UGC-Refresher Course on
Perspective in Human Rights Education
from 9th to 30 Dec 2013
TISS, Mumbai
About: Nodal Centre of Excellence for Human Rights Education, School of Law, Rights and Constitutional Governance, Tata Institute of Social Science calls for nominations of teachers by the Heads of various departments/Centers of universities and Law Colleges for UGC- Refresher Course. Those who are interested to apply are requested to fill the application pro-forma and send them to the Course Director through email first and post a printed hard copy of it to his address later.
Nature and theme of the course: The theme of the course is "Changing Perspectives in Human Rights Education". The course would include class room lectures, peer learning, field visits, report writing and class room presentations. The class room sessions would be of more interactive and participative in nature by the teachers and experts. Experts from academia and practitioners from field would be invited to interact with the participants. The reading material would be provided free of cost. The course would cover the latest developments in the field of human rights perspectives on education and their implications. The participants would be awarded with a certificate by the UGC-TISS after successful completion of the course.
Dates and duration: The course would to be organized from 9th to 30th December 2013. The duration of course is 18 working days excluding the holidays.
Who are eligible to apply?: The teachers who are teaching social sciences and law to graduate and Post-Graduate students with interdisciplinary approach can apply for the course, but others interested in the theme of Human Rights Education are not discouraged. The language of training would be in English and the applicants are expected to have reasonable proficiency in English. Those who are seriously interested to upgrade their knowledge and perspectives in human rights education need only to apply. In case of those who have already undergone refresher course training, the gap between two successive refresher courses should normally be one year. It will be relaxed in case it is essential for the teacher to fulfill the eligibility condition for the career advancement.
Seats Available: There are only 30 seats available and selection process would be strictly on the basis of serious interest exhibited in application and relevant qualifications and criteria of the applicants. Two slots are earmarked for teacher participants from North East and Manipur and two seats for teachers from Jammu and Kashmir.
Venue: The course would be organized within Campus of TISS, Deonar, Mumbai.
Travel, Lodging and Boarding: The refresher course is a residential
training. The participants would be provided train and bus travel expenses for both sides on a shortest route on production of tickets. Their boarding and lodging facilities would be taken care of as per the UGC-ASC norms.
Registration Fee: Every participant has to pay a registration fee (non-refundable) of Rs. 500/- at the time of confirming his or her participation in the program.
Application Last Date: 20th November 2013.
For any queries and details contact:Prof. Arvind Tiwari. tiwari_a@tiss.edu 09833732592 or
Dr. Murali Karnam, murali.karnam@tiss.edu or murali.karnam@gmail.com, Cell: 09967605572
Nodal Centre of Excellence in Human Rights Education, School of Law, Rights and Constitutional Governance, TISS, Mumbai - 400088.
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