It is your opportunity to nominate a country of your interest for the International Economic Development Program (IEDP) 2012!
Here's how the process will work, so please read carefully and nominate away:
IEDP Country Selection Process - Here's what you need to know (keep reading for NOMINATING INFO):
1. You have one month to select a country of your interest and find a faculty sponsor; the deadline for nomination is Nov. 21, 5 pm (Sunday).
2. The Country Selection will take place in two stages:
First: On Nov. 22, a Survey Monkey will be distributed to all MPP/MPA students to vote upon their top 3 country nominations. (If there are only 3 country nominations, this step will be unnecessary).
Second: On November 29 (Monday), there will be an IEDP Country Selection meeting at which the top 3 nominators will give an 8-10 minute presentation for the countrythey have nominated. The Ford School Master's students in attendance will then vote on the country finalist.
How to Nominate a Country for IEDP:
By November 21(Sunday) at 5:00pm, submit the following to
ipsaboard@umich.edu with subject line "IEDP Country nomination":
a. Name of the country
b. Ford School Professor who has expressed interest in advising the course AND has contacted Alan Deardorff of his/her interest*
c. Brief statement (max 500 words) for country platform -- see suggested criteria below
In your submissions, consider including information pertaining to the
following criteria:
-- The country must be considered a "developing" country
-- Educational value for participants
-- Not a country the IEDP has been to in the past and will go in 2011(that is, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Venezuela, Morocco, Cuba, Ethiopia, China, Peru, Jordan, Senegal, Philippines, and Granada)
-- Affordability of the trip (airfare, in-country expenses, visas)
-- Ease of travel within country
-- Safety
-- A Ford School professor must have expressed interest in being an adviser for the course and have contacted Deardorff
Questions? linjones@umich.edu