The Global Labour University (GLU) is inviting trade unionists and labour activists to apply to its Masters in “Labor and Global Workers’ Rights” at PennState University in the United States and “Labour Policies and Globalisation” at University of Kassel and Berlin School of Economics and Law in Germany.
The programmes focus on global governance including international labour standards, economics, trade, and multinational companies from a labour perspective and on trade unions and other social movements as actors of change. This joint initiative of universities from different continents, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) the international trade union movement and the Friedrich Ebert Foundation provides a unique global study environment and offers great opportunities for international networking and cross border collaboration.
A limited number of scholarships will be awarded by the GLU network to students in need of support.
The deadlines for application are:
PennState University, State College, Pennsylvania, United States of America 01 February 2015
Contact: Patricia Everhart at pxm205(at)psu.edu
Berlin School of Economics and Law and /University of Kassel in Germany 1 March 2015
Contact: Simone Buckel glu.germany(at)uni-kassel.de
For application and programme details please visit http://www.global-labour-university.org