important
information:

Duration: 1 year
Location: Wageningen
Start: Oct. 2010  Degree: Master

Language: English
Tuition fee:
EEA:  9,175 a year
non-EEA: 9,175 a year

 Costs of living:
10,680 a year

Rural Development and Communication

(formerly TREAT)

Master of Management of Development

 

 

 

 

Responding to changes in rural environments

 

 

Rural development organisations work in a dynamic environment in which natural hazards, political turmoil, conflict situations, economic downturns or a lack of resources may all cause or affect change. One effect of this situation is well recognised by organisations working in rural extension, training and communication: a growing desire to increase good governance, public participation and informed citizenship.

 

rural development and communication with persons and man with phone

 

To respond to such circumstances, many of these organisations need to re-orient their approaches and policies, and to design new operational structures and communication processes. For this, they need well-educated managers and well-trained staff. This often calls for retraining. To keep pace with developments - especially those regarding communica­tion and innovation systems - managers may need new competences that equip them to work in a range of complex multi-actor settings.

 

The programme is especially suited to all mid-career professionals whose work in agricultural and rural-development organisations focuses on information and communication. It is also of particular interest to consultants specialising in projects with on rural-development organisations and their client groups.