Specialization in International Cooperation and Development Project Management
Bogotá - presencial
2 semestres ( 1 año )
International Cooperation for development, after more than half a century of significant history at the international level and a bit less in Colombia, continues to be part of the governmental strategies that seeks to strengthen efforts in favor of peace, security and the fight against poverty.
Structure of the study plan
| Component or Module | Subject |
| Perspectives on Cooperation for Development | Theory of Development |
| Conceptual Basics of International Cooperation | |
| Contemporary Perspectives on International Cooperation | |
| Too ls for international cooperation management | I Formulation of development projects and the management and administration for the development of projects. Project evaluation techniques for International Cooperation projects. |
| III. Negotiation techniques for development projects and Methodologies for Project management. | |
| Lines of in-depth study | In-depth study seminar I |
| In-depth study seminar II | |
| In-depth study seminar III | |
| International Module | International Conference I |
| International Conference II | |
| Grad Options | Grad Seminar |
| Refresher | Basics of Finance and Statistics |
Profile of the graduate
- Labor Connections: The graduate of this specialization shall be able to perform in the public sector, international organizations, the private sector, academia or in the third sector.
- Skills acquired by the graduate upon finishing the program: implementation of projects and development strategies based on the management of international cooperation resources.
Why study the Specialization
- The specialization in International Cooperation and Project Management for Development was founded in the year 1994 quickly becoming a pioneer program in the country.
- The program has a broad scope and experience combined with a dynamic curriculum that is always at the cutting edge of the trends in the area.
- The program covers the needs that the actors in the private, public and third sectors have to respond to the initiatives of the central government and carry out strategies aimed at international cooperation for development.
Financing
The Universidad Externado de Colombia seeks to generate strategies that support students in the financing of their educations.
Registration
Requisitos de admisión
- Fill out the application form on the webpage
- Pay the registration fees for a sum of one hundred sixty-two thousand nine-hundred Colombian pesos ($162.900)
- CV (Resume)
- Photocopy of the ID Card
- Photocopy of the undergraduate diploma
- Photocopy of the Graduation Minutes
- Photocopy of the undergraduate grade certificate
- Academic or professional reference
- Three photographs with white background 3×4
- Personal interview
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Perfil del Aspirante
All those interested in training in international cooperation with a focus on project management and development. There is not just one profile, however, a distinctive characteristic of our students and graduates is a high social vocation with aims of working in diverse sectors in the search for having social impact through the management of projects and cooperation.
Professors
Upon finishing the specialization, the student can access the possibility of continuing their master’s studies in a shorter period of time, taking the Master’s in International Affairs at the Universidad Externado de Colombia. It is important to point out that once having finished the specialization, students have up to two years to decide if they wish to continue with the Master’s.
Additionally, the program has a space for international conferences (certified), which are taught by teachers from SIPA (School of Public and International Affairs) of Columbia University, New York.
Being a program aimed at the professionalization of international cooperation and of project management, the professors who participate in this program are generally outstanding consultants at the national and international level on this field and to a lesser degree some are research professors of our faculty and university. The areas in which these professors perform are:
