Feb 27, 2007

Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library Research Travel Grant

Date: 2007-03-15

Description: The Gerald R. Ford Foundation awards grants of up to $2,000 each in support of research in the archival collections of the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library, part of the system of presidential libraries administered by the National Archives and Records Administration. The collections are especially ...

Contact: helmi.raaska@ nara.gov
URL: www.fordlibrarymuse um.gov/library/ foundationgrants .asp

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Postdoctoral fellowship in the history of technology

Date: 2007-04-01

Description: The Brooke Hindle Postdoctoral Fellowship in the History of Technology honors the contribution of Brooke Hindle to the work of the Society for the History of Technology and is made possible thanks to the generosity of his family. The fellowship is for $10,000 and may be used, as further detailed be ...

Contact: zschrag@gmu. edu
URL: www.historyoftechno logy.org/ awards/hindle. html

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Fellowship in Environmental History

The Denver Public Library announces the 2007 Fellowship in Environmental History in the amount of $3,000, provided through the generosity of Joy R. Hilliard.

Date: 2007-03-30

Description: Fellowship Eligibility: Open to advanced graduate students, holders of a Ph.D. or equivalent, and independent scholars. Requirements: Academic training and experience in conservation/ environmental subjects. Three week residency at the Denver Public Library must be completed between May ...

Contact: cjensen@denverlibra ry.org
URL: http://history. denverlibrary. org/about/ fellowship. html


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University Faculty Fellowships in Ethics Applications for Harvard University

Faculty Fellowships in Ethics for 2008-9.
Deadline: November 15, 2007
Contact: Edmond J. Safra Foundation Center for Ethics, Harvard University,
79 John F. Kennedy Street, Cambridge, Mass. 02138
Phone: (617) 495-1336
Fax: (617) 496-6104,

E-mail: ethics@harvard. edu
Web: www.ethics.harvard. edu

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Mental health (GRANT)

Applications from representatives of accredited institutions of higher education for up to $25,000 in grants for campus-based innovative mental-health and/or suicide-prevention programs.

Deadline: March 15, 2007
Contact: Shari Strauss, Jed Foundation
Phone: (212) 647-7544,

E-mail: sstrauss@jedfoundat ion.org

Web: www.ulifeline. org

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Postdoctoral Fellowships in the Humanities Northwestern University

Beginning February 15, 2007, the Alice Kaplan Institute for the Humanities at Northwestern University will accept applications for two-year postdoctoral fellowships commencing September 1, 2007. Competitive applicants will be engaged in interdisciplinary scholarship in the Humanities (broadly defined). Northwestern University is committed to the diversity of its community. (AA/EOE.)

Fellows will be affiliated with the Institute and will also have an affiliation with a department. In each year fellows will teach three small-to medium-scale Humanities courses (one per quarter). A portion of these will be offered in the new Kaplan Freshman Humanities Scholars Program, which is organized around the rubric, ³The Good Society,² with the remainder to be offered through the Humanities Institute or a home department. Fellows will also participate in the intellectual life of the Institute and conduct their own research.

Applicants must have received the Ph.D. degree in the Humanities after September 2003 and have completed all the requirements for the Ph.D. by September 2007. The annual salary will be $42,000 plus benefits (including health coverage). Fellows will receive an annual research/travel allowance of $2000 and a one-time computer budget of $2000. The search will close on April 2, 2007. Applicants are strongly encouraged however to apply by March 15 as initial offers may be made before the April closing date.

Applicants should send the following materialsin both paper and electronic form (doc or pdf format)directly to the name and address below:
1. a cover letter,
2. full curriculum vitae,
3. a four-page description of their research project,
4. a two-page course proposal,
5. a writing sample (of not more than 25 pages consisting of either a dissertation chapter or published paper, and
6. graduate school transcripts.

Applicants should also arrange to have three letters of recommendation, at least one commenting on teaching qualifications, sent directly as paper copies.

S. Hollis Clayson, Director Alice Kaplan Institute for the Humanities Attn: Postdoctoral Fellowships 2010 Sheridan Road Northwestern University Evanston, IL 60208-2223 hum@northwestern. edu

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Post-Doctoral Fellowship at Duke University

Duke University Center for International Studies seeks applicants for a residential postdoctoral fellowship for academic year 2007-2008. The Post-Doctoral Fellow will participate in The Sawyer Seminar on Portents and Dilemmas: Public Health and the Environment in China and India funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The fellowship comes with a stipend of $40,000 plus health/dental benefits, a small office and a modest research fund. The fellow will have some administrative duties.

Applicants from relevant disciplines are encouraged to apply. Ph.D.s who have not yet achieved tenure are eligible to apply (Duke faculty are not eligible for the fellowship). The Ph.D. must be in hand by the beginning of the fellowship year. For additional information and an application, contact Ralph Litzinger, co director, at rlitz@duke.edu. The application deadline is March 30, 2007.

