6-20 June 2010
For the second year in row, the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy of Tufts University in Boston, Wageningen UR (University & Research centre), and the Dutch Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality (LNV), in cooperation with the Sustainability Challenge Foundation (SCF), organize in the Netherlands a two-week executive education course on Sustainable Development Diplomacy (SDD). With this two-week course participants gain high-quality knowledge and skills in both theory and practice of sustainable development diplomacy.
The purpose of the program is to provide (future) leaders in the public, private or non-profit sectors a combination of theory and practice of sustainable development diplomacy. The course aims at teaching experienced mid-career civil servants and diplomats as well as excellent MSc and PhD students. There will be a selection procedure for the student groups.
“I especially value the opportunity to talk to like minded, inspiring persons with
different backgrounds.”
Heleen Klinkert – Wageningen University, 2009 participant
The course is built on two blocks. The first week consists of lectures, taught by the best experts from the field, self-study hours by the participants, group assignments and case presentations on international politics and policy, law and diplomacy, and negotiation and management. In the second week, participants will join the existing International Programme on the Management of Sustainability (IPMS), which has been organized by SCF in the
Netherlands for more than 16 years, and taught by Fletcher staff and other international faculty . This program consists of negotiation theory and tools, consensus building exercises, simulation games and actual case discussions.
The course takes place on location (Wageningen and Zeist, The Netherlands). Participants are expected to stay in all-inclusive accommodation for the entire two weeks. The venue will fulfill the highest standards in terms of surroundings and comfort.
The Estimated fee: 10,500 Euro for professionals. Accepted students will receive a grant (besides paying a contribution of 250 Euro).