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The 2013-2014 Newsletter is here!
We are most pleased to renew our contact with our graduates wishing you good health, happiness, prosperity and peace!
As always, we are happy to share with you, all that's going on in our Center, as well as our plans for 2014. You can read all about that here.
Our upcoming MASHAV sponsored course:
The international training on:
Rural Revitalization: Policies, strategies and support systems for rural revitalization
in the framework of MASHAV, will be carried out in English on 13.01.2014 - 06.02.2014
Application is closed
Rural Revitalization: Policies, strategies and support systems for rural revitalization
in the framework of MASHAV, will be carried out in English on 13.01.2014 - 06.02.2014
Application is closed
Policies, Strategies and Support Systems for Rural Revitalization reflects a growing recognition that rural decline poses a major challenge for the developing world. Increased urbanization and the decline in importance of agriculture represents some of the main driving forces for this phenomenon. In this context, diversification of economic activities, improvement of social services and the establishment of an effective system of support for economic and social development, is paramount for the revitalization of rural areas.
Clean Technologies – Environmental technology, innovation and management systems as means for regional and local economic development
in the framework of MASHAV, will be carried out in English on 10 February to 06 March 2014
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TO DOWNLOAD THE BROCHURE, PLEASE CLICK HERE
Around 1.3 billion people across the world have no electricity at all; contaminated drinking water and an inadequate supply of water cause diseases that account for 10 percent of the total burden of disease in developing countries; and some 925 million people were undernourished in 2010. These are only some of the challenges developing countries need to tackle. Cleantech offers an environmentally sound answer to deal with some of those problems. Communities can be connected to electricity without the need to build a complex national grid, waste can be collected and turned into energy, and water can be purified to provide safe drinking water. Therefore, the realization of clean technology is twofold: technologies, and implementation - utilizing a better understanding of socio-economic factors in the move towards sustainable development. The above training will provide participants with knowledge of those two factors introducing new clean technologies and illustrate implementation mechanisms such as: societies and support systems, the use of networks, communication channels, the role of entrepreneurship and well-implemented legislation.
Addressing the Urbanization challenge
11.3.2014 - 9.4.2014
Today, as more than half of the world's population lives in cities and urban areas, managing and developing urban areas is one of the main challenges of the developing world. According to UN-Habitat, there are 823 million living in slums. The share of slum residents in the developing world as percentage of the urban population has declined but despite this reduction, in absolute numbers, the number of slum dwellers continues to increase. The problem of slums remains as one of the greatest challenges for city managers in the 21st century. But more than slum upgrading, city managers and governors are faced with the need in migration absorption, social integration, job creation and specifically youth unemployment, and controlling crime and unsocial behavior.
11.3.2014 - 9.4.2014
Today, as more than half of the world's population lives in cities and urban areas, managing and developing urban areas is one of the main challenges of the developing world. According to UN-Habitat, there are 823 million living in slums. The share of slum residents in the developing world as percentage of the urban population has declined but despite this reduction, in absolute numbers, the number of slum dwellers continues to increase. The problem of slums remains as one of the greatest challenges for city managers in the 21st century. But more than slum upgrading, city managers and governors are faced with the need in migration absorption, social integration, job creation and specifically youth unemployment, and controlling crime and unsocial behavior.
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More information on Professional Tours:
To learn more about the Weitz Center's professional tours, the potential topics available and the application process, contact Jeremy@weitz-center.org
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