Capacity building

We offer advanced policy skills and thematic capacity building workshops for current and future professionals in international affairs.

Our trainings are short and intensive, designed for time-starved professionals wanting to keep up with the latest in international affairs, technology and communications. They are also designed for early career professionals wanting to add practical skills and current affairs to theoretical foundations they gain in higher education.

Our trainings are hands on. Participants put what they learn into practice immediately through tailor-made, tried and tested exercises.

Participants who successfully complete workshops receive a certificate of participation.

Are you eligible for a workshop scholarship or discount? See the criteria & apply below.

Online courses

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Policy communications

Processes I: Building successful multi-stakeholder partnerships
from €775.00
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Influence international policy
€775.00
Transform research into policy impact
€775.00

Inclusivity & diversity matter.
Are you eligible for a reduced-price workshop place?

  • PoliSync offers five full discount places (zero participant fee) in each of our 2023 workshops. Participants who meet the following criteria can apply:

    • Asylum seekers, refugees, migrants in immigration detention & internally displaced persons

    • Registered non-profit organisations, governments or subnational governments (city/regional actors) located in low & middle-low income countries

    • Organisations that defend minority groups or migrants & organisations of indigenous peoples

    • Students enrolled in universities in low & middle-low income countries

      A PoliSync committee assess all applications & awards the discounted places. Spaces are limited - not all applicants who apply are awarded the full discount.

  • PoliSync additionally offers tiered pricing for all applicants (partial discounts), based on the income level classification of participants’ country of residence. We use the World Bank’s country classification by income.

    Online workshops

    • Low income countries: CHF 194 (75% discount)

    • Lower-middle income countries: CHF 388 (50% discount)

    • Upper-middle income countries: CHF 581 (25% discount)

    • High income countries: CHF 775 (full price)

    In-person workshops

    • Low income countries: CHF 219 (75% discount)

    • Lower-middle income countries: CHF 438 (50% discount)

    • Upper-middle income countries: CHF 656 (25% discount)

    • High income countries: CHF 875 (full price)

  • We offer organisations a partial subsidy when multiple people from the same organisation register for the same workshop:

    • 1st participant: regular pricing

    • 2nd participant: 10% discount

    • 3rd participant: 15% discount

    • 4th participant: 20% discount

    • 5th+ participant(s): 25% discount

  • Students enrolled in postgraduate degrees at higher education organisations, and interns can benefit from a 15% discount.

Custom designed trainings

We work with international organizations, governments, non-governmental organisations, business, universities and executive education institutions to co-design capacity building workshops for their staff, delegates and networks.

Subsidised capacity building

We offer subsidised capacity building for actors from the Global South, affected populations, minority groups and scholars.