CONTENT
The summer school will address a number of important questions at the heart of international drug policy discussions today. The course will include lectures, case studies, mock debates, group work and more.
Each day of the week will be organised around a specific theme and follow the pattern of 1) exploring the historical, sociological and policy perspectives of the particular issue; 2) examining what the current human rights, health and social challenges are; and 3) searching for what global policy and governance set-ups may constitute improved ways of working/solutions for the future.
Human rights, governance and health will constitute cross-cutting themes, that will be addressed as and where relevant to each of the sessions of the week.
The suggested structure is as follows:
Day 1: Global health, global health and the international drug control system (with a particular focus on scheduling of illicit substances and the consequences of prohibition; as well as an overview of the epidemiology of drug use around the world)
Day 2: Challenges of access to essential medicines (including pain control); and the opiates overdose epidemic in the US and Canada
Day 3: Cannabis regulation models
Day 4: Tobacco markets and powers
Day 5: Searching for the best global governance scenarios
OBJECTIVES of the COURSE
The main objectives of the Summer School are for students to:
- acquire a strong understanding of the major health and human rights issues related to drug use and drug policy;
- become familiar with and gain insight into the functioning and implications of international drug control regime and its intersection with public health and human rights ;
- understand the historical, sociological, and policy perspective of three major present-day drug issues: opiates overdose epidemics; cannabis, and tobacco.
- understand the power dynamics of how various substances are dealt with in our societies, and explore solutions for better governance.
TEACHING
The multidisciplinary Summer School will be taught in English by a variety of academic experts in their respective fields.
EVALUATION
Students will be required to give a 15 minutes group presentation on the last day of the course, on a topic that will be decided upon on the first day of the course; and which will no doubt focus on looking into what requirements and conditions may be required for a specific drug policy to be put in place; not just what would be the components of such a policy, but what steps would be needed to get there; and what role each of the relevant stakeholders could play, both at the national/community and international levels.
COURSE CREDITS
By taking this summer school course, may earn you the equivalent of 3 ECTS credit points. Evaluation will be based on attendance, class participation and a presentation on the last day of the course.
Professionals : CHF 1,000
External students : CHF 800
UNIGE students : CHF 200
NEW! Register for the "Course + Accommodation Package"!
Participants choosing the package, can register through us for housing at the Cité universitaire de Genève. Please thorougly read our instructions before filling in the application form.
Please note that only a limited number of rooms are available for that course. All applications are handled on a first come first served basis and assignments will be subject to availability.
Professionals (course + accommodation): CHF 1,336
External students (course + accommodation) : CHF 1,136
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REGISTRATION FOR SUMMER 2022 IS NOW OPEN.
Application requirements
Step 1) Prepare a valid web link* to your supporting documents**
CV : academic and/or professional resume
Motivation letter (maximum of 500 words): explain briefly your motivations to take part in the course of your choice
Reference letter (professor, employer...etc): the reference comes from a professional or academic acquaintance.
University certificate of registration (external students only): only students providing such a certificate are eligible for the external students fee
*Be careful not to provide a protected url (intranet weblink) but a public url. Examples of free accounts you can get a web link from: Dropbox, Google Drive or other
**Please uppload all documents in one (1) single PDF document.
2) Fill in the application form.
Complete all required fields (*) of the application form.
3) Language requirement
Applicants must possess a sufficient command of the language of instruction of the course, demonstrated in their motivation letter, studies and work experience.
Terms and Conditions
Before submitting your application, consult the Geneva Summer Schools Terms and Conditions and payment conditions.
ADMISSION PROCESS
Once we receive your online application and supporting documents, a decision will usually be made within 2 weeks. If you are admitted to the course of your choice we will temporary register you.
Payment instructions will be mentionned in your invoice that we are going to send you together with the other admission documents. Your place in the course is confirmed only upon reception of the full tuition payment.
Applications are evaluated as they are received, course enrolment is done on a rolling basis and courses fill up from the date applications open (not only after the application deadline).
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