Institute of Development Policy

Mobility @ IOB

Fieldwork opportunities during your study

The Mobility @ IOB programmes covers 2 aspects:

  • Community-based monitoring in Tanzania
  • Dissertation mobility

Community-based monitoring in Tanzania

Community-Based Monitoring programme in Tanzania!

As part of the Local Institutions and Poverty Reduction course, IOB offers a 6-week CBM subunit at Mzumbe University, Tanzania.
You will:

  • Learn through theoretical courses, skills labs, and action labs.
  • Work with Tanzanian and Ugandan peers in a collaborative environment.
  • Build research and presentation skills in a global context.

This program runs from late April to early May and is open to students who apply and are selected.

Embark on this unforgettable educational journey in Tanzania! 🌍

Community-based monitoring in Tanzania

Skills and action lab

Dissertation mobility

The dissertation mobility frames within Module IV dissertation and enables students to do fieldwork for their dissertation. Module IV runs from mid-June to the end of August but the fieldwork is limited to 6 weeks starting from mid-June.

Students can either fully choose their local partner (if any) or apply to be involved in an existing research project at one of IOB’s partners in the South:

  • De la Salle University, Philippines
  • Universidad Andina Simon Bolivar, Ecuador
  • Mzumbe University, Tanzania
  • Uganda Christian University 
  • Centre d’Expertise en Gestion Minière, DR Congo