Pretoria, South Africa

Established in 2000, the Good Governance Programme is a series of short courses presented each year by the University of Pretoria's Centre for Human Rights. Courses deal with issues pertinent to good governance, with a special focus on the needs in the Southern African sub-region. Each course is presented by local and international experts, with a balance between academics and practitioners. There is a general course on good governance, presented each year in July, and other specialised courses throughout the year dealing with a range of relevant topics.

Who Should Attend?

Courses are aimed primarily at government officials, legal practitioners, managers and staff of human rights institutions, NGOs, intergovernmental organisations, academics and other interested parties from Africa and abroad. Approximately 30 participants are accepted on each course.

Good Governance: General Course

In this general course on good governance, emphasis is placed on the linkage between human rights, public administration and effective and responsible service delivery.

The following topics are covered:

• ICT and good governance
• Good governance and the private sector
• Anti-corruption measures in both public and private sectors
• Policy and policy implementation
• Ethical governance
• Good governance and the financial services sector
• Gender and good governance
• Politics and good governance
• Introduction to human rights

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