The European Graduate School (EGS) is a private graduate school that operates in two locations: Saas-Fee, Switzerland, and Valletta, Malta.
History The European Graduate School was founded in 1994 in Saas-Fee, Switzerland by the Swiss scientist, artist, and therapist, Paolo Knill. It was co-founded by the Swiss Canton of Valais, which is represented in its board. The school initially offered programs in Expressive Arts Therapy, as part of a broader initiative to develop a network of training institutes in Expressive Arts Therapy. A division of Media and Communication (later renamed Philosophy, Art and Critical Thought) was established in 1998 by Wolfgang Schirmacher.
EGS is licensed as a university in Malta and is recognized in the Swiss canton where it operates,Canton du Valais Formation et recherche universitaires Page accessed April 7, 2016 but is not recognized by the Swiss University Conference, the main regulatory body for universities in Switzerland. Teaching is mostly remote, with required attendance for short periods at the school; ad hoc meetings in various cities also take place.
Notable faculty Notable faculty members have included: Giorgio Agamben, Chantal Akerman,Haber, John. Chantal Akerman: Bordering on Fiction. Haber Arts. Isabelle Alfandary Pierre AlfériUniversity of Buffalo.Bilingual reading by Pierre Alféri Accessed: August 4th, 2011 Alain Badiou Jean BaudrillardJean Baudrillard Faculty page at European Graduate School Judith ButlerEuropean Graduate School, faculty. Accessed: October 10th, 2018 Claire Denis Jacques Derrida Bracha Ettinger Donna Haraway Catherine Malabou Achille Mbembe Jean-Luc Nancy Jacques Rancière Avital Ronell Sandy Stone Paul Virilio Sha Xin Wei Krzysztof Zanussi Slavoj Žižek Alenka Zupančič
Notable alumni Notable alumni and attendees have included: Bruce Barber Gael García Bernal Pablo Iglesias Turrión Lara Khaldi John Maus Ariana Reines Duane Rousselle Kathy Slade Micah White
See also Global Center for Advanced Studies
References
Further reading MacLaughlin, Nina (10 April 2003) "Going the distance". The Phoenix.
External links European Graduate School