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Master of Science in Public Policy and Human Development (MPP)
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
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
DegreeCourse TypeLanguage
- English
United Nations University, Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (UNU-MERIT), Netherlands
Strengthening National Monitoring and Evaluation Capacities: National Evaluation Societies as a Driving Force
This two-week evaluation capacity development (ECD) seminar funded by the Belgian Development Cooperation’s Special Evaluation Office (SEO) aims to bring together leading evaluation experts (members of National Evaluation Societies, VOPEs) in developing countries to strengthen those evaluation societies in taking up the role of developing national M&E capacities and use. More specifically, this seminar will enable 25 evaluation experts – who are members of national evaluation societies – to become driving forces in strengthening their national M&E systems and their own evaluation societies.
The importance of monitoring and evaluation (M&E) in the area of development is widely acknowledged and may be understood from its two major objectives, i.e. learning and accountability. M&E is a crucial ingredient in the move towards more evidence-based iterative policy-making and implementation (learning) and, in hands of non-governmental actors, M&E functions as an instrument of accountability. However, establishing well-functioning country-owned M&E systems and arrangements is considered a major challenge (see e.g. the annual Paris Declaration Monitoring Surveys). One of the actors which has largely been neglected in this context, so far, are National Evaluation Societies (NES) or Voluntary Organizations for Professional Evaluation (VOPE). NES/VOPE are organizations which bring together M&E practitioners and experts from different settings (government, NGO, parliament, universities, donors) and which can play an important role in strengthening national M&E capacities and use of M&E.
Institute of Development Policy, University of Antwerp (IOB)
2019 Evaluation Capacity Development (ECD) Seminar (14 – 25 October 2019)This two-week evaluation capacity development (ECD) seminar funded by the Belgian Development Cooperation’s Special Evaluation Office (SEO) aims to bring together leading evaluation experts (members of National Evaluation Societies, VOPEs) in developing countries to strengthen those evaluation societies in taking up the role of developing national M&E capacities and use. More specifically, this seminar will enable 25 evaluation experts – who are members of national evaluation societies – to become driving forces in strengthening their national M&E systems and their own evaluation societies.
The importance of monitoring and evaluation (M&E) in the area of development is widely acknowledged and may be understood from its two major objectives, i.e. learning and accountability. M&E is a crucial ingredient in the move towards more evidence-based iterative policy-making and implementation (learning) and, in hands of non-governmental actors, M&E functions as an instrument of accountability. However, establishing well-functioning country-owned M&E systems and arrangements is considered a major challenge (see e.g. the annual Paris Declaration Monitoring Surveys). One of the actors which has largely been neglected in this context, so far, are National Evaluation Societies (NES) or Voluntary Organizations for Professional Evaluation (VOPE). NES/VOPE are organizations which bring together M&E practitioners and experts from different settings (government, NGO, parliament, universities, donors) and which can play an important role in strengthening national M&E capacities and use of M&E.
DegreeCourse TypeLanguage
- English
Institute of Development Policy, University of Antwerp (IOB), Belgium
Master's Programme in Social and Cultural Science (Research)
- During this Master's programme, you will study topics such as inequality, cohesion and cultural diversity from a comparative societal perspective.
- Dialogue and discussion are central in the many small-group teaching sessions led by inspiring lecturers of the Master’s programme.
- In this Master's programme, you have the opportunity to collaborate with the best scholars of the research institute Radboud Social and Cultural Research.
- A large majority of our graduates gain PhD and other research positions; almost all of our graduates found work shortly after graduating.
Start month: September
Centre for International Development Issues Nijmegen (CIDIN)
The Research Master's programme in Social and Cultural Science is a two-year international programme that provides you with the research skills to pursue a career in comparative societal research; in academia or public institutions. Our key research themes are inequality, cohesion and cultural diversity.- During this Master's programme, you will study topics such as inequality, cohesion and cultural diversity from a comparative societal perspective.
