A three month certificate course on “People’s perspective on Diversity and Development”

Course duration

3 months (Course work 30 days. The first 15 days of the course will be held in BARCIK Netrakona Centre.

 

Field work

Field work will be for one month and one month for report preparation, presentation and content development for publishing in journals). The field works and subject based courses will be started during report preparation.

 

After the completion of subject based courses in 15 days in Netrakona, the applicants will be asked (Based on their choice) to get stationed in haor area (Netrakona), Coastal and the Sunderban area (Satkhira), Barind tract (Rajshahi/Chapai) and flood plain area (Manikgonj) where they will continue their course being involved with 5 households. Staying in those areas the applicants will learn the relationship of these people with the soil, water, environment, diversity and nature of the areas. They will also learn the story on how these people (Emphasizing on both different ages of women and men) uphold their existence having intricate relationship with the nature. In addition, the applicants will try to perceive and understand how these people see changes in the society and nature, the relationship among households, how these people treat their relationship with soil, water, trees, herbs, animals, pests and other microbes. And how these people see and analyze the development process. After the completion of initial course work, specific subject for thesis will be finalized based on the choice of and discussion with the participants. Besides, during the field works in certain areas, the applicants also will try to know the application of the right to information act-2009 including the effectiveness of other acts.

 

Course and Research works facilitation

The course and research works will be facilitated by the experienced, skilled and knowledgeable on different perspective fields and subjects of “A group of teachers” comprised renowned different universities’ teachers, group of researchers, farmers, fishermen, traditional healers, Mouwal and indigenous community.

 

Course Fee

10,000 (Ten thousands Taka) which will be spent for the 15 days ‘stay’ in Netrakona as tuition fee, foods and research works. The applicants will bear all the expenses (Travel and food) during their research works in certain areas. However, BIAS will assist the applicants to get any accommodation from guest house/hostel if available in the research areas.

 

Qualification

Graduation in any subject and age should be under 30 years old. Educational qualification for indigenous community and women is considerable.

 

Start of the course

The course will be started from 25 October 2015

. The last deadline for registration is 20 October, 2015.

 

For detail contact

Bahauddin Bahar

Course coordinator, BIAS

House-253, Road-1 Belayet Hossein Khan road

Porra, Manikgonj  

01947 523 335, email:  biasbd15@gmail.com

 

BARCIK Institute of Applied Studies (BIAS)

(An initiative of BARCIK for facilitating social, cultural and applied education)