Duke University provides equal employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation or preference, sex, or age.

R. Sikorski
Executive Director
Duke University Center for International Studies
Box 90404
Durham, NC 27708-0404
P: 919.684.2867
F: 919.684.8749
E: r.sikorski@duke. edu

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Computational Biology - Postdoctoral position at IBPC, Paris, France

Postdoc position
Modeling active site flexibility

Project description (see also http://www.shaman.ibpc.fr/fonflon_postdoc.pdf)
We are seeking a highly motivated postdoc to model the flexibility of enzymatic
active sites. We develop state-of-the-art computer simulation methods to study
the mechanical properties of biomolecules. Using molecular dynamics or coarse
grained approaches to drive these simulations, you will explore the rich potentials of enzyme systems in which mechanical elements are introduced. We also offer the opportunity to be directly involved in the experimental side of the project. The objective is to combine theoretical and experimental approaches to bring our understanding of enzymatic activity to new quantitative levels.

Qualification and experience
A PhD and at least one publication in a peer review journal are required. People
with theoretical or software development background interested in switching to
Biology are encouraged to apply. Knowledge of molecular mechanics, elastic networks, programming skills (in particular Objective-C, Cocoa), VTK or virtual reality is an advantage. Funding is available immediately.

About the host institute
The "Institut de Biologie Physico-Chimique" was created in 1930 by the Foundation Edmond de Rothschild. It is associated with the CNRS (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique), a leading international scientific institution offering an exceptional environment to scientists early in their carreer.

Closing date: 30 March 2007
Interested candidates should send a CV and a letter of motivation, including the names of three referees to baaden@ibpc.fr.

When? 2 years starting Nov 2007
Where? Laboratoire de Biochimie Thorique, Paris, France
Salary: 2150 Euro/month
Project Leader: Marc Baaden
Website: http://www.baaden.ibpc.fr

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mailto:baaden@smplinux.de - http://www.baaden.ibpc.fr
FAX: +33 15841 5026 - Tel: +33 15841 5176 ou +33 609 843217

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Two junior research fellow positions on Climate

FONDAZIONE ENI ENRICO MATTEI
Research Programme on Climate Change Modelling and Policy

Two junior research fellow positions

The Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (FEEM), an Italian research institute that carries out research on sustainable development, invites applications for two junior research fellowship positions in its Programme on Climate Change Modelling and Policy. The main area of research is integrated assessment models.

Position 1. The required candidate is expected to have a good general background in applied and theoretical economics, possibly with previous experience in computable general equilibrium modelling. He/she will work in a modelling team dealing with economic impacts of climate change, in several dimensions: sea level rise, energy demand, tourism, etc. Variants of the GTAP-E model are used as a common platform for the simulations exercises. Both static and dynamic model versions are developed.
Candidates must have a Ph.D. in economics or be near its completion, and experience in integrated climate modelling and general equilibrium models. Duties will be performed at the FEEM offices in Venice, Italy.

Position 2. The required candidate is expected to have a good general background in applied and theoretical economics, possibly with previous experience in dynamic modelling. He/she will work in a modelling team dealing with economy, energy and climate change. A background in energy engineering will be considered as an appreciable asset. Candidates must have a Ph.D. in economics/energy engineer or be near its completion, and experience in modelling. An outline of the modelling done so far is available at http://www.feem-web.it/witch/ . Duties will be performed at
the FEEM offices in Milan, Italy.

The candidates will interact with researchers of different nationalities, and will write and present scientific papers. Part of the activities are realized in the context of European research projects.

Very good written and spoken English is essential for these positions.

FEEM offers an international and interdisciplinary environment, the possibility to develop an innovative research programme and a world-wide network of research institutions in the field of climate change. A full range of the activities of FEEM and its Programme on Climate Change Modelling and Policy is available at http://www.feem.it/.

Appointments may begin immediately and will last at least one year. The candidates are expected to join FEEM for no less than one year. Gross salary will be based on qualification and working experience (25,000 to 35,000 Euro/yearly). Higher salaries may be considered for particularly experienced candidates.

Applicants should send a detailed curriculum vitae with a full list of publications and at least one letter of recommendation to: Monica Eberle, monica.eberle@feem.it.

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CfP: 'Youth as Political Stakeholders in States and the EU'

The 2007 epsNet Plenary Conference will be held in Ljubljana, Slovenia on the 22nd and 23rd of June 2007. As part of this major annual political science event a panel on the theme Youth as Political Stakeholders in States and the EU will convene. The theme of the panel is described as follows:

Presidential advisor and esteemed educator Mary McLeod Bethune once wrote of the great and powerful potential of her nation’s youth to direct national power to good ends. Some half century after her death, the powerful potential is recognised by political leaders nationally and internationally, yet some would claim that it remains a potential untapped. Despite being the demographic group that would seem, on latest trends, to be likely to live until the final years of the twenty-first century, young people often remain excluded from the political process either by design, convention or through a self-chosen lack of engagement with “things that don’t concern me yet”. While many politicians would claim a role exists in the political process for youth and youth issues, many would also argue that young people are not interested in that process and that ‘youth issues’ can remain conveniently and correctly shelved within a wider social welfare policy package.