- Dialogue and discussion are central in the many small-group teaching sessions led by inspiring lecturers of the Master’s programme.
- In this Master's programme, you have the opportunity to collaborate with the best scholars of the research institute Radboud Social and Cultural Research.
- A large majority of our graduates gain PhD and other research positions; almost all of our graduates found work shortly after graduating.
Start month: September
DegreeCourse TypeLanguage
- English
Centre for International Development Issues Nijmegen (CIDIN), Netherlands
PhD Society, Development and Planning
A PhD degree in society, development and planning qualifies graduates for future research and teaching at academic institutions, as well as for management activities and the business sector in general where there are high demands on scientific insight and analytical thinking.
What will you learn?
Candidates must be able to carry out an independent work of research on an advanced scientific level. They must be qualified to conduct research activities of an international standard in the subject area, and must be familiar with and have a reflective attitude towards different perspectives and research methods in the field as well within research ethics.
Short description
The PhD education will give the candidate knowledge, skills and expertise in line with the Norwegian qualifications framework.
Subject Areas:
- Urban and regional planning
- Real estate and law
- Public health science
- Landscape architecture
Duration: 3 years
Start: September
Department of International Environment and Development Studies, Norwegian University of Life Sciences (Noragric)
What can you use this qualification for?A PhD degree in society, development and planning qualifies graduates for future research and teaching at academic institutions, as well as for management activities and the business sector in general where there are high demands on scientific insight and analytical thinking.
What will you learn?
Candidates must be able to carry out an independent work of research on an advanced scientific level. They must be qualified to conduct research activities of an international standard in the subject area, and must be familiar with and have a reflective attitude towards different perspectives and research methods in the field as well within research ethics.
Short description
The PhD education will give the candidate knowledge, skills and expertise in line with the Norwegian qualifications framework.
Subject Areas:
- Urban and regional planning
- Real estate and law
- Public health science
- Landscape architecture
Duration: 3 years
Start: September
DegreeLanguage
- English
ZEF Doctoral Program: Bonn International Graduate School for Development Research (BIGS-DR)
Plurality and diversity
BIGS-DR students are part of an international academic community of students, researchers, faculty, and alumni. Our students come from diverse academic and regional backgrounds, and our faculty are engaged with various institutions and projects across the globe. We have collaborations with international universites and institutes where we conduct joint seminars and project development. Our academic community is here to help guide students along their journey, as well as learn from student experiences and contributions. [...]
Educational concept
Our full-time doctoral program has a duration of 3.5 years. Doctoral students will participate in course work, conduct their field research, and complete their thesis within this time frame. In addition to courses, students take part in softskill workshops that train them in academic writing, intercultural working, leadership skill, and ethical considerations. Our education concept involves intensive supervision and tutorship. [...]
Students who finish and defend their theses successfully are conferred a doctoral degree in sociology, political science, social anthropology, economics, agricultural economics, agriculture, forestry, mathematics or natural science. The degrees are granted by the respective universit
Zentrum für Entwicklungsforschung (ZEF)
The Bonn International Graduate School for Development Research (BIGS-DR) is the doctoral program at ZEF. BIGS-DR is part of a group of international graduate programs at the University of Bonn, a graduate framework that maintains the highest level of academic quality. BIGS-DR is an excellent choice as a stepping stone for your international career in the field of development cooperation, policy or research. Our mission is to attract young scientists from all over the world to pursue their development research interests here in Bonn. Under BIGS-DR, students are exposed to an international community guided by a challenging research environment.Plurality and diversity
BIGS-DR students are part of an international academic community of students, researchers, faculty, and alumni. Our students come from diverse academic and regional backgrounds, and our faculty are engaged with various institutions and projects across the globe. We have collaborations with international universites and institutes where we conduct joint seminars and project development. Our academic community is here to help guide students along their journey, as well as learn from student experiences and contributions. [...]
