Description de la formation

Le Certificate of Advanced Studies (CAS) est une formation postgrade donnée par les hautes écoles et elle équivaut à au moins 10 crédits ECTS. Le CAS Conflict and Fragility Management équivaut à 15 crédits ECTS.

Le Diploma of Advanced Studies (DAS) est une formation postgrade donnée par les hautes écoles et elle équivaut à au moins 30 crédits ECTS. Le DAS Conflict and Fragility Management équivaut à 30 crédits ECTS.

Objectives

• Learn about the impact of protracted crises and conflicts on development policies and practices, to better understand the challenges at stake in your local context
• Acquire strategic management tools to improve your projects and/or formulate new strategies with a conflict-sensitive approach
• Sharpen your professional skills and critical thinking to elaborate innovative solutions and become more agile in decision-making
• Conduct a professional thesis to deepen your expertise and recommend concrete and effective changes in your working environment
• Strengthen your leadership and communication skills to gain influence and better interact with different types of stakeholders in fragile settings
• Expand your professional network to develop synergies and exchange best practices on topics of common interest

Plan de la formation

1 Crédit ECTS correspond à environ 25-30 heures de travail.

Programme

Module 1 (full-time) - CAS-DAS
3 weeks at the Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU) in Doha and 2 weeks online

• Get critical perspectives on key issues related to contemporary peace and security concerns
• Analyse the complex implementation of development processes in fragile contexts
• Rethink projects using strategic management tools, with a conflict-sensitive approach
• Acquire methodological skills to carry out a professional thesis

Module 2 (part-time) - DAS only
4 months at your workplace with e-learning

• Conduct data collection and analysis for your professional thesis
• Write your professional thesis (on a thematic relevant to your work)
• Attend elective e-learning courses on different topics, including on gender

Module 3 (full-time) - DAS only
2,5 weeks in international Geneva

• Strengthen your leadership and communication skills
• Present the findings of your professional thesis to your peers
• Participate in work sessions with public administrations, international organisations and NGOs