5 February, 2010Global Labour University (GLU) offers Masters Programmes on sustainable development, social justice, international labour standards and trade unions, economic policies and global institutions. Deadline for applications is April 1, 2010.
GLOBAL: The Global Labour University (GLU) network offers the following labour related Masters Programmes:
- Labour Policies and Globalisation (Germany),
- Labour and Development, Economic Policy, Globalisation and Labour (South Africa),
- Social Economy and Labour (Brazil)
- Globalisation and Labour (India)
The courses will take place in Germany (Kassel/Berlin) at the University of Kassel and the Berlin School of Economics and Law, in South Africa (Johannesburg) at the University of Witwatersrand (WITS) , in Brazil (Campinas, the state of São Paulo) at the State University of Campinas (Unicamp) and the course in India (Mumbai) at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS).
The unique global programmes are the result of a joint cooperation between the aforementioned universities and workers' organizations from around the world and aim at those candidates who have experience with labour and social movements, and who are willing to assist organizations in these fields to engage more effectively in social dialogue, public debate, and policy implementation.
Participants of the courses will analyze and discuss in a multidisciplinary fashion the challenges of globalization from a labour and trade union perspective. The programs offer a multi-cultural and multiregional environment with students and lecturers coming from developing, transition and industrialized countries.
The courses will be given in English. GLU particularly encourages women to apply for participation. A limited number of scholarships will be provided to the applicants upon request. For more details, application rules and conditions, please refer to the GLU website http://www.global-labour-university.org/.
Established in 2004 the Global Labour University is supported by the International Labour Organization (ILO), the Hans-Boeckler-Stiftung (HBS), the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) and the Bundesministerium für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung (BMZ).