Since October 2013 RedR is increasing its capacity building initiatives in the Middle East in response to the humanitarian crisis in Syria and is thus committed to develop the knowledge and skills of staff working for international and local humanitarian agencies working in the region.

RedR is therefore able to offer tailor-made courses to agencies in the following subject areas:

• Safety and Security (Personal Safety and Security, Management of Staff Safety, Crisis Management);

• Project Cycle Management (Proposal Writing, Report Writing, Needs Assessments, Monitoring and Evaluation, Project Management, People Management, Distance Management);

• Humanitarian Practice (Humanitarian Standards and Principles, Do No Harm, Sphere, Humanitarian Leadership, Humanitarian Accountability Partnership, Emergency Coordination, Rapid Needs Assessment, Conflict Sensitive Programming);

• Staff Welfare (Individual Stress Management, Psychological First Aid, Team Building, Building Resilience in Organizations);

• Disaster Management and Risk Reduction;

• Technical Training (WASH, Shelter, Camp Coordination and Management, Field Logistics);

• Training of Trainers

For more information, to discuss course content, or for a quote, please contact us by writing to middle.east@redr.org.uk

For more information, to discuss course content, or for a quote, please contact us by writing to middle.east@redr.org.uk

Since October 2013 RedR is increasing its capacity building initiatives in the Middle East in response to humanitarian crisis in Syria and is thus committed to develop the knowledge and skills of staff working for international and local humanitarian agencies working in the region.

RedR is therefore able to offer tailor-made courses to agencies in Arabic in the following subject areas:

-Project Cycle Management (Proposal Writing, Report Writing, Needs Assessments, Monitoring and Evaluation, Project Management, People Management, Distance Management)

-Humanitarian Practice (Humanitarian Standards and Principles, Do No Harm, Sphere, Humanitarian Leadership, Humanitarian Accountability Partnership, Emergency Coordination, Rapid Needs Assessment, Conflict Sensitive Programming)

-Disaster Management and Risk Reduction;

-Camp Coordination and Management;

-Training of Trainers

For more information, to discuss course content, or for a quote, please contact us by writing to middle.east@redr.org.uk

For more information, to discuss course content, or for a quote, please contact us by writing to middle.east@redr.org.uk

KEY OBJECTIVES:

• To equip participants with the methods to develop and scale up interventions for people with mental disorders in low resource settings
• To enhance the leadership skills needed to scale up mental health care programs and promote the human rights of people affected by mental disorders

WHO IS THE COURSE FOR?

The course is designed for people who are committed to improving care for those with mental disorders and promoting their human rights, particularly in settings where mental health resources are scarce. Prior expertise in a clinical specialty related to mental health is not essential.

COURSE METHODS:

The course teaching methods include resource materials, classroom lectures, case studies of scaled up programs in mental health and other health areas, and participant presentations. A core component of the course is guided group work spread through the two weeks, which is aimed at developing a population-based mental health program for settings chosen by participants to reflect a diversity of contexts.

COURSE FACILITATORS:

NOHA AHMED SABRY EL SAID,PROFESSOR OF PSYCHIATRY, CAIRO UNIVERSITY

Dr. El Said is currently chairing the research unit in the General Secretariat of Mental Health and Addiction Treatment in Egypt. She has also worked as a consultant through UNICEF on many projects to train and develop expertise in working with the street children in Egypt.

ABHIJIT NADKARNI,CONSULTANT ADDICTIONS PSYCHIATRIST AND EPIDEMIOLOGIST, SANGATH, GOA, INDIA

Dr. Nadkarni’s special interest is in global mental health, and he is the co-program leader of the Leadership in Mental Health course in India. He is currently leading projects exploring the long-term outcomes in alcohol use disorders and developing interventions for people with alcohol problems and their family members.

HASSAN ZAKY,PROFESSOR OF PSYCHOLOGY, AUC

Currently, Dr. Zaky is a professor in the Psychology Unit of AUC’s Department of Sociology, Anthropology, Psychology and Egyptologyand a research scholar at the Social Research Center. He hasinterest and experience in research design and data analysis inpublic health and evaluation of health systems.

KHALED SAEED,CONSULTANT PSYCHIATRIST

Currently working as regional advisor for mental health and substance abuse in the Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office of the World Health Organization, he has interest and experience in development and evaluation of mental health policies, mental health systems and services, as well as managing operations for mental health and psychosocial support in complex emergencies. Dr. Saeed has 20 years of experience as a consultant psychiatrist.

REHAM ALY,CONSULTANT PSYCHIATRIST

Currently the director of the training department at the General Secretariat of Mental Health in the Egyptian Ministry of Health, she has substantial expertise in the field of management of mental health. In addition, Dr. Aly is the founder and president of the Egyptian Association of Cognitive Behavior Therapy.

SALLY IBRAHIM NOBY, PSYCHIATRY SPECIALIST

Currently the director of therapeutic affairs at the General Secretariat of Mental Health and Addiction in the Egyptian Ministry of Health. Dr. Noby was the general manager of the General Administration of Councils’ affairs at the National Health Council, Egypt 2014. She also has a broad experience in mental health law, legalizations, policies and procedures of mental health act in Egypt.

NANCY BARON,DIRECTOR, PSYCHO-SOCIAL SERVICES AND TRAINING INSTITUTE IN CAIRO (PSTIC)

PSTIC is a community-based project wherein refugees are trained to assist their communities. Since 1989, Dr Baron has provided consultation assessment, training, program design and development, research and evaluation for UN organizations, international and local NGOs in community and family-focused psychosocial and mental health initiatives for emergency-affected populations around the world.

LAILA EL-ZEINI, PROFESSOR OF STATISTICS, CAIRO UNIVERSITY

Dr. El-Zeini is currently working as adjunct research faculty at AUC’s Social Research Center, her primary area of research is demography and social statistics.

JULIAN EATON, PSYCHIATRIST

Dr. Eaton is a senior mental health adviser for CBM and coordinator of their global technical working group on community mental health. His work involves engaging with governments and other service providers to strengthen mental health systems, a process that is strongly linked to the World Health Organization’s mhGAP program, which CBM has been a key supporter of since its inception. He has published on issues related to scaling up mental health services in low income countries and empowerment of service users.

KATE ELLIS, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF PSYCHOLOGY, AUC / COORDINATOR, LEADERSHIP IN MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM, EMR

Dr. Ellis is also a clinical psychologist, specializing in working with populations experiencing political conflict in the Middle East. She is also specializing in working with refugees and is currently carrying out empirical research with Sudanese refugees in Cairo, investigating the cultural appropriateness and effectiveness of therapeutic interventions delivered by fellow refugees.

HISHAM RAMY, PROFESSOR OF PSYCHIATRY, THE INSTITUTE OF PSYCHIATRY, FACULTY OF MEDICINE, AIN SHAMS UNIVERSITY

Professor Ramy is the secretary-general of mental health in the Ministry of Health, Egypt. Prior to this, he was the Secretary General of the National Council of Mental Health entitled with applying policies and regulations for psychiatry services. He is also the vice president of the Asian Federation of Psychiatry.

OYE GUREJE, PROFESSOR OF PSYCHIATRY AND DIRECTOR, WHO, COLLABORATING CENTRE FOR RESEARCH AND TRAININGIN MENTAL HEALTH, NEUROSCIENCE AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE, DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHIATRY, UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN, NIGERIA

Dr. Gureje is also a Fellow of the Academy of Science. Since 2010 he has been the Project Director of a pioneering Mental Health Leadership and Advocacy Program at the University of Ibadan, a component of which is the annual Leadership Training that has been attended by about 140 participants from nine countries across Africa.

AMINA LOTFY, PSYCHIATRIST

Dr. Lotfy is the director of Information Technology Department at the General Secretariat of Mental Health in the Egyptian Ministry of Health. Dr. Lotfy has earned her MBA degree from American University in Cairo, 2014. During her career path within the General Secretariat of Mental Health, she participated in the foundation of the National Drug Observatory and many other projects in collaboration with the World Health Organization and other NGO’s.

FEES:

The course fees (including all materials, but not including room and board) are:

• Residents of Egypt: $700
• Residents of other low-income countries (as defined by World Bank): $800
• Residents of middle-income countries: $1000
• Residents of high-income countries: $1500

RULES FOR DEDUCTION OF FEES FOLLOWING CANCELLATION OF REGISTRATION:

• Three months before commencement of course - 25 percent of fees will be deducted
• One month before commencement of course - 50 percent of fees will be deducted

For further inquiries, please contact Kate Ellis or Souhair Dahdaleh on leadershipmh@aucegypt.edu

SCHOLARSHIPS:

In terms of funded places, they are limitedbut available on a merit basis for those who cannot find alternative funding. The funded places do not include transport or accommodation though, they are the waiver of the fee.

To apply for these please send a CV and covering letter explaining how the course will be useful and if you are able to cover the additional costs (not including the course fee). The deadline for application for the funded places is July 30th and should be sent to leadershipmh@aucegypt.edu

Please contact Dr.Kate Ellis or Souhair Dahdaleh on leadershipmh@aucegypt.edu

This course is intended for practitioners from national governments, international inter-governmental organizations (IGOs), and national and inter-national non-governmental organizations (NGOs), working with migrants and refugees in urban settings. It is also for junior researchers, undergraduates and post-graduates in social sciences working on topics related to migrants and refugees.

The course will provide essential tools and techniques needed to conduct research and needs-assessments with displaced populations. It will help participants:

· Identify the appropriate research methods for their target groups and subject matter.

· Select the appropriate sample frame/s and sampling techniques.

· Create research tools to reflect the aims and objectives of the research.

· Consider the contextual limitations and challenges in conducting research with migrants and refugees.

· Understand the ethical considerations vis-à-vis interaction with respondents.

The course will cover mixed research methods with an emphasis on qualitative techniques namely: Focus Group Discussions, Semi-Structured Interviews, in-depth interviews and ethnographies. It will lay out the pros and cons of the different methods and sampling techniques. It will discuss in-depth the implications of reflexivity on the data collection, analysis and outcomes. It will also look at ethical considerations and challenges in conducting research with beneficiaries.

The course includes lectures and application of methods. Participants will be expected through a group project to apply one of the research methods through a practical exercise with refugee and migrant respondents in Egypt on a topic of interest.

Requirements:A minimum knowledge of displacement and migration terminologies is a requirement for the course participation. Knowledge of research is not required.
About the Instructor:Sara Sadek is a PhD Candidate at the Center for Applied Human Rights at the Politics Department at the University of York, UK. She obtained her B.A in Political Science at the American University in Cairo (AUC) in 2003 and her M.A in Refugee Studies at the University of East London (UEL) in UK in 2007. She is currently a consultant and trainer in the field of migration and protection in Egypt and MENA region. She has lead and participated in a series of medium to large-scale needs assessments and research projects using quantitative and qualitative methods including: large-scale surveys, focus group discussions, interviews and ethnographies. She worked as a researcher and consultant for international organizations and academic institutions. To name a few: Center for Migration and Refugee Studies (CMRS) at the American University in Cairo (AUC), the International Organization for Migration (IOM), United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Save the Children International (SC), Swiss Development Cooperation, the University of East London, the French Institute for the Near East (IFPO), Duke University, and Center for Applied Human Rights at the University of York, UK. Research topics covered: Libyan migrants, civil society-state relations, trafficking and smuggling, mixed migratory flows, domestic labor, unaccompanied minors, survivors of Sexual and Gender-based Violence, Diaspora and transnational communities, child protection, livelihoods and socio-economic rights, citizenship, narratives of displacements and transitional justice.

Eligibility for all courses:

Requirements:These courses are offered for undergraduate and postgraduate students, and researchers as well as practitioners working with migrants and refugees. A minimum knowledge of displacement and migration terminologies and context is a requirement for participation in any of the three courses.

All courses are conducted in English and no translation facilities are provided. Participants should have a sufficient command of the English language. Each course will run from 9 am till 5pm for five days.

Interested applicants can apply for one course or for all the three courses.

Number of Participants: minimum of 12 in each course

NB: Non- Egyptian applicants are strongly encouraged to apply early in order to have enough time to obtain their visa.

2. Dates and Location:CMRScourses will take place between Sunday 24^th of January and 11^th of February at the AUC Tahrir Campus in Downtown Cairo. The exact location and room numbers will be forwarded to accepted participants before the start of the courses.

Application Information:

To apply for the courses:

1. Fill out the application form. The form is available on CMRS website: http://www.aucegypt.edu/GAPP/cmrs/outreach/Pages/ShortCourses.aspx
2. Send the application form to cmrscourses@aucegypt.edu with your most recent C.V; Att. Ms. Naseem Hashim

Applicants may apply to and be accepted in more than one course. Please do not hesitate to contact cmrscourses@aucegypt.edu if you have any difficulty with the application process.
Applicants accepted for the course will be notified by email within a week after the deadline for submitting the application.

Fees and Scholarship:

The fee for each course is $ 500. Participants are expected to pay a 30% of the total fees ($150) as a deposit.Please pay attention to the deposit deadline and kindly note that the deposit is non-refundable. More information on payment method will be provided to accepted participants.

Tuition fees will cover course material and two coffee breaks per course day. All participants are kindly requested to secure their visa and organise and cover expenses for their travel to and from Egypt, as well as their accommodation and local transportation in Egypt.

Independent researchers and students can apply for the limited number of scholarships. Scholarships are not intended for participants who can be funded by their own institutions.

The course will provide post-graduate students, international agency staff, NGO workers, lawyers and others working with refugees or interested in refugee issues with an introduction to the international legal framework which governs the protection of refugees. Through lectures, case studies and small group discussions, course participants will learn about the basic features of international refugee law through the lens of the 1951 Refugee Convention, looking at the elements of the definition(s) of "refugee," who is excluded from the definition, the role of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the process by which refugee status is determined, the rights of refugees under international law, the ethical and professional obligations of those representing refugees, and other issues of refugee policy. A background in law is useful but not required.

