Environmental Sciences, Human Development, Poverty Reduction, Sustainable Development

Sustainable Human Development: From International Frameworks to Regional Policies

Application deadline:

February 15, 2010

The application deadline has expired. Late applications are reviewed on a case by case basis.

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Each summer university course has a password protected course web page, which allows the course faculty and the accepted participants to create an effective online learning community before the summer university course starts.

Access to the e-learning site is provided only for faculty and accepted participants.

Courses use the site for the following:

• posting readings about a month before the course starts
  
• creating faculty and participant profiles so that they can start getting to know one another
  
• pre-course communication about the course (assignments, feedback on assignments, etc.)
  

The Sustainable Human Development course will invite all applicants to participate in the online module of the course (approx. 6 weeks in March-April). During Module one applicants will be required to prepare a case study, participate actively in discussions, and pass a multiple-choice test.

The self-learning module helps participants to familiarize them with the main theoretical approaches in the area of sustainable human development in a guided manner, in interactions with course faculty. It also prepares participants for in-campus assignments, both group and individual. It will be structured by thematic areas moderated by individual Lecturers. Each thematic area has its electronic library and forum as a vehicle for exchange of views and discussions among the participants. The Lecturers will be moderating the on-line forums and will be assessing the quality of individual participants' contributions. (See more details about the two Modules in the course description.)

Selection of participants for the in-residence course in Budapest will be made based on the qualifications and performance of participants who have successfully completed the on-line self-learning Module 1.


Access to the site

Those accepted to the distance learning phase will be asked to confirm their participation, upon which they will receive their login and password along with instructions how to enter the e-learning course web page.