the seminar to present their work ( one in Uganda and one in the Philippines ). On 31 March 2016 , an IOB alumni seminar took place in Antwerp . Out of 35 alumni applications , Lanny Jauhari ( Globalisation and Development 2010 / 2011 ) was selected to come to Antwerp and present her work , ‘ Pioneering NGO transformation to Social Enterprise in Indonesia : The experience of TORAJAMELO in working with traditional women weavers ’ communities ’ to IOB students , staff and alumni . The alumni seminar was followed by a meet and greet poster reception , featuring some of the work by other alumni who applied for the seminar , allowing IOB students , staff and alumni to learn about each other ’ s work and catch up or get to know each other . One of those alumni projects , ‘ Volley 4 change ’, was selected as one of the beneficiaries of the University of Antwerp Christmas fundraising campaign .
IOB is committed to ensuring the employability of its students and assisting them to maximise their potential contribution within the development sector . To that end , a second edition of the ‘ Life after IOB ’ event , an information session on the opportunities ( PhD , internships , consultancy , etc .) available to IOB students after graduating , was organised . IOB alumni are the Institute ’ s finest ambassadors and play a significant role in promoting the Institute . They share information about the Master programmes within their personal and professional networks . In 2016 , Filipino alumni ( Alellie Sobreviñas , Grachel Manguni , Mary Ann Manahan and Rosemary Atabug ) represented IOB / the University of Antwerp in Manila once again at the European Higher Education Fair ( EHEF ), making it the only Belgian university present .
Other IOB staff teaching activities
IOB contributes to teaching at other faculties within the University of Antwerp and with IOB ’ s partners :
Debating Development
A series of eight lectures was offered to all students of the University of Antwerp . The series , coordinated by Prof . Danny Cassimon , was co-financed by VLIR and by the University Foundation for Development Cooperation ( USOS ).
Economic and institutional development
Prof . Marijke Verpoorten taught this course in the Advanced Master programme in International Relations and Diplomacy ( Faculty of Social Sciences ).
International Economy and International Economic Organisations
This course in the Advanced Master programme in International Relations and Diplomacy was taught by Prof . Danny Cassimon and Prof . Germán Calfat .
Topics in development studies
Students of the Faculty of Applied Economics and the Faculty of Social Sciences were able to register for this course , which was taught by a team of IOB-lecturers , coordinated by Prof . Marijke Verpoorten .
International finance
This course was taught by Prof . Danny Cassimon within the Advanced Master of International Relations and Diplomacy ( Faculty of Social Sciences ).
Political Economy of Development
This course was jointly taught by Prof . Marijke Verpoorten and Prof . Joachim De Weerdt within the Faculty of Applied Economics .
Dissertations
Several dissertations at other UAntwerp faculties were supervised by IOB staff .
Introduction to Rural Development
Prof . Johan Bastiaensen taught this course as part of the European Master in Microfinance , Université Libre de Bruxelles , Université de Mons and Université Dauphine Paris .
Several staff members lectured at partner institutes in the South :
• Prof . Marijke Verpoorten taught a course on ‘ Economic and Institutional Development ’ at the Catholic University of Bukavu ( DRC ).
• Prof . Johan Bastiaensen taught a course on Microfinance in the Master of Territorial Development at the Faculty of Science , Technology and the Environment at the Universidad Centroamericana in Managua ( Nicaragua ).
• Prof . Kristof Titeca taught a course on ‘ Violent environments ’ at Gulu University , Uganda .
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