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The European Graduate School (EGS) is a private graduate school that operates in two locations: Saas-Fee, Switzerland, and Valletta, Malta.
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It was founded in 1994 in Saas-Fee, Switzerland by the Swiss scientist, artist, and therapist, Paolo Knill.[2][3] It was co-founded by the Swiss Canton of Valais, which is represented in its board.[4]
The school initially offered programs in Expressive Arts Therapy, as part of a broader initiative to develop a network of training institutes in Expressive Arts Therapy.[5][6] A division of Media and Communication (later renamed Philosophy, Art and Critical Thought) was established in 1998 by Wolfgang Schirmacher.[2][7][8]
EGS is licensed as a university in Malta[9] and is recognized in the Swiss canton where it operates,[10] but is not recognized by the Swiss University Conference, the main regulatory body for universities in Switzerland.[11]
Teaching is mostly remote, with required attendance for short periods at the school; ad hoc meetings in various cities also take place.[12]
Notable faculty members have included Giorgio Agamben,[13] Chantal Akerman,[14] Pierre Alféri,[15] Judith Butler,[16] Achille Mbembe,[16] Avital Ronell,[16] Slavoj Žižek, Alain Badiou, Jacques Derrida, Jean-Luc Nancy, Paul Virilio, Donna Haraway, Alenka Zupančič, Jacques Rancière, Bracha Ettinger, Jean Baudrillard, Catherine Malabou, Achille Mbembe, Sha Xin Wei, Sandy Stone,[17] and Claire Denis.
Notable alumni and attendees have included Lara Khaldi,[18] John Maus,[19] Gael García Bernal,[20] Ariana Reines,[21] Micah White,[22] Pablo Iglesias Turrión,[23][24] Bruce Barber,[25] and Duane Rousselle.
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