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Fragile Contexts – From Humanitarian Aid to Development (25.11. – 29.11.2019)
ETH Zürich, Centre for Development and Cooperation (NADEL) Turbulence, uncertainty, novelty and ambiguity (TUNA) have become key features in many countries where international cooperation is engaged, often alongside of actors from humanitarian aid, mediation and security. To cope with permanent change, successful strategies and programs need to enhance agility and collaboration in planning, management and steering. Combining theoretical input with case studies, this course explores the characteristics of fragility, how they can be assessed and monitored and how development programming has to be adapted. It also discusses cooperation between actors seeking to engage in these contexts.

Duration: 25.11. – 29.11.2019
Registration for courses in the fall semester 2019 start on the 27th of May 2019.
The course can either be taken individually, or as a part of the CAS in Development Cooperation.
DegreeCourse TypeLanguage
  • English
Topic

ETH Zürich, Centre for Development and Cooperation (NADEL), Switzerland


Executive Master in International Strategy and Leadership - Tailor it to your needs (MAS)
Graduate Institute (IHEID) Looking for an alternative to an MBA? This Master will bring you to a different level of leadership, one that focuses on impact and meaning.
- Become a visionary leader
- Embrace complexity and radically reframe the questions
- Develop an adaptive mindset to set a direction not a destination
- Master tools that call upon imagination and creativity to develop a innovative vision
- Experience a human-centered approach to leadership and test solutions – as well as yourself
- Gain a holistic understanding of world dynamics and lead change in business and society

- A tailor-made learning journey
Combination of building blocks | At your own rhythm
- A broad array of topics to choose from
Geopolitics & global governance | Environment | Sustainable finance | Global health | Conflict and fragility | Development | Gender | Policy and decision-making processes
- A portfolio of skills
Design thinking | Strategic foresight | Systems thinking | Advocacy | Multidimensional negotiation
- Diversity in approaches and perspectives
Economic | Political | Social | Legal | Cultural
- An intensive module on adaptive leadership
Inner agility | Complexity and question reframing | Vision building | Caring leadership

Who is this programme for?
Senior executives and mid-career leaders from all sectors and backgrounds who want to: Design their learning journey at their own pace as needs arise; Reinvent their professional path and become visionary leaders; Gain a holistic view of world affairs; Make a positive contribution to the world.
DegreeCourse TypeLanguage
  • English
Topic

Graduate Institute (IHEID), Switzerland


IHEID
DSAI Summer School: From Ameliorative to Transformative Change: Methodologies of ‘Doing Participation’ in Development and Humanitarian Contexts, 5-6 June 2019
Development Studies Association Ireland (DSAI) The third DSAI Summer School focuses on innovative ways of doing development research which places participation and "citizen-driven" research at the centre of its practice. It explores the relationship between research and action, and the role of researcher activist. This summer school examines methodologies of citizen empowerment and ‘doing participation’ in the context of urban and rural poverty, displacement, and globalisation. It problematizes the ‘expert stance’ and asks how the activist practitioner researcher can promote both equity and efficiency in development and humanitarian contexts through lay methodologies. It asks how we can scale this learning beyond micro settings to being embedded within the global development and humanitarian community.
DegreeCourse TypeLanguage
  • English
Topic

Development Studies Association Ireland (DSAI), Ireland


VET Between Poverty Alleviation and Economic Development (04.11. – 08.11.2019)
ETH Zürich, Centre for Development and Cooperation (NADEL) In recent years there has been increasing international interest in vocational education and training (VET). The discussion about the success factors of VET and the extent dual VET can offer advantages to developing countries however is still ongoing. Switzerland, with its own unique and strong VET system has a long tradition of implementing VET in development countries. Experts from the field will feed in their experience into the course, which provides an overview of the systems and process dimensions of VET, opportunities for VET implementation, their implications, as well as constraints. At the end, participants will have strengthened their competence in portfolio management for VET, skills development and labor market policies.

Duration: 04.11. – 08.11.2019
Registration for courses in the fall semester 2019 start on the 27th of May 2019.
The course can either be taken individually, or as a part of the CAS in Development Cooperation.
DegreeCourse TypeLanguage
  • English
Topic

ETH Zürich, Centre for Development and Cooperation (NADEL), Switzerland


Development, International Cooperation and Humanitarian Aid (DICHA)
National University of Political Studies and Public Administration (DRIIE-SNSPA) The programme assigns a particular importance to a better understanding of certain problems in the development field: cooperation, poverty, environment, economic development, social and human development. The programme entails a close link between theories and practices required to explore and understand the complexity of the development area. The available curriculum is built on a theoretical background that is combined with training courses conducted in a manner that allows students to acquire the right competences and proficiency, as well as special skills in policy and project evaluation, management and planning methods.

The programme is generally addressed to B.A. graduates, particularly to those interested in a career in public institutions in Romania and the European Union or international organizations active in developing countries. Qualified students from developing and emerging countries are particularly welcome. At the same time, the MA Programme is addressed to officials of the Central Government as well as local, and mid-career professionals in any development-related field, due to the fact that the European Union allocates funds for both governmental and local cooperation mechanisms.

