BRAC University James P Grant School of Public Health (JPGSPH) is accepting applications from International students for its 7th Master of Public Health(MPH) Programme.

The James P Grant School of Public Health, established in 2004, has a diverse student body with international and national students each year in its MPH programme. In addition to Bangladesh, students are recruited from Asia, Africa, Australia and South America as well as countries from the North (Canada, Germany, Japan and USA). In the last six years, a total of 159 students joined the programme from 19 different countries: Afghanistan, Australia, Bolivia, Canada, Ethiopia, Germany, India, Japan, Kenya, Liberia, Myanmar, Nepal, Netherlands, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Tanzania, Uganda and USA. James P Grant School of Public Health is recognized as one of the preeminent educational institutions in the world by World Health Organization (WHO).

The School is the product of a strong collaboration between BRAC University, BRAC, BRAC International and the International Centre for Diarrheal Disease Research, Bangladesh (ICDDR, B). The School has faculty and research partnerships with Harvard University, George Washington University, Columbia University, and Johns Hopkins University in the United States; the University of Ottawa in Canada; the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, the Institute for Development Studies, and the University of Sussex in the United Kingdom; the Karolinska Institute in Sweden; the University of Amsterdam in The Netherlands; Heidelberg University in Germany; the University of Nagasaki in Japan; and Kerala & TISS in Mumbai, India.

As of last year, 136 students graduated from the School, with many working in reputed international & national institutions, UN agencies, donor organizations and government. In addition, universities and research organizations around the world also employ a good number of our MPH graduates. Some of our graduates are also PhD candidates studying in a variety of internationally acclaimed universities, including Columbia University, George Washington University, Harvard University, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, University of Adelaide, University of California-Davis, etc.

Partial tuition waivers are available for students from developing countries, based on merit and financial need.

For the Call for Admissions for 2011, the application deadline is: September 12, 2010. Application forms may be downloaded from the website: www.bracuniversity.net/I&S/sph/academics/mphinfo.htm

For more information, download the brochure: http://sph.bracu.ac.bd/academics/mph/MPH_Int_2011.pdf

Professors: Dr. Amr Abdalla and Dr. Victoria Fontan
Starting date: 4 October 2010
Closing date: 10 December 2010
The course can be taken for 3 academic credits: Duration: 10 weeks
Price: For credit US$950   Non-credit US$750 (Plus additional bank charges)
Type of payment: By Credit Card
There is no financial assistance for this course

General description:
The University for Peace Foundation Course in Peace and Conflict Studies is designed to engage course takers in an examination of the major contemporary challenges to peace, sources of conflict and violence, and several key nonviolent mechanisms for conflict transformation and prevention. The course is designed to provide a common foundation for UPEACE studentsfrom all of the different M.A. programs (as its name suggests). During the course, an understanding of the complex and interconnected challenges to peace will be developed, as will an understanding of the need for multi-faceted approaches to meeting these challenges. Course takers will also engage critically with theories of conflict, and will develop their understanding of the theoretical resources available in the area of conflict studies. An important aspect of the course will also be the introduction to skills integral to the field of peace and conflict studies and to the UPeace pedagogy at large. These include non-violent communication, appreciative enquiry and dialogue.

Offered for non credits and for 3 UPEACE academic credits, which are recognized:

• in any of the face-to-face UPEACE MA Programmes
• in the upcoming Executive MA Programme in Peace and Conflict
• can also be transferred to another institution

Participants completing the course will receive a UPEACE  "Certificate in Peace and Conflict Studies."

To take online courses at UPEACE you must have access to a computer with an Internet connection and an email account. A broadband Internet connection is preferred.

• An Undergraduate degree (BA, BS or similar) from an accredited college or university;
• An excellent academic record;
• A demonstrated commitment to working for a positive social change;
• Working experience, some experience in a related field is a plus;
• A background in international studies, cross-cultural experience, or the like, is highly desirable;
• Fluency in English, both written and spoken.

Please have a scanned copy of your undergraduate diploma and valid ID ready to fill the enrollment form For more information click here

Contact us at: admissions@elearning.upeace.org

CLICK HERE TO APPLY NOW

Dear Students, Scholars, NGO and corporate representatives, aspiring and accomplished leaders, we are happy to announce a great opportunity to gain exposure to other cultures while expanding your social network and adding valuable interest to your resume.

