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
Realize
to discover social business opportunities. We define business
The student is given an overview of how to develop an industry
opportunities in this respect as opportunities for social wealth
on an extensive scale on the basis of the product idea. Good
creation, market investigation, idea generation and verification.
product ideas reach its potential through an adapted Business Model. In this part of the course the student is given an overview
Develop:
of various Social Business Models that could suite the very idea
Teach the student techniques to analyse and prioritize product
that the students have come up with in previous parts of the
functions and to name the quality of the product by correlating
course. In this final part of the course students are trained to
functions against market requirements and technical specifications.
express their ideas and solution orally as well as in writing. The
The team process requires focus on team cultivation and
written statement should take form of a business plan.
knowledge development through self-studies and tutor guiding. The lectures will be presented by Associate Professor Arnt Farbu
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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:
students will be able to understand and give meaning to such human rights mechanisms as The Human Rights council, the UN
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Basic philosophical ideas and theories that the modern
High Commissioner for Human Rights, The European Convention
international regime for human right has come to rest upon
on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, the European
Description and analysis of the Universal Declaration of
Court of Human Rights, the European Framework Convention on
Human rights
National Minorities, the European Torture Convention etc.
Analysis of the major human rights conventions and their monitoring mechanisms that has been adapted in the post
We conclude with examples of the implementation of human
second world war period.
rights obligations in national politics.
We will consider both the UN system as well as the European
The lectures will be presented by Associate Professor Dr. Lars
human rights regime. After the conclusion of this course, the
Petter Soltvedt
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PRACTICAL INFORMATION PREREQUISITES
PRACTICAL INFORMATION
Prerequisites for the courses: There are no prerequisites for these
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The course is suitable for students enrolled in an
courses except eligibility to study at the post-high school level and
undergraduate programme, with focus on social sciences/
the ability to relate meaningfully to an English spoken classroom
political science
and to understand texts written in English
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TEACHING METHODS
There is no tuition/course fee Travel and accommodation expenses must be covered by the participant.
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Accommodation in student housing in Mostar. Cost of
Subject oriented lectures, seminars and tutorials. Theories, models
accomodation approximately KM 25 or NOK 100 per
and methods will be presented in the lectures. Seminars and
day. Accommodation will be pre-booked for all subscribed
tutorials in cooperation with Nansen Dialogue Center.
students.
A large number of textbooks will be available at the library. There
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Travel arrangements for participants from Norway: Flights with
is no tuition involved.
Norwegian Oslo-Sarajevo or Oslo- Dubrovnik/Split. Group
Successful completion of each class will result in the awarding of
transport from Sarajevo to Mostar on June 8th with return
7.5 ECTS credits.
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
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The Džemal Bijedić University The Džemal Bijedić 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
has the following departments: English language and literature,
of 250 professors and teaching assistants, from Mostar and other
Bosnian language and literature, German language and literature,
cities in the region. The faculties within the University are the
Communications (Public relations, Business communication and
Faculty of Humanities (which used to be a faculty for languages),
Journalism), Turkish language and literature and History.
the Faculty of Information technology, the Faculty of Business management ( former faculty of economics), Faculty of Law,
The University cooperates with various Universities abroad.
Teaching faculty, Agro-Mediterranean faculty, Faculty of Mechanical
Offices at the University that help improve their work and
engineering and the Faculty of Civil engineering.
regional cooperation are: The international relations office, the Bosch lector- coordinator for international scholarships, the
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After the war 1992-1995, the University library was left without
University library, the student hotel, the Student union, the
a facility and books. Today, it is situated in a properly made
institute of the Faculty of civic engineering, the institute for
and supplied part of the university, and the number of books
mechanical engineering, the office for assuring the teaching quality
is growing. The Faculty of Humanities, founded in 2002 today
and the Career center.
Buskerud University College Buskerud University College was founded in 1994, as a result of
combines political science with human rights and the multicultural
a merge between three colleges. BUC is a medium-sized higher
society.The bachelor’s and master’s programmes in political
education institution and offers a broad range of degree programs
science and human rights are aimed at students with an interest in
at undergraduate and graduate level, and diploma courses across
politics and human rights, both at national and international level.
various fields of study. Buskerud enrolls about 3 500 full-time
The department of political science and human rights cooperates
students each year, with a staff of 270 employees.
with nationally and internationally recognized institutions such as the Nansen Dialogue Centre and the Helsinki-committee,
Political science and Human rights belongs to the School of
amongst others, to broaden and strengthen the academic field of
Business and Social Sciences, the largest faculty of BUC. The
human rights and multiculturalism.
political science program at BUC is the only one in Norway which
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
The NDN experience has shown that dialogue can be an effective
divided and segregated, with little hope for a better future. With
tool in reconciliation and peace building. The Nansen Dialogue
the aim of bringing hope through dialogue and reconciliation
Network gathers politicians, journalists, teachers, parents, and
several Nansen Dialogue Centres were established in Croatia,
pupils for dialogue about their own conflict, exploring potential
Bosnia Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro, Kosovo and Macedonia.
solutions and opening possibilities for institutional change, where the situation is no longer seen through ethnic or mono-cultural
These centres are the core of the Nansen Dialogue Network
lenses, but with a view to joint understanding that benefit all.
(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.
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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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