International Courses
The UNU International Courses (UNU/IC) are organized annually for a select group of postgraduate students and professionals in various occupations (with a college or university degree) in Japan and abroad who wish to pursue careers in international fields in public-service or private organizations, including the United Nations, multinational corporations and non-governmental organizations, as well as national foreign service organizations. The courses are designed to provide analyses of global issues from both theoretical and empirical perspectives.
United Nations University will organize the tenth regular session of its six-week UNU International Courses at UNU Centre in Tokyo, Japan, from 11 May through 19 June 2009.
UNU International Courses - 2009 Session
11 May - 19 June 2009
Documents
- Brochure (224 KB PDF)
- Application Form (212 KB PDF)
- Fellowship Application (196 KB PDF)
- Recommendation Form (144 KB PDF)
MS Word format
- Application Form (112 KB MS Word)
- Recommendation Form (408 KB MS Word)
Core Course
UN System: Pressing Issues and Sustainable Solutions
Optional Courses
- Peace and Human Rights
- Global Change and Sustainability
- International Development and Cooperation
Core Course: This is compulsory for all students. There shall be one lecture of 120-minute duration (60 minutes of lecture and 60 minutes of Q&A) and two sessions of tutorials of 90-minute duration per session.
Optional Sessions: Students are allowed to choose one or two courses. There will be eighteen 90-minute sessions per course (three sessions per week over the six-week course period). The courses will involve considerable reading and study, but will be scheduled to allow students to have sufficient preparatory and review time for each session.
The illustration shows a detail from Japoniae Insvlae descritio, Abraham Ortelius, Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, 1606.
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