We cordially invite you to join us at the Tomorrow People Organization' s Sixth Annual Education and Development Conference 2011, where you will have the opportunity to develop an understanding of the importance of education and its correlation with cultural, political, social and economic settings. The Conference will pose and seek to answer questions such as:

What are educational systems like and what is the potential of educational development in different parts of the world? Is there gender/ race and class equality in access to education? What can be done to promote the importance of education? What are the secrets of successful educational systems? Where are we on the Millennium Development path as regards the goal of promoting and providing access to education for all? What can we do to move ahead?

EDC 2011 is an intensive three-day program for aspiring leaders in which participants develop their leadership, communication, and cross-cultural skills. It aims to bring together both, scholars and students as well as experienced professionals, NGO and governmental representatives willing to learn more and share their ideas and achievements linked to the importance of education and it correlation with development. It consists of four components: an introductory session, participants? presentation, panel session and discussions. The Conference covers the basics as well as the newest developments in the field of education. It begins with an analysis of different educational systems and their impact worldwide. The bulk of the Conference is on participants? presentations, to include single and comparative country studies, published works, examples from work in an organization or in the field, etc.

A special panel session will be dedicated to the role of education in creating sustainable future as this is the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (2005 - 2014).

Tomorrow People Organization believes in education for life and education for change. We welcome participants of all ages, but especially students and young professionals, who have most to gain from our programs in terms of human capital development and professional counseling and support. We encourage our participants to implement their newly acquired skills in practice and to share their knowledge with their colleagues and community members, thus acting as agents of positive change. Our mission is to educate global citizens'future leaders!

More information on EDC 2011 is available at: www.tomorrowpeople.org/conference.html

EDC 2011 Organizing Committee
Tomorrow People Organization
www.tomorrowpeople.org
contact@tomorrowpeo ple.org

Tel. +381 62 680 683
Fax. +381 62 680 683

Open Courses in Hilversum

International Course:
Facts and Formats: Creative ways of informing people  (Radio & Internet - Television & Internet)
12 week course from September 13th – December 3rd, 2010

Course Aims:
To strengthen the capacity of broadcast journalists/programme-makers from developing and newly-emerging countries and of the organisations they work for to compile and produce factual programming designed to inform audiences in an effective and attractive way about development-related issues and events of importance to their everyday lives.

Course Rationale:               
Broadcasting organisations working through radio, television and increasingly new media are an important
source of information to people around the world;  a source of information that can help people to make
informed decisions about their lives, improve their quality of life and contribute to the social and economic
progress of the societies they are a part of. Broadcasting organisations with a serious mission to inform have
to do more in their factual programming than keep their audiences up to date with the news of the day; they
have to place it in a context, examine and encourage debate about its (potential) impact on their listeners
and viewers and where necessary provide a follow-up. And beyond current affairs there is a whole range of
development-related factual programming which provides audiences with valuable information in areas that
are linked to the interests and aspirations they have in their private and in their working lives, to their rights
and duties as individuals and to their place and role in society as a whole. Much factual programming
suffers from unimaginative treatment and an approach to the conveying of information that is routine and
shows scant regard for the information needs of the audience.  In an era of increased competition for
audiences and of a proliferation of sources of information, the challenge facing journalists and programme-
makers working in factual programming, is to make their programmes more effective and attractive. Part of
that challenge – most evident in the application of Internet as a source of information – is about encouraging
and developing ways for audiences to interact with their sources of information.

Course Content:                 
Participants will explore a variety of formats used in contemporary factual programming and analyse their strengths and weaknesses and their suitability for different target audiences. Special attention will be given to the skills required to develop and present creative programme ideas, to carry out programme research and to produce  effective and attractive factual programming making appropriate  use of different formats. As well as carrying out a number of radio or television course assignments focusing on development-related issues of concern to their audiences at home participants from both media will also develop ideas and factual content for the internet ; in doing so they will learn to combine text, photo’s, audio and video to best effect and to make use of the possibilities offered by the medium to interact with the target audiences as a means to gain feedback, give additional information, encourage discussion and debate,  and develop closer ties between the broadcasting organisation and its audience.

