The 14th Postgraduate Certificate in Corruption Studies - Final reminder - deadline for application : 31st August, 2016

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[Facilitator’s note: Thank you to Tony Kwok, Adjunct Professor & Hon Course Director, Hong Kong University School of Professional and Continuing Education, for sharing this information.]

The 14th Postgraduate Certificate in Corruption Studies will be held in Hong Kong from 15 November – 8 December 2016 and it is now inviting applications from overseas anti-corruption or related organizations in both public and private sectors.

This Postgraduate Certificate in Corruption Studies programme has been established as one of the leading training courses in anti-corruption studies in the world. Based on the successful model of fighting against corruption in Hong Kong, this programme is designed to cover both the theoretical and practical aspects of anti-corruption.

There have been a growing number of overseas participants joining this course since its first launch in 2003. Over the years, a total of 325 Postgraduate Certificate awards have gone to the delegates, mostly senior officials of anti-corruption authorities coming from 44 countries and regions, which represent a total of 87 agencies and/or organizations. These include Afghanistan, Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Botswana, Canada, Cayman Islands, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Fiji, Ghana, Hong Kong SAR, Iraq, India, Indonesia, Italy, Jordan, Kenya, Latvia, Lesotho, Mainland China, Malawi, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mongolia, Namibia, Netherlands, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Rwanda, Serbia, Singapore, South Africa, Switzerland, Tanzania, Timor Leste, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Vietnam, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

They also include officials from international organizations such as the UNDP, UNODC, USAID, Asian Development Bank and the Asia Foundation.  Many of the graduates held influential positions in the field of anti-corruption in their home countries and they are able to put what they have learned into practice and together they have enhanced the fight against corruption globally.

The closing date for application is 31 August 2016

Further course details are included in the programme booklet:

Postgraduate Certificate in Corruption Studies
http://hkuspace.hku.hk/f/programme/34220/CS2016.pdf 

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