Course program for professionals working in international development cooperation

2018

© ETH Zurich, Oktober 2017

ChairProf. Dr. Isabel Günther,Dr. Fritz Brugger

Contact and ApplicationETH ZurichNADELClausiusstrasse 37, CLD8092 ZürichSwitzerland

DepartementETH Zurich, Departement of Humanities, Social and Political Sciences

Phone +41 44 632 58 80info@nadel.ethz.chwww.nadel.ethz.ch

For over 20 years, the NADEL Center for Development and Cooperation at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zürich) has been offering specialized courses to professionals working in NGOs, bilateral organizations, international organizations, foundations, and the private sector. In our curriculum we offer both courses on methods and policies for development cooperation, with the aim to contribute to the solution of both local and global development challenges. In order to enable more international participants to join these courses, we have de-signed a selection of courses that will be taught in English. We invite you to register for these courses, where you will have a unique opportunity to engage with other practi-tioners and policy makers, and in particular with the Swiss development cooperation community. Further details about our continuing education program can be found in this brochure. Do not hesitate to contact us should you have any questions. We look forward to seeing you in Zurich in 2018!

Prof. Dr. Isabel GüntherChair of Development Economics

Welcome to NADEL

Overview

AudienceThe NADEL postgraduate program is de-signed to equip graduates with modern methodological expertise as well as prac-tical knowledge in the field of development cooperation. The courses are aimed at professionals from international organ-izations including NGOs, governmental entities, and private companies who would like to acquire additional methods and knowledge to become more accomplished in their daily work.

Aim of the coursesThrough these courses, professionals are able to:• apply methods for the effective man-

agement of development projects and programs,

• integrate the current state of knowl-edge on selected topics of development cooperation into their professional work, and

• actively participate, based on deeper and broader knowledge, in the dis-course of strategic issues of interna-tional development policies.

Course Dates 2018

M4P - Making Markets Work for the PoorClimate Change and DevelopmentVET between Poverty Alleviation and Economic DevelopmentMediation Process Design: Supporting Dialog and NegotiationDisaster Risk Reduction: Assessing Risks & Enhancing Resilience ICT4D - concepts, strategies and good practicesPeace Promotion

26.02. - 02.03.05.03. - 09.03.12.03. - 16.03.09.04. - 13.04.17.04. - 20.04.24.04. - 27.04.22.05. - 25.05.

Climate Change and Development

Duration: 05.03. – 09.03.2018Lecturers: Linn Borgen Nilsen, NADEL Gernot Laganda, World Food Programme Dr. Carmenza Robledo Althaus, ETH Zurich Guest lecturers

Course ObjectiveThe world’s climate is rapidly changing due to global warming, and will continue to do so for decades ahead. Changing climate has an impact on all regions around the world, but poor people in developing countries are most severely affected. Consequently, climate change has taken a lead position on the international development agenda, and there is a growing need for people working in or with developing countries to be familiar with climate change considerations. The course aims to provide the participants with a better understanding of climate change processes and of the development pathways required to meet global and national goals.

Key Topics• Climate change and sustainable development• Implications of climate change for developing countries• International and national policy responses and challenges of climate change

negotiations• Mitigation and adaptation in resource-poor and vulnerable settings• Climate financing• Trade-offs between mitigation, adaptation and development goals

Course fee: CHF 950.-

M4P – Making Markets Work for the Poor

Duration: 26.02. – 02.03.2018Lecturers: Dr. Kenneth Harttgen, NADEL Peter Bissegger, Swisscontact Annick Vollmar, Helvetas Swiss Intercooperation Maja Rüegg, Helvetas Swiss Intercooperation

Course ObjectiveThe training course provides a basic introduction into the concept and methods of the M4P approach. M4P is a systemic approach that attempts to understand and overcome the failure of systems to serve the needs of the poor. Contrary to traditional project approaches, where implementing agencies provide or support services directly to the poor, within M4P an agency acts as a facilitator who aligns key players and key functions of a system to produce sustainable benefits for the poor. As the term M4P indicates, the approach was originally developed to analyze and strengthen market systems and private sector development. Today the approach is also applied for non-market systems and public sector activities.

Key Topics• Enabling environment for private sector development• Strategic framework of the M4P approach• Analyzing and understanding systems and system change• Sustainability of system change• Facilitation of system change• Measurement of M4P interventions• Management of M4P interventions

Course fee: CHF 950.-

Mediation Process Design:Supporting Dialog and Negotiation

Duration: 09.04. - 13.04.2018Lecturers: Dr. Fritz Brugger, NADEL Dr. Simon Mason, ETH Center for Security Studies Guest lecturers

Course ObjectiveThe aim of this course is to gain a basic understanding of dialog, negotiation and medi-ation process design: what are different principles, approaches and questions related to process design that development cooperation practitioners need to be aware of?

