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