The Humanitarian Studies Course is the annual 10 day training program offered to the public by the Humanitarian Studies Initiative. This course taught by experienced faculty from a number of academic institutions, is a combination of classroom study, interactive group workshops and simulated complex humanitarian emergency response. The curriculum will train participants in current humanitarian issues as well as the methodologies and  essential skills that best prepare humanitarian workers to operate in the field.

2012 Humanitarian Studies Course and Simulation dates have been announced!

April 17 - 29, 2012
Boston, Massachusetts, USA

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This past April 15-17 nearly 100 HSI program participants came together in a state forest just north of Boston, Massachusetts to participate in a simulation exercise designed to replicate a complex humanitarian crisis. For two and half days of unseasonable New England weather, participants worked in the rain and cold to respond to the needs of a (simulated) vulnerable population in need of immediate humanitarian assistance.

Check out HSI's annual Disaster Simulation training exercise in the news!

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