[hr-education] Short Course on Women's Rights (Tehran, 19-24 July 2003)

One week Training Course on Women's Studies
For Participants from Middle East, West and Central Asia
19 - 24 July 2003

The first training course on women's studies will be held in July
2003 for a period of one week in Tehran by the Institute for Women's
Studies and Research, a non-governmental organization based in Tehran
that works to promote the status of the women in Iran and the region.
The Institute has been the first non-governmental organization in
shaping and drafting the women's studies course in Iran (this course
is now taught in three main universities of Iran at BA level).

This short course will be a six-day training course that will be held
at the office of the Institute for Women's Studies and Research. The
course is open to both Iranians and non-Iranians living in the Middle
East and West and Central Asia. The professors of the course have
been selected from the prominent professors.

Those interested in attending the course should apply in written
through email and they should attach their own CV. The participants
should have a MS degree in one of the related disciplines or should
prove that she or he has been working in a non-governmental
organization for the past three years, or can use the knowledge
obtained from the course in her or his work (as a government staff or
journalists).

The participants in the course should pass two pre- and post- tests,
and they will be offered a certificate of attendance at the course.

The participants should be registered and pay an amount of 500 US$
that should be paid through bank transfer. This fee covers the
accommodation and training registration and materials.

The course will be held in English. It means that the professor
speaks in English and the training materials are offered in English.
The participants should know English well (to write, speak and read)
and this point should be mentioned in their application letter.
The main goal for holding this training course is to familiarize the
participants with the women's studies and its achievements in
different fields. The contents of the training sessions are as
follows: history of women's movement in the world, general
information about the feminism, women's Studies and other disciplines
(history, sociology, and psychology), debate on special issues of
women in the region, women's rights, non-governmental organizations
and women's issues.

Activists of women's rights and representatives of non-governmental
organizations, women managers of the governments in the region,
students of all related fields, journalists and other persons
interested in the issue can apply to attend at the course.

The participants should be from one of the following mentioned
countries in Middle East and North Africa, West and Central Asia and
the Caucasus: Afghanistan, Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain,
Egypt, Georgia, India, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait,
Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Pakistan, Palestinian
authority, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tajikistan, Turkey,
Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Western Sahara and
Yemen.

For the selection of the participants, a gender and geographical
balance will be observed.

The course will be held with a minimum of 12 persons and a maximum of
20 people. If the course can not reach to its optimum minimum of 12
persons, it will be canceled for the summer, and will be held in
another time during the next fall or winter. Those who have requested
and accepted will be informed in due time.

Those interested to attend at the course, should send his or her
curriculum vitae before the end of March 2003, with a cover letter
that shows why they are interested in attending the course via email
(info@iwsr.org). The requests will be studied by the scientific board
of the Institute, and if accepted, they will be informed duly so that
the participants can start the visa process and transfer of training
fee.

The Institute offers no fellowship for this course, however
participants can request for a fellowship from their university or
non-governmental organizations or other international organizations.
The Institute will issue a letter of initial acceptance during the
second week of April for those who are accepted and would like to
profit from a grant or fellowship.

Institute for Women's Studies and Research (IWSR)
23 West Nahid, Vali-e Asr Ave.,
In front of Mellat Park, Tehran 19677-56713, Iran
Telephone : 00 98 21 205 06 94
Fax : 00 98 21 204 52 89
Email : info@iwsr.org
Website: http://www.iwsr.org


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