New partnerships for growth research in Africa. Brookings Institute event summary, February 2010.

Beijing Statement on Women in Science. Report from Fourth General Assembly of the Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World (OWSDW) [formerly Third World Organization for Women in Science (TWOWS)] held in Beijing, China, June 27-30, 2010.

International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Internship Awards

The main goal of the Internship Awards is to provide exposure to research for international development through a program of training in research management and grant administration under the guidance of IDRC program staff. Internships are designed to provide hands-on learning experiences in research program management - in the creation, dissemination and utilization of knowledge from an international perspective. 

Deadline: September 12, 2010

Second Science with Africa Conference: Science, Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Summary of Conference Proceedings, June 23-25, 2010 - Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Medals for Research on Development

The Medals are a competitive award program administered and supported by the Global Development Network (GDN) for outstanding completed research work in specific themes related to contemporary development issues.

Application deadline: October 18, 2010

Job: Director of Royal Tropical Institute (KIT) Development Policy & Practice

This department specialises in international health, education, social development and gender equity, and sustainable economic development. It is a multidisciplinary department conducting research, post-graduate education and advisory work. KIT Development Policy & Practice is looking for a Director who will manage the department and its continuous efforts to enhance internal efficiency and quality of output.

Closing date: August 15, 2010

Training course: Introduction to European Framework Programme with special focus on social sciences and humanities 

The aim of this training course organised by the European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI) is to introduce the key aspects of the European Framework Programme. It intends to develop skills of project officers or administrators so that can provide basic information and support services to research teams in their organisations.

Date: November 25-26, 2010
Venue: EADI Headquarters, Bonn, Germany
Participation fee is 650 EUR. There is a special discount of 100 EUR for EADI members and partners and also for students with valid student ID.

Masterclass: Funding For Research on Development and International Cooperation Issues  

The funding landscape for research is becoming more complex and competitive for research institutions. This masterclass organised by the European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI) offers a platform for learning and information exchange for research managers, fundraising officers and administrators.    

Date: October 21-22, 2010
Venue: EADI Headquarters, Bonn, Germany
Participation fee is 650 EUR. There is a special discount of 100 EUR for EADI members and partners and also for students with valid student ID.

Nordic Africa Development Policy Forum. The Nordic Africa Institute (NAI) invites everyone with an interest in African development to participate in an open Nordic policy debate. You can read articles and contribute your comments on a series of important issues.

Danida Development Days 2010 - documentation. Presentations, list of participants, photos and video documentation from this event held on June 8-9, 2010 in Copenhagen is now available.

Social and Political Dimensions of the Global Crisis: Implications for Developing Countries. Report of the UNRISD Conference in Geneva, November 12-13, 2009.

Population growth and its implications for ACP rural development. Report from 16th Brussels Development Briefing, which examined the current state and future projections of Population growth at global and regional levels and the main issues and challenges involved from a development perspective. January 27, 2010.

EuroCenters kursuskatalog 2010 [in Danish]. EuroCenter tilbyder målrettede kurser om ansøgningsteknik, økonomi, kontrakter og koordinatorrollen i FP7-projekter på både dansk og engelsk.

Presentation from the Side-event at the European Development Days 2009: The MDGs and Beyond: European Development Co-operation (EDC) in a Changing World. By Andy Sumner, Institute of Development Studies in the UK.

Globalisation and the higher education: what might the future bring? OECD Programme on Institutional Management in Higher Education (IMHE) Newsletter, December 2009. 

Reframing the Aid Debate

The Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS) has launched a new blog discussion called ”Reframing the aid debate”, which seeks to stimulate a critical and constructive debate of international development cooperation. A number of researchers and practitioners have been asked to provide their thoughts on the subject; however, everyone is invited to partake in the discussion.

Fremtidens Udviklingspolitik [in Danish]. Reminder. Det er stadig muligt at deltage i debatten om fremtidens udviklingspolitik ved at skrive et indlæg på Udenrigsministeriets hjemmeside.

EU-Africa Strategic Partnership

The joint strategic document and information about the EU-Africa Summit held in Lissabon in December 2007 are available on the website of the European Commission.

Environment & Poverty Times 05. Periodic publication by UNEP/GRID-Arendal, May 2008.

21st Century Research Collaboration Workshop. Report from workshop organised by Environment Research Funders Forum and UK Collaborative on Development Sciences, October 9, 2009, by Linda Waldman, Institute of Development Studies. The workshop discussed how funders can organise research that is rigorous, more globally constructed, user-oriented, capacity enhancing and, ultimately, more influential.

Eliminating World Poverty: Building Our Common Future. Report of the DFID Conference on the Future of International Development held in March 2009, April 2009.

European Perspectives on International Development. Report of seminar hosted in April 2009 by Spanish partner organisations of the European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI) – FRIDE, Real Instituto Elcano, CIDOB and ICEI – dealing with a wide variety of topics in international cooperation and development studies.

How does international migration affect ACP rural development? Report from 8th Brussels Development Briefing convened by CTA and other partners on December 11, 2008.

New Drivers, New Players in ACP rural development. Report from 6th Brussels Development Briefing convened by the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA) and other partners on July 2, 2008.

Microcredit: a new approach to development. The conference arranged by Women In Development Europe (WIDE) shed light on the pros and cons of microcredit and its impact on women and gender relations.

Science with Africa. Presentations, recommendations, final report etc. from the conference in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on March 3 – 7, 2008. The conference was organized by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), the African Union Commission (AUC) and their partners. About 800 participants including legislators, politicians, policymakers, scientists, the private sector and civil society organizations attended.

Danida Development Days - session papers. The session papers from Danida Development Days held on June 8-9, 2009 in Eigtveds Pakhus in Copenhagen.

High Level Policy Forum - After 2015: Promoting Pro-poor Policy after the MDGs. A High Level Policy Forum organised by DFID, ActionAid, DSA, EADI and IDS - in partnership with The Broker took place on 23 June 2009 in Brussels. The dossier contains interviews, stories and videos of the event.

Devtrain online. The EADI Training Database was recently updated

The European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI) Training Database allows you to search for post- and undergraduate programmes and training courses with a focus on development issues from 28 European countries.

Details are provided on the programme's objectives and themes, its location and costs, plus full contact details and links to the associated organisation.

Whither EC Aid? European Centre for Development Policy Management (ECDPM) and Action Aid International (AAI) compendium, September 2009.

Dokumentation fra Café-debat om fremtidens udviklingspolitik [in Danish]. Se video snapshots fra Caféen afholdt af Udenrigsministeriet den 6. oktober 2009.

After the G.20 Summit: What Prospects for Global Development? World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) Angle newsletter, by Wim Naude, April 2009.

Council conclusions: Policy coherence for development. Weblog by the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA) on the 2974th External Relations Council meeting held in Brussels on November 17, 2009, where policy coherence for development was discussed and conclusions on this issue were adopted.

Nyt forskningssamarbejde på vej i Ghana [in Danish]. Du kan læse om Det Rådgivende Forskningsfaglige Udvalgs (FFU) nyligt afsluttede besøg i Ghana på Udenrigsministeriets hjemmeside.