2014-07-28

New Series of Online Professional Development Workshops at The University of British Columbia (UBC)

The University of British Columbia (UBC) Centre for Cultural Planning and Development Launches New Series of Online Professional Development Workshops. The international UBC Centre for Cultural Planning and Development has launched a new series of professional development workshops delivered 100% online. These online workshops are taught by international leaders in their fields and are designed to meet the education and training needs of administrators, designers, consultants, planners and economic and community development professionals.

Upcoming workshops include:

Cultural Planning and Processes of Urban Change by Dr. Franco Bianchini
Digital Culture and Cultural Policy by Dr. Aleksandra Uzelac
Creative Economy and Cultural Planning: The Smaller City Perspective by Dr. Tom Fleming
Cultural Planning: An International Perspective by Dr. Lidia Varbanova
Digital Culture and Museums by Anra Kennedy
Integrated Public Art by Cath Brunner
Cultural Entrepreneurship by Dr. Lidia Varbanova
Resourceful Design Innovation by Re-Imagining Existing Urban Assets by Scott Burnham

Each workshop meets online for two hours, once a week for three weeks, combines lectures and small group discussion, and is led by an international expert. There is also an online discussion forum to share information, knowledge and resources and continue the conversation with a small, informed group of international practitioners.

Future workshops will cover a wide range of topics from the fields of cultural policy and planning; arts and culture; heritage and natural heritage; landscape, parks and gardens; and, cultural diversity and human rights.

Workshops can be taken individually, or applied towards the online UBC Certificate in Cultural Planning. For more information about the online workshops and other programs offered by the UBC Centre for Cultural Planning and Development, see here.

Kerri Arthurs MA (Planning)
Assistant Program Leader | Continuing Studies | Centre for Cultural Planning and Development
The University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus
410 5950 University Boulevard | Vancouver, BC Canada V6T 1Z3
Phone 604 822 1459