Subject: Experiential Learning at Harvard [VIDEO]
From: Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs <[email-masked]>
To: [email-masked]
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 2015 17:57:35 +0000

New documentary from Harvard's Belfer Center

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Dear Colleagues and Friends,

At the Belfer Center's Middle East Initiative (MEI), we’re engaged in deepening the connection between Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) and the peoples and institutions of the region. One of the ways we do so is through experiential, on-site learning, which offers students the opportunity to travel to the Middle East and examine some of the region’s most pressing public policy challenges. Experiential learning builds a bridge between the Kennedy School and the region, and between theory and practice. It also increases ownership over one’s own learning, allows for the rapid transformation of previously-held conventions, and we hope acts as a conduit for enhanced exchange.

We are pleased to share with you a short documentary about the January 2015 experiential field study course in Jordan, led by Professor Claude Bruderlein, Strategic Advisor to the President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). This year’s course, “Assessing Rehabilitation Needs of the Syrian Refugee Population in Jordan: Critical Review of the Regional and International Response” examined the synergies between public health, emergency humanitarian assistance, refugee and displacement issues, urban conflict, human rights, and other relevant domains of interest as they relate to the inflow of Syrian refugees in Jordan. For three weeks, students explored this case as a means to further professional dialogue, to build exchanges with practitioners in the region, and to shed light on the challenges of engaging in key dilemmas in the context of humanitarian action.

We hope you enjoy the documentary, and encourage you to learn more about MEI and how it is connecting HKS and the region on our website.

Warmly,

The Middle East Initiative

Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs

Harvard Kennedy School

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