We live in a world that faces new challenges every day, like environmental change, political shift, or digitalization. And none of these is going to be solved in isolation. They cut across sectors and nation states and are compounded by our rapidly changing world. Yet, our means for addressing them remain weak and incomplete. The agenda 2030 of the United Nations, the so-called Sustainable Development Goals, are a collaborative bottom-up effort, including the needs and requirements of businesses. More than ever, international organizations and their collaborations across sectors are needed to address our biggest issues. Public private partnerships of varying types are growing in importance to help master the complexity of problems that no single governmental organization, nor business can handle on their own. At the same time, it is proving to be increasingly difficult for such organizations to exercise leadership and fulfill the mandates with which they are charged. We need more people that have the ability to lead and manage in these volatile times. But leading organizational efforts and taking decisions in this complex world is more difficult than ever, and there still very few management principles and metrics how to effectively manage change. This is the course on International Organizations Management. It provides deep insights into the working of international organizations and the challenges they face today, and it will introduce you to effective state of the art management tools and principles that help you lead change in this world. This course has been specifically designed for those who are interested in, collaborate with, or currently work in international organizations. First, Julian Fleet will explore the history and map the landscape of international organizations. Then, Dr. Sebastian Buckup and Dr. Stephan Mergenthaler will help us unpack the dynamics of an international system that is characterized by complex interdependence. In the second part of the course, we turn to the in the working of international organizations and how the changing global context translates into specific management and leadership challenges. Bruce Jenks will kick off this section with a module on leadership in the UN System, followed by two specific leadership challenges. I myself and Dr. Leo Stadler will address Stakeholder Engagement and Public Private Partnerships in week four, a new and excellent way to tackle complexity through collaboration and creating the needed variety of actions. And finally, Claudia Gonzales and Cassandra Quintanilla will take a practical look at public engagement and the important job of marketing and fundraising for international organizations. If these issues interest you, I encourage you to enroll now in the International Organizations Management course from the University of Geneva. And, if you are already registered, we look forward to your active participation as we explore the content of each module. Good luck and see you online.