How can global poverty be eradicated? What are the economic and political effects of immigration on a society? Which policies lead to prosperity, and which policies perpetuate states in the vicious circle of underdevelopment? What is the future of the European Union’s asylum policy? What currents of thought influence global order and cooperation between individuals and states? How can development be conceived in the face of climate change? What responses do we have to the ethical dilemmas raised by contemporary global inequalities?
The downside of living in eras full of events and transformations is that… you live amidst these events and transformations. The upside of living in eras full of events and transformations is that… you live amidst these events and transformations. The questions above are part of a long list of debates that lie in the centre of the most important economic and political processes in the contemporary world. And all these economic and political processes require experts who understand both the big picture and the aspects that demand careful and rigorous specialization. The Master programme in International Development and Migration (MDIM) addresses both sets of issues – here we inquire into the history and justification of the world’s borders, but also into what a coherent immigration policy implemented by the Romanian state entails. We ask about the political preconditions of international cooperation, but also about what Romania should do to improve its global economic position. The taste for theory is complemented by applied and specific knowledge, and the cultivation of a universalist spirit recognizes the need to prepare experts who can contribute to the adoption of public policies and the work of non-governmental or international organizations. The master programme is primarily aimed at graduates of relevant bachelor programmes and practitioners in need of rigorous specialization.
By implementing feedback from consulted partners, MDIM ensures the correlation between the content of the disciplines and the fields in which graduates can subsequently work. The topics covered are structured in common agreement with the International Organization for Migration so that the following general components can be achieved:
- a theoretical component aimed at assimilating a body of knowledge about the field of study;
- a component of seminar activities focused on conducting practical thematic exercises under the coordination of SNSPA teachers and IOM experts;
- a component of extracurricular activities, organized in the logic of workshops, during which both common and individual tasks can be outlined, with the aim of developing practical skills in using the theoretical knowledge taught.