Overview

The Center for International Science and Technology Policy is a world leader in international public policy research and education in science, technology, and innovation. It hosts visiting scholars from around the world and offers a Master of Arts degree in International Science and Technology Policy. Center faculty oversee the coursework and dissertation research of students working in related fields throughout GW. Through major international conferences and seminars, the Center facilitates and inspires collaboration among policy experts and government and industry leaders on science and technology issues. The Center collaborates with international governmental research institutes and agencies on advances in scientific and technological policy making.

The Center houses GW’s Space Policy Institute, which concentrates its research and instruction on issues related to the U.S. and global space programs, including human space flight, space transportation, earth observations from space, and space law.