About the Instructor:Parastou Hassouri has previously taught international refugee law at the American University of Cairo and has extensive experience in the field of international refugee law and refugee and immigrant rights and migration policy. Most recently, She has been serving as a consultant with the Refugee Status Determination (RSD) Unit at the UNHCR office in Ankara, Turkey. Her previous consultancies with the UNHCR have been at the Zaatari Refugee Camp in Jordan and the UNHCR office in Moscow. Parastou has also done extensive research in the field of refugee and migration law. As a researcher/consultant for the Geneva-based NGO Global Detention Project, she conducted research on the issue of the migration-related detention in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries. She also conducted research on the resettlement of Iraqi refugees out of the Middle East to third countries for the New York City-based NGO, Human Rights First. Her previous experience includes working as a Legal Advisor and Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Focal Point at Africa and Middle East Refugee Assistance (AMERA) in Cairo. Her experience in the United States includes serving as an Attorney Advisor at the Immigration Courts of New York City and Los Angeles and working as an immigration attorney in private practice in New York City. In addition, she designed and directed the Immigrant Rights Project at the American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey, where she focused on responding to ethnic profiling and other forms of anti-immigrant backlash in the United States in the aftermath of the attacks of September 11.

Eligibility for all courses:

Requirements:These courses are offered for undergraduate and postgraduate students, and researchers as well as practitioners working with migrants and refugees. A minimum knowledge of displacement and migration terminologies and context is a requirement for participation in any of the three courses.

All courses are conducted in English and no translation facilities are provided. Participants should have a sufficient command of the English language. Each course will run from 9 am till 5pm for five days.

Interested applicants can apply for one course or for all the three courses.

Number of Participants: minimum of 12 in each course

NB: Non- Egyptian applicants are strongly encouraged to apply early in order to have enough time to obtain their visa.

2. Dates and Location:CMRScourses will take place between Sunday 24^th of January and 11^th of February at the AUC Tahrir Campus in Downtown Cairo. The exact location and room numbers will be forwarded to accepted participants before the start of the courses.

Deadlines for submitting application for all courses are:

· 15th of December, 2015

· Deadline for paying course deposit (30% of the course’s fee- 150$) is 31st of December, 2015

Application Information:

To apply for the courses:

1. Fill out the application form. The form is available on CMRS website: http://www.aucegypt.edu/GAPP/cmrs/outreach/Pages/ShortCourses.aspx
2. Send the application form to cmrscourses@aucegypt.edu with your most recent C.V; Att. Ms. Naseem Hashim

Applicants may apply to and be accepted in more than one course. Please do not hesitate to contact cmrscourses@aucegypt.edu if you have any difficulty with the application process.
Applicants accepted for the course will be notified by email within a week after the deadline for submitting the application.

Fees and Scholarship:

The fee for each course is $ 500. Participants are expected to pay a 30% of the total fees ($150) as a deposit.Please pay attention to the deposit deadline and kindly note that the deposit is non-refundable. More information on payment method will be provided to accepted participants.

Tuition fees will cover course material and two coffee breaks per course day. All participants are kindly requested to secure their visa and organise and cover expenses for their travel to and from Egypt, as well as their accommodation and local transportation in Egypt.

Independent researchers and students can apply for the limited number of scholarships. Scholarships are not intended for participants who can be funded by their own institutions.

This short course analyzes the causes of the current refugee and migration crisis in the Euro-Mediterranean region, the manifestation and expression of the experience across the region, the ensuing consequences, and the range and effectiveness of law and policy responses. The course is useful for those working in international, national, and non-governmental organizations that engage with migration and asylum issues, particularly those working in the Euro-Mediterranean region, and to post-graduate students in migration and refugee studies, Middle East and Euro-Mediterranean studies, as well as in related fields. Through lectures, case studies, and discussions, this one-week intensive course provides a rigorous critical overview of the current migration and refugee crisis and its short and long-term regional implications. Questions explored include: What are the political, economic, environmental, social, and cultural drivers of the current migration? Issues considered include conflict, governance, human rights, underdevelopment, inequality, demography, labor markets, climate change, desertification, drought, religious and ethnic discrimination, and xenophobia. What are the projected trends in these areas? How effective are international and regional laws and policies in ensuring that migration and asylum processes are orderly and humane? Do laws and policies logically flow from what we know of the origins of this migration, the present reality, and projections for coming migrations? If not, what measures could move us towards greater effectiveness? These questions are explored through regional case studies, including migration from Syria, Iraq, Libya, and Yemen; migration from the Horn of Africa and the Sahel transiting through North Africa and the Middle East towards Europe; intersection with ongoing migration from the Balkans and Eastern Europe; and responses in transit and destination states in North Africa, the Middle East, and Europe. A background in international relations, political science, or international law is useful but not required for participation.

About the Instructors:

Ibrahim Awad is Professor of Global Affairs and Director of the Center for Migration and Refugee Studies at the American University in Cairo. He has worked for the League of Arab States, the United Nations, and the International Labour Organization, holding positions of Secretary of the Commission, UN-ESCWA; Director, ILO Sub-regional Office for North Africa; and Director, ILO International Migration Programme. Dr Awad is a political scientist and political economist and his research interests and publications encompass international migration, employment, human and labour rights, development, politics and political transitions in the Middle East and North Africa, international relations, global governance and European integration.

Usha Natarajan is Assistant Professor of Law and Associate Director of the Center for Migration and Refugee Studies at the American University in Cairo. Her research and publications are multidisciplinary, utilizing third world and postcolonial approaches to international law to provide an interrelated understanding of the relationship between international law and issues of development, migration, environment and conflict. Dr Natarajan explores the interplay of these issues globally and in the Arab region. Prior to joining AUC in 2010, she worked with various international organizations including UNDP, UNESCO and the World Bank on law reform initiatives in Asia.

Eligibility for all courses:

Requirements:These courses are offered for undergraduate and postgraduate students, and researchers as well as practitioners working with migrants and refugees. A minimum knowledge of displacement and migration terminologies and context is a requirement for participation in any of the three courses.

All courses are conducted in English and no translation facilities are provided. Participants should have a sufficient command of the English language. Each course will run from 9 am till 5pm for five days.

Interested applicants can apply for one course or for all the three courses.

Number of Participants: minimum of 12 in each course

NB: Non- Egyptian applicants are strongly encouraged to apply early in order to have enough time to obtain their visa.

2. Dates and Location:CMRScourses will take place between Sunday 24^th of January and 11^th of February at the AUC Tahrir Campus in Downtown Cairo. The exact location and room numbers will be forwarded to accepted participants before the start of the courses.

Deadlines for submitting application for all courses are:

· 15th of December, 2015

· Deadline for paying course deposit (30% of the course’s fee- 150$) is 31st of December, 2015

Application Information:

To apply for the courses:

1. Fill out the application form. The form is available on CMRS website: http://www.aucegypt.edu/GAPP/cmrs/outreach/Pages/ShortCourses.aspx
2. Send the application form to cmrscourses@aucegypt.edu with your most recent C.V; Att. Ms. Naseem Hashim

Applicants may apply to and be accepted in more than one course. Please do not hesitate to contact cmrscourses@aucegypt.edu if you have any difficulty with the application process.
Applicants accepted for the course will be notified by email within a week after the deadline for submitting the application.

