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In 2021, 258 units directly related to SDG16 were offered across Monash University, with a total enrolment of 9,023 students.
The units highlighted below are a small sample of the units at Monash relating to peace, justice and strong institutions:
Monash Humanitarian Scholarships
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The Monash Humanitarian Scholarship for asylum seekers allocates 100% international student funding for Monash undergraduate degrees of choice, plus an allowance of up to $25,000. In 2021, 14 new Monash Humanitarian Scholarships were awarded, with 63 students receiving a scholarship to cover full course fees and a study support allowance.
Peer Mentoring for Afghan Young Women
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In December 2021, Monash Gender, Peace and Security launched the Monash Peer Mentoring for Afghan Young Women program, which connects Monash students with university-age Afghan women to get them to continue thinking and writing about important issues while they are unable to attend university during Taliban occupation of Afghanistan.
The program has two primary aims. The program aims to enhance the skills of participants by providing educational resources on academic writing and researching as well as providing a platform to publish discussion pieces on important political topics, such as 'Six Months Later': Research Papers on Afghanistan and climate change.
Helping young Afghan academics escape the Taliban
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Over the past two years, students from Monash International Affairs Society together with the Monash Centre for Gender, Peace and Security formed an unbreakable bond with a group of Kabul University students. These Afghan scholars are both youth leaders and women’s rights activists. When the Taliban reclaimed Kabul some weeks ago, our students moved swiftly to co-facilitate the safe evacuation of eleven of these scholars and their families. It was an incredible operation that saw dedicated Monash staff and our formidable students of the Monash International Affairs Society working with the Australian Government and Australian Defence Force to help evacuate 11 young scholars from Kabul, to the safety of Australia.
Executive Master of Public Administration
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The Executive Master of Public Administration is designed to assist future leaders develop the management and policy skills needed in today’s public sector. The course draws on case studies and practical exercise with interactive teaching methods, delivered by leading academics and guest speakers with extensive government experience. This course is only offered through ANZ School of Government (ANZSOG) and in partnership with other institutions.
Graduate Certificate of Gender, Peace and Security
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Drawing on the expertise of Monash Gender Peace and Security, and backed by the strongest international research in the field, our Graduate Certificate of Gender, Peace and Security enables leaders to better integrate gender perspectives into peace and security policy making at all levels – local, national, regional and global.
Monash International Affairs Society
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Monash International Affairs Society (MIAS) is an apolitical student society that works towards establishing a network for students passionate about international affairs and relations. MIAS aims to develop students’ skills in vital areas such as debating, negotiation, leadership, problem solving and understanding of international affairs through a number of different national and international projects, conferences, ventures, internships and summits. It runs the Monash University Model UN Conference (MUNash) annually.
Modern Slavery
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Human Trafficking, Modern Slavery and the Law examines and evaluates the evolution of the international law response to the global problems of human trafficking and modern slavery, as well as forced labour and servitute. Students consider the legal regimes at an international level and also within the ASEAN context. The unit considers the human rights implications and the tensions of competing 'agendas'; including those of criminal justice, gender, human rights, labour, migration and race.