Short Courses
RSC International Summer School in Forced Migration
The Refugee Studies Centre's International Summer School in Forced Migration is aimed at mid-career or senior policy makers and practitioners involved with humanitarian assistance and policy making for forced migrants. Now in its 23rd year, the three-week course combines the very best of Oxford University’s academic excellence with a stimulating and participatory method of critical learning.
It offers an intensive, interdisciplinary and participative approach to the study of forced migration. It aims to enable people working with refugees and other forced migrants to reflect critically on the forces and institutions that dominate the world of the displaced.
Participants typically include host government officials and intergovernmental and non-governmental agency personnel engaged in planning, administering and co-ordinating assistance.
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Human Development Training Course
QEH hosted the Human Development Training Course in 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008 and 2011. The first three were co-organised with the United Nations Development Programme and directed by Professor Frances Stewart. Since 2006, the course has involved cooperation with the Human Development Capability Association and been directed by Dr Sabina Alkire, Director of the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI).
The aim of the two-week course is to provide training on theory, concepts and application of the Human Development and Capability approach. The course is designed to be an intensive learning experience for practitioners within and outside UNDP who have experience and a long-standing interest in development issues. Key features include in-depth workshops, interactive computer modules, well-known guest lecturers and access to current literature in the field.
The 2011 course 'Concepts, Measurement and Policy Implications in Human Development' was organised jointly by OPHI and the UNDP Human Development Report Office. It was attended by 45 people from 33 countries, from UNDP national offices, government Ministries of Planning, Finance and Economy, universities and NGOs.
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