When Ricardo Marroquín (MIDS '21) joined the program in the midst of the COVID‑19 pandemic, he became part of a cohort that navigated an unusually challenging academic year marked by lockdowns, …
The journey of Juan Camilo Jiménez Valencia
When Juan Camilo Jiménez Valencia joined the MIDS in 2017, he had already built a solid foundation in litigation and arbitration in Bogotá and Paris. What he found in Geneva, however, was …
A portrait of Andreea I. Nica (MIDS ’18)
Andreea I. Nica is an international dispute resolution practitioner based in Zurich and dual‑qualified in Switzerland and Romania (EU). Her path into the field began in …
The 2026 MIDS study trip to The Hague offered students a vivid immersion into the institutions and practitioners shaping international dispute settlement today. Over two days of meetings, …
How the MIDS shaped Dr. Alia Algazzar’s path in ISDS
Dr. Alia Algazzar, Counsel in the International Arbitration & Dispute Resolution Department at Zulficar & Partners and Adjunct Professor at the American University in Cairo, traces a career shaped …
Maksym (Max) Iavorskyi, now a Private Sector Development Specialist at the World Bank Group in Washington, D.C., began his career in commercial litigation in Kyiv. Driven by a desire to elevate his …
Lukas Innerebner, now a Senior Associate at Wartmann Merker in Zurich, discovered his passion for arbitration early in his legal career. Seeking both academic depth and international exposure, he …
A unique learning experience
On December 1-2, 2025, MIDS students gathered at the historic Château de Bossey for the annual Academic Retreat - two days of immersive learning, practical skills training, and networking, highlighted …
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