[hr-education] Master of Advanced Studies in Children's Rights 2007-2008

Dear Members,

We are pleased to announce the Call for applications for the 2007-2008
cycle of the Master of Advanced Studies in Children's Rights (MCR).

The Master of Advanced Studies in Children's Rights (MCR) is a part-time
two-year postgraduate programme in children's rights, which is jointly
organised by the Law School and the Institute for family research and
counselling at the University of Fribourg (Switzerland) and the Institut
Universitaire Kurt Bosch (IUKB), associated with the International
Institute on children's rights (IDE), both in Sion (Switzerland). The MCR
is an interdisciplinary and international programme which attracts a
diverse range of graduate students from all over the world. The 2007-2008
cycle of this two-year programme will begin on 12 February 2007 and the
deadline for applications is 15 September 2006.

Below you find a general overview of the MCR Programme.

We would be very pleased if you could circulate this information and/or
make a link to our website (http://www.iukb.ch/mcr)

which contains further details about the MCR Programme.

With kind regards

Sarah Bruchez
Programme Secretary

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Institut Universitaire Kurt Bosch (IUKB)
MAS in Children's Rights
P.O. Box 4176 * CH - 1950 Sion 4
Tel. +41 27 205 73 06 * Fax +41 27 205 73 01
internet:www.iukb.ch/mcr
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MASTER OF ADVANCED STUDIES IN CHILDREN'S RIGHTS

Call for applications for the 2007-2008 postgraduate programme in
Children's Rights

The Master of Advanced Studies in Children's Rights (MCR) is a part-time
two-year postgraduate programme in children's rights, which is jointly
organised by the Law School and the Institute for family research and
counselling at the University of Fribourg (Switzerland) and the Institut
Universitaire Kurt Bosch (IUKB), associated with the International
Institute on children's rights (IDE), both in Sion (Switzerland). The MCR
is an interdisciplinary and international programme which attracts a
diverse range of graduate students from all over the world. The 2007-2008
cycle of this two-year programme will begin on 12 February 2007 and the
deadline for applications is 15 September 2006.

The programme is designed for professionals who work with children's
rights issues, these may include; lawyers, psychologists, sociologists,
judges, social workers, government officials, staff from non-governmental
organisations, academics and journalists.

The programme takes place over a two-year period and requires participants
to attend four week-long residential Modules per year. In addition to the
residential Modules and the completion of exercises and examinations based
on the required course reading materials, students are also expected to
devise an individual training programme which consists of a segment of
practical experience (internship) in an organisation other than their
workplace, the preparation of an observation report on their own workplace
and the completion of a Master's thesis. Each residential module has a
specific theme: (1) Children's rights in context, (2) International legal
instruments on children's rights, (3) The general principles of the CRC,
(4) Child labour, (5) Violence against children, (6) Juvenile justice, (7)
Child protection and (8) Implementation and monitoring strategies. The
compulsory residential modules all take place in Switzerland, and
alternate between the IUKB in Sion and the University of Fribourg.

The tuition fee is CHF 10,500 (approximately 6,700 Euros / 8,250 USD);
this sum does not include travel and living expenses.

For further information on the Master of Advanced Studies in Children's
Rights, please see the information provided on the web site
http://www.iukb.ch/mcr, or contact: Institut Universitaire Kurt Bosch
(IUKB), MAS in Children's Rights, P.O. Box 4176, CH - 1950 Sion 4, tel.
+41 (27) 205 73 00, fax +41(27) 205 73 01, e-mail: < >.






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