Director
International Relations Office

University of Geneva

Pierre Willa is the Director of the International Relations Office at the University of Geneva. A Swiss diplomat with the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Willa held diplomatic posts in New York (United Nations) and in Bern, where he was in charge of Russia and the Central Asia region.

He has held the Direction of the International Relations Office at the University of Geneva since 2007, and during his tenure has significantly promoted internationalization and global studies at the University of Geneva through institutional agreements, research collaborations and innovative programming. Dr. Willa holds an MA in European Studies Economics and a PhD in Political Sciences and International Relations from the University of Geneva.