Study Abroad

PRIA Distance Learning Courses

Thu, 12 Aug 2010 04:56:23 +0000

Registrations Open for PRIA International Academy of Lifelong Learning (PIALL) Distance Learning Courses on Developmental Management Studies

PIALL is offering the following certificate courses and programmes

(Joint Certification of University of Victoria, Canada and PRIA)

(In collaborative partnership with CIS (Unit of International Labour…

- Author: Jennifer Planck

Learn from some of India's most inspiring social entrepreneurs in November 2010

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 20:50:28 +0000

Learn from some of India's most inspiring social entrepreneurs in November 2010
The November 2010 social entrepreneurship journey, sponsored by Journeys for Change, will immerse participants in a once-in-a-lifetime 9-day experience in India.
Participants will join a select group of senior leaders from some of the world's top private, public…

- Author: Jennifer Planck

Get your PhD at the University of Warsaw

Thu, 13 May 2010 15:12:15 +0000

The Program embraces:
•Fouryear International Doctoral Program in the Humanities designed by a team of 36 eminent scholars from around the world
• 13 research fields (divided into three sections: KNOWLEDGE, POWER, IDENTITY) which are interconnected through intense interdisciplinary dialogue
• 13 PhD positions open to candidates of all…

- Author: Agnieszka Piasecka

Brazil: Amazon Resource Management and Human Ecology

Mon, 26 Apr 2010 08:36:04 +0000

Belem, the program base ideally located at the mouth of the Amazon, has a lush, tropical atmosphere and is a principal center for Amazonian research. Through Amazon River excursions, you gain firsthand insight into studies being undertaken in rain forest villages, research laboratories, extractive industry sites, and archeological sites. Current…

- Author: Shannon Monn

Uganda/Rwanda: Post Conflict Transformation

Mon, 26 Apr 2010 08:26:39 +0000

Perhaps no other region in Sub-Saharan Africa has suffered deeper political and civil instability than the Lake Victoria Basin. Conflicts there continue to cause civil dislocation, destruction of life and property as well as drain local and global resources. Uganda has had more military coups than any other country in the region. Though the…

- Author: Shannon Monn

Switzerland: Global Health and Developmental Policy

Mon, 26 Apr 2010 08:16:15 +0000

Classroom seminars are supplemented by lectures and briefings at international and nongovernmental organizations, including the United Nations, the Red Cross, the International Labor Organization, and the World Health Organization.

Interactive research studies and field excursions in Switzerland and France deepen students' understanding of the…

- Author: Shannon Monn

CIEE Summer Community Public Health Program in Santiago, Dominican Republic

Mon, 26 Apr 2010 08:11:20 +0000

Academic Program
This seven-week program consists of six weeks of language and healthcare courses, and a weeklong semi-rural clinical field rotation. Students also participate in an urban community service practicum in and around Santiago as part of the academic curriculum.

Academic Culture
Most PUCMM students specialize in a professions as the…

- Author: Shannon Monn

The Netherlands: International Perspectives on Sexuality and Gender

Mon, 26 Apr 2010 08:05:28 +0000

Internationally, the Netherlands promotes gender as a crucial aspect of economic and social development, and provides material support to womens and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) organizations in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Based in Amsterdam, students explore the intersections of Dutch and international perspectives.…

- Author: Shannon Monn

Politics of Community Development, Gender Representation, and Sustainability in Tanzania

Mon, 26 Apr 2010 08:00:33 +0000

This course incorporates both fiction through novels by and about women and real life experience through and collaborative work with women in Tanzania which will lead to students having a broader understanding of the experiences of women around the globe. Students have the opportunity to reflect on cultural perceptions of women and the common…

- Author: Shannon Monn

Environmental Justice and Sustainable Development: Views from Latin America

Thu, 22 Apr 2010 05:07:23 +0000

This seminar will explore these and other questions by engaging in dialogue with Guatemalan individuals and organizations from diverse backgrounds and worldviews concerned with sustainable development and environmental justice. Sponsored by The Davidson Honors College and the Environmental Studies Program at the University of Montana.

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- Author: Shannon Monn