Apply now! International Summer School on Pluralism and Development

Bloemfontein, South Africa 16 July - 10 August 2012

As part of the Pluralism Knowledge Programme, Hivos supports  this Summer School for young academics and civil society activists from India, Indonesia and Uganda. Are you interested in learning more about human development theories? Did you always lack the time to reflect on your own work in development? Are you curious how you can contribute to the Pluralism Knowledge Programme? Apply now for participation  in the Kosmopolis Summer School!

Call for Applications

The  Kosmopolis Institute of the University for Humanistic Studies in the  Netherlands, in cooperation with Hivos, the International Institute for Studies in Race, Reconciliation and Social Justice at the University of the Free State (UFS, South Africa), the Centre for the Study of Culture and Society (CSCS, India), the Center for Religious and Cross-Cultural Studies (CRCS, Indonesia), and the Cross-Cultural Foundation of Uganda (CCFU) offers the 9th annual:

International Summer School: Human Development and Human Rights

We welcome applications from:

1. Staff  of civil society based organisations and Human Rights activists, policy  makers and graduate students in India, Indonesia and Uganda who want to  actively participate in the ‘Pluralism Knowledge Programme’
2. Graduate  students from the University for Humanistics, with an international  study profile and a proven interest in globalisation and/or diversity  issues

General information:

The course, taught at master level, will be conducted from July 16 to August 10, 2012 and will be hosted by the University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa.

It  involves a 4 week full time program of lectures, excursions, seminars,  literature study, discussion, guided individual - and small group work  and assignments. Selected participants are required to prepare a  pre-summer school assignment. More details will follow after selection.

The  course will be completed with a group presentation and paper as well as  a design for a workshop that participants are expected to conduct after  they return home.

Students enrolled in universities can obtain  7,5 EC study credits. Upon successful completion, participants will be  offered a Kosmopolis/University for Humanistics Certificate in Human  Development and Human Rights

Hivos is the main sponsor of the summer school.  Selected participants will receive a bursary which covers their  participation in the course, travel costs, accommodation and meals.  Funding allows us to select four participants each from Uganda, Holland, India and Indonesia. In addition, we will be able to select 4-6  graduate students from the University of the Free State.

Interested  individuals are invited to apply by e-mail for admission (or by fax if  not possible) by completing the application form. An international  coordination team will select the candidates, the Kosmopolis Institute  will notify all candidates of the outcome of the selection by 23 March 2012.

Applications:

Deadline for application is 24 February 2012. Application forms can be downloaded from the University for Humanistics home page (www.uvh.nl) and must be returned by e-mail to: Ms Dorothé van Driel at dvd@uvh.nl