Fees and Scholarship:

The fee for each course is $ 500. Participants are expected to pay a 30% of the total fees ($150) as a deposit.Please pay attention to the deposit deadline and kindly note that the deposit is non-refundable. More information on payment method will be provided to accepted participants.

Tuition fees will cover course material and two coffee breaks per course day. All participants are kindly requested to secure their visa and organise and cover expenses for their travel to and from Egypt, as well as their accommodation and local transportation in Egypt.

Independent researchers and students can apply for the limited number of scholarships. Scholarships are not intended for participants who can be funded by their own institutions.

eLearning Africa is the key networking event for ICT enhanced development, education and training in Africa. As the largest conference of its kind, the three-day event is a must for those wanting to develop multinational, cross-industry partnerships and contacts whilst sharing knowledge and learning new skills.

Taking place in Cairo, Egypt, the 11^th eLearning Africa will bring together decision makers and practitioners from across the education, business and public sectors to debate, share and take action on all themes surrounding access, openness, skills, pedagogy, sustainable development, best practice and more.

About

Meeting the networking needs of the pan-African eLearning and distance education sector, the annual eLearning Africa conference is the key networking venue for practitioners and professionals from Africa and all over the world.

Main Facts:

• eLearning Africa is the largest gathering of eLearning and ICT supported education and training professionals in Africa, enabling participants to develop multinational and cross-industry contacts and partnerships, as well as to enhance their knowledge, expertise and abilities.
• At eLearning Africa 2015, 1,389 education and training practitioners, experts, researchers, newcomers and providers from 68 countries gathered during the three conference days at the African Union Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. 83% of the participants came from sub-Saharan Africa. The conference programme featured the work of 249 speakers addressing all forms of technology-enhanced learning and including a rich mix of themes, topics and a variety of session formats.
• Delegates are high-level policy and decision makers and practitioners from education, business and government - the three key areas driving eLearning adoption and innovation.
• The conference programme includes plenary sessions with world-class experts, smaller presentation and special focus sessions, practical demonstrations and debates on specific topics, as well as various informal networking opportunities in which practitioners share their experiences, ideas, new information and perspectives. The conference is held in**English, French and Arabic**.
• An exhibition and demonstration area accompanies the programme, where leading international eLearning manufacturers, suppliers and service providers present their latest products and services. Every year, participants evaluate the exhibition as a critical meeting point for professional interaction within the conference.
• A full-day programme of workshops conducted by leading eLearning practitioners precedes the event. These small, intensive sessions offer attendees a unique opportunity to fine-tune their skills and acquire new ones.
• A number of special events take place alongside the conference, such as product launches, special interest group get-togethers, sponsored workshops, best practice showcases and meetings.

Theme 2016: Making Vision Reality

Africa is on the move. African economies are growing. Governments and businesses are looking at the future with optimism. The African Union has set out its Vision 2063, a view of what Africa might look like in fifty years. But how can vision be turned into reality? How can Africa be truly transformed? How can education and technology contribute to the transformation? And what role could a transformed Africa play in shaping tomorrow's world?

eLearning Africa 2016 will look at the role education and technology are playing in achieving the African Union's vision of a "transformed continent". How can we accelerate the pace of change? What needs to be done? What resources are available? How can vision become reality?

Please visit at https://icwe-secretariat.com/elearning-africa/registration.php

Course Description:

Taking the contemporary migration ‘crisis’ as a starting point, this short course explores ways in which the mobile gendered subject is being made visible as an object of knowledge. It provides a critical overview of recent social science debates on the gender-migration nexus with a focus on trafficking, labor, humanitarianism and the social. Given the intensity of contemporary mobilities, expulsions, displacements, through lectures, case studies and discussions, this seminar raises questions concerning the costs, effects and possibilities of particular knowledge producing strategies.

About the Instructor:

Martina Rieker is the Director of the Institute of Gender and Women’s Studies at the American University in Cairo. She regularly teaches graduate seminars on Gender and Migration. She is the co-founder and co-ordinator of the Shehr Comparative Urban Landscapes Network. Her research interests encompass gender , mobilities, political economy . critical geographies, methodologies and urbanism.

Requirements: These courses are offered for undergraduate and postgraduate students, and researchers as well as practitioners working with migrants and refugees. A minimum knowledge of displacement and migration terminologies and context is a requirement for participation in any of the three courses.

All courses are conducted in English and no translation facilities are provided. Participants should have a very good command of the English language. Each course will run from 9 am till 5pm for five days.

Interested applicants can apply for one course or for all the three courses.

Number of Participants: minimum of 12 in each course

NB: Non- Egyptian applicants are strongly encouraged to apply early in order to have enough time to obtain their visa.

2.Dates and Location: CMRS courses will take place between Sunday 22^nd of May and 9^th of June at the AUC Tahrir Campus in Downtown Cairo. The exact location and room numbers will be forwarded to accepted participants before the start of the courses.

Application Information:

To apply for the courses:

1. Fill out the application form. The form is available on CMRS website: http://www.aucegypt.edu/GAPP/cmrs/outreach/Pages/ShortCourses.aspx

2. Send the application form to cmrscourses@aucegypt.edu with your most recent C.V; Att. Ms. Naseem Hashim

Applicants may apply to and be accepted in more than one course. Please do not hesitate to contact cmrscourses@aucegypt.edu if you have any difficulty with the application process.
Applicants accepted for the course will be notified by email within a week after the deadline for submitting the application.

Course Description

The course analyzes the current migration crisis in the Euro-Mediterranean region both as the expression of the political turmoil affecting the region and as the result of the policies deployed by states to manage migration across the geopolitical fault-line the Mediterranean has become. As such the course situates the current volatile migration patterns within the regional political context, and addresses the policy response to them, seeking to enable students to understand their rationale and effectiveness. A particular attention will be granted to the policies of bordering and (non) assistance across the sea and their consequences for the well being of migrants. The course is useful for those working in international, national, and non-governmental organizations that engage with migration and asylum issues, particularly those working in the Euro-Mediterranean region, and to post-graduate students in migration and refugee studies, Middle East and Euro-Mediterranean studies, as well as in related fields.

Through lectures, case studies, and discussions, this one-week intensive course provides a rigorous critical overview of the current migration and refugee crisis and its short and long-term regional implications. Questions explored include: What are the political, economic, environmental, social, and cultural drivers of the current migration? Issues considered include conflict, governance, human rights, underdevelopment, inequality, demography, labor markets, climate change, desertification, drought, religious and ethnic discrimination, and xenophobia. What are the projected trends in these areas? What is the extent of the phenomenon in terms of the number of people seeking to cross the sea and of those dying in the process? How have border and rescue policies at the sea evolved over the course of the last two years and how have they affected the well-being of the migrants? To what extent such policies are bound together with the corresponding policies on land by the EU's migration regime? How effective are the policies in the origin, transit and destination countries, and to what extent do they need to be rethought? What are the short and long terms implications of the ongoing crisis? These questions are explored through regional case studies, including migration from Syria, Iraq, Libya, and Yemen; migration from the Horn of Africa and the Sahel transiting through North Africa and the Middle East towards Europe; intersection with ongoing migration from the Balkans and Eastern Europe; and responses in transit and destination states in North Africa, the Middle East, and Europe.