Key Topics• Framework: Understand the basic principles of dialog, negotiation and mediation processes and how these methods can be situated in the broader field of develop- ment, in fragile contexts, and peacebuilding• Skills: Practice basic skills of dialogue facilitation and mediation (e.g. simple mediation sequence model, basic communication skills) as they inform the logic of process design• Design approaches: Gain insight into different design approaches to link goal (e.g. relationship building, addressing specific issues, transforming policies and struc- tures) and participation (e.g. community to national level, participants from differ- ent sectors) with other elements of mediation process design (e.g. venue, finances, timing, and third party)• Collaboration: Explore ways for development cooperation actors to improve collaboration with local and international third parties designing and guiding negotiation and mediation processes

Case studies will be used to illustrate the practical use of the various approaches.

Course fee: CHF 950.-

VET between Poverty Alleviation and Economic Development Duration: 12.03. – 16.03.2018Lecturers: Dr. Rudolf Batliner, NADEL Franz Kehl, KEK-Consultants Prof. Dr. Markus Maurer, PHZH

Course ObjectiveRooted in Switzerland’s own unique and strong system, vocational education and training (VET) has been one of the key pillars in Swiss international cooperation ever since its beginnings. After a slack period, VET is back on the agenda of international cooperation. The aim of the module is to strengthen the competence in portfolio management for VET, skills development and labor market policies.

Key Topics• Basic concepts and terms, both in the German-speaking and Anglo-American traditions• Differences and commonalities between VET and neighboring systems• Planning, assessment and counseling of VET interventions with different objec-

tives: economic development, poverty alleviation, creation of self-employment or systems development

• Analysis of VET as a cooperation system of stakeholders with different duties, interests and competencies

• Swissness and specific Swiss strengths in VET: potentials and limitations of trans-ferring the dual VET system to other socio-cultural and economic contexts

• Background, the potential use and the limitations of (national) qualification frameworks

• Half-day visit to important “players” of the Swiss VET landscape

Course fee: CHF 950.-

Disaster Risk Reduction: Assessing Risks and Enhancing ResilienceDuration: 17.04. - 20.04.2018 + 1 day of preparatory workLecturers: Dr. Darcy Molnar, NADEL Dr. Fritz Brugger, NADEL Dr. Daniel Maselli, SDC Swiss NGO DRR platform and guest lecturers

Course ObjectiveTackling disaster risks that arise from climate change, environmental degradation, and natural hazards is a pressing global challenge. Developing countries are par-ticularly vulnerable due to their high dependence on natural resources and their limited coping capacity. Disasters thus pose an increasing challenge to sustainable development and undermine core development priorities. Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) is a systematic approach to identifying and assessing the hazards that trigger disasters, with the aim of reducing socio-economic vulnerabilities. The course will introduce the risk landscape developing countries face, present DRR concepts, and use instructive case studies on integrated DRR projects. Participants will learn to systematically assess risks, vulnerabilities, and how to enhance resilience in commu-nities by applying tools such as the Climate, Environment and Disaster Risk Reduction Integration Guidance (CEDRIG).

Key Topics• Risks associated with climate change, environmental degradation, and natural hazards• Vulnerabilities facing societies as a result of disasters and climate change• Approaches used in Disaster Risk Reduction• Incorporating resilience into development projects and programs• Practical examples of integrated approaches to DRR in development cooperation• Tools and methodologies to integrate DRR into projects or programs

Course fee: CHF 950.-

ICT4D - concepts, strategies and good practices

Duration: 24.04. - 27.04.2018Lecturers: Dr. Fritz Brugger, NADEL Guest lecturers

Course ObjectiveInformation and communication technologies (ICTs) represent the fastest and deepest technical change experienced in international development. By now, they affect every development sector – the work of farmers and micro-entrepreneurs, healthcare workers and microfinance institutions, social mobilization and political change. Yet, the ‘digital dividends’ are unevenly distributed and questions of ‘data justice’ in development are largely unexplored. To close the gap, just greater digital adoption will not be enough. Digital development strategies need to be broader than ICT strategies. This course helps to understand the role of ICTs in development, discusses the existing evidence on the impact of ICT on development, and introduces key concepts and methods for ICT4D practice and strategy.

