The Institute of Development Policy and Management (IOB)
- part of the University of Antwerp (Belgium)
- located in the very heart of Europe
- several decades of experience in international education
- development studies
IOB currently offers three one-year Master programmes in Development Studies with a high degree of specialisation and distinct focus.
Globalisation and Development [2]
- Tackle the great challenges of our time: migration, climate and environment and more equal distribution of wealth through trade, global value chains and labour markets
- Study the interaction between external and local actors at the interface of global-to-local development processes.
- Assess policy and programme interventions and the role of public and private actors therein.
Development Evaluation and Management [3]
- Assess the strenghts and weaknesses of the development paradigms and the role of external actors in that respect.
- Attain a better understanding of implementation, monitoring and evaluation of development policies and programmes.
- Analyse the interaction between national institutions, local politics and external actors.
Governance and Development [4]
- Attain a better understanding of the processes of state formation, state failure and state reconstruction.
- Explore the issues of governance and development against the background of violent conflict and the challenge of post-conflict state reconstruction.
- Analyse the interaction between the dynamics at the national level and the local level.