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The Institute has also made a mark in education. It offers training for prosecutors, investigators and analysts, often in partner countries, and has developed courses on asset recovery, financial investigation and the use of open-source information. Some of these programmes are offered online and reach participants in many countries. In cooperation with the University of Basel and other academic institutions, the Institute contributes to teaching on anti-corruption, compliance and governance. Its working paper series and its publications on collective action and asset recovery are cited in academic literature and in the documents of international organisations.¹

The combination of research, training and practical assistance gives the Institute a profile that differs from that of a purely academic centre or an advocacy organisation. It has become an institution that governments and companies consult. Its name, through the Basel AML Index and the collective action conferences, circulates widely in the professional world of compliance. In this respect it has done for the governance side of Basel what the BIS has done for its monetary side. It has given the city a voice in a field of global policy, with an authority that rests on expertise and on a reputation for independence.

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On the training activities and the eLearning platform of the Basel Institute on Governance and its cooperation with the University of Basel in teaching, see the annual reports of the Institute. Details of current academic programmes to be verified. ↩

For general information only. This article does not constitute legal or tax advice, does not replace advice on an individual case and creates no lawyer-client relationship. It reflects the legal position as of August 2025.

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