Risk Management in the context of Climate Change
The lecture will introduce important international policy making processes and frameworks (UNFCCC, Sendai, SDGs, G7, G20 etc.) and the way these address and drive key issues in the context of climate change risk management.
Introduction to Social Protection: A Systems Approach to Universal Social Protection
The key objective of the course is to introduce concepts of social protection and relates it to international conventions and their reflection in the national legislation
Debating Development – Exploring power in international development debates
What is development? What is development to you? Could you describe your meaning of development in a sentence? Have you ever wondered who decides about who gets developed and how? Who benefits? Do you? Who develops whom? And why?
Join us and explore the debates, hierarchies and power struggles around development. We will move from the critique to exploring resistance, activism and alternatives to development to understand our personal position and to rethink development debates.
Design Thinking – Finding your master thesis topic
In this workshop selected methods for personal growth and development are presented. In order to be able to develop yourself and your professional ideas (your master thesis) you have to know yourself. If you do not know yourself, it is impossible take decisions that are in favor of your own best interests. That leads to the question: Do I know myself?
Participants will have the opportunity to discover their personal strengths and use creative tools and methods to identify their area of interest for the master thesis.
Holistic science and systems thinking
Join this course to explore the benefits of holistic science and systems thinking for international development practices. Understand the differences between a reductionist and a holistic focus on solving complex problems in international development. Learn about the wisdom of indigenous peoples.
Journalistic writing for scientists
Learn how to prepare scientific content for articles in a non-scientific journal. Learn how to write about science for the public.
Data Analysis in R – Beginners Course
The objective of this course is for students to obtain and implement the skills to undertake geospatial data analysis using the R Project for Statistical Computing.
MSc in Global Urban Health (Freiburg)
While Global Health focuses on worldwide improvement of health, reduction of disparities, and protection against global threats that disregard national borders, Urban Health looks at the health challenges of the ever growing urban populations worldwide. This MSc course combines both to train future experts in global urban health.