This panel is convened to examine youth as political stakeholders in the context of a twenty-first century world. The panel director welcomes papers on any of the following topics:

· case studies of youth involvement in national/international politics;
· voting age/age of candidacy and the representation of youth;
· national/international youth organisations – challenges, successes and future;
· transnational youth issues, cooperation and context;
· youth issues in a national context – separate or part of wider social policy;
· political lobbying by youth groups – successes, failures, challenges;
· the impact of technology on the political activism of youth;
· local, national and international youth issues;
· the role of youth in setting long-term national policy;
· future tax burdens for youth in low birth-rate states – issues and solutions;
· any other topic related to the theme of the panel.

Submissions are welcome from all epsNet members and particularly from students, doctoral candidates and early career academics.

In order to be considered for this panel you must submit a paper proposal of no more than 300 words along with your contact details (name, email address, telephone number, university affiliation) and the number of the panel: C5. Proposals should be emailed to papers07@epsnet.org no later than 10 March 2007.

More information about the conference can be found at the epsNet Plenary Conference webpage: http://www.epsnet.org/2007/Call.htm

If you have specific questions you should also feel free to contact me by email to dylan.kissane@unisa.edu.au.

Best wishes and warm regards,

Dylan Kissane

PhD Candidate
School of International Studies
University of South Australia

Web: www.dylankissane.com
Email: dylan.kissane@unisa.edu.au

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CfP: Fifth International Workshop of the Network "Strategic Elites and EU Enlargement"

CALL FOR PAPERS
Migration and People Movement in Europe: Threat or Benefit?
Fifth International Workshop of the Network "Strategic Elites and EU Enlargement, "
Vienna, September 28-29, 2007.
DL: March 31, 2007

http://www.jiscmail .ac.uk/cgi- bin/webadmin? A2=ind0702& L=european- sociologist& T=0&F=&S= &P=3951

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CfP: Accounting and Finance in Transition, Greenwich, UK

On behalf of the University of Greenwich, we cordially invite you to the Fifth International Conference on Accounting and Finance in Transition", ICAFT-2007, 12th - 14th July 2007, Maritime Greenwich Campus, London. 15 March - Paper submission deadline.

URL: http://www.icaft. org.uk/

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CfA: ESF Summer School in Nanomedicine 2007

European Science Foundation (ESF) Summer School in Nanomedicine
Vale Hotel, Hensol, near Cardiff UK
Sunday 10th June to Friday 15th June 2007

Website: http://www.cf. ac.uk/phrmy/ nanoschool07/

Registration is still open, but the deadline for travel grants has passed.

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CfA: Chinese Government Scholarship program (EU Window) 2007/2011

Chinese Government Scholarship program (EU Window) is a full scholarship scheme set up by the Ministry of Education of China for European youth. The purpose of the scheme is to expand student exchanges between China and the European Union. 100 full scholarships will be provided every academic year during 2007 to 2011.

Deadline: 20.04.2007.

http://www.csc. edu.cn/en/ readarticle/ readarticle. asp?articleid= 587

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CfE: CONCORSO EUROPEO SCIVERE IL MEDIOEVO

Comitetul « Antica Fiera » din Santa Lucia di Piave organizeaza al 3-lea concurs european "Sa scriem despre Evul Mediu". La concurs poate participa orice clasa din scolile Uniunii Europene, limita de varsta fiind de 18 ani, iar participarea este gratuita. Concursul isi propune recrearea atmosferei evului mediu prin lucrari ce vor face referire la traditiile si obiceiurile dintr-un oras, regiune sau tara in Evul Mediu (in special perioada 1300-1400).

Data limita este pentru trimiterea lucrarilor este: 30 iunie 2007 (data postei).

Premiile, in valoare de 700 E pentru clasa castigatoare la fiecare categorie (primar, gimnazial, liceal) vor fi decernate pe 10 noiembrie 2007, la ora 9, in apropiere de « campo fiera » (campul targului) din Santa Lucia di Piave. In ziua premierii va fi organizata si o sarbatoare (cu dublu scop: istoric si didactic) de-a lungul pietei medievale din Santa Lucia di Piave, reconstruita cu aceasta ocazie, la
care toti vor fi invitati. De asemenea, fiecare clasa castigatoare (20 de elevi si 3 profesori insotitori) va beneficia de masa si cazare pe parcursul sederii. Mai multe informatii pot fi obtinute accesand urmatoarea adresa web:

http://www.anticafi erasantalucia. com/corpoframe. htm

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BURSE in Turcia [Ihsan Dogramaci International Fellowship]

Centrul National pentru Burse de Studii in Strainatate anunta oferta de burse in cadrul programului "Ihsan Dogramaci International Fellowship", acordate de Institutul Turc pentru Politica Externa din Ankara:

- 1 bursa pentru cercetare in vederea dezvoltarii si imbunatatirii relatiilor internationale si apropierii intre natiuni - tema din acest an va fi "Intelegere si dialog intre civilizatii: oportunitati si constrangeri" .

