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Published: 29 May 2019 2,061 views
The Institute for Poverty, Land & Agrarian Studies (PLAAS) is hosting a short course on the Political Economy of Land Governance in Africa, in collaboration with Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology (KNUST). The aim of the course is to bring together a number of land professions from various member states and NELGA institutions linked to the African Union to unpack land governance from a political economic lens.
The medium of instruction and assessment will be English.
This short course will be held in Accra, Ghana from 12-16 August 2019, and is being hosted by PLAAS under NELGA.
The Network of Excellence on Land Governance in Africa (NELGA) is an initiative of the African Union, the United Nations Commission (UNECO) for Africa and the African Development Bank. It is a partnership of more than 50 leading African universities and research institutions, to strengthen the training and curriculum development on land governance in Africa.
PLAAS on the other hand is a special NELGA node focusing on short course training: The Political Economy of Land Governance in Africa. They have developed an endorsed short course on the Political Economy of Land Governance in Africa, under the ‘Building the Next Generation of African Experts in Land Governance’ project. This course is funded through the African Land Policy Centre (ALPC) and GIZ.
Across Africa, the majority of both rural and urban residents have insecure tenure rights, either in law or in practice. They face the legacy of land dispossession, colonial legal codes, contested customary tenure systems, and growing pressure on land in the face of commercial investments. How can land rights and land governance in Africa be strengthened? To address these challenges requires building a highly-skilled cohort of land professionals and land policy makers. This short course will equip these leaders to resolve the land challenges facing the continent.
| Application Deadline | June 7, 2019 |
| Funding Type | Fully Funded |
| Country to study | Ghana |
| School to study | Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and technology |
| Type | Undergraduate |
| Course to study | View courses |
| Sponsor | Institute for poverty, land and agrarian studies |
| Gender | Men and Women |
The short course is funded by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), through NELGA. We have a limited amount of funding available for participants, which covers course fees, travel and accommodation. Interested parties should apply once the call has been released.
Land practitioners and policy makers on the continent who have the responsibilities and expertise on the land governance issues. Applicants should hold an undergraduate degree and have at least 3-4 working experience. Applicants without a university degree may be considered, if they have 10-15 years’ work experience.
Participants are required to complete a pre contact assignment, site visit report and the final submission of a learning portfolio. Participants would receive either: