UNU will offer its second programme of four International Courses (UNU/IC) from May 14 to June 22 next year.  These four courses, to be held at the UNU Centre in Tokyo, will be:

1. UN System: Structure and Activities

2. Environmental Monitoring and Quality

3. Human Rights: Concepts and Issues

4. International Cooperation and Development*

The courses, which will be taught in English, are intended to give students a deeper understanding of selected global issues as well as help them to sharpen their analytical and problem-solving skills and develop specific research skills. Each course will be taught by a team of both in-house and outside experts, including practitioners from a number of different UN organizations.

These courses are open to postgraduate students and professionals from Japan and abroad who are interested in working in international fields in public service or private organizations, including the United Nations system, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), multinational corporations and national foreign-service agencies. Tuition is ¥100,000 for one course or ¥150,000 for two courses (the maximum that can be taken simultaneously). A limited number of UNU fellowships are available to participants from developing countries who take two courses and who can demonstrate a need for financial assistance.