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The Global Labour University International Master Programmes for Trade Unionists  The Global Labour University (GLU) idea was launched in 2002 with the aim to build a network of Universities, Trade Unions, Foundations and the ILO in order to facilitate discourse, stimulate research and provide university-level qualification programs on the political, economic and social dimensions of globalisation for labour and trade union experts.
The core activity of the GLU network from 2002 to 2005 was the development and implementation of a Pilot Master course on "Labour Policies and Globalisation" at the University of Kassel and the Berlin School of Economics in 2004. The curriculum for this course was jointly developed and evaluated at a series of international workshops by an international group of academics and trade unionists in the course of 2003 and 2005. Many international experts joined the staff from the two universities to teach at the pilot course. International and national trade unions engaged also actively by offering internship opportunities to the students. In September 2005, 23 students from 18 countries successfully graduated from the pilot course. A second group of 22 students started their studies in September 2005. International expert teams are working on textbook developments concerning global governance, macro economic regimes and development, trade unions and globalisation. The annual GLU conferences are platforms for researchers, trade unionists and GLU students to debate the global challenges labour is facing. The conferences are also opportunities to develop new joint research initiatives. The findings of the annual conferences are published in regular GLU yearbooks. In cooperation with the Global Union Research Network (GURN) information dissemination and international networking is strengthened. In 2007 the University of the Witwatersrand (South Africa) offers additional Master Programs on Labour Policies and Globalisation within the Global Labour University framework. This will further strengthen the North-South cooperation within the GLU and allow students to pursue their studies partly in the North and partly in the South. For more information about application click on the information flyer.
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