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Humanitarian Studies 2010: University Training and Education Programmes in Humanitarian Action [EN/FR]

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This new publication from CERAH presents a global overview of university training and education programmes in humanitarian action. It is the result of collaboration with academia worldwide to identify programmes and bring the information to humanitarian practitioners and humanitarian organisations, and to universities interested in initiating humanitarian education and training. It identifies and systematically presents 77 programmes offered to practising or entry-level humanitarian workers at undergraduate, postgraduate and professional levels of study.

Training and education of humanitarian workers is already being discussed within and between the academic and humanitarian sectors and this interchange will take on more importance in the years to come. We hope that this publication will inform the dialogue, and contribute to training and education programmes and strategies built on the comparative advantage and value-added of each provider - for the ultimate benefit of those who practice the profession and the populations they serve.