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Overview of the Master of Northern Governance and Development (MNGD) program

www.usask.ca/icngd

International Centre forNorthern Governance & Development

PRESENTED BY:

Introductions

www.usask.ca/icngdPresented by: Dr. Bonita Beatty

Dr. Bonita Beatty

Co-Director of Grad Studies (ICNGD)

Mark Korthuis

MNGD Graduate(Pilot Cohort)

Jim Searson

MNGD Student(Pilot Cohort)

Nathan Ray

MNGD Student(Pilot Cohort)

Presentation Outline

www.usask.ca/icngdPresented by: Dr. Bonita Beatty

1. Background

2. MNGD Development

3. Program Experience

4. Professionalized Cohort

Model

5. Distance Education

6. Northern Indigenous

Perspective

7. Internationalization

8. Research Internships

9. In Summary

10.Questions

Background

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• 2008: Northern partners identify need for expanded program options, specific to northern & Indigenous issues

• 2008-’09: Preliminary discussions take place between northern stakeholders and International Centre for Northern Governance and Development

• First official stakeholder meeting held on January 26, 2009

• Included: First Nations, industry, academics, government, international representatives of Arctic and Northern studies

• Master of Northern Governance and Development (MNGD) program begins to take shape

MNGD Development

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Master of Northern Governance and

Development must…

o be responsive to First Nations and northern

needs

o collaborate with industry

o offer distance delivery

o be interdisciplinary in scope

o internationalize – e.g. include field school

o incorporate applied research

o be project-based

o include student supports – e.g. scholarships,

tutors

Program Experience

www.usask.ca/icngdPresented by: Mark Korthuis, MNGD Graduate

What makes the MNGD unique?

• Collaboration with industry

• Opportunity to conduct field research and apply results

• Specialized training

Professionalized Cohort Model

www.usask.ca/icngdPresented by: Mark Korthuis, MNGD Graduate

The Student Advantage

• Peer-to-peer learning• Regional perspectives• Peer support

The Community Advantage

• Tightly knit network of highly trained Northerners spread across industry, government, First Nations, academia

Distance Education

www.usask.ca/icngdPresented by: Jim Searson, MNGD Student

• Blended delivery method: videoconference, online,

in-person

• Option to study from anywhere in NAD

• Tutor support to help students stay on track

Northern Indigenous Perspective

www.usask.ca/icngdPresented by: Jim Searson, MNGD Student

Pimachesowin

Building upon northern knowledge and way of life

Examine professional practices AND culture

Build perspectives in at program inception

Ongoing consultation

International comparison

Russian in Southend, Reindeer Lake, SK

Crab Fishing in Norway

Chief Tammy Cook-Searson and 104 year old Elder Jane E. Roberts

www.usask.ca/icngdPresented by: Nathan Ray, MNGD Student

Circumpolar Region

InternationalizationWhy is it important? Share wise practices

Expanded perspectives

Collaboration

Research Internships

www.usask.ca/icngdPresented by: Nathan Ray, MNGD Student

• Industry investment and co-operation

• Academic and community advisors help shape and oversee projects

• Applied research that can be taken back to NAD regions

• Explore an area of personal or professional interest

In Summary

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Key Components of the MNGD Program:

Designed to produce next generation of northern leaders

Maintaining flexibility in program design and delivery

Creating a professional network of highly trained Northerners

Staying responsive: working with First Nations, government, industry and other northern employers

Building in student supports to guarantee success

Treaty Foundations

Questions?

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Contact the International Centre for Northern Governance and Development (ICNGD) to learn more about the MNGD program:

ICNGDUniversity of SaskatchewanURL: www.usask.ca/icngd

Email: info.icngd@usask.caTel.: (306) 966-1238