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International Alumni conference 9-11 Nov. 2016

The Institute of Development Research and Development Policy (IEE) of Ruhr-University Bochum (Germany) is happy to host the international conference:

"Doing Good with Business?
Corporate Social Responsibility, Social Entrepreneurship, and Fair Trade"
taking place 9-11 of November 2016.

On three days, approximately 200 conference participants – practitioners, researchers, and students – discuss different approaches which aim at improving the social and environmental effects of production standards and business models: Corporate Social Responsibility, Fair Trade, and Social Entrepreneurship. Diverse questions are addressed, like to which extent those approaches actually fulfil the expectations set in them, whether they are economically viable, what the dominant current challenges as well as the prospects for future developments of these concepts are.

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Conference on Social Protection Systems in Africa

From 10-11 November 2016, the Institute for Development Research and Development Policy (IEE) together with the Gesellschaft für afrikanisches Recht (African Law Association) will organize a conference on

"Law for Development: Strengthening Social Protection Systems in Africa"

Experts from both African and European research institutes will discuss the current challenges of Social Protection Law in African countries. The conference will be hosted by the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) in Berlin.

For more information on this event please see the Agenda and Logistical Information.

You can register for the conference until 28 October 2016 at Christiane Schwausch via E-Mail (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.).

Alumni conference 9-11 Nov. 2016

Doing Good with Business?
– Corporate Social Responsibility, Social Entrepreneurship, and Fair Trade –

Dear alumni,

the submission date for proposals for the upcoming alumni conference (9-11 Nov. 2016), titled "Doing Good with Business? – Corporate Social Responsibility, Social Entrepreneurship, and Fair Trade", has passed. The proposals are currently reviewed. Notifications will be sent out mid of September 2016.

The conference is hosted by the Institute of Development Research and Development Policy (IEE) in Bochum (Germany) and organised in collaboration with its partners from HTW Berlin, University of Leipzig, and University of Duisburg-Essen. Alumni of the MA programme in Development Management (MADM; IEE), the MA programme in International and Development Economics (MIDE; HTW Berlin), the Small Enterprise Promotion and Training Programme (SEPT; University of Leipzig), the MA programme in Development and Governance (Institute of Political Science (IfP); University of Duisburg-Essen), and the MA programme in International Relations and Development Policy (Institute for Development and Peace (INEF); University of Duisburg-Essen) are highly welcomed to submit proposals for participating at the conference. Selected participants who are international alumni of the cooperating institutions will receive funding for their flight and accommodation.

Please find more information in the call.

For further questions, please refer to the IEE (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.).

5th Annual International PhD Conference in International Development -- September 5th & 6th, 2016 -- University of East Anglia

more info and Call for Papers

Forced Displacement, Regional Politics and the Middle East Autumn School 2016, Lebanon 03-12 October 2016

Since the outbreak of the conflict in Syria in 2011 over 4.5 million people have fled the country to find safe havens in neighbouring countries, including Turkey, Lebanon and Jordan. As of 2016 Lebanon is host to over 1 million Syrian refugees in addition to a population of over 400,000 Palestine refugees that have been living in a protracted refugee situation in the country.

Call for Application

New Call for Scholarship Applications at the South African-German Centre for Development Research open until 15th July 2016

The Call for Applications for Master and PhD Scholarships is now open until 15th July 2016.
All applicants have to fill in an online application form.
Any applications sent via email or as a hard copy are not eligible!
Please go to the "How to apply" section of the respective programme you are interested in to get access to the online application form, or click here in order to get to the "How to apply page" directly:
- for the Master in Development Studies
- for the Master In Public Administration
- for the PhD in Development Studies or Public Policy

Summer School for Asian Alumni

A summer school for Asian Alumni of Master programmes at German universities on "Reconciling biodiversity conservation and livelihood needs in protected area management in Nepal" will take place from September 19th to 30th 2016 in Kathmandu and Chitwan National Park in Nepal. For further information and details regarding the application process please refer to the attached call. Though the deadline of the call has expired, applications are still possible.

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