Slides apresentados pelo Prof. Leo de Haan, Reitor do ISS, em 29 de novembro de 2010, durante encontro com coordenadores de pós-graduação da UFF, em Niteroi.
1. ISS is the international Institute of Social Studies of Erasmus University Rotterdam
2. Mission
ISS aspires to be a research-led,
teaching based and societally
relevant graduate school in the
social sciences on global issues
of international development
and equity
3. Core Activities
• Research
• Teaching
• Capacity Development
• Public Debate
4. ISS becomes University Institute
• As of 1 July 2009 ISS is a University Institute of Erasmus
University Rotterdam (EUR)
• ISS focus is on global issues of international development and
equity
• ISS is located in The Hague.
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6. ISS and Brazil
• A joint history for over 30 years
• Over 80 alumni in all major Brazilian cities: researchers, politicians, civil
society leaders
• Guest lectures at ISS by eminent researchers, politicians and civil
society leaders from Brazil
• Currently 2 MA students and 3 PhD students
• Seven joint projects in education and research projects ongoing or in
preparation
• Professor Patricia Almeida Ashley holds the prestigious Prince Claus
chair in Development & Equity
7. ISS and Brazil
Joint projects in education and research projects ongoing or in preparation:
• Professor Almeida Ashley: Stakeholders Social Responsibility (UFF, UFAM)
• Global logistics, value chains and social inclusion (PEABIRU, FGV Sao Paolo)
• Children and Youth (FUSP)
• Social networks in university-business incubators (Corradi)
• Between law enforcement and public health (Rigoni)
• Social movements, leadership and social and env. Justice (Barbosa)
• MoU with UFF and UFAM. Some others in preparation
ISS would like to develop further its cooperation with Brazil through education and
research
8. Teaching Programmes
• four-year Doctoral Programme
• 15 months Master of Arts Programme
• Diploma Programmes
• Executive courses
• Refresher Courses for alumni
10. Masters Programme
Master of Arts in Development Studies with fifteen specializations:
• Agriculture and Rural • International Political Economy
Development and Development
• Children and Youth Studies • Local Development Strategies
• Conflict, Reconstruction and • Population, Poverty and Social
Human Security Development
• Development Research • Poverty Studies and Policy
• Economics of Development Analysis
• Environment and Sustainable • Public Policy and Management
Development • Women, Gender, Development
• Governance and Democracy • Work, Employment and
• Human Rights, Development Globalization
and Social Justice
11. Postgraduate Diploma Programmes
• Children, Youth and • Migration and Human Security
Development • Universalizing Socio-Economic
• Governance, Democratization Security for the Poor
and Public Policy
• Sustainable Local Economic
• International Health and Policy
Evaluation Development