Each year, 5 to 10 students of the MSc in International Humanitarian Affairs score higher marks in their dissertations (75% - 90%). Although the teaching Team encourages them to publish from their dissertations, it has proved to be a challenging task – mainly due to the dearth of journals that publish on humanitarian affairs and the high volume of articles competing with the available few journals. Moreover, as students of the MSc are mainly practitioners, they find it difficult to publish from their dissertations. A lot of work from the editorial board is put into guiding the students through this process. The students are given an introduction and guidelines. 

This Bulletin of International Humanitarian Affairs aims to create a digital platform for students with higher dissertation marks to publish and get experience in different types of publishing, including academic, policy, and practice. This Bulletin is supported by staff with a track record of publishing, and the Co-editors work with students to generate high-quality articles from their dissertations every year. 

This Bulletin is closely tied to the MSc in International Humanitarian Affairs and the articles published are widely shared with academic, policy, and practice and communities of humanitarian and development studies across the globe.