The International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS) in collaboration with Nordic Center in India (NCI) is presently organizing a four week training programme on “Demography, Gender & Reproductive Health” for the students from Nordic countries. This training programme commenced on 9th July, 2007 and will conclude on 4th August 2007 at Mumbai. Students from Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Iceland are presently attending this course at IIPS. This course is aimed at acquainting the students from diverse background with the basic knowledge of population studies with an emphasis on Indian population trends in comparative perspective. The course also introduces the recent developments in the intersecting fields of demography, reproductive health and gender research. The course has been specially designed keeping the students from the Nordic countries in mind. The course includes class room lectures, laboratory exercises on computers, group work, field visits and assignments. The participants will undertake study tours in rural and urban areas and also visit NGOs and projects engaged in intervention activities in the area of reproductive health. This is the second course that IIPS is organizing at the request of NCI for providing an exposure to Nordic students on India’s population and health issues.
 

Prof. P.N. Mari Bhat, Director of IIPS inaugurated the course on 9th July in the presence of Prof. Mirja Juntunen, Director of Nordic Center in India. Dr. T.V. Sekher is the Coordinator of the programme.