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Become a policy-oriented development economist in government, financial institutions, international organisations or university.

This Master's in in International Social Welfare and Social Development takes a global perspective to understanding and addressing social issues offering you the theoretical knowledge and practical skills needed for a career in international social welfare and social development.

The aim of the master program is to prepare highly-qualified specialists able to analyse sophistically economic, as well as economic policy, problems, to identify ways of solving them and to implement the chosen solution. The graduates will gain strong skills in data analytics, including statistics, econometrics and data mining. In addition to the macroeconomic topics, students' knowledge of corporate management and operations at home and abroad is further enhanced, making it easier for graduates to hold leadership positions in the future. As part of their studies, students can further expand their knowledge through internships at foreign universities or gain work experience through internships at home and abroad.

Address the global challenges of poverty and violence by linking theory and practice and make a positive difference in the lives of people around the world. This is your opportunity to develop your awareness of the relationships between peace, conflict resolution and development both nationally and internationally.

The Specializing Master's programme (1st level) in Technologies for International Development Cooperation is a pioneering academic venture, born from the joint efforts of the Turin School of Development of the International Training Centre of the International Labour Organization (ITC-ILO) and the Politecnico di Torino.

The Post-Graduate Program in Cooperation and Development is a full-time program aimed at training professionals in the field of international cooperation through highly qualified academic and professional training. Students are prepared to work in institutions like Non-Governmental Organizations, International Organizations, Governmental Bureaus, Research Centers, other public or private institutions.

This inspiring and interdisciplinary master's program from Linnaeus Universityis designed for those passionate about peace, development and international development co-operation. It explores the relationship between poverty, conflicts and sustainable development, and considers political room formanoeuvre for change.Students will analyze current research along with practical work carried out by international institutions, non-governmental organisations and social movements. When working on the final thesis, students may work together with an organization or conduct a field study in a developing country, providing the opportunity to discuss how development issues can be solved in real politics.

In Peace and Development Work, you study the relationship between poverty, conflicts, and sustainable development as well as political room for maneuver for change.

The interfaculty MSc program in Development and International Cooperation provides students with the competencies necessary to analyze institutional and cultural factors and to plan and manage cooperation initiatives to aid developing countries.

International Business and Development (IBD) is the first-degree course to be taught and examined entirely in English at the University of Parma, in Italy. The university is actively seeking to raise its international profile in teaching and research and for several years has played a key role in projects with developing countries.

Our MSc in International Development allows you to explore the challenges facing developing and developed countries in the fight against global poverty, as well as to understand the promise and problems of proposed approaches to poverty reduction. You will explore theories of development in historical context from 1945 up to the present day in a single compulsory module. The theories are then applied to contemporary development approaches and issues. Throughout, the emphasis is on you developing a critical understanding of the evolution of development theories over the last half century and its implications for present day thinking about development.

The MA in Peace, Conflict and Development Studies provides an advanced understanding of the inter-relationships between conflict, development, security, and governance in developing, fragile, transitional and/or conflict-affected regions and countries.

This degree is at the cutting edge of development theory, policy, and management. It provides students with the critical and analytical skills to enable them to operate effectively in international development environments. Covering macro and micro-level, perspectives, the course offers rich insights into the challenges of contemporary development theory, policy and management.

This course will provide you with a systematic understanding of economic approaches to development and in particular, the role of finance and financial institutions. Students will be able to evaluate the merits of the various mechanisms of financing development and to understand the basis for financial policy.

MICaD offers a robust multidisciplinary training and specialized technical and managerial competences. Both are key in forming the ability to interpret local and international events, to interact with all stakeholders, to identify and manage environmentally and local culture friendly interventions.