De Universiteit Leiden biedt als enige universiteit in Nederland een bachelor waarin heel Afrika aan bod komt. De docenten behoren tot de internationale top van hun vakgebied. In het tweede semester van je tweede jaar ga je een half jaar naar een Afrikaans land om een tweede Afrikaanse taal te leren (Swahili leer je in je eerste jaar). De meeste studenten kiezen voor de mogelijkheid om naar Ghana te gaan. De opleiding is kleinschalig: het contact met de docenten is heel persoonlijk en je leert je medestudenten goed kennen.

Tijdens de bachelor Afrikaanse Talen en Culturen leer je niet alleen de talen, maar ook de achtergronden van de politieke, culturele en economische ontwikkelingen van het continent kennen. Je verdiept je in verschillende volkeren, de boeiende geschiedenis en literatuur en de vaak roerige politieke processen. Heel Afrika komt aan bod; je kunt je daarnaast richten op een regio van je persoonlijke interesse waarbij je je toespitst op geschiedenis, literatuur of taalkunde.

Studenten kunnen gebruik maken van de gespecialiseerde bibliotheek van het Afrika-Studiecentrum Leiden, het enige academische kennisinstituut van Nederland dat zich volledig richt op de bestudering van Afrika. Het ASCL is een interfacultair instituut van de Universiteit Leiden.

The Bachelor African Languages and Cultures is taught in Dutch.
Start: September

Degree

graduate degree / bachelor

Course Type

on-campus course

Language

Dutch

Topic

culture

Region

Africa

African Studies Centre (ASC), Netherlands

New MOOC: When Disaster Meets Conflict

International Institute of Social Studies (ISS)

The course is about disaster risk reduction and humanitarian aid in conflict settings. It will teach you to develop accountable, high-quality and ethical responses to disaster in conflict-affected areas. The E-course is meant primarily for practitioners, but also open to students or otherwise interested people. It stimulates participants to think about humanitarian aid, disaster risk reduction (DRR) and disaster response in contexts where conflict is ongoing, lingering, or has characterized the setting in recent times, as well as about the hard choices and dilemmas faced by humanitarian actors in conflict settings. Moreover, you will learn to distinguish the different challenges and effective, positive examples of aid in three types of conflict settings. Through videos, interviews, guest lectures and realistic case-studio, learning becomes both relevant and fun; everything you learn will be applicable for practice in the field.

Degree

other degree

Course Type

mooc

Language

English

International Institute of Social Studies (ISS), Netherlands

ISS

Master of Science "Geopgraphy of Environmental Risks and Human Security" (PDF)

United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER); United Nations University, Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS); United Nations University, Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (UNU-MERIT)

The main purpose of the 2-year Master of Science programme is to provide postgraduate students with detailed knowledge, critical understanding, strategies and the tools required to take and interdisciplinary approach towards environmental risks and human security. Deadline for applictions 15 December 2019

Course Type

on-campus course

Language

English

Topic

United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER), Finland

United Nations University, Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS), Germany

United Nations University, Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (UNU-MERIT), Netherlands

Master of Science in Public Policy and Human Development (MPP)

United Nations University, Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (UNU-MERIT)

Policy issues are becoming more complex, and policymaking has become a structured interaction between networked actors, with national governments and international organisations playing central roles in human development. More than ever, there is a clear need for specialists in policy analysis who can work in international and multi-level policy processes, taking on duties in the analysis of policy problems and the implementation and evaluation of solutions. In order to perform well in this domain, actors require a combination of theoretical background knowledge, technical skills and the opportunity to practise them, as well as a solid understanding of key policy fields.

The Master of Science in Public Policy and Human Development programme is a double-degree programme of Maastricht University’s Graduate School of Governance and University Nations University’s institute UNU-MERIT. In 2018, the programme was re-accredited by the Accreditation Organisation of the Netherlands and Flanders (NVAO) and received the official EAPAA accreditation by the European Association for Public Administration Accreditation.

