Summer School on Human Development in Uzbekistan 2010
01/07/2010
Summer School on Human Development in Uzbekistan that will take place on September 11-12, 2010 invites your applications.
The idea and holistic vision of Human Development (HD) advocates that the true wealth of a country is in its people. The human beings should be seen as the ends in themselves rather than the means to achieve progress in socio-economic development of a country. The HD concept is about enlarging people’s choices and enhancing their capabilities and freedoms, enabling them to live a long and healthy life, have access to knowledge and a decent standard of living.
The HD phenomenon is in the center of attention of pubic authorities, international organizations, academic society, media and civil society and is taking growing recognition in Uzbekistan. HD paradigm is addressed in UNDP Human Development Reports in Uzbekistan since 1995, and offers an HD teaching for academic research and empirical analysis since 2008.
The main purpose of the Summer School is to equip participants with deep understanding of the human development concept and its aspects. The course will also allow participants to go in-depth into the latest development paradigm and its practical issues.
The Summer School will consist of two parts:
- on-line module, 2 w/h daily (August 1-31, 2010);
- in-residence module, 8 w/h daily (September 11-12, 2010, outside of Tashkent).
The on-line self-learning module helps participants to familiarize with the main theoretical approaches in the area of human development. The module consists of electronic library and on-line forum for discussions moderated by lecturers. Each topic has lectures, additional literature, tests for self-checking and forum for exchange of views with other participants. Each topic is discussed during a certain period of time. Lecturers moderate the forum discussions and evaluate the activity and the quality of answers of each participant. Literature is available in Russian, English and Uzbek, the forum is conducted in Russian. Discussions and the on-line course of the Summer School will be available from August 1, 2010!
The on-line module participants should:
1. study the proposed literature by topics;
2. participate in the on-line forum;
3. prepare a case-study on one of the course’s topics taking into account peculiarities of the region of residence (at the end of the module);
4. take a test (at the end of the module).
The preliminary plan of the on-line module:
Week 1:«Bases of Human Development»
1. Human development concept
2. Measuring human development, Human Development Index
3. Millennium Development Goals and the UN’s role
Week 2:
«Main Aspects of Human Development»
1. Economic growth and human development
2. Living standards and human development
3. Health as a key goal of the human development
4. Education and human development
5. Knowledge economy
Week 3:
«Factors of Human Development»
1. Gender
2. Ecology
3. Human rights Week 4:
«Human Development Concept in Action»
1. Human security
2. Globalization
3. Social inclusion
4. Civil society The best 20 students of the first module will be selected for the in-residence module according to the following criteria:
1. quality of answers and activity in the forum (30% weight);
2. case-study (40% weight);
3. results of the on-line test after completion of the first module (40% weight).
The in-residence module will be conducted outside of Tashkent and will consist of practical exercises and discussions lead by experts and practitioners in the field (from UNDP, academia, and development organizations). Participants are to prepare group presentations.
The best students, judging by the results of both modules, will be awarded with the Summer School completion certificates.
All citizens of Uzbekistan interested in the human development issues are eligible for participation in the Summer School, irrespective of their age and education major. During the interactive module the participants are to be on the territory of Uzbekistan; organizers do not pay the fare of the Uzbek citizens who come from abroad.
Application procedure:
Applicants shall send their CV and a motivation letter (in Russian, Uzbek or English, in a free from) to resource@humandevelopment.uz indicating “Summer School on Human Development in Uzbekistan 2010” in the subject of the message.
Applicants shall also register on the web-site to have an access to the on-line course materials and discussions:
- teachers of higher educational institutions: http://www.humandevelopment.uz/en/teachers/register.php,
- other participants (indicate the university you graduated from/study/will study at) :
http://www.humandevelopment.uz/en/students/register.php.
Application deadline is July 25, 2010.
Looking forward to your applications!