This weekend is the last opportunity to apply for the RVI Horn of Africa Course. The course will be held near Mombasa, on the Kenyan coast, from 16 to 22 June.
This message is to draw your attention to the deadline in case you or anyone in your institution is considering applying. The application deadline is Monday 16 April. Late applications will be considered in the event of cancellations. Please contact us urgently if you wish to apply but are unable to do so before the application deadline. The Horn of Africa Course has set a new standard for graduate-level field training in the region. The course covers the historical context of the continuing crisis in the Horn, including recent political and military developments in Somalia. The course is directed by Ken Menkhaus and Mark Bradbury and the 2012 teaching staff includes Sally Healy, Dereje Feyissa, Jatin Dua, Shiferaw Bekele, Christopher Clapham, Terje Østebø, Jabril Abdulle, Lee Cassanelli, Markus Hoehne, Terrence Lyons, Hussein Mahmoud and Laura Hammond. Participants in this and other RVI courses are eligible for three graduate credits in the US university system. Meals, excursions and special events on RVI courses are the occasion for extended conversation between participants and teaching staff, making the event a dawn-to-dusk immersion course covering the complex realities of the Horn. Past participants - including senior diplomats, business people, development workers and researchers from many countries - are liberal in their praise of the course (see FAQ and Testimonials on www.riftvalley.net). With its mix of participants the course is also a prime networking opportunity. The course fee includes a minimum of 40 hours of tuition in a variety of formats, full-board accommodation and local travel for the duration of the course. Course participants are sent introductory readings week by week in the run-up to the course, an up-to-date course book featuring original contributions from leading specialists, and a USB drive with RVI publications and a comprehensive collection of key documents concerning the Horn of Africa. You can apply online for the Horn of Africa Course (or for the RVI Great Lakes Course). There is more information at www.riftvalley.net. Or write to [email protected]. Yours John Ryle Director Rift Valley Institute www.riftvalley.net ________________________________ Unsubscribe / Change Profile Powered by YMLP -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "South Sudan Info - The Kob" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/SouthSudanKob?hl=en.
