Department of Development and Environmental Studies, Palacky University in Olomouc

Palacky University in Olomouc is one of the oldest universities in Central Europe, established in 1573. With eight faculties and about 25 000 students it is one of the leading centres of teaching and research in the Czech Republic. The university is located in Olomouc, a small historical city with a pleasant university atmosphere. The Department of Development and Environmental Studies (http://www.development.upol.cz/english/index/) has 10 years of experience in the field of development studies. It is one of the first programmes in development studies in the region of Central and Eastern Europe. The Department offers wide range of development and environment-related programs (on bachelor, master and doctoral level): Programs taught in English: • International Development Studies Master’s Program • GLODEP International Development Studies Joint Master Program (together with University Clermont Auvergne in France and University of Pavia in Italy) ( http://glodep.eu/) • Foresight for Environment and Development Master’s Program • International Development Studies PhD Program Programs taught in Czech: • International Development Studies Bachelor’s Program • Environmental Studies and Sustainable Development Bachelor’s Program • International Development Studies Master’s Program • International Development Studies PhD Program The programme emphasizes practical hands-on experience and international outreach. Students have an opportunity to participate in the Erasmus programme and spend a semester or two at one of our more than 25 partner universities worldwide. Students also have a possibility to apply for Josef Vavrousek scholarship funded by the Department of Development Studies, which enables them to conduct research, implement projects and undertake internships abroad. Annually students can participate in different field trips which aim to introduce various international organizations important in the area of international development. The interdisciplinary team of the Department comprises of 12 academic staff members and 3 non-academic staff members. The Department strongly encourages the participation of experts from the field of development policy and practice (government, NGOs, development agency, private companies implementing the development cooperation etc.) as well as the visiting lecturers from the partner universities.  In 2015 the department began the publication of the journal Development, Environment and Foresight (http://def-journal.eu/index.php/def).