About this Event
ILGSPD Annual Lecture 2026
Erasmus Mundus Joint Master in International Law of Global Security, Peace and Development (ILGSPD)
Date: Monday 30th November 2026, 6-8pm
Venue: Yudowitz Lecture Theatre, Wolfson Medical School Building, University of Glasgow, G12 8QQ
The ILGSPD 2026 Annual Lecture will be presented by Dr Katharina Stasch, Director-General for Global Alliances, European Union and Economic Development at Germany's Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).
The talk will be followed by Q&A with the audience and a drinks reception.
About the speaker:
Dr Katharina Stasch is Director-General for Global Alliances, European Union and Economic Development at Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), where she leads Germany’s engagement in multilateral development policy, the United Nations and international development partnerships, and oversees the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Dr Stasch has extensive experience in international diplomacy and multilateral affairs. From 2024 to 2025, she served as the Federal Government Commissioner for Disarmament and Arms Control, alongside her role as Director-General for International Order, the United Nations and Arms Control at the German Federal Foreign Office.
Previously, from 2021 to 2024, she was Germany’s Permanent Representative and Ambassador to the United Nations Office in Geneva and other international organisations. During this period, she also served as Vice-President of the UN Human Rights Council and chaired the Government Group of the International Labour Organization, the Executive Committee of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), and the Council of the International Organization for Migration (IOM).
Alongside her diplomatic career, Dr Stasch is an Honorary Professor at the University of Glasgow.
About the Erasmus Mundus Joint Master in International Law of Global Security, Peace and Development:
The Erasmus Mundus Master in International Law of Global Security, Peace and Development (ILGSPD) is a collaborative and multidisciplinary degree delivered by the University of Glasgow, Institut Barcelona d’Estudis Internacionals (IBEI), the University of Tartu, Radboud University, Leuphana University of Luneburg, and the Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB). The programme is supported by €4.32 million in funding from the European Commission.
ILGSPD is designed to train the next generation of lawyers and policy-makers with the ability to navigate the political context of international law, and the comprehensive knowledge needed to engage with the issues of global security, peace and development.
To find out more about ILGSPD, please visit the programme website: https://master-international-law-erasmusmundus.eu
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Wolfson Medical School, University of Glasgow, University Avenue, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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