Development Studies Week 2021
Development Studies Week 2021 provided an exciting introduction to where and how we teach postgraduate development studies and the top careers our graduates go onto. Browse resources from the week below.
1stin the world for Development Studies for the fifth year running*
Over 25thematic Masters development courses, taught in 4 different schools and the Institute of Development Studies, with interdisciplinarity throughout
20Different online events, featuring academics, international students and alumni
*QS World University Rankings 2021
Development Studies Week 2021
Development Studies Week 2021 provided an exciting introduction to where and how we teach postgraduate development studies and the top careers our graduates go onto.
Each School and the Institute of Development Studies (IDS), provided daily online events introducing you to their disciplines, entry requirements, unique benefits and career prospects.
Sessions were hosted by a range of leading academics and featured former international students (alumni), who gave an overview of their careers and answered questions in webinars and live interactive Instagram Live sessions.
The week also featured research talks and sample lectures, allowing students to get a taste of the teaching style, what it's like to study at Sussex, and the leading work our academics do in their areas.
Discover resources from Development Studies Week 2021 below.
A sample of sessions that took place during Development Studies Week 2021.
Programme of events
| Date | School |
|---|---|
| Monday 22 March |
School of Media, Arts and Humanities – Media Practice for Development and Social Change MA |
| Tuesday 23 March |
University of Sussex Business School – Development Economics MSc |
| Wednesday 24 March | School of Global Studies |
| Thursday 25 March | Institute of Development Studies (IDS) |
| Friday 26 March | Centre for International Education – International Education and Development MA |
Monday 22 March
- School of Media, Arts and Humanities – Media Practice for Development and Social Change MA
11am–12pm: Course overview and alumni careers webinar
Dr Anke Schwittay, alumni and current international students presented an introduction to the course and the experiences of past and present students. Watch a recording of the webinar.1–2pm: Instagram Live
We hosted an interview and question and answer session with professors, current international students and Media Practice for Development and Social Change MA graduates at @sussexuni.
Alumni included Mpinane Senkhane (pictured), a consultant at Reos Partners, a global social enterprise in South Africa; Yasmin El-Beih, a freelance journalist based in Egypt; Aayushi Maira, a development and communications professional from India; and Miki Hamakawa, an APAC Client Support Analyst based in Shanghai.
View a recording of the session.
Watch an Instagram Live session from November 2020 discussing media and development career options and study pathways.
2–3pm: Sample lecture
Producing Media for Development
This lecture, presented by Yorgos Karagiannakis, gave a sampling of the compulsory module “Producing Media for Development and Social Change”, providing an overview of the practice elements of the course, including digital documentary, radio, podcasting and web design.The session also touched upon several case studies and the variety of media projects undertaken in the developing world and included a demonstration of previous students’ creative projects.
The School offers the Media Practice for Development and Social Change MA course in collaboration with the School of Global Studies.
Find out more about the School of Media, Arts and Humanities.
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- Institute of Development Studies (IDS)
12–1pm: How to get a job in Development, Charities and Not-for-Profit
This careers skills workshop outlined relevant tools needed to gain experience, find vacancies and build professional networks in the development, charity and not-for-profit sectors. Download the PowerPoint presentation [PPTX, 5.08MB].Note: Several events also took place on Thursday 25 March for students interested in the Institute for Development Studies.
Tuesday 23 March
- University of Sussex Business School – Development Economics MSc
10–11am: Business School Masterclass
What does Global Britain add up to economically?
The UK has made a bold exit from the European Union and talks about ‘Global Britain’. But how will all this work out economically? What will it mean for trade, migration and investment, and what’s next for ‘Global Britain’?
Professor L. Alan Winters, former Chief Economist at the British government’s Department for International Development looked at the realities of ‘sovereignty’ in an increasingly complex global economic context.12–1pm: Course overview and alumni careers webinar
Join Dr Julie Litchfield, alumni and current international students for an introduction to the Development Economics course and the experiences of past and present students. Watch a recording of the webinar.1–2pm: Instagram Live
We hosted an interview and question and answer session with academics, current international students and Development Economics MSc graduates at @sussexuni.
