GLODEP

Project: GLODEP - Global Development Policy

Funding scheme: Erasmus Mundus

Involved UNIPV Structure: Dipartimento di Economia e Mangement

UNIPV Team: Prof. Maria Sassi

Total Budget: € 2.888.000,00

UNIPV Budget: € 380.000,00

Project duration: 01/09/2020 -  31/08/2025

Coordinator:  Palacky University Olomouc - Czech Republic

Full Partners: University of Clermont Auvergne - France, University of Pavia - Italy

Associated Partners:

University of Johannesburg - South Africa, Royal University of Bhutan - Bhutan, Universidad Externado de Colombia - Colombia, Universitè Hassan II de Casablanca - Morocco, University of Bethlehem - Bethlehem, International Ataturk-Alatoo University - Kirghizistan, Travaux Publics Sans Frontières - France, People in Need PDCS – Partners for Democratic Change - Slovakia,  EDI Global - Africa and Europe-UK, We World - Italy, Save the Children Italia - Italy

Description:

GLODEP is a multidisciplinary two-year master's program in development studies, with an economic and political perspective. GLODEP has a fixed structure: the first semester at Palacky University (Olomouc, Czech Republic), the second semester at Clermont Auvergne University (Clermont-Ferrand, France), and the third semester at the University of Pavia (Pavia, Italy). The fourth semester is dedicated to an internship or research stay, preferably at one of the consortium's fourteen associate partners (see Academic and Non-academic Associates); and to the writing of the thesis.

The goal of GLODEP is to prepare professionals in the field of development policy and practice. GLODEP provides students with comprehensive knowledge and skills to analyze development problems and to design and promote development policies at national, regional, and international levels.

GLODEP has two distinctive features. First, it links the areas of development studies and development economics, offering insights from economics and other fields, such as geography, environmental studies, and political science. Second, the applied nature of the program is reflected in the course content where the policy dimension is emphasized.

GLODEP enables graduates to work in senior positions (e.g., government policy officers and project managers) in international organizations (e.g., United Nations agencies, World Trade Organization, development banks), non-governmental organizations (e.g., Oxfam and World Vision), and governments (e.g., national development agencies and various ministries), as well as in businesses; with a particular focus on sustainable economic and human development.