Global Challenges is a policy-oriented course on threats and opportunities that impact the architecture and functioning of the global system. It is a 20-hour Specialised Seminar, with 2 daily classes, from 18h00 – 20h00 and 20h30 – 22h30. It is also an Optional Course of the Iscte – University Institute of Lisbon master’s in International Studies. As a Summer School it is opened for external candidates, who will get a Diploma of Participation. For those who wish to submit a written essay and succeed the evaluation criteria, 6 ECTS will be credited – the ECTS are also valid to the master’s in international relations of the Autonomous University of Lisbon.