About the Instructors:

Ibrahim Awad is Professor of Global Affairs and Director of the Center for Migration and Refugee Studies at the American University in Cairo. He has worked for the League of Arab States, the United Nations, and the International Labour Organization, holding positions of Secretary of the Commission, UN-ESCWA; Director, ILO Sub-regional Office for North Africa; and Director, ILO International Migration Programme. Dr Awad is a political scientist and political economist and his research interests and publications encompass international migration, employment, human and labour rights, development, politics and political transitions in the Middle East and North Africa, international relations, global governance and European integration.

Charles Heller is a visiting postdoc Research Fellow at the Centre for Migration and Refugee Studies, American University, Cairo and the Centre d’Etudes et de Documentation Economiques, Juridiques et Sociales, Cairo, with the support of the Swiss National Fund (SNF). Prior to this, he completed a Ph.D. in 2015 in Research Architecture at Goldsmiths, University of London, where he continues to be affiliated as a Research Fellow. Together with Lorenzo Pezzani, since 2011, he co-founded the WatchTheMed platform and has been working on Forensic Oceanography, a project that critically investigates the militarized border regime and the politics of migration in the Mediterranean Sea.

1.Eligibility for all courses:

Requirements: These courses are offered for undergraduate and postgraduate students, and researchers as well as practitioners working with migrants and refugees. A minimum knowledge of displacement and migration terminologies and context is a requirement for participation in any of the three courses.

All courses are conducted in English and no translation facilities are provided. Participants should have a very good command of the English language. Each course will run from 9 am till 5pm for five days.

Interested applicants can apply for one course or for all the three courses.

Number of Participants: minimum of 12 in each course

NB: Non- Egyptian applicants are strongly encouraged to apply early in order to have enough time to obtain their visa.

2.Dates and Location: CMRS courses will take place between Sunday 22^nd of May and 9^th of June at the AUC Tahrir Campus in Downtown Cairo. The exact location and room numbers will be forwarded to accepted participants before the start of the courses.

Application Information:

To apply for the courses:

1. Fill out the application form. The form is available on CMRS website: http://www.aucegypt.edu/GAPP/cmrs/outreach/Pages/ShortCourses.aspx

2. Send the application form to cmrscourses@aucegypt.edu with your most recent C.V; Att. Ms. Naseem Hashim

Applicants may apply to and be accepted in more than one course. Please do not hesitate to contact cmrscourses@aucegypt.edu if you have any difficulty with the application process.
Applicants accepted for the course will be notified by email within a week after the deadline for submitting the application.

Course Description

The Palestinian refugee problem is perhaps the most sensitive issue in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and one of the most vexing continuing challenges to international refugee policy. This inter-disciplinary course will be an opportunity for students to engage directly with the major practical and theoretical issues connected with Palestinian refugees, critically assessing the historical, political, legal and ideological forces that have shaped their turbulent circumstances. The course will consider perspectives from both Israeli and Palestinian viewpoints, including fields of history, law, and the social sciences, and will analyze a number of primary texts.

About the Instructor:Ardi Imseis, Department of Politics and International Studies, Fitzwilliam College, University of Cambridge (PhD Candidate). Visiting Research Scholar, Department of Law, American University of Cairo (2015-2016). Between 2002 and 2014, Ardi served in senior policy and legal capacities with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (HQ Gaza, 2002-2007; West Bank Field Office, 2007-2014). Ardi’s principal areas of practice and research interest are in public international law, including international humanitarian and human rights law. His scholarship has appeared in leading journals, including the American Journal of International Law, the Harvard International Law Journal, and the Oxford Journal of Legal Studies. Ardi is former Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar and Human Rights Fellow, Columbia Law School, and Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada Fellow. He is admitted to the practice of law in Canada (Ontario 2001; Alberta 2010) and has served as Senior Legal Counsel to the Chief Justice of Alberta. He holds an LL.M. (Columbia), an LL.B. (Dalhousie), and a B.A. (Hons.) (Toronto).

1.Eligibility for all courses:

Requirements: These courses are offered for undergraduate and postgraduate students, and researchers as well as practitioners working with migrants and refugees. A minimum knowledge of displacement and migration terminologies and context is a requirement for participation in any of the three courses.

All courses are conducted in English and no translation facilities are provided. Participants should have a very good command of the English language. Each course will run from 9 am till 5pm for five days.

Interested applicants can apply for one course or for all the three courses.

Number of Participants: minimum of 12 in each course

NB: Non- Egyptian applicants are strongly encouraged to apply early in order to have enough time to obtain their visa.

2.Dates and Location: CMRS courses will take place between Sunday 22^nd of May and 9^th of June at the AUC Tahrir Campus in Downtown Cairo. The exact location and room numbers will be forwarded to accepted participants before the start of the courses.

Application Information:

To apply for the courses:

1. Fill out the application form. The form is available on CMRS website: http://www.aucegypt.edu/GAPP/cmrs/outreach/Pages/ShortCourses.aspx

2. Send the application form to cmrscourses@aucegypt.edu with your most recent C.V; Att. Ms. Naseem Hashim

Applicants may apply to and be accepted in more than one course. Please do not hesitate to contact cmrscourses@aucegypt.edu if you have any difficulty with the application process.
Applicants accepted for the course will be notified by email within a week after the deadline for submitting the application.

This course provides methods and tools to ensure efficient learning process. At the end of the course, participants will be able to train a group in full respect of the methods, techniques and tools for adult learning. They are also able to identify training needs, to design a training session and to ensure a proper follow-up of a course both for the clients (evaluation) and for the trainees (knowledge transfer).

For more information about detailed programme, trainer and target audience, please visit: http://ngomanager.org/courses/training-of-trainers-5-days/

You can register by filling in this online form. http://ngomanager.org/courses/arab-academy-course-registration/

The objective of the Level 2 training is to build the capacity of humanitarian actors in cash transfer programming (CTP) design and implementation skills, to share recent research and learning and encourage advocacy, institutionalization of and coordination in CTP.
Prerequisites to attend the training are:

• Complete this training registration form to allow trainers to assess your skills, knowledge and experience of CTP;

• If selected, complete and return the CaLP CTP competency framework and USAID form 1380-1 (that will be sent with selection notification) to the Capacity Building Officer at training.northamerica@cashlearning.org;

• Send certification of completion of CTP Level 1 training and/or the e-learning course, Introduction to CTP, which may be taken at no cost via CaLP’s learning platform, http://www.cashlearning.org/docebo/ and/or similar courses or experience of CTP.

To register, please click here.

