Dorothea Kleine of RHUL has notified of a neat new opportunity. Additionally, for those of you in the Cambridge/Boston area, she's is at Berkman until April 3rd and happy to meet up. -- *NEW** 1-year Masters in Practising Sustainable Development (ICT4D specialism) at the**University** of **London* *(ICT4D = Information and Communication Technologies for Development)* The UNESCO Chair/Centre in ICT4D at Royal Holloway, University of London, is launching an exciting new specialism within its successful Practising Sustainable Development Masters, starting Sept 2011. It is designed for IT-experts, designers, students, professionals and development practitioners who want to develop their skills specifically in the area of ICT4D. The degree prepares you for work in the public, private or NGO-sector locally or internationally, or can be a stepping-stone towards a PhD. This course offers students the opportunity to gain a Masters degree which combines - cutting-edge teaching by leading experts, current debates, and practical project design in ICT4D - a well-rounded syllabus introducing key theoretical building blocks in development thinking and current challenges from different disciplines - emphasis on participatory, sustainable, culturally-sensitive, locally relevant, gender aware approaches and appropriate technologies - rigorous training in both qualitative and quantitative research methods in the Social Sciences (plus optional IT courses), preparing participants to be fully-equipped independent (action) researchers. Includes geographical information systems and grassroots participatory video training. - intellectually stimulating and friendly atmosphere; individual mentoring by faculty (personal tutors; dissertation supervisors; individual career advice) *Key Facts:* *Intake:* Sept 2011-Sept 2012 (12 months full-time, or 24 months part-time) *Class sizes:* generally 5-15 (25 max) *Teaching team includes:* Dorothea Kleine, Tim Unwin, G Harindranath, David Grimshaw, Kostas Stathis, David Simon, Katie Willis, Vandana Desai, Jay Mistry *Entry requirements:* good undergraduate degree (professional experience a plus); good English skills *Application deadline:* April 15 (exceptions possible) *Cost:* £13,510 (overseas, = $21,950); £3480 (UK/EU) (limited scholarships available for full-time) For full details, please visit * www.gg.rhul.ac.uk/psd/ict4d * (includes draft syllabus) Enquiries, by email or skype: *dorothea.kleine@rhul.ac.uk*