Lions Summer University: Global Humanitarian Leadership

Target group

This course is designed to turn students into leaders in the field of humanitarian aid.

Objectives

Providing skills for leaders helping during humanitarian emergencies where success must be achieved despite working in chaotic, often physically challenging and possibly unsafe environments.
With course contributions from high-level representatives in a variety of relevant disciplines, students gain an understanding of new trends in humanitarian affairs and in strategic initiatives needed to improve the analysis, mitigation, response and delivery of humanitarian assistance in the future.
By the end of the course students should have gained skills in the following areas:

Contents

• Geopolitical and legal approach of humanitarian actions
• International peace and security policy
• International humanitarian norms and principles
• Humanitarian negotiations with armed forces
• Humanitarian diplomacy and communication
• Strategic leadership in 21st century humanitarian organisations
• International Institutions in humanitarian emergencies
• Cultural Change and Intercultural Management
• Management in humanitarian organisations
• Humanitarian logistics und supply chain management
• Disaster management and risk reduction strategies
• Prevention of corruption in humanitarian assistance
• Diseases of global importance
• Crises information management
• Working with the media in humanitarian action
• Evaluation of the Quality of Humanitarian Action

Lecturers

• Prof. Dr. rer. pol. Heinz-Jürgen Scheibe, Hochschule Bremerhaven, Germany (Coordinator)

Learning Methods

• Lectures and group discussions
• Case studies, project work in teams based on problem based learning
• Site visits

Language

English/German