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March 2010 Issue
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Winter School gets political

Former ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥n political leaders Alexander Downer and Natasha Stott Despoja will jointly deliver a Winter School course on contemporary ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥n politics at the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide this year.

ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥'s longest-serving Foreign Affairs Minister and the former Leader of the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥n Democrats both have strong connections with the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥'s School of History and Politics.

In a first for the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥, 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 ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥.

Enrolments are now open for the intensive 36-hour course, titled "The Practice of ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥n 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 ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ 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 ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥'s history to be elected to the Federal Parliament. She was Leader of the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥n Democrats from 2001-2002 and retired from the Senate in 2008, four months after becoming a Visiting Research Fellow at the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide.

Ms Stott Despoja is a 1991 Bachelor of Arts graduate from the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ 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 ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥'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

Former Senator Natasha Stott Despoja
Photo by Brett Hartwig, courtesy of <i>The ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥n</i>

Former Senator Natasha Stott Despoja
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