http://www.preventionweb.net/english/rss/feed.php?id=13 Preparation and professional development courses provided by Universities and academic institutions in DRR. en-us Copyright 2013 PreventionWeb.net Thu, 23 May 2013 01:16:15 +0100 60 http://www.preventionweb.net/english/images/common/preventionweb_logo.gif http://www.preventionweb.net/english/ 44 44 http://www.preventionweb.net/english/professional/trainings-events/academics/v.php?id=32614The PGD programme is run in at Centre for Disaster Risk Management and Development Studies, Federal University of Technology, Minna, Nigeria. The programme is run on a full time basis. The duration is a minimum of 3 semesters and a maximum of six semesters.Tue, 30 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.preventionweb.net/english/professional/trainings-events/academics/v.php?id=32295Take a dynamic learning journey on the LEAD Europe Sustainability Leadership Programme. LEAD’s intensive experiential course equips mid-career managers with the leadership skills, knowledge and self-awareness to drive the agenda for positive change.Residential workshops are combined with field-based leadership challenges, group projects and...Fri, 12 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.preventionweb.net/english/professional/trainings-events/academics/v.php?id=32580The masters programme is run by the Centre for Disaster Risk Management and Development Studies, Federal University of Technology, Minna, Nigeria. The duration is minimum of 18 months (3 semesters) and maximum of 36 months (6 semesters) and it is run on full time basis.The objective of the course is to train participants in the basic aspects of disaster...Tue, 30 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.preventionweb.net/english/professional/trainings-events/academics/v.php?id=32156The Disaster Management Humanitarian Assistance (DMHA) certificate is a 16 credit program that provides an academic course of study aimed at building disaster risk reduction competence and professionalism. This accelerated, intensive summer institute combines five (5) three credit courses of 40 hours of intensive class time for each. The program provides...Wed, 17 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.preventionweb.net/english/professional/trainings-events/academics/v.php?id=32256The Disaster Management Graduate Program is designed to educate the graduates with the multidisciplinary background aware of their professional and societal responsibilities and the importance of life‐long learning in academic, as well as professional development in risk-based disaster management, and equipped with knowledge and abilities for integrated...Thu, 11 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.preventionweb.net/english/professional/trainings-events/academics/v.php?id=32354The programme aims to produce high quality graduates with a strong background in advanced technology who will efficiently contribute to the sustainable development of the region. Students are trained to acquire research abilities in addition to firm fundamentals and advanced technologies which are needed for building up self reliance for their countries...Tue, 16 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.preventionweb.net/english/professional/trainings-events/academics/v.php?id=32248Globally effective processes such as environmental change or the increasing dependence on critical infrastructure are closely interlinked in multiple ways. Hazards, for instance floods, pandemics, or technical failures are considered as the triggers of losses in our modern world. However, the societal structures and the quality of disaster prevention...Tue, 9 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.preventionweb.net/english/professional/trainings-events/academics/v.php?id=31998The United Nations University Institute for Sus­tainability and Peace (UNU-ISP), Tokyo, invites applications for the intensive post­graduate programme on Building Resilience to Climate Change. The courses have been developed under the framework of the University Network for Climate and Ecosystems Change Adaptation Research (UN-CECAR)....Thu, 28 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.preventionweb.net/english/professional/trainings-events/academics/v.php?id=31924Management of Natural and Human Induced Hazards aims at acquiring knowledge on the natural and environmental risks and their interpretations, the analysis of the natural processes which are related to disasters, the social and economic impacts of disasters, the concept of vulnerability, the use of modern technologies for the management of disasters,...Mon, 25 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.preventionweb.net/english/professional/trainings-events/academics/v.php?id=31888This course provides the basics of climate strategy formulation from corporate to international level, with a focus on climate adaptation and bringing together mitigation and adaptation strategy. Drivers, benefits and challenges at different scales and sectors. Change management. emphasis on corporate strategy, bringing in experience from the corporate...Fri, 22 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0100