Considerable emphasis will be placed on teamwork and where appropriate on combined sessions involving group work and interaction between radio and television participants. Course assignments will be carried out using analogue and digital recording and editing equipment. After leaving the Netherlands at the end of the course participants will become part of a network of journalists and other experts through RNTC’s website, intended to foster co-operation and the further exchange of ideas and experience in the field of factual programming.

Application procedure
Click on the following to learn more:

• Who can apply?
• How to apply?
• Application form

More info & source: http://sites.rnw.nl/rntc/courses/NFPprocedure.php

The School of Public Health at the University of the Witwatersrand 

MASTER OF SCIENCE IN EPIDEMIOLOGY

• Epidemiology and Biostatistics
• Population-based Field Epidemiology
• Infectious Disease Epidemiology

Closing date for applications: 31 July

www.wits.ac.za/health/publichealth

Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) is software which can be freely used, modified and distributed. FOSS
offers a number of different opportunities. Developers are able to customize, change or add to open source software and join in global open production processes. This can help stimulate local innovation and growth in the IT sector. With FOSS, small and medium-sized IT businesses can create locally adapted IT solutions, independent of foreign software vendors. FOSS allows local value chains to be tapped, instead of forcing customers to rely on foreign software vendors.

For details on this training course, please download the document attached below.

Please find attached the brochure for the H.E.L.P course 2010 that is scheduled to run from 08- 26 November 2010.  

The course is intended for health professionals, medical doctors, nurses, nutritionists, environmental health engineers, epidemiologist and public health officers.

4 October - 6 December 2010  (ten Monday evening classes plus two discussion-based seminars)

In today’s legal, policy and business worlds, international human rights law affects the way all of us work, either explicitly or implicitly. A knowledge of international human rights standards is increasingly required. Therefore those involved in the legal professions – whether as barristers, solicitors, employed lawyers or judges – and those involved in government, public policy and business, need to have a solid understanding of the breadth and depth of human rights principles. Clear, authoritative and up to date, the course is designed for professional participants and is CPD-accredited by the Law Society and Bar Standards Board.

It is taught by a team of leading barristers and distinguished academic experts including Professor Conor Gearty, Professor Paul Hunt, Professor Andrew Clapham and Karon Monaghan QC. Each session is chaired by Jonathan Cooper (pictured), an internationally recognised expert in human rights education and training.

The course fee is £1,970. There are a limited number of places available and the course is often oversubscribed, so early registration is recommended. Download the registration form.

The Centre is able to offer up to five subsidised (half-price) places for those would otherwise be unable to attend. Those wishing to apply for a subsidised place must complete and return the ‘Subsidised Place Application Form’ by noon Thursday 9 September 2010. Click here to download the subsidised place application form

More information about the Certificate in International Human Rights Law and Practice

Computing is fundamentally changing. Computers are increasingly central to creative work, used in the film, music and games industries, as well as by ordinary people to make and share their own media. Most of all, computing no longer exists in a vacuum but is part of a broader interdisciplinary context.

At Goldsmiths, we have combined all these elements to create a thoroughly modern Computing MSc, reflecting the nature of computing in the 21st century. You will learn to programme complex interactive real-time systems in C++ and GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) programming, supplemented with the mathematical foundations of graphical and interactive software. This will enable you to create powerful and efficient software for traditional computers and state-of-the art technologies including the iPhone, iPad, Arduino, Motion Tracking and robotics.

In our interdisciplinary department, you will work with artists to develop software that is both technically cutting-edge and represents new creative thinking about how we interact with computers. You will be taught by a veteran of the Computer Games Industry, the most demanding modern industry for programmers. A number of optional courses are also offered on interdisciplinary topics such as artificial intelligence, computer vision, audio engineering, physical computing, animation and cognition.

For more information about this programme and how to apply, please visit our website
www.gold.ac.uk/pg/msc-computing

Download the brochure below to see the whole schedule.

For more info contact:
Center for African Studies
342 / 356 Stephens Hall, #2314, University of California ~ Berkeley, CA 94720-2314
Tel: 510.642.8338 / Fax: 510.642.0721 asc@berkeley.edu africa.berkeley.edu