47°22′50″N 8°32′26″E / 47.3805585°N 8.5405656°E / 47.3805585; 8.5405656The Center for Comparative and International Studies (CIS) is a political science research institute founded in 1997 and based in Zürich.
The director of the institute is Frank Schimmelfennig, Professor of European Politics.
[1] CIS offers a specialized joint master's degree program (MACIS).
The degree program primarily addresses students who are interested in an academic career, but many also pursue an employment as a research associate in the public or private sector.
The Masters Program comprises 120 ECTS credit points, and is meant to be accomplished within four semesters of studying.