Diaspora and Transnationalism (January 15 - 19, 2017)

The concepts of diaspora and transnationalism both refer to cross-border processes and are becoming increasingly prominent to understand patterns in international migrations, the meaning of state borders, identities constructions and socioeconomic relationships. The course aimed to define those processes, looking at diasporic groups and their relationship to both host countries and (real or perceived) homeland, as well as analyzing the social formations and transformations induced by transnationalism.

About the instructor: Alexandra Parrs is sociologist and currently a visiting professor at University of Saint Louis in Brussels. Parrs taught at the Center for Migration and Refugee Studies at AUC from 2012 to 2016, graduate courses on integration, citizenship transnationalism, migration and international relations. She received her doctorate in sociology in 2009. She has taught in the United States, Oman, Burma and Egypt. Her areas of research are migrations, ethnic minorities, integration, transnationalism and gender. She is currently working on Museums and identity, as well as the Diaspora's involvement in communities representation both in home and host countries. Her book on Egyptian Gypsies will be published by AUC Press.

Eligibility for all courses:

Requirements: These courses are offered for undergraduate and postgraduate students, and researchers as well as practitioners working with migrants and refugees. A minimum knowledge of displacement and migration terminologies and context is a requirement for participation in any of the four courses.

All courses are conducted in English and no translation facilities are provided. Participants should have a very good command of the English language. Each course will run from 9.30 am till 4pm for five days.

Interested applicants can apply for one course or for all courses.

Number of Participants: minimum of 12 in each course

NB: Non- Egyptian applicants are strongly encouraged to apply early because it takes more than one month to obtain Egyptian visa.

Dates and Location:

CMRS courses will take place between Sunday 15 of January and 16^th of February at the AUC Tahrir Campus in Downtown Cairo. The exact location and room numbers will be forwarded to accepted participants before the start of the courses.

Deadlines for submitting application for all courses are:

• 8 of Dec, 2016

• Deadline for paying course deposit (30% of the course’s fee- 150$) is 15 of Dec, 2016

Application Information:

To apply for the courses:

1. Fill out the application form. The form is available on CMRS website: http://www.aucegypt.edu/GAPP/cmrs/outreach/Pages/ShortCourses.aspx

2. Send the application form to cmrscourses@aucegypt.edu with your most recent C.V; Att. Naseem Hashim

Applicants may apply to and be accepted in more than one course. Please do not hesitate to contact cmrscourses@aucegypt.edu if you have any difficulty with the application process.
Applicants accepted for the course will be notified by email within a week after the deadline for submitting the application.

Understanding & Addressing the psychosocial needs of migrants and refugees (January 29 – February 2, 2017)

Many people are under significant psychological and social stress after fleeing their homes due to armed conflict, persecution or disasters. While many refugees are able to cope effectively and show remarkable resilience by drawing support from their family and community, others in a more vulnerable situation are at an increased risk of developing mental problems. Social and psychological problems developed under these circumstances may exacerbate of distress, the use of negative coping mechanisms and the development or worsening of mental disorders. This course will familiarize participants with the Inter Agency Standing Committee Guidelines on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergency Settings, which explains the layers of interventions. Each layer will be discussed in detail with focus on psychological first aid (PFA), basic counseling skills, structured group activities and identification of cases and referrals will also be discussed in depth. Participants will also gain greater understanding of mental health and psychosocial issues faced by refugees and migrants. The course will enable participants to understand the specific and different needs of migrants and refugees and they will learn about the effect of migration and displacement on the individual on the social and psychological level.

The course will include lectures, presentations, role plays, group activities and some arts. Participants will be expected through a group project to design a tentative psychosocial program for refugees and/or migrants. The course will help practitioners gain more knowledge in the field of psychosocial support in emergencies and development content.

About the Instructor: Heinar Bolteya is a counseling psychologist. She obtained her BSc in Psychology at York University Canada in 2009 and her M.A in Counseling Psychology at the American University in Cairo (AUC) in 2011. She is currently a consultant and regional master trainer in the field of psychosocial support in Egypt and the MENA region. She has lead and participated in a series of trainings including: Psychological First Aid (PFA), Healing and Education through the Arts (HEART), Child Safeguarding and identification and referral of cases who need further psychological support. She worked as a staff member and consultant for international organizations and psychiatric hospitals/clinics. To name a few: Save The Children International, Save the Children US, Save The Children Denmark, International Organization for Migration (IOM), Behman Psychiatric Hospital and Al Mashfa Psychiatric Hopsital along with therapy sessions at different counseling centers. Heinar also had extensive experience working as a psychologist in an emergency camp in Salum in 2012 after the Libyan crisis.

Requirements: This course is primarily for practitioners in the field of migration. Participants are usually from NGOs, UN agencies and other stakeholders from Egypt and abroad. It is also for undergraduates and post-graduates in social sciences working on topics related to migrants and refugees. A minimum knowledge of displacement and migration terminologies is a requirement for the course participation. Knowledge of mental health and psychosocial support is not required.

Eligibility for all courses:

Requirements: These courses are offered for undergraduate and postgraduate students, and researchers as well as practitioners working with migrants and refugees. A minimum knowledge of displacement and migration terminologies and context is a requirement for participation in any of the four courses.

All courses are conducted in English and no translation facilities are provided. Participants should have a very good command of the English language. Each course will run from 9.30 am till 4pm for five days.

Interested applicants can apply for one course or for all courses.

Number of Participants: minimum of 12 in each course

NB: Non- Egyptian applicants are strongly encouraged to apply early because it takes more than one month to obtain Egyptian visa.

Dates and Location:

CMRS courses will take place between Sunday 15 of January and 16^th of February at the AUC Tahrir Campus in Downtown Cairo. The exact location and room numbers will be forwarded to accepted participants before the start of the courses.

Deadlines for submitting application for all courses are:

• 8 of Dec, 2016

• Deadline for paying course deposit (30% of the course’s fee- 150$) is 15 of Dec, 2016

Application Information:

To apply for the courses:

1. Fill out the application form. The form is available on CMRS website: http://www.aucegypt.edu/GAPP/cmrs/outreach/Pages/ShortCourses.aspx

2. Send the application form to cmrscourses@aucegypt.edu with your most recent C.V; Att. Naseem Hashim

Applicants may apply to and be accepted in more than one course. Please do not hesitate to contact cmrscourses@aucegypt.edu if you have any difficulty with the application process.
Applicants accepted for the course will be notified by email within a week after the deadline for submitting the application.

Displaced by Armed Conflict: Protection Under International Law (February 5 - 9, 2017)

This course provided an introduction to the international legal framework protecting those displaced by armed conflict. It is useful to postgraduate students and those working in international, national and nongovernmental organizations that engage with internationally displaced persons, particularly those working with situations of mass displacement. Through lectures, case studies and discussions, this one-week intensive course introduced the different areas of international law that govern conflict-induced displacement. Questions explored included: How does international humanitarian law, especially the four Geneva Conventions and their Protocols, protect displaced peoples? How does international humanitarian law intersect with international refugee law and international human rights law? What are temporary or complementary protection regimes? What are the protection gaps faced by those displaced by armed conflict? How have states and international organizations such as UNHCR and ICRC adapted to manage these gaps? These questions will be explored through case studies from the Arab region, including displacement from Palestine, Iraq and Syria.

