International Anti-Corruption Summer Academy 2012

Programme Overview & Objectives: The International Anti-Corruption Summer Academy (IACSA) is an intensive ten-day programme designed for familiarizing participants with contemporary insight in selected areas of corruption theory and anti-corruption practice. Apart from lectures, IACSA also includes roundtable discussions and opportunities for the exchange of experiences, with the overall goal of helping bridge the gap between theory and practice. IACSA aims to foster a culture of the reflective practitioner, while also developing and enhancing skills useful for the workplace.

Curriculum: IACSA will offer a wide array of lectures from the fields of ethics, psychology, economics, political science, sociology and law, catering to all sectors of society. It will also offer two round tables on thematic anti-corruption issues.

Target Group: IACSA aims to bring together around 70 participants. Applicants should be anti-corruption practitioners such as senior investigators, prosecutors, judges, compliance officers, prevention experts, auditors, NGO personnel and journalists, who have a minimum of 5 years of work experience in the prevention of and/or fight against corruption. Students and researchers in areas (closely) related to anti-corruption are also eligible to apply.

Professional experience can be substituted by a level of studies or junior professional engagement which clearly demonstrates the potential of the applicant to bring added value to IACSA 2012 from a newcomer perspective, as well as to use the knowledge acquired to maximize his/her impact on anti-corruption research and action. In addition, non-native English speakers must present a certificate of English proficiency.

Certificate: Upon completion, all participants will receive an IACSA certificate.

Application Process: All applications shall be submitted using the online application form. The application period will open on 1 February and close on 15 March 2012, 24:00 (CET). Please note that when you click on APPLY NOW at the top of this page, you will be asked to register with IACA in order to access the application form.

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