Alumni included Chikako Takase (pictured), an alumnus from Japan who recently retired from the United Nations after 34 years of service; Namrata Nair, a teaching fellow at Ashoka University in India; and Hassana Babangida, now working as an assistant economist at the Central Bank of Nigeria.
The University of Sussex Business School offers the following development courses:
- Sustainable Development MSc (campus) and Sustainable Development MSc (online)
- Energy and Climate Policy MSc (campus) and Energy Policy MSc (online)
- Development Economics MSc.
Watch more videos about the Sustainable Development MSc and Energy Policy MSc on our Masters Applicant Hub.
- University of Sussex Business School – Science Policy Research Unit
9–10am: Course overview and alumni careers webinar
Professor Gordon MacKerron from the Science Policy Research Unit (SPRU), alumni and current international students presented an introduction to SPRU and talked about the experiences of past and present students. Graduates included Sumit Kumar, co-founder of the Sustainable Impact Lab, based in India. Watch a recording of the webinar.11am–12pm: Business School Masterclass
Transforming Sustainable Development
Today’s world is experiencing ever more rapid social, technological and environmental change. The Sustainable Development Goals define directions for progress. Yet poverty, inequality and ecological destruction grow. If science and innovation are to offer genuine parts of solutions (rather than problems), then we need new thinking and action.
In this Masterclass, Professor Andy Stirling, Professor of Science and Technology at SPRU and co-director of the STEPS Centre, outlined new approaches to understanding and action on sustainability and development, expressing ideas that link new theory with practical solutions for social justice and a flourishing Earth.
1–2pm: Instagram Live
We hosted an interview and question and answer session with academics, current international students and alumni at @sussexuni.
Alumni included Rodrigo Frias (pictured), a Technology and Innovation Management alumni from Chile currently working with the Chilean Economic Development Agency; Yuki Fukasaku, a PhD alumni from Japan who served as a former consultant at UNESCO and OECD; and Abbas Abdulrafiu, an MSc Energy Policy alumni from Nigeria currently working as a Doctoral Researcher at Sussex.
View a recording of the session.
Watch a short video presented by Rodrigo about why he chose Sussex and his career journey after graduating.
The University of Sussex Business School offers the following development courses:
- Sustainable Development MSc (campus) and Sustainable Development MSc (online)
- Energy and Climate Policy MSc (campus) and Energy Policy MSc (online)
- Development Economics MSc.
Find out more about the Science Policy Research Unit. Watch more videos about the Sustainable Development MSc and Energy Policy MSc on our Masters Applicant Hub.
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Wednesday 24 March
- School of Global Studies
9–10am: Boost your career prospects – work placements in the School of Global Studies
This career prospects webinar was presented by Dr Suchitra Richards. View a recording of the webinar.10am–11am: School and course overview and alumni careers webinar
Dr Dinah Rajak, alumni and current international students provided an introduction to the School and talked about the experiences of past and present students. Watch a recording of this session.11am–12pm: Instagram Live
We hosted an interview and question and answer session with academics, current international students and alumni at @sussexuni.
Alumni included Laura Lucía Rodríguez (pictured), a Migration Studies MA alumni from Colombia now working as a consultant for the Jesuit Refugee Service, and Gautami Srivastava, a Social Development MA graduate and founder of ‘Buraansh’, a social enterprise operating in Himachal Pradesh, India.
12–1pm: Sample lecture
Lockdown and Livelihoods in Rural South India: Rethinking patronage and care under Covid-19
This lecture presented accounts of both local and migrant textile workers from two villages in Tamil Nadu.It described the immediate economic fall-out of the lockdown in terms of job losses and reveal some of the instantaneous responses the lockdown elicited, particularly by employers and by the state.
