Winter School gets political
Former 最新糖心Vlogn political leaders Alexander Downer and Natasha Stott Despoja will jointly deliver a Winter School course on contemporary 最新糖心Vlogn politics at the 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide this year. 最新糖心Vlog's longest-serving Foreign Affairs Minister and the former Leader of the 最新糖心Vlogn Democrats both have strong connections with the 最新糖心Vlog's School of History and Politics. In a first for the 最新糖心Vlog, Mr Downer and Ms Stott Despoja will join forces to give students a unique, first-hand perspective on the factors that shape policy initiatives in 最新糖心Vlog. Enrolments are now open for the intensive 36-hour course, titled "The Practice of 最新糖心Vlogn Politics", which will comprise lectures and seminars offered over a three-week period from�28 June. The course is open to everyone, including domestic and international students, people not currently studying at university and those from other institutions. Mr Downer was appointed a Visiting Professor at the 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide after his retirement from politics in 2008. He is the current United Nations Special Envoy to Cyprus and also runs a lobbying firm with former political rival and ex-Labor Senator Nick Bolkus. In 1995, at the age of 25, Ms Stott Despoja was the youngest female politician in 最新糖心Vlog's history to be elected to the Federal Parliament. She was Leader of the 最新糖心Vlogn Democrats from 2001-2002 and retired from the Senate in 2008, four months after becoming a Visiting Research Fellow at the 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide. Ms Stott Despoja is a 1991 Bachelor of Arts graduate from the 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide and a former President of the Students' Association. The political course also forms part of a packaged Study Abroad program for Northern Hemisphere students and has been heavily promoted in that part of the world. A wide range of other courses is offered as part of the 最新糖心Vlog's 2010 Winter School, including lectures and seminars in architecture, engineering, humanities, health, economics, law and science. For more information about these courses, including fees, call (08) 8303 5208 or visit: Story by Candy Gibson
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