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Call: Opportunities for Refugees With Academic/Scientific Background (PDF)
DIE
German Development Institute, Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE)
The German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) is offering those refugees in the Bonn area with academic reference to DIE’s topics the possibility to get involved with the Institute’s activities. The Institute could integrate interested refugees with according qualifications into its activities on different levels.DegreeLanguage
- English
German Development Institute, Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE), Germany
DIE
Short Courses in Social Protection- 5-12 September 2018, Summer School,
The Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences invites you and social protection practitioners as well as young professionals from relevant fields of study or discipline to a three-week summer school, in partnership with renowned social protection experts (UNFCC, WHO, OPM, Maastricht university and more).
The courses take place two weeks online and one week on campus.
Applicants can choose a specialization among the following:
• Migration Return to Work
• Climate Change
• Vulnerability
• Health
• Old Age
• Implementation of social transfers1
ODI
International Centre for Sustainable Development (IZNE); Overseas Development Institute (ODI)
Application Deadline: 31 May 2018.The Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences invites you and social protection practitioners as well as young professionals from relevant fields of study or discipline to a three-week summer school, in partnership with renowned social protection experts (UNFCC, WHO, OPM, Maastricht university and more).
The courses take place two weeks online and one week on campus.
Applicants can choose a specialization among the following:
• Migration Return to Work
• Climate Change
• Vulnerability
• Health
• Old Age
• Implementation of social transfers1
DegreeCourse TypeLanguage
- English
International Centre for Sustainable Development (IZNE), Germany
Overseas Development Institute (ODI), United Kingdom
ODI
Call: Call Open Spring 2019 Undergraduate Semester Programme:The Graduate Institute, Geneva
IHEID
Graduate Institute (IHEID)
Deadline: Spring 2019 Semester- 1 November 2018 Dedicated courses on global issues (globalisation, international security, global governance, international organisations, etc). A new 14-week programme for Undergraduate Students. This programme offers undergraduate students a unique opportunity to familiarise themselves with international institutions and actors that tackle the global challenges of our world. It also provides the occasion to take part in the intellectual life of a human-scale and cosmopolitan postgraduate institution. The programme is open to students who are currently enrolled in an undergraduate degree programme and who would like to engage in a study abroad semester in the field of International Affairs.Graduate Institute (IHEID), Switzerland
IHEID
Masterstudiengang Katastrophenvorsorge und Katastrophenmanagement / Master of Disaster Management and Risk Governance
Das Curriculum ist aus den Sozial-, Natur-, Ingenieur- und Gesundheitswissenschaften sowie operativen Bereichen zusammengestellt. KaVoMa-Absolventinnen und -Absolventen erlernen und festigen Grundlagen aus den Natur- und Gesellschaftswissenschaften, die ihnen nicht nur helfen, die für den Menschen und seine Lebensgrundlage potenziell negativen Auswirkungen von Prozessen der Geo- und Atmosphäre, sondern auch die menschliche Reaktion darauf zu verstehen. Außerdem werden die einzelnen Schritte der Risikoregulierung vermittelt: von Methoden der Gefahren-, Vulnerabilitäts- und schließlich der Risikoanalyse und deren kritische Hinterfragung bis hin zur Bewertung von Risiken und den möglichen Methoden der nachhaltigen Vorsorge und der Vorbereitung auf den Ernstfall. Dabei wird der Risikokommunikation als Methode der Vorsorge und als wesentlicher Bestandteil der Risikoregulierung insgesamt eine grundlegende Bedeutung zugemessen.
Department of Geography, University of Bonn (GIUB)
Seit 2006 führt die Universität Bonn in Kooperation mit dem Bundesamt für Bevölkerungsschutz und Katastrophenhilfe (BBK) den berufsbegleitenden Masterstudiengang Katastrophenvorsorge und Katastrophenmanagement, kurz KaVoMa, durch. KaVoMa ist ein wissenschaftlicher und gleichzeitig praxisnaher Weiterbildungsstudiengang für Fach- und Führungskräfte im Bereich des Risiko-, Krisen- und Katastrophenmanagements. Der Master schließt mit dem akademischen Grad "Master of Disaster Management and Risk Governace" ab.Das Curriculum ist aus den Sozial-, Natur-, Ingenieur- und Gesundheitswissenschaften sowie operativen Bereichen zusammengestellt. KaVoMa-Absolventinnen und -Absolventen erlernen und festigen Grundlagen aus den Natur- und Gesellschaftswissenschaften, die ihnen nicht nur helfen, die für den Menschen und seine Lebensgrundlage potenziell negativen Auswirkungen von Prozessen der Geo- und Atmosphäre, sondern auch die menschliche Reaktion darauf zu verstehen. Außerdem werden die einzelnen Schritte der Risikoregulierung vermittelt: von Methoden der Gefahren-, Vulnerabilitäts- und schließlich der Risikoanalyse und deren kritische Hinterfragung bis hin zur Bewertung von Risiken und den möglichen Methoden der nachhaltigen Vorsorge und der Vorbereitung auf den Ernstfall. Dabei wird der Risikokommunikation als Methode der Vorsorge und als wesentlicher Bestandteil der Risikoregulierung insgesamt eine grundlegende Bedeutung zugemessen.
M.Sc. Geography of Environmental Risks and Human Security
The two-year programme educates students in an interdisciplinary and trans-disciplinary manner on how to investigate and manage various resources related to environmental hazards by implementing science-based principles and methodologies to disaster risk management.
It offers an in-depth introduction to problem-oriented research methods, theories and concepts as well as real life challenges and problems that international and UN organizations are facing. The curriculum draws from research areas such as vulnerability assessment, resilience analysis, risk management and adaptation strategies within linked human–environment systems, and environmentally induced internal displacement and transboundary migration.
