Main Goals

1. Education: Provide high quality education to young generations in Public Policy, Public Administration, Law, Mass Communication, Journalism, Middle East Studies, Gender and Women Studies, Migration and Refugees Studies, and American Studies;

2. Research: Produce and disseminate important high impact research on matters of national, regional and international concern;

3. Training: Provide top notch executive training to professionals in the different discipline areas of the School;

4. Outreach: Initiate policy dialogue on issues pertinent to the region; provide policy advice to decision makers; disseminate research results and act as a platform for linking between various schools and research centers concerned with public affairs in the region and worldwide.

Guiding Principles and Values

- Integrity
- Objectivity
- Freedom of Speech
- Global perspective
- Hands on Experience
- Interdisciplinary approach