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Cambridge International Development Course
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9:15 – 9:45

30 min

Registration

9:45 – 10:45

60 min

 "Contemporary Development: Thinking critically about current issues"

Given by Dr Emma Mawdsley of the Cambridge University Geography Department

 

10.45 - 11.45 60 min

"Working as an MSF expat in Kachin, northern Myanmar"

Given by Dr Anna Wilkins who studied at Cambridge before working for Medicins Sans Frontieres in Burma

11:45 – 12:00

15 min

Morning Tea

12:00 - 13:00

60 min

"Careers in Development" with Alison Walsham from the careers service

"Can Foreigners Democratize a Country?" with Mark Mullen from Transparency International

"A Society in Transition:
Views of Kuwaiti Youth to Women's Entrance into Politics" given by Nabil Wilf

"Managing emissions in China" given by Zhongbo Bi and Jian Guo of BP Emissions Assets

"Poetry as a Paradigm for Transforming Communities" By Nasreen Rehman

"Small is beautiful"  a workshop on appropriate technology given by Manpreet Singh

13:00 - 14:00

60 min

Lunch and societies fair

14:00 - 15:00

60 min

"Careers in Development" with Alison Walsham from the careers service

"Can Foreigners Democratize a Country?" with Mark Mullen from Transparency International

"The Hero's Journey" with Erica Sosna of The Life Project CIC

"Small is beautiful"  a workshop on appropriate technology given by Manpreet Singh

"Managing emissions in China" given by Zhongbo Bi and Jian Guo of BP Emissions Assets

"Development and democracy" by Alexander Kentikelenis
15:00 - 15:10 10min

 Break

15:10 - 16:10

60 min

"The relation between economic growth and the disease burden" with Domna Michailidou

"How should we practice Micro Finance?" with Antonio Andreoni

"The Hero's Journey" with Erica Sosna of The Life Project CIC

"Experiences of working in rural Africa" with Chris Lee

 "A Society in Transition:
Views of Kuwaiti Youth to Women's Entrance into Politics" given by Nabil Wilf

16:10 - 16:50

40 min

Concluding lecture: "The Global Poverty Project"

Given by Hugh Evans