This lecture was presented by Professor Geert de Neeve (pictured), an expert on Social Anthropology and South Asian studies.
The School of Global Studies offers several development courses, including:
- Anthropology of Development and Social Transformation MA
- Conflict, Security and Development MA
- Environment, Development and Policy MA
- Gender, Violence and Conflict MA
- Human Rights MA
- Social Development MA
- Migration and Global Development MA
- Migration Studies MA
- Climate Change, Development and Policy MSc (with IDS)
- Food and Development MA (with IDS).
Find out more about the School. Watch more videos about Development, Migration, and Energy, Sustainability and Innovation courses on our Masters Applicant Hub.
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Thursday 25 March
- Institute of Development Studies (IDS)
11am–12pm: IDS Alumni services and international careers alumni
Michelle Cruickshank and former international students talked about careers support offered by IDS and the career destinations of IDS graduates, including:-
Yukari Tsunokake, a Japanese Poverty and Development MA graduate working as a Country Officer for the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), in Tokyo, Japan
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Ujjwal Krishna, a Development Studies MA alumni from India employed as a Specialist Doctoral Research Scholar as part of the Developmental Leadership Program (DLP), in Melbourne, Australia
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Olusola Owonikoko, a Globalisation, Business and Development MA alumni from Nigeria, currently working as Executive Director of Project Enable Africa, in Lagos, Nigeria.
Watch a recording of the alumni and careers talk.
12–1pm: Instagram Live
We hosted an interview and question and answer session with academics, current international students and alumni at @sussexuni. View a recording of the session.1–2pm: Sample lecture
Economic Perspectives on Development and Beyond
This lecture covered key concepts in economic perspectives on development and the interdisciplinary approach to teaching at IDS. It covered ideas on economic growth, structural change, the role of markets and the state, trade, poverty, and agriculture.
The lecture was presented by Dr Amrita Saha (pictured), IDS research fellow, co-convener of the Economic Perspectives on Development module and winner of the Export-Import Bank of India IERA award.
2–3pm: IDS and course overview webinar
Dr Linda Waldman and current international students provided an introduction to the department and an insight into student life at IDS. Watch a recording of the webinar.Note: A careers skills workshop also took place on Monday 22 March for students interested in the Institute of Development Studies.
The Institute of Development Studies offers several development courses, including:
- Development Studies MA
- Gender and Development MA
- Globalisation, Business and Development MA
- Governance, Development and Public Policy MA
- Power, Participation and Social Change MA
- Poverty and Development MA.
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Friday 26 March
- Centre for International Education – International Education and Development MA
12–1pm: Education and Development course overview and alumni careers webinar
Dr Marcos Delprato and alumni provided an introduction to the Centre and an insight into student life at Sussex. Alumni included Juhi Kumari, a Senior Manager at iAugmentor Labs and co-founder of The Project Ease, a well-being start-up based in India. Watch a recording of the webinar.A previous webinar, hosted by Marcos and other international alumni in November 2020, also gave a useful overview of the course. Watch the recording.
1–2pm: Instagram Live
We hosted an interview and question and answer session with academics, current international students and International Education and Development MA alumni at @sussexuni.
Alumni included Su’ur Su’eddie Vershima Agema (pictured), Executive Director at SEVHAGE Literary & Development Initiative in Nigeria; Dilshad Begum, an assessment specialist in the Monitoring and Evaluation department for a company called Orenda in Pakistan; Mami Kawaguchi, an advocacy officer for Save the Children, based in Japan.
View a recording of the session.
Watch an Instagram Live session from November 2020 discussing International Education and Development MA career options and study pathways.
2–3pm: Sample lecture
Professor Mairead Dunne presented a sample lecture entitled ‘Education and Development’. Revisit the session in full.The Centre for International Education offers the International Education and Development MA course.
Find out more about the centre.
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