The fifth International Conference, ICT, for development, education and training will be hosted by eLearning Africa from May 26-28, 2010 in Lusaka, Zambia. It is the continent's largest annual assembly of e-learning and education professionals from Africa and beyond. The deadline for submitting papers is December 14th 2009...

Leaders for Democracy Fellows Programme, Each year, we host 20 - 25 young people from the Middle East and North Africa who have an interest in learning more about democracy through academic coursework on the University campus in Syracuse and practical internships in Washington DC. The program starts each March and lasts for 12 weeks...

The Program of African Studies and the University Press of Northwestern University invite applications for a Post-Doctoral Fellowship generously supported by the Mellon Foundation. Applications are invited from Africa-based scholars who have completed their PhD in African universities within the past five years...

Developments in ICT, adult learning and professional development demand that these will in future become standard requirements for trainers and curriculum developers. They are also useful skills to take forward the work of our network, through on-line, virtual means. AMDIN therefore strongly encourage staff in our African MDIs to use these opportunities for self-development...

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The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) announced its suite of e-Learning Courses for 2009. These courses are designed for professionals from government ministries, public or private entities involved with finance and trade issues, as well as for academics studying these issues, employees of international organisations, NGO-officials and interested individuals...

The Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine in association with the Graduate School of Public and Development Management (P&DM) at the University of the Witwatersrand and Medecins Sans Frontiers is offering a Diploma in Humanitarian Assistance from 20 July to 28 August 2009 in Johannesburg. The programme consists of core modules on key humanitarian issues plus a choice of specialist modules, which are: Public Health in Humanitarian Emergencies Technical Support in Humanitarian Emergencies Policy, Advocacy, Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law The course is designed and taught by experts from leading NGOs, international organisations and academic institutions...

Australian Habitat Studies is organising an International Executive Workshop (Short Course) to be held in Thailand, New Zealand & Australia for the period 19 July - 1 August 2009 Theme: Leadership and Good Governance. For further information see: http://www.aushs.com/