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Transparenz im Rohstoffhandel: Internationale und nationale Lösungsansätze - 20. Sept in Bern
 
17.00-19.30 Uhr: eine Veranstaltung der Akademien über Hintergründe, Lösungsansätze und brennende Fragen: mit Nationalrätin Regula Rytz, Ständerat Ruedi Noser und renommierten RednerInnen. Contributions in German and English. Panel will be in German (with whispered interpretation in English). Please Register until 16 September    
     
 

Pathways to Transformation - ResearchFair on the Agenda 2030

Building Bridges Between Research, Policy and Practice - 9 November 2016 in Bern
 
Ongoing research projects as well as new project ideas will be showcased at exhibition stands, with experts available for further explanation and in-depth discussion. 
Impulse address by Kitty van der Hejiden, Director of the World Resources Institute Europe. Find out more about the program and please register.
 

A Resilient Future: Science and Technology for Disaster Risk Reduction
 

Starting November 5 2016, the Cooperation & Development Center (CODEV) at EPFL will launch its first collaborative MOOC. Enroll now.
 

Free upcoming MIT online courses
 

The Challenges of Global Poverty, Data Analysis for Social Scientists, and Foundations of Development Policy: Advanced Development Economics. Each course is scheduled to begin on September 19, 2016.
 

Brochure of the Swiss programme for research on global issues for development (r4d)
 

International research partnerships can play a valuable role in tackling global challenges. The newly published brochure of the r4d programme (in 4 languages) provides an overview of its objectives and thematic areas.
 

New projects funded in the thematically open research module of the r4d programme
 

Thirteen new transnational partnership projects are funded in the 2nd thematically open call. Researchers from 15 countries are involved
 

International Geneva award
 

The Swiss Network for International Studies currently launches the 2016 edition of this Award. The Award prizes three peer-reviewed articles on a subject related to international studies and deemed especially useful from the perspective of international organisations. Submission deadline: 5 October 2016
 

Advertisment of a master-thesis
 

There is an opportunity to conduct research for a master-thesis in the field of “Transnational healthcare” (under the Indo-Swiss Joint Research Programme) 
 

Programme de recherche appliquée & développement en coopération avec les pays émergents de la Francophonie
 

C’est un nouveau programme de Ra&D du Rectorat de la HES-SO. La mission du programme est de favoriser l’élaboration de projets entrepreneuriaux innovants, co-initiés par les hautes écoles de la HES-SO et par des partenaires institutionnels équivalents dans des pays émergents francophones
 

FoBBIZ Preis 2017 für Berufsbildung
 

Das Schweizer Forum für Berufsbildung und Internationale Zusammenarbeit FoBBIZ lanciert den ersten FoBBIZ-Preis. Mit diesem Preis werden Aktivitäten ausgezeichnet, welche dazu beitragen, die Berufsbildung im internationalen Kontext weiter zu bringen. Eingabetermin ist der 31. Oktober 2016.
 

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Courses
 
E4D School on Energy
 
The course is open to Master and PhD students and will take place 8–27 January 2017 in Cape Town. Scholarships are available. Application deadline is 2 October 2016.
 
Theories of Change in Fragile Contexts Training, 1-3 February 2017
 
This training focuses on how ‘good’ theories of change can be created that will help practitioners gain an in-depth understanding of their programs and their impacts. Application deadline is 30 November 2016.
 

National Dialogue & Peace Mediation Course, 13-17 February 2017
 

Learn from experts in the mediation field how to design and implement effective National Dialogues.

This course is organized in collaboration with the Berghof Foundation. Application deadline is 30 Nov. 2016.
 

 

Events
 

L’Afrique émergente. Dynamiques politiques de la croissance et du développement
 

22-23 September 2016 à Genève, Colloque international organisé pour le lancement du Master en études africaines de l’Université de Genève
 

Forced Migration: Research and Policy
 

23 September 2016 ETH Zürich, Science and Development Forum
 

Cutting Edges in Conflict Transformation Research
 

26 September 2016, Zentrum Paul Klee in Bern. 

The r4d programme invites representatives from policy and practice working in the field of social conflicts to discuss new results and insights at the edges of the body of knowledge on conflict transformation and resilience.
 

Swiss launch of the Global Education Monitoring Report 2016
 

29 September 2016 in Bern, 13:30-18:00. More Information
 

cinfo Forum 2016: Eine Reise durch die IZA
 

28. Oktober 2016, Stade de Suisse, Bern. Fachmesse zum Arbeitsmarkt in der IZA
 

SERI Workshop in Singapore 2016
 

2-4 November 2016, ETH Center SEC, Singapore. With research agencies from Switzerland, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, The Philippines and Vietnam
 

7th European Conference on African Studies ECAS - Call for Panels
 

29 June - 1 July 2017 in Basel, http://www.ecas2017.ch Call for Panels open until 30 September 2016
 

Globalisation at the Crossroads – Rethinking Inequalities and Boundaries
 

21-23 August 2017 in Bergen (Norway), EADI General Conference combined with Nordic Conference on Development Research: Call for Panels until 17 October 2016, Call for Papers until 16 January 2017
 


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Publications 
 

Searching for the ‘True Process of Change’: Consent and Discord Among Indigenous Peasant Movements in Northern Potosí, Bolivia
 

The study by Monika Hess and Sabino Ruiz Flores on the interplay between the grassroots, indigenous peasant organisations and the state in Bolivia around the definition and practice of 'development'  has now been published in Spanish by the Universidad mayor de San Andrés, La Paz, Bolivia