Kimmage Development Studies Centre

Specialties

For almost 40 years, Kimmage DSC has facilitated education and training for development practitioners working in a range of occupations from over 65 countries.

We have a strong reputation in Development Studies in Ireland and abroad and offer an inter-​cultural and experience-​based learning environment. The ethos of Kimmage DSC is embodied in a teaching approach which is based on participatory learning and critical thinking on development practice which seeks to empower course participants to be leaders in their own communities and active facilitators of change.

Our academic programmes reflect a combination of formal and non-​formal educational methodologies and are run at undergraduate and post graduate (MA and Post Grad Diploma) levels. Explore theories, analyse development policies & practices, and build skills.

History

Established in 1974.

Kimmage Development Studies Centre is based at Kimmage Manor, in Dublin, Ireland. It was established in 1974 by the Congregation of the Holy Spirit (also known as the Spiritans or the Holy Ghost Fathers) initially to provide education and training to intending overseas missionaries, and from 1978 onwards to cater for the training needs of the growing development NGOs and volunteer sending agencies.

From the beginning, the programme of studies welcomed participants of all backgrounds, cultures, nationalities, religious persuasions, and to date has accommodated students from over 65 different countries, drawn mainly from Africa and Ireland but increasingly, also from Asia, the Caribbean and Latin America.