Overview
About the course
Technical assistance missions assist partner countries in meeting medium- and long-term goals as outlined by EOMs recommendations. They aim at building sustainability and strengthening recipient technical capacity and policy through long-term reforms.
Technical assistance missions are also supporting investments in projects’ planning, funds, and partnerships or concentrate on the acquisition of technical material in specifically identified areas, including media and cyber security.
With this newly designed training on Strengthening Political Processes Through Technical Assistance course at EIUC - European Inter University Centre for Human Rights and Democratisation, the Global Campus of Human Rights aims at channelling its vast expertise in the field of election observation, towards a more direct operational endeavour, providing a practical understanding of the technical assistance cycle through the professional expertise of its trainers.
Programme Structure
The course covers the following core themes:- the EU programming cycle
- UN programming cycle
- electoral assistance in politically challenging environments
- the dynamics of a politically closed context (case studies)
- discovery of the ecosystem around the election cycle
- strategic planning (case studies)
- legal framework governing the electoral cycle
- the challenges represented by technology in the management of elections
- the practical application of the challenge of biometry (case studies)
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 4 days
Start dates & application deadlines
- Starting
- Apply before
-
Language
Delivered
Disciplines
Public Policy Political Science View 8 other Short Courses in Public Policy in ItalyAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Student insurance
Make sure to cover your health, travel, and stay while studying abroad. Even global coverages can miss important items, so make sure your student insurance ticks all the following:
- Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
- Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
- Liability
- Home contents and baggage
- Accidents
- Legal aid
We partnered with Aon to provide you with the best affordable student insurance, for a carefree experience away from home.
Get your student insurance nowStarting from €0.53/day, free cancellation any time.
Remember, countries and universities may have specific insurance requirements. To learn more about how student insurance work at Global Campus of Human Rights and/or in Italy, please visit Student Insurance Portal.
Other requirements
General requirements
- The course addresses all participants who are interested in deepening their knowledge on the functioning of electoral technical assistance from a multi-disciplinary approach.
- It is specifically aimed at training staff who already has a background on international election observation and mission functioning, but who wants to focus more on the theoretical and practical elements of electoral technical assistance, and to remain updated on the contemporary challenges to the election management.
- This training will therefore benefit electoral observers, staff employed in Election Observation Missions as well as technical assistance beginners.
- The entire application, including the motivation and the CV, has to be submitted in English.
- Please also include a non-certified English translation of the required proofs, if the original certificates were not issued in English, French, Spanish or Italian.
Tuition Fee
-
International
550 EUR/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 550 EUR for the full programme during 4 days. -
EU/EEA
550 EUR/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 550 EUR for the full programme during 4 days.
Living costs for Venice
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.