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Between 15 July and 15 October 2000 the International Women's
University (IFU) will offer 900 female students from all over the
world the opportunity to participate in a postgraduate research and
study program. IFU's first semester will offer interdisciplinary
academic work in six project areas: body, city, information,
migration, water, work. The virtual ifu (vifu) is preparing,
supporting and extending the ifu on the internet.
Concept
Various world conferences held over the past few years such as the
UN conference in Rio de Janeiro (1992), the UN Women's Conference in
Bejing (1994) and Habitat II in Istanbul (1996) have addressed
issues crucial to the future of humankind. Such issues have also
been crucial to scientific and technical areas of women's research
during the last years. Given this background, the International
Women's University has the following aims: to provide the chance for
female researchers (both, senior and young) to present their special
contributions in the six project areas of the International Women's
University; to encourage cooperative interdisciplinary teaching and
research of established and young academic women in these topics, in
order to harness their innovative capacity; to open up a permanent
network to academic women on a worldwide level which would
strengthen the existing academic structures and enrich the contents
of their disciplines; to combine the added value of international
cooperation with the innovative effects of paradigm changing
approaches of women's research; to interweave the theories,
concepts, and strategies used by artists and scientists. All in all,
the concept of the ifu comprises "five Is" as guiding principles:
the INTERDEPENDENCE and INTERACTION of science and society
INTERDISCIPLINARY
the INTEGRATION of science and other social practices
including the arts the IMPLEMENTATION of women's
studies and gender studies as well as an
INTERNATIONAL and INTERCULTURAL scope.
If interested you can find out more at the following
URL Address: http://www.int-frauenuni.de/
