The Otto Suhr Institute (OSI) at Freie Universität Berlin and the Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris (Sciences Po) offer students the opportunity to complete the German-French dual degree master’s program in Political and Social Sciences within just four semesters.

This program offers an international education at a high academic level and supplements students’ solid education by providing in-depth knowledge of the political cultures of both Germany and France and the languages of both countries. This is a major advantage in today’s Europe, with relations between France and Germany still being highly important.

Public Policy & Management

The German-French dual master’s degree program in Public Policy & Management, offered jointly by the Otto Suhr Institute (OSI) of Freie Universität Berlin and the Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales (HEC) Paris, combines economic, political, and administrative aspects and enables students to complete two master’s degree programs at once within two years.

These programs offer a new, interdisciplinary perspective on public management and a variety of ways to look at and understand the post-globalization world. Students in the program are prepared for a career in the business sector and political administration. At the same time, they earn the qualifications they need if they wish to go on to doctoral studies of political science, business, or economics.

German-Russian Master’s Degree Program in International Relations

The European higher education cooperation project in International Relations, operated by Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and the University of Potsdam alongside the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO), offers a German-Russian dual master’s degree program in which students earn both a German master’s degree and a Russian one within two years. The aim of the program is to enhance students’ international mobility, improve their abilities to take action and make decisions in increasingly complex contexts in global politics, and equip them with the skills needed for thorough analysis of international relations from various perspectives.