Department of Politics and Government in collaboration with Revenue Watch Institute (RWI) and USAID, will conduct a training course “Improving The Governance of Extractive Industries” as part of Asia Pacific Knowledge Hub activities. The training will be held on April 28 – May 10, 2014 in Faculty of Social and Political Science and will be facilitated by expert facilitators and resource person discussion on five issues in extractive industries like socio-environmental impacts; revenue management; tax, royalty, and contract terms; coalition for reforms; expanding disclosure requirements of EITI. The course, delivered in English, is open to civil society organizations, policymakers, members of EITI multi-stakeholder groups, Observer status for International Oil Company (IOC), government officials, business practitioners, state-owned enterprise staff, and professionals involved oil, gas and mining in the Asia Pacific region. The program offer competitive scholarships for civil society participants from the following priority countries: Philippines, Malaysia, Vietnam, Cambodia, Timor Leste and Indonesia. Attendance cost, inclusive of accommodation, food and tuition is around $2,000.