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Call: MSc Programmes 2018-2019: Master Programmes in Development Studies at IOB
Deadline: 1 September 2018: For applicants applying for academic admission only who are exempted from applying for a visa for Belgium.
Type of recognition:Dutch-Flemish accredication organisation NVAO3
Advanced Master (MSc)
One-year Advanced Master programmes in various programmes of Development Studies: -Advanced Master of Globalisation and Development -Advanced Master of Development Evaluation and Management -Advanced Master of Governance and DevelopmentDeadline: 1 September 2018: For applicants applying for academic admission only who are exempted from applying for a visa for Belgium.
Type of recognition:Dutch-Flemish accredication organisation NVAO3
DegreeLanguage
- English
Institute of Development Policy and Management, University of Antwerp (IOB), Belgium
Open Course: Technology Innovation for Sustainable Development
Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)
Technology innovation can be a great enabler for development in low and middle-income countries. This course presents a methodology and an approach to develop impactful innovations that have the power to foster sustainable development. You will learn how, as an innovator, you can help solve important issues that burden those living in poverty.DegreeCourse TypeLanguage
- English
Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland
Courses for Development Professionals
ETH Zürich, Centre for Development and Cooperation (NADEL)
The NADEL Center for Development and Cooperation at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zürich) offers specialized postgraduate courses to professionals working in NGOs, bilateral organizations, international organizations, foundations, and the private sector. These courses can either be taken individually or as part of a Certificate of Advanced Studies (CAS) in Development and Cooperation. The NADEL courses are taught in either English or German.DegreeLanguage
- English
ETH Zürich, Centre for Development and Cooperation (NADEL), Switzerland
What Works: Promising Practices in International Development
Can the case be made for a more optimistic outlook on international development?
Learn with internationally-renowned experts
Researchers from the University of Oslo and Stanford University, together with colleagues from Malawi and China, will examine interventions critically, while exploring how successful development strategies can be deployed in a range of international contexts.
What topics will you cover?
- Core concepts in development theory
- Poverty reduction and income inequality
- Food security and agriculture
- Global governance and international cooperation
- Human rights and development
- Good governance, rule of law and state building
- Public participation and civil society
- Successful cases of national and international development initiatives
What will you achieve?
- Gain ability to examine interventions critically, while recognizing how successful development strategies can be applied in a broad range of international contexts
- Reflect on the impact of specific development programmes and projects at reducing poverty
- Explore how to better understand what works, how and why in relation to global and national development programmes and anti-poverty interventions
Who is the course for?
This course is designed for people with an interest in international development, including students, teachers, researchers, policymakers, activists, pensioners, diplomats, and those working for international development organisations and aid agencies.
Free online course
Duration: 3 weeks; 4 hours per week
Centre for Development and the Environment, University of Oslo (SUM)
Explore promising strategies in international development related to agriculture, health, governance, and poverty reduction.Can the case be made for a more optimistic outlook on international development?
Learn with internationally-renowned experts
Researchers from the University of Oslo and Stanford University, together with colleagues from Malawi and China, will examine interventions critically, while exploring how successful development strategies can be deployed in a range of international contexts.
What topics will you cover?
- Core concepts in development theory
- Poverty reduction and income inequality
- Food security and agriculture
- Global governance and international cooperation
- Human rights and development
- Good governance, rule of law and state building
- Public participation and civil society
- Successful cases of national and international development initiatives
What will you achieve?
- Gain ability to examine interventions critically, while recognizing how successful development strategies can be applied in a broad range of international contexts
- Reflect on the impact of specific development programmes and projects at reducing poverty
- Explore how to better understand what works, how and why in relation to global and national development programmes and anti-poverty interventions
Who is the course for?
This course is designed for people with an interest in international development, including students, teachers, researchers, policymakers, activists, pensioners, diplomats, and those working for international development organisations and aid agencies.
Free online course
Duration: 3 weeks; 4 hours per week
DegreeCourse TypeLanguage
- English
Centre for Development and the Environment, University of Oslo (SUM), Norway
Aid Policy, Political Economy of the Great Lakes Region of Central Africa, Poverty and Well-Being as a (local) Institutional Process,Impact of Globalisation (PhD)
The IOB PhD programme is related to the research agenda of IOB and its four research lines (Conditional Finance for Development (CFD); International Markets for the Poor (IMP); Local Institutions for/in Development (LID);State, Economy and Society (SES)).
Inevitably, IOB can only offer high quality guidance to a limited number of PhD-students and therefore adheres to a strict policy in considering and accepting applications.
PhD; Institute of Development Policy and Management, University of Antwerp (IOB)
The Institute of Development Policy and Management (IOB ) offers a multi-disciplinary Doctoral Programme, leading to a PhD in Development Studies administered by IOB and granted by the University of Antwerp. IOB in addition cooperates with the Faculty of Applied Economic Sciences (FAES) and the Faculty of Political and Social Sciences (FPSC) at the university of Antwerp to offer disciplinary PhD programmes in the field of development.The IOB PhD programme is related to the research agenda of IOB and its four research lines (Conditional Finance for Development (CFD); International Markets for the Poor (IMP); Local Institutions for/in Development (LID);State, Economy and Society (SES)).
Inevitably, IOB can only offer high quality guidance to a limited number of PhD-students and therefore adheres to a strict policy in considering and accepting applications.
Institute of Development Policy and Management, University of Antwerp (IOB), Belgium
International Development (MA)
- combines the academic study of key international development issues with a comprehensive exploration of research methods and skills
- offers a detailed examination of current and applied international development research
- supports the application of knowledge and skills to address contemporary research questions.
- comprises a mix of Faculty-wide research-based units and departmental disciplinary-based specialisations.
Master of Research; Centre for Development Studies, University of Bath (CDS)
The programme:- combines the academic study of key international development issues with a comprehensive exploration of research methods and skills
- offers a detailed examination of current and applied international development research
- supports the application of knowledge and skills to address contemporary research questions.
- comprises a mix of Faculty-wide research-based units and departmental disciplinary-based specialisations.
Centre for Development Studies, University of Bath (CDS), United Kingdom
Poverty and Development (MA)
Type of recognition: IAC/EADI cluster accreditation;
IDS
Master; Institute of Development Studies (IDS), Brighton
it has been insecure and unstable for the world's poorest people for many years. This programme aims to provide you with a solid grounding in the concepts and theories and analytical and practical skills needed to engage critically in current debates on poverty and development issues from a cross-disciplinary perspective. You will gain an understanding of the main theories of development in their historical and contemporary context, with specialised knowledge of the treatment of poverty reduction within the development discourse. You will approach issues in poverty reduction and development with confidence through a practical understanding of how established techniques of research and inquiry are used to create and interpret knowledge. You will engage in an informed and critical way with other professionals from diverse social science backgrounds concerned with poverty reduction and development issues. You will use commonly applied research methods and skills, drawing on both qualitative and quantitative methods.Type of recognition: IAC/EADI cluster accreditation;
DegreeCourse TypeTopic
Institute of Development Studies (IDS), Brighton, United Kingdom
IDS
PhD Research Internship Programme
United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER)
The UNU-WIDER PhD Research Internship Programme aims to provide PhD (doctoral degree) students registered at a university and similar research institutions the opportunity a)to utilise the resources and facilities available at UNU-WIDER for their PhD thesis research b)to produce papers suitable for publication in the Research Paper series and elsewhere c)to work jointly with UNU-WIDER researchers in areas of mutual interest.United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER), Finland