The International Anti-Corruption Academy, (IACA) is inviting applications from professionals from around the world, with relevant work experience in the public or private sector, international or non-governmental organizations for the 2024 International Anti-Corruption Summer Academy (IACSA 2024).
IACSA 2024 will be held from 8 to 14 June 2024 at IACA Campus in Laxenburg, Austria. It seeks to enhance the skill sets of Anti-Corruption Professionals to assess best practices and cross-sectoral challenges in tackling corruption, and present tools to help bridge the gap between anti-corruption theory and practice, as well as frameworks for devising sustainable anti-corruption strategies.
Yoojin Choi, the Head of Training and Capacity Development at IACA provided insights into what the Summer Academy entails: “The International Anti-Corruption Summer Academy is our landmark training programme, designed for experienced anti-corruption practitioners and compliance professionals from all corners of the world. IACA Summer Academy will provide a wonderful opportunity to explore multi-disciplinary perspectives and connect theories to practices with the leading experts. It also provides the opportunity to develop a professional network that lasts”.
Application deadlines are as follows - 8 April 2024 for scholarship applicants;
8 May 2024 for self-funded applicants.
Leading experts from diverse countries and sectors will gather to share their expertise and to extend their knowledge on trending anti-corruption topics, such as Legislative Frameworks in the International Sphere; Effective Anti-Corruption Strategies and Asset Recovery; Ethical Decision Making and Organizational Integrity; Humanitarian Aid, AI Evolutions and Cyber Crime; Corruption Measurement, Public Procurement, and Financial Disclosure; Investigation; Whistleblowing, and Compliance Lab; Investigating a Secret Crime that Leaves No Fingerprints; Role of European Public Prosecutor's Office and Compliance; Rethinking Corruption: Latest Global Trends & Patterns etc..
This year, participants will have an excursion to Klosterneuburg, a town in Lower Austria famous not only for its stunning monastery with the precious "Verdun Altar" but also known as an important wine-growing town since the Middle Ages. Participants will also be hosted to a dinner evening by the Austrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs together with IACA faculty and IACA management.
IACA offers a limited number of merit-based full scholarships for participants from Least Developed Countries as defined by the United Nations, and for citizens from IACA State Parties, listed under the World Bank Classification of Countries by Income as the Lower-Middle- and Upper-Middle-Income Economies, funded by the Siemens Integrity Initiative, Third Funding Round and Golden Stretch Funding Round.
Read more about the Summer Academy 2024.