Knowledge Centre : Development Studies : Europe : Page 2
Links
- Network on Humanitarian Assistance
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The homepage of the one-year interdisciplinary Master's programme for postgraduate students in Humanitarian Assistance. This is a Europe wide program linking 6 universities. Also check www.noha.deusto.es/
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- Overseas Development Group
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Founded in 1967, The Overseas Development Group (ODG) handles the consultancy, research and training undertaken by the 34 faculty members of the School of Development Studies at the University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK. It has provided training for professionals from more than 102 countries and completed more than 700 consultancy and research assignments. The short course programme for 2005 includes courses in: Gender Mainstreaming, Livelihoods: Perspectives and Approaches, Land Degradation and Sustainable Rural Livelihoods, Mainstreaming Disability in Development, Management Information Systems for Monitoring and Evaluating, Monitoring and Evaluating for Development Activities, Modern Social Cost-Benefit Analysis for non-Economists, Literacy & Livelihoods and Indicators for Sustainable Development. As well as a programme of short courses, ODG provides customised training as part of its Professional Development Programme: individuals and small groups attend a quality study programme tailored to their specific professional needs.
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- RESORG - The European Business PhD Network
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This newly launched network will help business people carry out research while continuing to work for their company. The initiative offers to create a bridge between practice and science.
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- Socio-économie Environnement et Développement (SEED) (Environment and Development Socioeconomics)
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A French language site concerned with development studies.
http://netec.wustl.edu/EDIRC/data/sefulbe.html
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- Study in the Netherlands - International Courses
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More than 450 courses conducted in English. For participants from all over the world. Programmes are described in detail: from short training seminar to full-fledged study. Several courses deal with Development.
http://www.nuffic.nl/os/ic/index.html
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- The Bradford Centre for International Development (BCID) - University of Bradford
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BCID's activities include degree programmes, short training courses for development professionals, overseas-based training, consultancy and research. BCID's approach focuses on key issues in development, including poverty eradication, sustainable livelihoods, the environment and social issues, human resource development and management.
http://www.bradford.ac.uk/acad/bcid/homepage.html
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- The Centre for Development and the Environment, University of Oslo, Norway
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The Centre for Development and the Environment, Senter for Utvikling og Miljø (SUM), is primarily a research institution. It was established by the University of Oslo in 1990 in response to the report of the Brundtland Commission: Our Common Future.
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- The Development Planning Unit - University College, London
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The Development Planning Unit (DPU) is an international centre specialising in academic teaching, practical training, research and consultancy in the field of urban and regional development, planning, and management. It is concerned with promoting sustainable forms of development, understanding rapid urbanisation and encouraging innovation in the policy, planning and management responses to the economic, social and environmental development of cities and regions, especially in Asia, Africa and Latin America.
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- The International and Rural Development Department (IRDD) - The University of Reading
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The IRDD provides world class training to development professionals. Emphasising the need to enhance practical skills as well as intellectual understanding, IRDD provides a unique learning environment for students, researchers and development professionals.
http://www.reading.ac.uk/AERDD/
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- The Research / Practice Interface for 2005: Actions for the Year and Beyond
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A Stakeholder Conference from the Development Studies Association (DSA) and The British Overseas NGOs for Development (BOND. "The Research / Practice Interface for 2005: Actions for the Year and Beyond" June 3rd 8.45-5.30pm, School of Oriental and African Studies, London. Speakers: Professor Gordon Conway, Chief Scientific Adviser, DFID (tbc) Dr John Young, RAPID Programme, ODI Ed Hughes, RAE Manager, HEFCE Facilitators: Simon Maxwell, President, DSA Richard Bennett, General Secretary, BOND Communication at the practice-research boundary can be difficult, and institutional barriers are high. Practitioners are embedded in institutional contexts that press them to solve practical problems, while many research disciplines are perceived to place value on distance from, rather than closeness to, practice. Additionally, the cultural differences and modus operandi of organisations at the interface are generally dictated by their sources of funding. It is therefore important to include the research funding and donor communities in any discussions of this nature to identify ways in which they can foster a greater culture of engagement, through the orientation of their funding. This conference is conceived as one forum for exploring the reality of the links between research and practice. It aims not only to identify problems at the interface between the two, but also to propose action points for the next six months to a year, which will be followed up by BOND and the DSA. We hope that at the end of the day participants will leave with an overarching, tangible strategy for ensuring better exchange between research and practice, and that we will have created a few more "activist scholars" and "reflective practitioners".
http://www.devstud.org.uk/events/BOND-joint/research-practice.htm
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- The School of Development Studies (DEV) - University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK
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The School of Development Studies (DEV) is one of the UK's premier development studies teaching and research institutions. The professional skills, experience and interests of the School's 30 faculty cover both the social and natural sciences, from economics, sociology gender and politics, to environment, fisheries, soil science and agronomy. Based on this range and depth of expertise, DEV is able to offer the highest quality undergraduate, postgraduate, diploma, and research-based programmes.
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- The University of Bradford Centre for Conflict Resolution
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Existing within the Department of Peace Studies the Centre for Conflict Resolution, it offers degrees and training related to peacebuilding worldwide.
http://www.brad.ac.uk/acad/confres/index.html
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- U8 Global Student Partnership for development
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The U8 is a student-led global university network. It provides a neutral platform for students to learn, share ideas and make a positive impact on the least developed parts of the world. We believe that students, engendered with a methodology for enquiry and informed action, are well-placed to make a difference in the world.
http://www.portalaid.eu/default/
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- United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research
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Research is conducted by a Helsinki-based resident research staff of about 15 senior researchers and visiting fellows, some four Ph.D. interns, and a support staff of 14 members. Among the centers aims is the providing of a forum for professional interaction and advocacy of policies leading to robust, equitable and environmentally sustainable growth.
http://www.wider.unu.edu/welcome.htm
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