Department of Geography, University of Bonn (GIUB)
The Master of Science (M.Sc.) in “Geography of Environmental Risks and Human Security” is jointly offered by UNU-EHS and the Department of Geography at the University of Bonn as an international degree programme with a research-oriented profile. The programme is offered in english.The two-year programme educates students in an interdisciplinary and trans-disciplinary manner on how to investigate and manage various resources related to environmental hazards by implementing science-based principles and methodologies to disaster risk management.
It offers an in-depth introduction to problem-oriented research methods, theories and concepts as well as real life challenges and problems that international and UN organizations are facing. The curriculum draws from research areas such as vulnerability assessment, resilience analysis, risk management and adaptation strategies within linked human–environment systems, and environmentally induced internal displacement and transboundary migration.
DegreeCourse TypeLanguage
- English
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
LL.M. In International Dispute Settlement
Students are admitted for one academic year of study in residence (September through June), typically followed by up to two months of independent research and writing, leading to the degree of Master of Advanced Study in Law / LL.M. The structure of our largely elective program is such that it offers students sufficient latitude to pursue their specific interests in dispute settlement while keeping within parameters that we set to ensure the acquisition of the indispensable knowledge in the field.
IHEID
Graduate Institute (IHEID)
The Graduate Institute offers this specialised joint degree with the University of Geneva. The Geneva LL.M. in International Dispute Settlement (MIDS) is a one-year full-time graduate degree program providing the opportunity of an in-depth and high-profile study of international dispute settlement from a broad range of perspectives. The program covers all current approaches to the subject matter, including private and public international law, and delves into today's relevant fields, such as commercial and investment arbitration, WTO dispute resolution and proceedings before the ICJ.Students are admitted for one academic year of study in residence (September through June), typically followed by up to two months of independent research and writing, leading to the degree of Master of Advanced Study in Law / LL.M. The structure of our largely elective program is such that it offers students sufficient latitude to pursue their specific interests in dispute settlement while keeping within parameters that we set to ensure the acquisition of the indispensable knowledge in the field.
Graduate Institute (IHEID), Switzerland
IHEID
PhD in International Relations/ Political Science
Students can complete the PhD degree in two structured programs – a stand-alone four-year PhD program (8 semesters); or a fast-track doctoral program (7 semesters), designed for advanced master’s students at the Graduate Institute who are transitioned to doctoral research after three semesters of master’s studies. The fast-track master’s/doctoral program allows students to complete a master’s and PhD within five years (10 semesters).
IHEID
Graduate Institute (IHEID)
The PhD programme is designed to prepare students for a career in international relations involving research, whether as a producer or consumer. Students admitted to the program must have a solid master's level grounding in international relations and, if possible, in political science more generally.Students can complete the PhD degree in two structured programs – a stand-alone four-year PhD program (8 semesters); or a fast-track doctoral program (7 semesters), designed for advanced master’s students at the Graduate Institute who are transitioned to doctoral research after three semesters of master’s studies. The fast-track master’s/doctoral program allows students to complete a master’s and PhD within five years (10 semesters).
DegreeLanguage
- English
Graduate Institute (IHEID), Switzerland
IHEID
The Executive Master in International Law in Armed Conflict
Based in Geneva, this executive programme runs for nine months (October–June) and admits 15 to 20 practitioners annually. Six to nine additional months are needed to complete a master’s thesis and defend it before a jury.
Courses take place on Thursday evenings and Friday afternoons at our headquarters, Villa Moynier. They cover the law of armed conflict, international human rights law and international criminal law. They also address current issues and challenges, including the repression of terrorism, peacekeeping and international refugee law.
Taught by Geneva-based law professors and world-renowned law experts and professors, the programme enables participants to gain specialized knowledge directly applicable to professional work. It also responds to the growing need for specialists to address complex situations – in Afghanistan, Colombia, Iraq, Syria and elsewhere – and challenging processes such as criminal proceedings, international negotiations and humanitarian interventions.
Diplomats, lawyers, legal advisers, judges, NGO staff, human rights advocates, media specialists, professionals working in emergency situations, UN staff and staff from other international organizations share expertise, discuss pressing concerns and reflect on the application of international law to their work.
IHEID
Graduate Institute (IHEID); Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights
The Executive Master in International Law in Armed Conflict (60 ECTS credits, equivalent to a LLM) is one of the few part-time, innovative and intellectually challenging programmes in international humanitarian law and human rights offered today. The programme is designed for professionals with demanding jobs and responsibilities. It provides strong theoretical and practical knowledge and responds to the growing need for specialists to address complex humanitarian challenges.Based in Geneva, this executive programme runs for nine months (October–June) and admits 15 to 20 practitioners annually. Six to nine additional months are needed to complete a master’s thesis and defend it before a jury.
Courses take place on Thursday evenings and Friday afternoons at our headquarters, Villa Moynier. They cover the law of armed conflict, international human rights law and international criminal law. They also address current issues and challenges, including the repression of terrorism, peacekeeping and international refugee law.
Taught by Geneva-based law professors and world-renowned law experts and professors, the programme enables participants to gain specialized knowledge directly applicable to professional work. It also responds to the growing need for specialists to address complex situations – in Afghanistan, Colombia, Iraq, Syria and elsewhere – and challenging processes such as criminal proceedings, international negotiations and humanitarian interventions.
Diplomats, lawyers, legal advisers, judges, NGO staff, human rights advocates, media specialists, professionals working in emergency situations, UN staff and staff from other international organizations share expertise, discuss pressing concerns and reflect on the application of international law to their work.
Graduate Institute (IHEID), Switzerland
IHEID
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