Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey
The Middlebury Institute of International Studies ( MIIS ), also known as the Monterey Institute of International Studies , is an American graduate school from Middlebury College , a private university in Middlebury, Vermont . Founded in 1955 in Monterey, California , the institute offers a variety of programs and degrees in a variety of fields, including: B. Environmental policy, international politics, language teaching, translation and interpreting. MIIS has two professional graduate schools: the Graduate School of Translation, Interpretation, and Language Education (GSTILE) and the Graduate School of International Policy and Management (GSIPM) .
In 2011 the institute had built more per capita Fulbright alumni than any other graduate school in the United States. In 2015, Foreign Policy magazine ranked the institute 21st on the list of “Best Master's Programs for a Profession in International Relations”.
Academic programs
Graduate School of Translation, Interpretation, and Language Education (GSTILE)
GSTILE trains translators, interpreters, localization experts and language teachers in various foreign languages. The institute offers four different programs in the field of translation and interpreting:
- MA in Translation (Translation),
- MA in Translation and Localization Management,
- MA in Translation and Interpretation and
- MA in Conference Interpretation (Conference Interpreting)
These programs are suitable for professionals who want to work with English and eight other languages (Arabic, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Chinese (Mandarin), Russian and Spanish). The institute is the only school in the Western Hemisphere that offers diplomas in conference interpreting and translation and interpreting between English and Chinese, Japanese and Korean. Translation and Localization Management (TLM) also offers Portuguese as a working language.
GSTILE also offers programs for students who want to teach English as a foreign language (TESOL - Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) or other world languages (TFL - Teaching Foreign Languages). Certificate programs are also offered in Language Program Administration and TESOL.
Short term language programs
The Middlebury Institute of International Studies also offers programs that do not lead to a master’s degree, such as B. Intensive ESL programs; intensive summer language programs, personalized language courses for private clients, English programs for diplomats, short-term courses in translation and interpreting (such as community interpreting of the Spanish language) and certificate programs in international politics.
Graduate School of International Policy and Management (GSIPM)
The GSIPM offers programs with and without master's degrees. Degrees are offered in academic and political disciplines such as International Education Program Management (IEM), International Environmental Policy (IEP), International Development Policy (IPD), International Trade and Economic Diplomacy (ITED), Non-Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction and Terrorism (NPTS), and Public Administration (MPA).
- IEM (International Education Management) trains students who want to work with foreign study or exchange programs and student affairs of foreign students. Program management, educational administration and intercultural communication skills are taught to all students through course work at MIIS as well as international internships.
- IEP (International Environmental Policy) is the world's first master's program in international environmental policy. It trains future leaders in environmental policy who work in governments, companies and non-governmental organizations. The program offers students the opportunity to specialize in land conservation and marine protection, energy and climate change, and sustainable development.
- IPD (International Policy and Development) offers Masters and Certificate programs that train students for careers in government, non-profit organizations, and the private sector. The program offers several optional concentration areas, including environmental sustainability; Gender, power and identity; Human rights and advocacy as well as human security.
- ITED (International Trade and Economic Development) trains students for a career in trade and business. The program also offers courses in policy analysis, trade negotiation, communication and effective collaboration. The course lasts 18 months, including one semester in Washington, DC
- NPTS is among the first masters programs in the world to combine counterterrorism problems with non-proliferation problems in the same program. The program also offers a double degree with the Moscow State Institute of International Relations . Students can choose a second degree in international affairs with a specialization in non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, nuclear weapons policy or global security.
- MPA is a professional graduate program in public administration.
Immersive learning program
Frontier Market Scouts Program (FMS)
The Middlebury Institute of International Studies founded and developed this program in partnership with Village Capital. The aim of the FMS program is to train compassionate and competent professionals to become talent scouts and investment managers so that they can serve as local entrepreneurs and socially minded investors in low-income countries.
Design, Partnering, Management & Innovation Program (DPMI)
The DPMI is a certificate in the field of management of international development projects, project management and social change. During the three-week course, participants learn about a wide range of concepts and technologies for international development and social change. The DPMI is offered every January in California and Rwanda and every May / June in Monterey, Washington, DC and Kenya. The training in Rwanda has been hosted by Partners In Health (PIH) since 2014 and includes the completion of a customer project. Since 2015 the training in Kenya has been organized by Locus the Point of International Development.
Winter internships
During the January semester, the Middlebury Institute regularly offers students the opportunity to gain experience abroad and practice their language of study. The institute has offered programs in Chile, El Salvador, Nepal, the Czech Republic, Rwanda, Cuba, Spain, France and Peru.
William Tell Coleman Library
The MIIS library opened in 1955 and was named after the American William Tell Coleman, whose family donated money. Since then the library has been a research center for students, faculty, staff and the village community. The first librarian to work at MIIS was Eva Schroeder, a survivor of World War II and a Polish Jew. The library provides access to many resources such as technology, books in various languages and online databases.
Library technology
The William Tell Coleman Library offers computers, printers, scanners, a video conference room and streaming via canopy.
Access to information
The library provides access to a wide variety of electronic and printed media, such as traditional books and e-books, magazines and e-journals, and encyclopedias. The library's collection has 95,000 print volume, more than 600 print magazine subscriptions, and 35 daily and weekly newspapers. The library is known for its extensive and specialized dictionaries in commerce, diplomacy, translation and interpreting. Over 30% of the library's collection is in English. The other languages are primarily Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Arabic, French, Spanish, German, and Portuguese. The library also offers a large collection of streaming DVDs and films.
The library has subscriptions to more than 50 online databases and hundreds of online academic journals (e.g. JSTOR , IMF elibrary, World Bank, elibrary, etc.). MIIS students also have priority access to the Middlebury College library through interlibrary loan.
students life
nationality
International students make up more than 30 percent of the institute's student body. They came from more than 40 countries in the 2014–15 academic year.
Student clubs
BUILD
B eyond yo U rself I n L anguage D evelopment (BUILD) (Beyond Self in Language Development) is a student-run organization that offers free courses in 13 different languages in the lower levels of the MIIS community. Courses are mostly led by students enrolled in TESOL and TFL programs.
Toastmasters International
MIIS Toastmasters is a subsidiary of Toastmasters International, a non-profit educational organization. Toastmaster's goal is to help members improve their communication, speaking, and leadership skills.
Web links
- http://www.miis.edu (English)
- http://www.middlebury.edu (English)
- http://www.cns.miis.edu (English)
Coordinates: 36 ° 35 ′ 59 " N , 121 ° 53 ′ 49" W.