INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS 7,5 ECTS SOCIAL ENTREPRENURSHIP 7,5 ECTS
- International Summer School in Mostar, Bosnia and Hercegovina June 10th June 22nd 2013
-in cooperation between:
University Dzemal Bijedic, Mostar, Bosnia and Hercegovina Buskerud University College, Norway 7.5 ECTS intensive courses
SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP 7,5 ECTS
The purpose of this course is to give the students a theoretical and practical introduction to Social Entrepreneurship.
Discovery:
In this first part of the course the student learns/is trained to discover social business opportunities. We define business opportunities in this respect as opportunities for social wealth creation, market investigation, idea generation and verification.
INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS 7,5 ECTS
The purpose of this course is to give the students an introduction to the international regime for human rights.
Course contents: Realize
The student is given an overview of how to develop an industry on an extensive scale on the basis of the product idea. Good product ideas reach its potential through an adapted Business Model. In this part of the course the student is given an overview of various Social Business Models that could suite the very idea that the students have come up with in previous parts of the course. In this final part of the course students are trained to express their ideas and solution orally as well as in writing. The written statement should take form of a business plan. The lectures will be presented by Associate Professor Arnt Farbu We will consider both the UN system as well as the European human rights regime. After the conclusion of this course, the
students will be able to understand and give meaning to such human rights mechanisms as The Human Rights council, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, The European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, the European Court of Human Rights, the European Framework Convention on National Minorities, the European Torture Convention etc. We conclude with examples of the implementation of human rights obligations in national politics. The lectures will be presented by Associate Professor Dr. Lars Petter Soltvedt
Basic philosophical ideas and theories that the modern international regime for human right has come to rest upon Description and analysis of the Universal Declaration of Human rights Analysis of the major human rights conventions and their monitoring mechanisms that has been adapted in the post second world war period.
Develop:
Teach the student techniques to analyse and prioritize product functions and to name the quality of the product by correlating functions against market requirements and technical specifications. The team process requires focus on team cultivation and knowledge development through self-studies and tutor guiding.
PRACTICAL INFORMATION
PREREQUISITES
Prerequisites for the courses: There are no prerequisites for these courses except eligibility to study at the post-high school level and the ability to relate meaningfully to an English spoken classroom and to understand texts written in English
PRACTICAL INFORMATION
The course is suitable for students enrolled in an undergraduate programme, with focus on social sciences/ political science There is no tuition/course fee Travel and accommodation expenses must be covered by the participant. Accommodation in student housing in Mostar. Cost of accomodation approximately KM 25 or NOK 100 per day. Accommodation will be pre-booked for all subscribed students.
TEACHING METHODS
Subject oriented lectures, seminars and tutorials. Theories, models and methods will be presented in the lectures. Seminars and tutorials in cooperation with Nansen Dialogue Center. A large number of textbooks will be available at the library. There is no tuition involved. Successful completion of each class will result in the awarding of 7.5 ECTS credits.
Travel arrangements for participants from Norway: Flights with Norwegian Oslo-Sarajevo or Oslo- Dubrovnik/Split. Group transport from Sarajevo to Mostar on June 8th with return June 24 by subscription.
SUBSCRIPTION
Fill in Application form for Summer school and return to heiditk@hibu.no together with your latest transcript of records and letter of purpose. Application form: www.hibu.no/mostar
Application deadline: April 2nd, 2013
The Demal Bijedi University
The Demal Bijedi University of Mostar was founded on February 11th 1977. In 1992 and 1993 the University lost its autonomy as a consequence of the war.
Today, the University is having 6000 students, with a teaching staff of 250 professors and teaching assistants, from Mostar and other cities in the region. The faculties within the University are the Faculty of Humanities (which used to be a faculty for languages), the Faculty of Information technology, the Faculty of Business management ( former faculty of economics), Faculty of Law, Teaching faculty, Agro-Mediterranean faculty, Faculty of Mechanical engineering and the Faculty of Civil engineering. After the war 1992-1995, the University library was left without a facility and books. Today, it is situated in a properly made and supplied part of the university, and the number of books is growing. The Faculty of Humanities, founded in 2002 today The University cooperates with various Universities abroad. Offices at the University that help improve their work and regional cooperation are: The international relations office, the Bosch lector- coordinator for international scholarships, the University library, the student hotel, the Student union, the institute of the Faculty of civic engineering, the institute for mechanical engineering, the office for assuring the teaching quality and the Career center. has the following departments: English language and literature, Bosnian language and literature, German language and literature, Communications (Public relations, Business communication and Journalism), Turkish language and literature and History.
Buskerud University College
Buskerud University College was founded in 1994, as a result of a merge between three colleges. BUC is a medium-sized higher education institution and offers a broad range of degree programs at undergraduate and graduate level, and diploma courses across various fields of study. Buskerud enrolls about 3 500 full-time students each year, with a staff of 270 employees. Political science and Human rights belongs to the School of Business and Social Sciences, the largest faculty of BUC. The political science program at BUC is the only one in Norway which combines political science with human rights and the multicultural society.The bachelors and masters programmes in political science and human rights are aimed at students with an interest in politics and human rights, both at national and international level. The department of political science and human rights cooperates with nationally and internationally recognized institutions such as the Nansen Dialogue Centre and the Helsinki-committee, amongst others, to broaden and strengthen the academic field of human rights and multiculturalism.
The Nansen Dialogue Center
The idea of creating Nansen Dialogue started in Norway in 1994, when the city of Lillehammer, host of the Winter Olympics, connected with a former Olympic City, Sarajevo, at that time a city under siege.
The wars in the Western Balkans in the 1990s left many societies divided and segregated, with little hope for a better future. With the aim of bringing hope through dialogue and reconciliation several Nansen Dialogue Centres were established in Croatia, Bosnia Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro, Kosovo and Macedonia. These centres are the core of the Nansen Dialogue Network (NDN), a network which shares its know-how and experience with local, national and international actors and partners to jointly support dialogue and peacebuilding processes around the world. The NDN experience has shown that dialogue can be an effective tool in reconciliation and peace building. The Nansen Dialogue Network gathers politicians, journalists, teachers, parents, and pupils for dialogue about their own conflict, exploring potential solutions and opening possibilities for institutional change, where the situation is no longer seen through ethnic or mono-cultural lenses, but with a view to joint understanding that benefit all.
Program director
The program director is Lars Petter Soltvedt Ph.D.;Associate Professor at the School of Business Administration and Social Science at Buskerud University College, Norway, and a board member of the Norwegian Helsinki Committee. Dr. Soltvedt achieved his doctorate degree from the University of Michigan, USA; and has worked closely with Dr. J.D. Singer on the renowned Correlates of War Project Mail: lars.petter.soltvedt@hibu.no
Arnt Farbu
Associate Professor and Lecturer, School of Social Sciences Buskerud University College. Academic interests of innovation and entrepreneurship. Beside his academic career years of experience from NGOs and business operations in the private sector. Mail: arnt.farbu@hibu.no
More information?
www.hibu.no/mostar you will find the application form in the right column Mail: lars.petter.soltvedt@hibu.no (HiBu) or elma.orucevic@gmail.com
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