About the Instructors:Jasmine Moussa (PhD, LLM, LLB, MA, BA) has taught Public International Law, the Law of Armed Conflict and the Use of Force, and Gender, Law and Religion at the American University in Cairo and Supervised International Law at Magdalene College and St. Edmund’s College, at the University of Cambridge, where she obtained her PhD in Law. Her research interests and publications span a wide range of public international law topics, including statehood and recognition, treaty interpretation, the law of state succession, the law of non-navigational uses of international watercourses and the relationship between jus ad bellum and jus in bello. She is interested in investigating the relationship and gaps between theory and practice in the above-mentioned areas, and her work has been published in the International and Comparative Law Quarterly, the International Review of the Red Cross, the British Yearbook of International Law, the Yearbook of International Environmental Law, the Palestine Yearbook of International Law (forthcoming) and the Cambridge Journal of International and Comparative Law, of which she served as Editor-in-Chief in 2012-2013. She has also contributed to a number of edited volumes, and is the author of the book, Competing Fundamentalisms and Egyptian Women’s Family Rights (Martinus Nijhoff, 2011). Her forthcoming book explores the application of the law of treaties, the law of state succession and the law of non-navigational uses of international watercourses in the context of the Nile Basin dispute (forthcoming, Cambridge University Press). She has considerable policy experience, having worked at Egypt’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the League of Arab States. She has also provided legal advice to a number of international non-governmental organisations.

Usha Natarajan (PhD, MA, LLB, BA) is Associate Director of the Center for Migration and Refugee Studies and Assistant Professor of Law at The American University in Cairo. Her research and publications are multidisciplinary, utilizing third world and postcolonial approaches to international law to provide an interrelated understanding of the relationship between international law and issues of development, migration, environment and conflict. Professor Natarajan explores the interplay of these issues globally and in the Arab region, with a particular focus on Iraq as well as the ongoing Arab uprisings. She has worked with various international organizations including UNDP, UNESCO, and the World Bank on law reform initiatives in Asia, including Indonesia during its democratic transition and in post-independence Timor-Leste.

Eligibility for all courses:

Requirements: These courses are offered for undergraduate and postgraduate students, and researchers as well as practitioners working with migrants and refugees. A minimum knowledge of displacement and migration terminologies and context is a requirement for participation in any of the four courses.

All courses are conducted in English and no translation facilities are provided. Participants should have a very good command of the English language. Each course will run from 9.30 am till 4pm for five days.

Interested applicants can apply for one course or for all courses.

Number of Participants: minimum of 12 in each course

NB: Non- Egyptian applicants are strongly encouraged to apply early because it takes more than one month to obtain Egyptian visa.

Dates and Location:

CMRS courses will take place between Sunday 15 of January and 16^th of February at the AUC Tahrir Campus in Downtown Cairo. The exact location and room numbers will be forwarded to accepted participants before the start of the courses.

Deadlines for submitting application for all courses are:

• 8 of Dec, 2016

• Deadline for paying course deposit (30% of the course’s fee- 150$) is 15 of Dec, 2016

Application Information:

To apply for the courses:

1. Fill out the application form. The form is available on CMRS website: http://www.aucegypt.edu/GAPP/cmrs/outreach/Pages/ShortCourses.aspx

2. Send the application form to cmrscourses@aucegypt.edu with your most recent C.V; Att. Naseem Hashim

Applicants may apply to and be accepted in more than one course. Please do not hesitate to contact cmrscourses@aucegypt.edu if you have any difficulty with the application process.
Applicants accepted for the course will be notified by email within a week after the deadline for submitting the application.

Designing research with displaced populations in MENA region (February 12 - 16, 2017)

The past two years have witnessed the highest records of refugees, asylum-seekers and internally displaced since World War II, with an estimate of 4.8 million Syrians alone hosted in MENA in addition to other refugee groups from the Horn of Africa and Iraq. In light of the lack of prospects migrants and refugees experience in MENA, assessing their socio-economic needs have become a major task undertaken by agencies catering to migrants and refugees.

This course is intended for practitioners from national governments, international inter-governmental organizations (IGOs), and national and inter-national non-governmental organizations (NGOs), working with migrants and refugees in urban and camp settings. It is also for junior researchers, undergraduates and post-graduates in social sciences working on topics related to migrants and refugees.

The course will provide essential tools and techniques needed to conduct research and needs-assessments with displaced populations. It will help participants:

• Understand the aims and objectives of research.

• Identify the appropriate research method for the target groups and subject matter.

• Select the appropriate sample frame/s and sampling techniques.

• Create research tools to reflect the focus of the research.

• Consider the contextual limitations and challenges in conducting research with migrants and refugees.

• Understand the ethical considerations and limitations vis-à-vis interaction with respondents/clients when conducting research.

The course will cover mixed research methods with an emphasis on qualitative techniques namely: Focus Group Discussions, Semi-Structured Interviews, in-depth interviews and ethnographies. It will lay out the pros and cons of the different methods and sampling techniques. It will discuss in-depth the implications of reflexivity on the data collection, analysis and outcomes. It will also look at ethical considerations and challenges in conducting research with beneficiaries.

The course includes lectures and application of methods. Participants will be expected through a group project to apply one of the research methods through a practical exercise with refugee and migrant respondents in Egypt on a topic of interest. Participants will also submit a reflective piece covering their scope of work.

Requirements: A minimum knowledge of displacement and migration terminologies is a requirement for the course participation. Knowledge of research is not required.

About the Instructor: Sara Sadek is a researcher and trainer in the field of migration and protection. She is currently an adjunct professor at the Center for Migration and Refugee Studies at the American University in Cairo and a PhD Candidate at the Center for Applied Human Rights at the Politics Department at the University of York, UK. She obtained her B.A in Political Science at the American University in Cairo (AUC) in 2003 and her M.A in Refugee Studies at the University of East London (UEL) in UK in 2007. She has lead and participated in a series of medium to large-scale needs assessments and research projects using quantitative and qualitative methods including: large-scale surveys, focus group discussions, interviews and ethnographies. She worked as a researcher and consultant for international organizations and academic institutions. To name a few: Center for Migration and Refugee Studies (CMRS), Cynthia Institute for Gender and Women Studied (IGWS) at the American University in Cairo (AUC), the International Organization for Migration (IOM), United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Save the Children International (SC), Swiss Development Cooperation, the University of East London, the French Institute for the Near East (IFPO), Duke University, and Center for Applied Human Rights at the University of York, UK. Research topics covered: labor migration, civil society-state relations, trafficking and smuggling, mixed migratory flows, domestic labor, unaccompanied minors, survivors of Sexual and Gender-based Violence, Diaspora and transnational communities, child protection, livelihoods and socio-economic rights, citizenship, narratives of displacements and transitional justice.

.Eligibility for all courses:

Requirements: These courses are offered for undergraduate and postgraduate students, and researchers as well as practitioners working with migrants and refugees. A minimum knowledge of displacement and migration terminologies and context is a requirement for participation in any of the four courses.

