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Elaine Mahon recommends the PG Cert. in Global Citizenship Education to educators.
Elaine Mahon, a graduate of the PG Certificate in Global Citizenship Education, shares her experience of the programme and why she recommends the programme for a wide range of educators in various sectors.
Date: Tuesday, 20 February 2024
Eze shares his student experience
Eze Ejikeme, a graduate of the MA in International Development programme talks to Niamh Rooney about his experience of studying with the Department of International Development at Maynooth University.
Date: Thursday, 01 February 2024
Dr Eilish Dillon awarded Irish Research Council: New Foundations research grant
Maynooth University Department of International Development and Dóchas are pleased to welcome the announcement today by the Irish Research Council of a New Foundations research grant for Dr. Eilish Dillon’s research on ethical global development communications, entitled ‘Building Capacity for Ethical Global Development Communications: GCE Approaches, Learning Needs and Guidelines for Practice’.
Date: Thursday, 14 December 2023
WELCOME TO THE 2023/2024 MA GROUPS
Dept. of International Development staff are delighted to welcome the new postgrad group for orientation day.
Date: Monday, 02 October 2023
MA participant Joseph Kabwe Kamfwa supports Afri’s annual Famine Walk
Joseph Kabwe Kamfwa participated in an annual Afri event in County Mayo on 20th May 2023. Joseph is one of our wonderful 2022/23 MA in International Development programme participants. As an agriculturalist and development practitioner from Zambia, Joseph drew on personal experience and values to speak with authenticity and integrity at the event.
Date: Monday, 19 June 2023
Dr Paul O'Keeffe publishes on Education of Refugees and Displaced Students
Dr. Paul O'Keeffe has published a new book chapter entitled 'Higher Education in Refugee Camps via Collaborative Blended Learning: The Impact and Benefits for Refugees and Their Student Tutors'. The chapter details his research into the impact of multidisciplinary higher education programmes which he developed and managed in Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya and Azraq refugee camp in Jordan from 2017 - 2021. The chapter appears in the Springer book 'Teaching Refugees and Displaced Students: What Every Educator Should Know' and is available to order now.
Date: Sunday, 30 April 2023
Michael Gaffey, Director General of the Development Cooperation and Africa Division (Irish Aid) visits Maynooth University
Michael Gaffey, Director General of the Development Cooperation and Africa Division (Irish Aid), recently visited Maynooth University to discuss, 'The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Global Development - Lessons Learned and Future Directions', with a cross-section of students from the MU Department of International Development and MU Department of Anthropology. Thanks to Michael and his colleagues Aoife and Hannah for organising such an engaging event and thanks also to the students for the critical questions and comments.
Date: Friday, 07 April 2023
Dr Tom Campbell co-authors a new open access article for the journal Climate and Development
Together with drylands researcher Dr Greta Semplici, from the European University Institute (Florence), Dr Tom Campbell is the co-author of a new article for the journal Climate and Development. The open access article is entitled, 'The revival of the drylands: Re-learning resilience to climate change from pastoral livelihoods in East Africa'.
Date: Thursday, 16 February 2023
Dr Paul O'Keeffe publishes on higher education access for LGBTIQ refugees
Dr. Paul O'Keeffe has published a chapter on higher education access for LGBTIQ refugees in the recently published book Migration, Displacement, and Higher Education: Now What? This open access book is part of the Political Pedagogies series and brings leading international experts on migration, displacement and education together to explore issues relating to education in exile and proposes solutions on how the international education for development community can assist displaced people to move forward.
Date: Monday, 13 February 2023
Change Makers series continues with episode 4 published
The Change Maker series, a collection of conversations with change makers from around the world, resumes following the inter-semester break with a new episode. The latest episode, published on January 30th, features Don Tuan Phuong, Director of the Centre for Sustainable Development Studies (CSDS) speaking with Niamh Rooney from the MU Department of International Development. Based in Hanoi, Vietnam, CSDS and the Department of International Development have collaborated on various projects over the past decade.
Date: Tuesday, 31 January 2023