The Academic Partnerships Office coordinates a number of non-degree educational or collaborative activities including the three prestigious programmes below:
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The LSE-PKU Summer School in Beijing, China has been jointly delivered by LSE and Peking University each year since 2004. All courses are taught in English by internationally renowned specialists from LSE and Peking University, allowing students and professionals to explore important issues relevant to contemporary China in fields such as Economics, Finance, International Relations, International Development, Government, Geography and Environment, Social Policy, Law and Management. The 2015 LSE-PKU Summer School will run from 10-21 August 2015.
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The LSE-UCT July School in Cape Town, South Africa is a 'summer school' style programme which has been jointly delivered by LSE and the University of Cape Town (UCT) each year since 2013. All courses are taught in English by outstanding faculty from LSE and UCT, providing the highest calibre students, graduates and professionals from across the globe with an exciting opportunity to study important issues relevant to Africa, from within Africa, across subject areas as diverse as international relations, economics, management, government, geography, law, media and social policy. The 2015 LSE-UCT July School will run from 29 June - 10 July 2015.
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The Executive Public Policy Training Programme (EPPTP) in Beijing for senior Chinese civil servants has been taught and supervised by academics from LSE, Peking University, Columbia University (New York) and Sciences Po (Paris) since its launch in 2006. Further details about the 2015 programme will be updated here shortly.