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IDEAS section

The section IDEAS of UNU-ViE aims at strengthening institutional growth of UNU in the world with particular emphasis on Europe, Africa and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). These institutional development issues are the core focus of the Executive Office.

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    The Disaster Management Training and Education Centre of Africa at the University of Free State (UFS-DiMTEC) organized the second year contact session of its Master Programme on Disaster Management from 16 to 25 January 2012. Meanwhile, UNU-ViE/UNU-EHS delegates met with the University of the Free State’s Academic Vice-Rector, Prof. Driekie Hay, to further discuss the ongoing UNU-ViE Congo-Brazzaville initiative with DiMTEC. | Read more

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    UNU-FLORES: Key research topics identified for Maputo Twin Institute

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IDEAS stands for:

I  Institutional Development
D  Degree Programmes (MSc/PhD)
E  External Relations
A  Advance Twinning Concept
S  Strategic Planning

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