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Overview

The Joint European Master's Programme in International Humanitarian Action is an inter-university, multidisciplinary postgraduate programme that provides high quality academic education and professional competencies for personnel working or intending to work in the area of humanitarian action.

• Start: Winter semester only
• Application: Application required.
• Taught in: English
• Partner universities: Deusto-Bilbao (Spain), Uppsala (Sweden), University College Dublin (Ireland), Université Catholique de Louvain (Belgium), Université Paul Cézanne Aix-Marseille III, University of Groningen (the Netherlands), York University (Canada). Columbia University, New York (USA), Saint-Joseph University, Beyrouth (Lebanon),Universidade de Brasilia (Brazil), Universitas Gadjah Mada (Indonesia), Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá (Colombia), University of Western Cape (South Africa), Monash Asia Institute, Monash University (Australia)
• Double degree: Joint Degree

Details

This European Inter-University Master's Degree was created in 1993 as result of concerted efforts on the part of the Network on Humanitarian Assistance (NOHA) Universities, working in close collaboration with two Directorates-General of the European Commission: DG for Humanitarian Aid (ECHO) and DG for Education and Culture. The initiative was a response to a growing need for higher educational qualifications specifically suited to addressing complex humanitarian emergencies.

The interdisciplinary programme trains qualified graduates of the humanities and natural sciences with the aim of preparing them for humanitarian work in a practice-oriented way.
The programme aims to impart the necessary skills for the different areas of humanitarian work through research and practical exercises. The programme also aims at providing students with key qualifications like the expertise and ability to understand complex problems in order to develop practical solutions concepts and to participate in their realisation.

The programme is intended for academics as well as practitioners with an academic education who would like to acquire interdisciplinary expert knowledge.
The responsibility for the programme lies with the Institute for Peacekeeping and International Law (IFHV). The faculties of Law, Geography, Social Sciences, and Medicine are also involved. This ensures a wide range of academic content.
The programme focuses on different disciplines: Anthropology, Geopolitics, Law, Medicine, and Management. The interdisciplinary curriculum is complemented by a number of compulsory practical courses (freely electable modules).

Program description

Application

Requirement: You need a counseling interview with the programme´s student counselor before registration. In some Master-Programmes there are more specific requirements. Please contact your student counselor.

Application required. Please contact the student councelor of your programme.

• Online admission times: Winter semester: from june up to july 15th.
• General admission information
• Programme specific admission information

Student Counseling

Lisa Hesse
Building NA, Room 02/36
Tel.: +49 234/32 -27727
E-Mail: Lisa Hesse
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Dr. Ulla Pape (Studienfachberatung)
Building NA, Room 02/34
Tel.: +49 234/32 -28258
E-Mail: Ulla Pape
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Olga Suveyzdis (Studienfachberatung)
Building NA, Room 02/36
Tel.: +49 234/32 -27366
E-Mail: Olga Suveyzdis
Office hour: n.V.
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