Ford Dorsey Program in International Policy Studies
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The Ford Dorsey Program in International Policy Studies (IPS) at Stanford University
started in 1982 as a one year program in international affairs. In 2005, it was endowed by Susan Ford Dorsey as the Ford Dorsey Program in International Policy Studies (IPS). This occurred in conjunction with the creation of the Freeman Spogli Institute of International Studies and is part of meeting the international goals of the Stanford Challenge. The IPS program is jointly run by the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and the School of the Humanities and Sciences, with additional support from the Stanford Institute for Economic and Policy Research (SIEPR). Joint degrees from other Stanford programs include the MPP and J.D. degrees. A joint MBA degree is expected by 2012. It is an affiliate member of the Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs (APSIA).
In 2010, IPS students traveled to Turkey to meet with Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
and Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu
.
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
started in 1982 as a one year program in international affairs. In 2005, it was endowed by Susan Ford Dorsey as the Ford Dorsey Program in International Policy Studies (IPS). This occurred in conjunction with the creation of the Freeman Spogli Institute of International Studies and is part of meeting the international goals of the Stanford Challenge. The IPS program is jointly run by the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and the School of the Humanities and Sciences, with additional support from the Stanford Institute for Economic and Policy Research (SIEPR). Joint degrees from other Stanford programs include the MPP and J.D. degrees. A joint MBA degree is expected by 2012. It is an affiliate member of the Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs (APSIA).
Student Body
IPS classes range from the 20 - 25 students per year and about half the class comes from a country other than the U.S. Average entering GRE scores for students is 650 for the verbal portion and 750 for quantitative portion.In 2010, IPS students traveled to Turkey to meet with Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has been Prime Minister of Turkey since 2003 and is chairman of the ruling Justice and Development Party , which holds a majority of the seats in the Grand National Assembly of Turkey. Erdoğan served as Mayor of Istanbul from 1994 to 1998. He graduated in 1981 from Marmara...
and Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu
Ahmet Davutoglu
Professor Ahmet Davutoğlu is a Turkish political scientist, an academic and an ambassador. On May 1, 2009, he was named Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey after being the chief advisor to the Prime Minister of Republic of Turkey.-Life and career:...
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