The starting point of the MPP programme is to stimulate students to gain an understanding of the basic idea of good governance. The emphasis of the programme lies with the question of how can public policy be dealt with in the most effective and efficient way.

Start: September

Degree

post-graduate degree / master

Course Type

on-campus course

Language

English

Topic

United Nations University, Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (UNU-MERIT), Netherlands

Sustainable Urban Development, 3 January - 25 March 2022, Scholarships for Professionals From Developing Countries Available

The course on Sustainable Urban Development gives you the opportunity to merge an academic specialisation course with a multidisciplinary project where you apply theory into practice. You will share classes with our MSc in Urban Management and Development (UMD) students as you choose your own individual learning track through one of the six UMD specialisation courses. Based on your choice you will learn more on how to address urban challenges with a focus on housing, planning, land, infrastructure, finance, environment, climate change and economic development. As the programme is combined with UMD it provides those interested in the MSc programme a sample of the entire course.

Degree

post-graduate degree / master

Language

English

Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS), Netherlands

Master's Programme in Anthropology and Development Studies

Centre for International Development Issues Nijmegen (CIDIN)

The Anthropology and Development Studies (ADS) Master in Nijmegen has a unique interdisciplinary approach, which combines fine-grained analysis of local issues with an assessment of possible avenues for change. This programme allows you to conduct your own research project in one of three thematic domains – diversity, nature or civil society – and teaches you how to communicate your findings to various audiences.

Have you ever wondered?
Why 'cultural difference' has come to be seen as our main social problem? How successful private development initiatives are? How do we organise the 'integration' of refugees in a context that celebrates 'own responsibility'? Are local communities the best protectors of the environment? Does it make sense for individuals to start their own development project?

Is ths Master's programme something for you?
- This unique interdisciplinary Master's programme allows you to specialise in one of three ‘hot’ domains that encompass urgent social issues and are subject to intense academic debate.
- Our small scale programme offers an intensive learning environment where you work closely with your peers and our expert staff.
- By learning to design and conduct your own research, and communicate your findings to various audiences, you develop a skills set that prepares you for a wide array of jobs.
- You are stimulated to design your research in dialogue with NGO’s, municipalities or other stake holders, which provides you with work experience and a crucial network.
- Our extensive international network offers you plenty of opportunities to arrange a research project that meets your interests, in the Netherlands or across the globe.

Degree

post-graduate degree / master

Course Type

on-campus course

Language

English

Topic

development studies

Centre for International Development Issues Nijmegen (CIDIN), Netherlands

Degrowth in Europe: Foundations in Theory and Pathways to Practice, 11-15 May 2020, Copenhagen, Denmark

International Institute of Social Studies (ISS)

Convened by the Department of Food and Resource EconomicsOpens external of the University of Copenhagen in Denmark, the course course will engage in the ‘degrowth’ / ‘postgrowth’ discourse through the perspectives of the complementary and established traditions of i) political ecology, ii) feminist scholarship, and iii) ecological economics. The course will survey theoretical contributions to degrowth from various schools of thought, while emphasizing praxis in multiple social spheres and similarly, scholar-activism. The course unfolds within a frame of Degrowth in Europe, emphasizing what European peoples and states can and must do, starting within our own region.

Expected learning outcomes
The course aims to enable and advance critical engagement with degrowth scholarship and praxis. Learning outcomes include:
1. Knowledge of key arguments and areas of consensus within degrowth studies from the perspective of academic traditions of Political Ecology, Feminist scholarship, and Ecological Economics.
2. Analytical and evaluative skill development in relation to research within the field of degrowth studies, drawing on academic traditions of Ecological Economics, Political Ecology and Feminist scholarship.
3. Competence to critically discuss current and imagine new policies and practices.

Dates and application deadline
The course will take place from 11-15 May 2020.
The application deadline is 1 February 2020.

Degree