We can't promise the warm climate and the beaches of Banjul, but we can promise a warm welcome and the towering peaks of Man. United's stadium. IDPM, at the University of Manchester, UK, hosts a number of Gambian study fellows every year and provides them with career development opportunities including: * Short professional development training * One-year Masters programmes * PhD programmes Training programme areas include: >>> Human resource management and development >>> Computing and information systems >>> Public management >>> Social development >>> Rural development and poverty alleviation >>> Industrial development >>> Environmental impact assessment >>> NGO management and development >>> Development finance >>> Organisational change management Full details plus application forms can be obtained from our Web site: http://www.man.ac.uk/idpm The Web site also includes: >>> Details of potential sponsors >>> Online reports on management and development >>> Links to other development and management pages To receive details of new training opportunities and online reports as they become available, please use our Web site registration page: http://www.man.ac.uk/idpm/register.htm And for those back home: watch out for us in the Gambia - some of our courses visit every year for fieldwork! We look forward to seeing you Richard Heeks --------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr Richard Heeks Senior Lecturer, Information Systems & Development Institute for Development Policy & Management University of Manchester Precinct Centre Manchester M13 9GH U.K. Phone: +44-161-275-2870 Fax: +44-161-273-8829 Email: [log in to unmask] IDPM Web: http://www.man.ac.uk/idpm --------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------