Faculty of Economic and Social Development

01Departments

• 01

  Department of Economics

  How the economies Kurds live in grow, divide wealth and fail, and what policy can do.

  4 disciplinesOne subject of the Academy, with its fields, courses and communities of practice.3 coursesA set of lessons with an outline, written and reviewed by peers; it carries no academic credit.

• 02

  Department of Enterprise, Finance and Philanthropy

  Enterprises, savings, remittances and giving, at home and across borders.

  5 disciplines4 courses

• 03

  Department of Social Development

  Welfare, care and the ties that hold communities together.

  5 disciplines3 courses

• 04

  Department of Urban and Regional Development

  Cities, regions and the places people live.

  3 disciplines0 courses

• 05

  Department of Risk, Resilience and Humanitarian Action

  Earthquakes, drought, displacement and the humanitarian work that answers them.

  5 disciplines3 courses

02Disciplines

Department of Economics 4

• ProposedA proposal only, which exists once the governing body the charter names decides.

  Development economics

  How incomes, jobs and services improve in borderland and post-conflict regions, and what aid and investment change.

  0 courses5 fieldsA narrower topic within a discipline.

• Open

  Labour economics

  Work and wages, from seasonal labour to skilled migrants whose training goes unrecognised.

  3 courses5 fields

• Proposed

  Environmental and resource economics

  Who gets water, oil, gas and land, and at what price. The Tigris and Euphrates rise in Kurdish-inhabited mountains.

  0 courses4 fields

• Proposed

  Public economics

  Taxes, public budgets and subsidies, and whether citizens can see how their money is spent.

  0 courses4 fields

Department of Enterprise, Finance and Philanthropy 5

• Open

  Entrepreneurship and small enterprise

  Starting and growing a business, as a migrant, a returnee or a family firm in the region.

  2 courses5 fields

• Proposed

  Finance and remittances

  Saving, credit and investment, and the remittances that tie diaspora households to relatives in the region.

  0 courses5 fields

• Proposed

  Accounting and financial transparency

  Keeping accounts that members, donors and auditors can trust, from a small association upwards.

  0 courses3 fields

• Open

  Non-profit management and philanthropy

  Running associations and charities, raising funds and organising volunteers, as Kurdish community groups do.

  2 courses5 fields

• Proposed

  Management and organisations

  How organisations plan, manage people and projects, and work as cooperatives.

  0 courses4 fields

Department of Social Development 5

• Proposed

  Social policy

  How welfare, housing and pensions work for families split between countries.

  0 courses4 fields

• Open

  Social work and safeguarding

  Supporting people through hardship and protecting children and adults at risk, including survivors of violence.

  1 course4 fields

• Proposed

  Community development

  People organising for shared needs: Community CellsA charter unit chartered by a Chapter to organise lawful local cooperation in a city, campus or professional network., newcomer support and youth programmes.

  0 courses5 fields

• Open

  Families, ageing and generations

  Families spread across borders and generations, and the care of elders far from their children.

  2 courses4 fields

• Proposed

  Disability and inclusion

  Removing the barriers that keep disabled people out, including people injured in conflict.

  0 courses3 fields

Department of Urban and Regional Development 3

• Proposed

  Urban and regional planning

  How towns grow and regions develop, including rebuilding after war and earthquakes.

  0 courses4 fields

• Proposed

  Economic and social geography

  Why places differ: borderlands, old trade routes and the gap between regions.

  0 courses4 fields

• Proposed

  Transport and mobility planning

  Moving people and goods across mountains and borders, and access for remote villages.

  0 courses3 fields

Department of Risk, Resilience and Humanitarian Action 5

• Open

  Disaster risk reduction

  Reducing harm before disaster strikes. Earthquakes such as Kermanshah in 2017 and Kahramanmaraş in 2023 hit Kurdish areas.

  1 course5 fields

• Open

  Climate change adaptation

  Preparing for heat, drought and failing water, and the migration they can cause.

  1 course4 fields

• Open

  Humanitarian action

  Relief and protection under humanitarian principles, in camps, cities and host communities.

  1 course5 fields

• Proposed

  Water security and governance

  Water security studies how shared rivers and aquifers are governed across states and users.

  0 courses4 fields

• Proposed

  Environment and natural resource governance

  Laws and communities that protect forests, rivers and wetlands, and policy on sand and dust storms.

  0 courses4 fields

03Classification

Where the faculty sits in the international lists of fields.

04Courses

A completion recordA record of what was studied and assessed in a course or pathway; it is not a certificate or a qualification. shows what was studied and assessed. It is not a certificate or a qualification.

05Communities of practice

• Community of practice: Livelihoods and Trade Facilitation

  A proposed community of practiceA group of practitioners of one field who work together on courses, standards and toolkits; the charter calls it a Standards area. on livelihoods, small enterprise and trade information.

  Proposed

• Community of practice: Project Preparation, Safeguards and Procurement

  A proposed community of practice on how projects are prepared, safeguarded and procured.

  Proposed

• Community of practice: Health, Protection and Humanitarian Coordination

  A proposed community of practice on safeguarding, referral standards and humanitarian guidance.

  Proposed

• Community of practice: Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Adaptation

  A proposed community of practice on disaster risk and climate adaptation across Kurdistan.

  Proposed