All courses are conducted in English and no translation facilities are provided. Participants should have a very good command of the English language. Each course will run from 9.30 am till 4pm for five days.

Interested applicants can apply for one course or for all courses.

Number of Participants: minimum of 12 in each course

NB: Non- Egyptian applicants are strongly encouraged to apply early because it takes more than one month to obtain Egyptian visa.

Dates and Location:

CMRS courses will take place between Sunday 15 of January and 16^th of February at the AUC Tahrir Campus in Downtown Cairo. The exact location and room numbers will be forwarded to accepted participants before the start of the courses.

Deadlines for submitting application for all courses are:

• 8 of Dec, 2016

• Deadline for paying course deposit (30% of the course’s fee- 150$) is 15 of Dec, 2016

Application Information:

To apply for the courses:

1. Fill out the application form. The form is available on CMRS website: http://www.aucegypt.edu/GAPP/cmrs/outreach/Pages/ShortCourses.aspx

2. Send the application form to cmrscourses@aucegypt.edu with your most recent C.V; Att. Naseem Hashim

Applicants may apply to and be accepted in more than one course. Please do not hesitate to contact cmrscourses@aucegypt.edu if you have any difficulty with the application process.
Applicants accepted for the course will be notified by email within a week after the deadline for submitting the application. ]

Training Course Overview

Organizational sustainability is increasingly demanded by civil society organizations, non-governmental organizations and social entrepreneurs to ensure programmatic continuity and organizational growth that are necessary to continue, expand and scale the delivery of the delivery of development and humanitarian services. Appropriate, yet creative and consistent fundraising efforts are indispensable to the survival of development organizations and foundations.

Though the course will cover organizational sustainability in large. It will however focus on financial security as a core to organizational sustainability as well as the need of organizations to diversify their sources of revenues in order to avoid risks associated with the dependency on few funding resources.

Learning Outcomes

• Increased understanding of the interconnected pillars of sustainable organizations
• Increased understanding of techniques and best practice to design a best-fit and effective fund-raising strategy
• Equipping participants with the know-how to effectively and differently tailor their development projects and fundraising messages while approaching various funding sources
• Learn how to effectively & emotionally communicate development messages and causes using narrative tools such as case statements, cover letter and success stories

Who Should Attend

• Civil Society Organizations, non-governmental organizations & foundations
• Social entrepreneurs
• Research institutes

Information & Assistance

Ms. Christen Anwer
Business Development Officer
info@bk-eg.com
Tel: +20 (2) 333 77 666

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Training Course Overview

Many private businesses and organizations are primarily dependent on writing winning proposals to win more contracts generating more revenues necessary for their business profitable growth. In a competitive market, knowing how to manage, strategize and package a proposal is one of the most important measures that bring your company or organization to the position of closing a deal with the client. Companies don’t only compete on the same business opportunities, tenders and clients to which they submit proposals, but they often compete with the clock to construct high quality proposals in small amounts of time. In this course you will learn how to develop winning proposal strategies that shall support the development of a competitive, persuasive and compliant proposal.

If you are experiencing any of the following, then this training course is best-fit for you:

• Don’t know from where to start to develop and write your proposal
• Poor coordination and communication among contributors
• Problems with Request for Proposal compliance
• Inability to create responsive proposals that allow the evaluators to see your strengths and discriminators

• Continuously reworking and rewriting sections right up to the proposal delivery date
  Learning Outcomes

• Increased skills of how to present a constructed discussion and meaningful evidence to convince clients to award

• contracts merely because of the reliability and superiority of submitted proposals

• Increased capacity, supported by tools and checklists, on how to manage a quality proposal, define winning messages and differentiators answering the questions of why you? Why not your competitors?

• Equip participants with the tools necessary to write proposals that are compliant and responsive to client’s requirements

• Improved capacity to create a proposal document that allows evaluators to see your strengths and discriminators
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  Who Should Attend**

• Owners, business development managers, proposal writers, tender / bidding specialists of small-medium Professional Services Providers of the following sectors

• Engineering companies

• ICT solutions providers

• Consulting firms (Management; Marketing, Human Resources, Development and Media consulting firms, etc.)

• Social Entrepreneurs

  Information & Assistance
  Ms. Christen Anwer
  Business Development Officer
  info@bk-eg.com
  Tel: +20 (2) 333 77 666

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Given the importance and the impact of the Earth’s ecological systems and refraining from causing any alterations that might be caused by humans, incorporating sustainability in all levels of our daily life has become a challenge as well as a necessity. Nonetheless, we cannot neglect the responsibility of acting with the best of our knowledge to ensure that our actions do not hinder the opportunities and lives of future generations through implementing ecological and sustainable design and development.

This conference aims to enhance and carefully maneuver through the many roles of sustainable architecture in improving the quality of life and the built environment in developing countries. It seeks to, initially, reduce the negative impact of buildings and, secondly, to conserve energy and enhance the ecology. Both can be achieved through the use of sustainable building materials, saving energy, and using renewable energy, and many more implementations.

Conference Topics

1. Sustainable Urban Design.
2. Mobility in Urban Design.
3. Energy Consumption. (in Buildings and Urban Spaces).
4. Energy Performance Simulation in Design Process.
5. Materials and Technology.
6. Life Cycle Assessment for Materials.
7. Occupancy Comfort.
8. Energy Efficiency in (Heating – Cooling – Lighting).
9. Waste and Water recycling.
10. Economic Efficiency and Life Cycle Cost in Building.
11. Education and Sustainability. - See more at: http://www.ierek.com/events/improving-sustainability-concept-developing-countries-2/#conference-topics

Benefits of Attending

Attending conferences is very beneficial on the professional level. Conferences are full of people promoting new ideas which will expand your knowledge and undoubtedly help your career.

You not only get to hear presentations but also converse with other researchers from different universities and even countries you may have only heard or read about.You learn from experts in the field. It is a great opportunity to find more about your field and listen to ideas that could help inspire research ideas of your own.

Not to mention, getting an overview of the place or city where the conference is being held and learning about its people and culture.

Conferences also can expand your resources by providing a great opportunity to promote gathered information on new technologies related to your research. Moreover, they let you test them out, share teaching tools and techniques, or even obtain samples of textbooks.

It is an opportunity to engage with respectable professors and discuss with them the very latest research projects they could be working on.

Delegates will have the choice of receiving the conference proceedings as either a hard cover book or in digital format on a USB flash drive. The USB flash drive will additionally contain proceedings from previous conferences in this series.

Indexing and Archiving Papers presented at IEREK conferences regularly appear in notable reviews, publications and databases, including referencing and abstract.

Digital Archive All conference papers are archived online in the IEREK E Library(http://www.IEREK.com) where they are immediately and permanently available to the international scientific community.

Journal participants may attend after the conference to submit an enhanced version of their research for possible publication at our journal on IEREK website. - See more at: http://www.ierek.com/events/improving-sustainability-concept-developing-countries-2/#benefits-of-attending

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