Key Topics• ICTs and development: the conceptual links• The impact of ICT on development: evidence from research• Digital revolution and its analog foundations• Concepts, strategies and components needed for ICT4D to work• ICT4D and project cycle management• Good practice in implementing ICT4D• Emerging technologies and models relevant for ICT-enabled development

Course fee: CHF 760.-

Peace Promotion

Duration: 22.05. - 25.05.2018Lecturers: Dr. Fritz Brugger, NADEL Dr. Cordula Reimann, Core Guest lecturers

Course ObjectivePeace promotion has become an important area in international cooperation. Development organisations are increasingly confronted with conflict situations and are expected to contribute to the promotion of peace. This course provides an introduction to the topic of «conflict-sensitive» development cooperation. It presents an overview of methodological tools and approaches as well as the operational experiences of the different actors in the promotion of peace. Also, the challenges of conflict-sensitive development cooperation are discussed.

Key Topics• Introduction to the conceptual foundations of conflict-sensitive development coop eration and peace-building• Introduction to the most important instruments such as conflict analysis, Do-No- Harm Approach and ‘Reflecting on Peace Practice’ (RPP)• Current experiences of peace promotion in the practice of international cooperation

Course fee: CHF 760.-

The postgraduate courses at NADEL are taught by our staff, professors from ETH, and by renowned guest lecturers from various international, governmental and non-gov-ernmental development organizations, as well as from the private sector.

Lectures contributing to our courses are associated with:• Agridea• Alliance Sud• Brot für Alle• Caritas• ETH Center for Security Studies (CSS)• ETH Chair of Development Economics (DEC)• ETH Department of Environmental Systems Science (D-USYS)• ETH World Food System Centre (WFSC)• EAWAG Department of Sanitation, Water and Solid Waste for Development (SANDEC)• Helvetas Swiss Intercooperation• Hilfswerk der Evangelischen Kirchen Schweiz (HEKS)• International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)• Solidar Suisse• Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC)• Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO)• Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH)• Swisscontact• United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)• World Health Organization (WHO)

Lecturers

Anna Jäger, Acquisition, Swisscontact

“Attending the NADEL training courses helped me a lot to better understand current debates and thematic fields in development cooperation. In a short time, essential topics and challenges are captured in a nutshell and reflected from various perspectives, such as the private sector, po-litical bodies, churches, NGO’s, research institutions, and others. Having worked in the private sector before, this was very valuable to me and made me even more curious. Not to forget that the NADEL is also a great opportunity to meet amazing people. Thank you very much.”

Manuela Sells-Rohrbach, Program Officer, SDC

“The CAS ETH D&C is the ideal professional develop-ment course to strengthen competence and knowledge in development cooperation. This is due to the successful mixture of method- and policy-oriented modules offering both theory and insights into praxis, as well as the flexible structure which allows for a high degree of personalisa-tion. Interaction with lecturers as well as participants is of great practical value.”

What former participants have to say

Heinz Dünser, Project coordinator Eastern Europe/West Africa

Liechtenstein Development Service (LED)

“The training courses at NADEL were ideal to enhance my knowledge in development cooperation tools especially for participatory project planning and impact measurement. I like to attend the versatile and practical courses to stay informed about the current trends and future challenges of development cooperation. I find particularly valuable the exchange of experiences with other participants, all professionals who are also dealing with various strategies to combat poverty.”

Arjeta Lleshi, Senior National Program Officer

Swiss Cooperation Office Kosovo

“As a development practitioner, being able to respond to different and challenging new trends requires you to have adequate skills and know how. I have attended the NADEL courses several times, first because the topics offered are always addressing the issues and concerns from the developing world and are up to date, and second because they bring interesting examples from different contexts. The division between lecturing and group work is always very well balanced. I hope to get back to NADEL again.”

General information about the courses

RegistrationTo register for the courses, please visit the website http://www.nadel.ethz.ch/education.html.Applications for spring semester courses (February to May) will be accepted as of October 30, 2017.

Class participationThe courses are designed to be participatory, requiring students to be actively engaged in class. Students are also expected to complete course preparation and follow-up materials on the online learning platform. Attendance is mandatory. Class sizes are restricted to 24 participants. Participants receive a confirmation of course attendance.

Admission requirementsParticipants are expected to have at least 24 months of professional experience in topics related to the course they seek admittance to.

CostsThe course fees are CHF 190 per course day attended (i.e., a five day course costs CHF 950). This does not include costs of living in Zurich.

Cancellation termsCancellations occuring two to four weeks before the start of the course will be subject to a cancellation charge equal to 50% of the overall course fee. Any cancellation made later than 2 weeks before the start of the course will be subject to a cancellation charge equal to the full course fee.

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