The Summer Institute on Governance & Inclusive Development is an intensive two-weeks post-graduate course. There will be morning and afternoon sessions for all participants from Monday to Friday, including two excursions. 

One excursion to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in The Hague. We will be visiting the Department Sustainable Economic Development with a Presentation on the Practice of Policymaking.

The other excursion will be to UTZ-Certified in Amsterdam. Henk Gilhuis wil be hosting us and showing us around UTZ-Certified. UTZ-certrified UTZ Certified stands for sustainable farming and better opportunities for farmers, their families and our planet. The UTZ program enables farmers to learn better farming methods, improve working conditions and take better care of their children and the environment.

They work with brands to certify their products. UTZ offers brands the possibility to track and trace the coffee, cocoa and tea, from the shelf in the store to the farmer. The UTZ logo ensures that your favorite brand supports sustainable farming.

Objectives

Participants will:

• Learn theorizing, conceptualizing and addressing poverty and wellbeing: what are the approaches, the problems, and the debates
• Gain empirical knowledge of international and national poverty reduction strategies
• Pathways to more inclusive development
• Priorities of the poor & alternative knowledge
• The role of new actors in international development
• Pragmatic skills training applied to own project
• Critical reflection and innovative approaches to poverty and wellbeing
• Obtain and provide feedback with other participants in a focused academic setting and guided by international experts in these topics.