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iv. Enhance the appeal of the Political Science doctoral degree to prospective national and<br />
international students.<br />
v. Enhance the international, multicultural vision of the College of Liberal Arts and Penn<br />
State.<br />
vi. Expand research linkages between Political Science doctoral students and African<br />
Universities and research institutions with which the African Studies graduate faculty<br />
has established research networks (examples from the main African Studies proposal<br />
include, the University of South Africa, the University of Limpopo in South Africa,<br />
the University of Zimbabwe, the Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research Analysis,<br />
South Africa’s Human Science Research Council, and the Organization for Social<br />
Science Research in Eastern and Southern Africa)<br />
vii. Expand the employment potential for Political Science doctoral graduates by providing<br />
them with a degree that will make them competitive for academic positions and for<br />
positions in international governmental and non-governmental agencies and<br />
organizations. Table 2, copied from the main African Studies proposal, lists United<br />
Nations agencies that are likely to be highly interested in hiring an applicant with a<br />
PH. D in Political Science and African Studies.<br />
Table 2: Cross Section of United Nations Organizations with Potential to Employ Program<br />
<strong>Graduate</strong>s<br />
African Development Bank<br />
UN Department of Political Affairs<br />
Department of Peacekeeping Operations Executive Office of the Secretary-General<br />
International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda International Fund for Agricultural Development<br />
International Labor Organization<br />
International Monetary Fund<br />
The World Bank Group<br />
Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS<br />
International Organization for Migration Office of the High Commissioner for Human rights<br />
Office of the High Representative for the<br />
Least Developed Countries (LDCs), land The Global Fund to fight Aids, TB and Malaria<br />
locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) and<br />
Small Island Developing States (SIDS) United Nations Human Settlements Programme<br />
United Nations Environment Programme UNESCO<br />
United Nations N Framework Convention Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development<br />
on Climate Change<br />
United Nations N Office to the African Union United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire<br />
United Nations Population Fund<br />
United Nations Office at Geneva<br />
United Nations Children's Fund<br />
United Nations Office at Nairobi<br />
United Nations Development Programme United Nations Economic Commission for Africa<br />
World Food Program<br />
World Health Organization<br />
UN Entity for Gender Equality and<br />
the Empowerment of Women<br />
Source: Compiled from UN Jobs: A Swiss Association http://unjobs.org/, June 28, 2011.