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SUMMER INSTITUTE The Consortium of Humanitarian Service and Education will conduct a two-week Summer Institute at Krivolak Military Training Grounds, Macedonia, May 17 to June 1, 2009. This is an exceptional opportunity to learn first-hand how to conduct safe and effective disaster relief operations.
For a third year, SVETLINA will bring together American and European students working in teams to plan, prepare and conduct a humanitarian relief operation in a simulated post-conflict environment. Students will respond to scenarios involving mass casualty incidents, humanitarian negotiations, search and rescue, mine and IED awareness, IDP management, convoy operations, mission safety, security, etc. The goal of this program is to help students understand the origins of humanitarian crises, develop cross-cultural competencies, and to practice planning, executing and evaluating humanitarian relief operations in disasters and complex emergencies. Past participants have included students in emergency management, humanitarian assistance, defense studies, post-conflict reconstruction, peace-building, psychology, criminal justice, geography and political science. REQUIREMENTS A lab fee of $2000.00 USD is required to pay for in-country supplies, food, accomodations and transportation between Skopje and Krivolak. The fee is subject to change depending on currency rates. Costs associated with travel to Skopje, Macedonia are the responsibility of individual participants as are costs for personal items you will need Please refer to this page for updates or contact info@humanitariantraining.org. UPDATES Examples of Required Readings:
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