Call for applications are announced by the UNU International Institute for Software Technology (UNU-IIST) in Macao for its PhD programme in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) for Sustainable Development, which initiates in September 2012.
UNU-IIST in association with the University of Pisa (Italy) is organizing this double-degree programme. This program is designed to train the experts who will become the intellectual leaders of this emerging field to have high regards of the issues of sustainable development and the manner of addressing them using current and future ICT. Graduates will obtain an understanding of the UN perspective on sustainable development and the Millennium Development Goals.
Programme coursework will cover necessary concepts of sustainable development as well as outstanding ICT taught from the viewpoint of principles so that the inevitable changes in this rapidly advancing field will not render knowledge. Students will pursue research within the multidisciplinary environment of UNU-IIST, which offers diverse opportunities for hands-on research carried out in the field. Students will be exposed to the issues involved in using science to support policymaking.
The programme is of duration 42-month i.e. seven semesters on a full-time basis. Students will be primarily located at UNU-IIST in Macao SAR, China, but will also spend at least one semester at the University of Pisa. In addition, students will have the opportunity to carry out field work in one or more of the various locations of activity of UNU-IIST.
Students will receive a double PhD degree in Information and Communication Technology upon graduation receives two distinct PhD diplomas, one from UNU and one from the University of Pisa.
The deadline for applications is 31st May, 2012.
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