22 December 2015
UNU-GEST newsletter 2015
In this issue, news about the Post-graduate programme, lecture series, events, alumni activities, research, 2016 cohort of fellows, new members of staff and a note from the Director.
21 December 2015
Short course in Reykjavik: Gender and Negotiation Techniques
Learn how to become a better negotiator while taking account of gendered dimensions. A short course in gender and negotiation techniques will be offered in Reykjavik from 29 February to 2 March 2016.
19 December 2015
Palestinian Ambassador visits UNU-GEST
Dr. Amal A. Jadou, Palestinian Ambassador and Assistant Minister on European Affairs, visited UNU-GEST on 18 December 2015. Ambassador Jadou met with UNU-GEST staff and received an introduction of the school, its mission and collaboration with Palestine.
9 December 2015
Short course in Reykjavik: Gender-responsive budgeting
A short course on gender-responsive budgeting will be offered at the University of Iceland campus from 15 to 18 February 2016. The course introduces core concepts and underpinning principles for gender-responsive work, practices, policy processes, instruments, tools and strategies.
3 December 2015
Short course in Reykjavik: Gender, Entrepreneurship and Innovation
A short course on how to set up and run businesses successfully, with special focus on women´s entrepreneurship will be offered at the University of Iceland campus from 3 to 5 February 2016. The course provides insight for practitioners in the field of sustainable development into how to design initiatives to promote women´s projects, innovation and entrepreneurship.
22 November 2015
Women and Policing in South Africa: A 21st Century Perspective
A lecture by Professor Shanta Balgobind Singh who is an Associate Professor within the programme of Criminology and Forensic Studies, School of Applied Human Sciences at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa