Oxford University

Oxford University boasts being one of the world's oldest. Oxford hosts a 5 day resident course which it calls its Programme on Negotiation.

Dates

13 - 18 July 2008
21 - 26 September 2008

Fees

In 2008 the fee has been increased to a grand sum of £7000 Pounds Sterling + VAT per attendee.

Course Overview

Oxford claim that their 5 day programme covers the major skills required to build successful agreements: gathering the right information; deciding rationally about goals and strategies; communicating persuasively; developing creative solutions, and implementing sustainable agreements. The 2007 course will include a section on "ethics".

A range of different trainers deliver this course using interactive lectures and discussions, case-studies, role-play, and informal seminars. The Oxford "Programme on Negotiation" is a five-day residential course at the University of Oxford, with accommodation being provided at one of Oxford's hotels.

In summary, the 5 skills that Oxford's course focuses are:

• Information gathering
• Rational decision making
• Persuasion
• Innovation
• Implementation

For more information: http://www.sbs.ox.ac.uk/execed/open/negotiation/