Colloquium
PhD Colloquium: Process of Coordination and Negotiation between Villagers and Public Agencies over Natural Resource Management in China: Insights from Xishuangbanna Prefecture
The Department of Development and Sustainability (DDS) organized a Ph.D. colloquium for Ph.D. students on 27 May 2020 as a monthly regular event of the Department. Before the presentation started, Mr. Uddhav Guragain, a Ph.D. candidate as a moderator shared that DDS had already conducted 20 sessions of Ph.D. Colloquium so far since it was started august 2017 as monthly basis. The main objectives of the colloquium to interact with the Ph.D. students under DDS to share their research, findings, experience, challenges, solutions.
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Alumni
GDS Alum is First Recipient of the Xulhaz Mannan Inclusive Development Award Conferred by USAID
Cambodia’s Sopheap Sreng is a first recipient of the Xulhaz Mannan Inclusive Development Award conferred by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) for his commitment to the inclusion of marginalized populations in USAID’s development efforts. He currently is a Gender and Project Design Specialist with USAID Cambodia.
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Alumni
Dr. Punam Yadav, an alumnus of GDS, is Co-Director of the IRDR Centre for Gender and Disaster at the University College London
Dr Punam Yadav is an alumnus of the Gender and Development Studies program (GDS). She studied MSc in Gender and Development at the Asian Institute of Technology between 2005 and 2007. Dr Kyoko Kusakabe was her supervisor.
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GDS
Two partial scholarships offered for Master’s degree at GDS
DDS is offering two partial scholarships for those who are interested to study a Master’s degree at Gender and Development Studies (GDS) program. These scholarships are available for all nationalities.
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Colloquium
PhD Colloquium for May 2020
DDS is organizing our monthly Ph.D. Colloquium on 27th May (Wed) 2020 from 15:00 via ZOOM (online meeting platform). This is a forum where PhD students share their work and engage in discussions on various emerging issues in the region.
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GDS
Scholarship in Gender and Development Studies for Japanese Nationals
Scholarship available for Japanese national for master’s degree in Gender and Development Studies at Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand.
Two-years MSc. tuition is covered by scholarship.
The student will pay the following: Airfare, visa fees, insurance, student union fees, living expenses, registration fee of 20,000 Baht per semester (4 semesters).
The classes will start in August 2020.
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Alumni
Congratulations to Ms. May Sabe Phyu winner of the 2019 N-Peace Awards
May Sabe Phyu has had a dynamic career advocating for women’s full realization of their human rights. Currently serving as Director of the Gender Equality Network, her work utilizes intersectional approaches and engages multi-sectoral stakeholders as partners in achieving gender equality. She uses various platforms to build on the gains of women in Myanmar, and continuously identifies and works to address laws, policies, as well as cultural and social norms that work against the achievement of full gender equality.
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Colloquium
Ph.D.Colloquium for November 2019
Assessing Public Health Emergency Management Capacity in the Context of Disease Outbreaks: Case Study of 2017 AWD in White Nile State, Sudan
Presenter: Mr. Muhammad Ibrahim, PhD student/DPMM
Moderator: Ms. Veena N., PhD student/GDS
Date: Wednesday, November 27, 2019
Venue: E-220
Time: 15:00 – 16:00 hrs
The Department of Development and Sustainability organized a PhD colloquium for PhD students on 27 November 2019 as a monthly regular event of the Department. The objectives of the PhD Colloquium are to share the learning experiences of their research and study outcome on live discussion forum.
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Activity
GDS Students visited UNWomen
On November 13, 2019, students of courses Gender and Development: Principles and Concepts and Gender and Communication visited UNWomen Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific in Bangkok to learn about UNWomen’s work, especially around migration and violence against women. Students were able to make links for further action for gender equality!
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