This programme is held in English and is addressed to university graduates under Bologna system (3 years) or to those who graduated from long term university study programmes (4 years).
Form of study: full time, 2 years, 120 ECTS.
DegreeCourse TypeLanguage
  • English
Topic

National University of Political Studies and Public Administration (DRIIE-SNSPA), Romania


DRIIE-SNSPA
International Development MRes
Centre for Development Studies, University of Bath (CDS) Pursue PhD research or develop a career as a policy analyst or applied researcher in international development. This course combines the academic study of key international development issues with a comprehensive exploration of research methods and skills, and offers a detailed examination of current and applied international development research. It supports the application of knowledge and skills to address contemporary research questions, and comprises a mix of faculty-wide research-based units and departmental disciplinary-based specialisations.

The MRes can be taken as a course in its own right or as part of the 1+3 (MRes + PhD) pathway, which enables successful graduates to proceed to a PhD in the Department of Social & Policy Sciences.
DegreeLanguage
  • English
Topic

Centre for Development Studies, University of Bath (CDS), United Kingdom


Qualitative Research for Development Practitioners (28.10. – 01.11.2019)
ETH Zürich, Centre for Development and Cooperation (NADEL) Qualitative research has much to offer to the practical work of development organizations. This course will provide an overview of the principles and practice of qualitative research and illustrate ways in which qualitative research can be incorporated into the program cycle. Participants will learn to collect data using qualitative methods such as observation, interviews and focus group discussion, and will become familiar with the techniques of qualitative data analysis and the communication of results. The course aims to build the skills of development practitioners in using qualitative methods confidently, including the ability to communicate findings to different audiences.

Duration: 28.10. – 01.11.2019
Registration for courses in the fall semester 2019 start on the 27th of May 2019.
The course can either be taken individually, or as a part of the CAS in Development Cooperation.
DegreeCourse TypeLanguage
  • English
Topic

ETH Zürich, Centre for Development and Cooperation (NADEL), Switzerland


Master Programme in Development and International Cooperation
Centro de Estudos sobre Africa e do Desenvolvimento (CeSA) The main objective of the degree in Development and International Cooperation is to provide Masters graduates with additional skills to those acquired during the 1st Cycle, which will help them find employment as leaders, managers, and senior technicians of public and private organisations and international organisations. The aim is to strengthen the understanding of economic, political, and sociological theories of development and social change, as well as international cooperation for development; and also to learn research methodologies in this area, as well as the complexity of the empirical reality of the South, and to ensure that Masters students are equipped with the skills needed to prepare technical dossiers to support policy decision-making in the area of economic and social development policy, as well as international cooperation.
DegreeCourse TypeLanguage
  • English
Topic

Centro de Estudos sobre Africa e do Desenvolvimento (CeSA), Portugal


Diplomacy and Negotiations (DN)
National University of Political Studies and Public Administration (DRIIE-SNSPA) This Master programme is addressed to prospective students who would like to work in diplomacy or negotiations in an international/ multicultural environment or to those who already do it and would like to enhance their skills. The main goal of this Master Programme is to provide advanced training and qualification in the field of external relations, as a very dynamic and diverse section of the job market. Due to the quality of the curricula, the professional experience and academic credentials of the professors involved in the programme, the master “Diplomacy and Negotiations” has the capacity to help the students develop the necessary competences for a career which requires both solid knowledge in the field of International Relations and specific practical skills (a capacity for synthesis and analysis, verbal and written communication, including in foreign languages, negotiation, creativity, etc.). These skills can also be applied by involving in the simulation activities developed within the Institute for Public Diplomacy and Global Communication, which is an integrated part of the National University.

The curricular approach is interdisciplinary, but based on political science, so prospective students will need at least basic knowledge in such fields as: International Relations, European Integration, Sociology, International Public Law, EU Law, Public Administration, European Public Administration, Communication and Public Relations, Psychology, Philosophy or Political Science.

This program is addressed to university graduates under Bologna system (3 years) or to those who graduated from long term university study programs (4 years).
Form of study: full time, 2 years, 120 ECTS
DegreeCourse TypeLanguage
  • English
TopicRegion

National University of Political Studies and Public Administration (DRIIE-SNSPA), Romania


DRIIE-SNSPA
Fraud and Corruption: Prevent, Detect, Investigate, Sanction (23.10. – 25.10.2019)
ETH Zürich, Centre for Development and Cooperation (NADEL) This course examines different forms, causes, and effects of fraud and corruption in developing countries. Course participants receive an introduction to the main concepts and mechanisms of prevention, detection, investigation and sanctioning adopted by the international development community. By using case studies and practical examples, the course prepares participants for dealing with fraud- and corruption-related issues in the context of concrete development programs and projects.

Duration: 23.10. – 25.10.2019
Registration for courses in the fall semester 2019 start on the 27th of May 2019.
The course can either be taken individually, or as a part of the CAS in Development Cooperation.
DegreeCourse TypeLanguage
  • English
Topic

ETH Zürich, Centre for Development and Cooperation (NADEL), Switzerland


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