Educational concept
Our full-time doctoral program has a duration of 3.5 years. Doctoral students will participate in course work, conduct their field research, and complete their thesis within this time frame. In addition to courses, students take part in softskill workshops that train them in academic writing, intercultural working, leadership skill, and ethical considerations. Our education concept involves intensive supervision and tutorship. [...]
Students who finish and defend their theses successfully are conferred a doctoral degree in sociology, political science, social anthropology, economics, agricultural economics, agriculture, forestry, mathematics or natural science. The degrees are granted by the respective universit
DegreeLanguage
- English
Inclusive Social Protection: Making the Case, 4-8 November 2019, Nairobi, Kenya
The social security training course will be held from 4th to 8th November 2019 at Enashipai Resort & Spa, close to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi, and will comprise three days of core modules alongside two days of electives in a range of topics. These include the political economy of social protection, social and economic analysis, and fiscal sustainability.
The course, Inclusive Social Protection: Making the Case will be delivered by a team of experts who are at the forefront of global social protection policy debates and who bring a wealth of experience of working across Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Pacific.
Comparative Research Programme on Poverty (CROP), International Social Science Council (ISSC)
If social protection is to be effective, it must be inclusive and implemented as a right of all citizens. Yet, convincing policymakers to invest can be challenging. As a consequence, too many people worldwide are still unable to access social protection. Therefore, Development Pathways is launching a training course aimed at giving participants an in-depth understanding of social protection so that they are able to effectively make the case for increased investment in inclusive social protection within their countries and organisations.The social security training course will be held from 4th to 8th November 2019 at Enashipai Resort & Spa, close to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi, and will comprise three days of core modules alongside two days of electives in a range of topics. These include the political economy of social protection, social and economic analysis, and fiscal sustainability.
The course, Inclusive Social Protection: Making the Case will be delivered by a team of experts who are at the forefront of global social protection policy debates and who bring a wealth of experience of working across Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Pacific.
Comparative Research Programme on Poverty (CROP), International Social Science Council (ISSC), Norway
Development, International Cooperation and Humanitarian Aid (DICHA)
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.
DRIIE-SNSPA
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
National University of Political Studies and Public Administration (DRIIE-SNSPA), Romania
DRIIE-SNSPA
Short Courses (Master) in Public Policy and Human Development
Courses offered:
– Public Policy
– Public Economics
– Public Policy Analysis
– Introduction to Migration Studies
– Risk and Vulnerability Assessment
– The Global Social Challenge: Beyond Poverty and Inequality
– Innovation and the Global Income Distribution
– Introduction to Regions
– International Trade: Theory, Policy, Environment and Development
– Migration and Remittance Effects
– Building Resilience and Adaptive Governance
– Understanding Social Protection
– Innovation and Development Patterns around the Globe
– Comparative Regionalism
– The Law and Policy of the World Trade Organization
– Data Collection and Analysis for Migration Studies
– Risk Management in Crisis Situations
– Quantitative Techniques for Social Protection Policy Design
– Innovation Systems in the Global Economy
– Regionalism and Multi-Level Governance
– International Intellectual Property Law and Policy
– Comparative Migration Policy
– Risk Communication
– Financing Social Protection
– Science, Technology and Innovation Policy
– Research Seminar: Topical Issues in Comparative Regionalism
– Development and Human Rights
United Nations University, Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (UNU-MERIT)
The Master Programme in Public Policy and Human Development is organised in such a way that students can also enroll in the separate courses. Most courses run for 4 weeks (some longer) and are concluded with a written exam and/or assignment. Students receive a certificate and credits for every course completed successfully.Courses offered:
– Public Policy
– Public Economics
– Public Policy Analysis
– Introduction to Migration Studies
– Risk and Vulnerability Assessment
– The Global Social Challenge: Beyond Poverty and Inequality
