World Scholars Academy | International Relations Summer Courses Recently Updated

World Scholars Academy offers elite summer international relations courses for students ages 15-18 designed and taught by world-leading instructors. Explore your future career path and accelerate your success with personalized college guidance and high-level instruction in international relations led by the world's most accomplished educators.

World Scholars Academy courses are taught by world-elite instructors from top universities, hand-selected for their intellectual leadership and ability to transmit high-level insights to their students. On our programs you'll work both one-on-one with your instructor and in a select group of other academically-ambitious peers from around the world. Our summer courses introduce students to what it is like to undertake advanced study in leading disciplines, while providing the correct foundations and learning mindsets to attain the highest levels of academic and professional success.

International Relations Academy is available for ages 15-18. Courses are delivered synchronously in (i) ten live and interactive classes, and (ii) two one-on-one personalized academic tutorials.

International Relations Academy

Curriculum
Class 1: Theories of Leadership
Class 2: Political Change and Revolutions
Class 3: Government Theory & Practice
Class 4: Democracy
Class 5: The Economy
Class 6: International Relations
Class 7: International Organizations & the Law
Class 8: War and Crisis
Class 9: Debating and Public Speaking
Class X: Model United Nations Challenge

Course elements
• Max class size six (6) students
• Individual academic feedback and guidance
• Take-home continuing study exercises and resources
• Letter of Recommendation from your instructor (upon satisfactory participation)
• Access to video recordings of all ten (10) live classes for future review
• Course completion certificate

Classes will last approximately two hours and will be delivered on weekdays. Please visit our website for additional course details.

Meet Your Instructor

Dr. Jan Eijking holds a doctorate in International Relations from the University of Oxford and is currently a postdoctoral research associate at the Department of Politics and International Relations at the University of Oxford and an Oxford Martin Fellow in the Changing Global Orders Programme.

He is published in the academic journals International Studies Quarterly and the Journal of International Political Theory, as well as the public outlets Responsible Statecraft and The Conversation. He is additionally an associate member of the Centre for Global Knowledge Studies at the University of Cambridge and the Security History Network at Utrecht University.

Dr. Eijking has won numerous awards for his work including the International Studies Association's Barbara W. Tuchman Prize (2023), the European International Studies Association's Best Graduate Paper Award (2021), and the ISA-Northeast Fred Hartmann Award (2021).

World Scholars Academy welcomes ambitious and inquisitive students from around the world. Placements on our summer programs are capped and we recommend early enrollment for the best chance of success.

International Relations Summer Program Costs:
Price: $2695 

International Relations Summer Program Dates:
Program dates vary. Please visit our website for details.