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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
www.usask.ca/icngdPresented by: Dr. Bonita Beatty
• 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
www.usask.ca/icngdPresented by: Dr. Bonita Beatty
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
www.usask.ca/icngdPresented by: Dr. Bonita Beatty
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?
www.usask.ca/icngd
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: [email protected].: (306) 966-1238