– Innovation and the Global Income Distribution
– Introduction to Regions
– International Trade: Theory, Policy, Environment and Development
– Migration and Remittance Effects
– Building Resilience and Adaptive Governance
– Understanding Social Protection
– Innovation and Development Patterns around the Globe
– Comparative Regionalism
– The Law and Policy of the World Trade Organization
– Data Collection and Analysis for Migration Studies
– Risk Management in Crisis Situations
– Quantitative Techniques for Social Protection Policy Design
– Innovation Systems in the Global Economy
– Regionalism and Multi-Level Governance
– International Intellectual Property Law and Policy
– Comparative Migration Policy
– Risk Communication
– Financing Social Protection
– Science, Technology and Innovation Policy
– Research Seminar: Topical Issues in Comparative Regionalism
– Development and Human Rights
DegreeCourse TypeLanguage
- English
United Nations University, Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (UNU-MERIT), Netherlands
Corporate Social Responsibility and Non-Governmental Organisation (CSR & NGO) Management (MBA)
Quick facts about our MBA Program:
• full-time (3 sem.) or part-time (5 sem.) studies possible
• weekend classes only (Fridays and Saturdays)
• perfectly compatible with job and family
• 1 full introductory week (start of 1st semester)
• 1 full week of intensive seminar (start of 3rd semester)
• 100 % english taught lectures (no German language skills required)
• highly international and diverse study groups
• Lecturers and experts from science and practice
• AQAS Accredited MBA program
International Centre for Sustainable Development (IZNE)
The MBA program is designed for international students with professional experience who wish to develop their management skills. The program offers academic, interdisciplinary and intercultural exchange and deals with the management of corporate social responsibility and non-governmental organisations (CSR & NGO). Students of the MBA program will learn how to promote sustainability within a non-governmental organisation or a CSR department.Quick facts about our MBA Program:
• full-time (3 sem.) or part-time (5 sem.) studies possible
• weekend classes only (Fridays and Saturdays)
• perfectly compatible with job and family
• 1 full introductory week (start of 1st semester)
• 1 full week of intensive seminar (start of 3rd semester)
• 100 % english taught lectures (no German language skills required)
• highly international and diverse study groups
• Lecturers and experts from science and practice
• AQAS Accredited MBA program
DegreeCourse TypeLanguage
- English
International Centre for Sustainable Development (IZNE), Germany
Research on Islands and Small States, Master of Arts (Part-Time)
This programme of study is also offered on a full-time basis.
The students who successfully complete the course are likely to be considered as having a relevant qualification for positions in (a) international and regional organisations which have small islands states as one of their constituencies (such as the World Bank, the IMF, the Commonwealth Secretariat, the Asian Development Bank, the Caribbean Development Bank, and others) (b) Ministries of Foreign Affairs in small states and (c) universities of small states. In addition those who successfully complete the course could proceed to follow a PhD programme in the same area of study.
Islands and Small States Institute (ISSI), University of Malta
The programme is designed so as to enhance the knowledge of the students on islands and small states matters. The course is intended to be inter-disciplinary and will relate to economic, social, environmental and political issues associated with islands and small states. The different study units offered by the programme are designed so as to strengthen the capacities of the students to understand and identify the advantages and constraints associated with small country size and insularity. The programme should enhance the students' capacities for thinking, reasoning, conceptualizing, and assessing key theoretical, and applied, aspects relating to islands and small states, thus, additionally, contributing to their intellectual development.This programme of study is also offered on a full-time basis.
The students who successfully complete the course are likely to be considered as having a relevant qualification for positions in (a) international and regional organisations which have small islands states as one of their constituencies (such as the World Bank, the IMF, the Commonwealth Secretariat, the Asian Development Bank, the Caribbean Development Bank, and others) (b) Ministries of Foreign Affairs in small states and (c) universities of small states. In addition those who successfully complete the course could proceed to follow a PhD programme in the same area of study.
DegreeCourse TypeLanguage
- English
Islands and Small States Institute (ISSI), University of Malta, Malta
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