| CODE | IRL5036 | ||||||||
| TITLE | NOHA Intensive Programme | ||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 05 - Postgraduate Modular Diploma or Degree Course | ||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 7 | ||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 5 | ||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | International Relations | ||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | The NOHA Intensive Programme is a 6-day, initial, inter-university joint study-unit that: - Brings together approximately 150 students, over 40 lecturers and researchers as well as a significant number of consultants, international experts, policy makers, aid managers, and other guest speakers from NGOs and IGOs; - Presents a wide range of humanitarian action issues by different specialists both from the field and academia; - Combines activities that are vital for the multicultural and interdisciplinary training of the future humanitarian action professional; - Successfully combines theory (through lectures) and practice (through workshops and seminars) based on the Network's teaching-learning policy; and - Serves as a unique forum where participants from different parts of the world and with different backgrounds, perspectives and expectations share knowledge and experiences on current issues and problems in the area of humanitarian action. The NOHA Intensive Programme is hosted by one of the NOHA Network Universities. The 2017 NOHA Intensive Programme will be hosted by the University of Warsaw. Study-unit Aims: This study-unit aims to introduce students to: - The academic and professional profile expected of the Joint European Master's in International Humanitarian Action; - Key principles and concepts underlying humanitarian action; - Main actors in the field of humanitarian relief, their policies and strategies; and - Challenges facing humanitarian actors in coordinating their activities. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Demonstrate a basic understanding of the concept of humanitarian action and its relation to some adjacent concepts; - Show familiarity with some of the key contemporary humanitarian issues and challenges; - Demonstrate a basic knowledge of the main actors working in the field of humanitarian action. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Understand the NOHA network, its main educational and policy advocacy activities, its key partners, in particular the European Commission’s DG for Humanitarian Aid (ECHO), and the NOHA Alumni Association and its activities; - Develop a basic ability to work in a multicultural setting; - Show appreciation for differences in culture and background. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: - ALNAP (2015), The State of the Humanitarian System Report 2015. - Development Initiatives (2016), Global Humanitarian Assistance Report 2016. - EU (2008), The European Consensus on Humanitarian Aid. - ICRC (2015), ICRC Review: Principles guiding humanitarian action. - The Sphere Project (2011), Humanitarian Charter and Minimum standards in Humanitarian Response. Practical Action, Hampshire. - The Sphere Project (2015), The Core Humanitarian Standard and the Sphere Core Standards. Practical Action, Hampshire. - United Nations (2016), Agenda for Humanity: Annex to the Report of the Secretary-General for the World Humanitarian Summit. New York, United Nations. - WHS Irish Consultation (2015), Recommendations from the Irish Humanitarian Consultative Process. Centre for Humanitarian Action, Dublin. - World Humanitarian Summit secretariat (2015), Restoring Humanity: Synthesis of the Consultation Process for the World Humanitarian Summit. New York, United Nations. |
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| ADDITIONAL NOTES | Co-requisite Study-unit: As Prescribed within NOHA Joint Master's Programme in International Humanitarian Action | ||||||||
| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture, Seminar, Workshop & Simulation | ||||||||
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2024/5. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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