Data limita pentru inscriere este: 28 februarie 2007

Informatii detaliate:
http://www.roburse. ro/upload/ Turcia%20- %20bursa% 20Ihsan%20Dogram aci.pdf

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PhD Scholarships in Political Economy, Siena, Italy

For the academic year 2007-2008, a maximum of 20 students will be admitted to the program.

Admissions will be decided after a comparative evaluation of candidates, as specified in the Bando di Concorso (published on the Gazzetta Ufficiale della Repubblica Italiana n. 15 - 4° Serie speciale concorsi ed esami, 20-2-2007); what follows is a summary of all information relevant for application. Applicants must hold an Italian "laurea magistrale" or "laurea specialistica" , or a 4 years Italian
laurea according to the pre-reform system, or an equivalent 4-5 years foreign degree. There are no limitations on the nationality of the candidates.

Candidates are required to apply using the following on-line procedure.
The deadline for application is 25 March 2007.
URL: http://www.econ- pol.unisi. it/dottorato/

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CfA: P&G Business Week Training Program, Belgrade, Serbia

Dates: May 7th-11th, 2007
Open to Applicants from: Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Moldova, Romania, Serbia & Montenegro

Locations: Belgrade, Serbia

Application Deadlines: February 28th, 2007

Eligibility: Students in their last 2 years of studies, good English knowledge.

Website: http://www.pgbalkan s.com/career/ opportunities_ s_offer1_ 2007.asp

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Summer School on Globalization, Social Inequality, etc. - Groningen

Summer SchoolECSR and TransEurope Joint Summer School
August 27-August 31, 2007
Groningen, The Netherlands

Website: http://www.transeur ope-project. org/page. php?id=324
Deadline: 01.05.2007.

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International Scientific Session: Challenges of the Knowledge Society

International Scientific Session
Challenges of the Knowledge Society
June 7, 2007, Universitatea "Nicolae Titulescu"
Submission Deadline: May 15, 2007

The main purpose of the International Scientific Session - 2007 held by "Nicolae Titulescu" University and the Business and Administration Faculty in University of Bucharest is to provide an opportunity for academicians and specialists in various social sciences and their related fields, all over the world, to meet and change their opinions.

In addition, the Scientific Session will also provide a place for academics and specialists with cross-disciplinary interests related to social sciences to change their views and interact with members inside and outside their own particular disciplines.

Submission Deadline: May 15, 2007

URL: http://www.univnt. ro/ro/sesiune_ stiintifica/ sesiune_stiintif ica_2007. html

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CfA: Master in Economic Analysis, Univ. Carlos III, Spain

The major objective is to prepare specialists aimed at academic research as well as professionals with advanced economic background aimed at different areas among the public and private sector of the economy. The Master qualifies for admission to the Ph D Programme.

Admission to this MSc Programme requires an outstanding academic record as well as a suitable academic profile which could guarantee an appropriate performance within the Program. International students must prove completed studies equivalent to a Bachelor degree.

Applicants must prove that such degree entitles them to enroll in a postgraduate program in the home country. 1st deadline: up to July 10th 2007.

URL: http://www.uc3m. es/uc3m/gral/ TC/ESMAOF/ AEI/admission. html


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Summer School of Econometrics

Scholarship / Financial aid: see Scholarship opportunities section
Date: 10th-23rd June 2007
Deadline: contact the Summer School web site
Open to: see Target group


Announcement follows:

Since 1987, the CIdE organizes the Summer School of Econometrics, a two weeks residential course whose objective is to promote the knowledge among young researchers of recent advances in econometric techniques.

Introduction and aim of the course
The School provides to young researchers the possibility of
keeping in touch with some of the most recent developments in econometrics, and with other researchers with different cultural and working bachground, within a stimulating scientific environment.

General information
Main topics, teaching and contact hours, language Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Calculus, Statistics and Econometrics.
School Director: Prof. Carlo Bianchi
Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche
Università di Pisa
Via Ridolfi,10
e-mail: cbianchi@unipi.it

Language: English

Target group
The number of participants can not exceed 40: to be admitted university education at the level of Italian laurea or other foreign equivalent title is requested. Another requisite is e good background in microeconomics, macroeconomics, calculus, statistics and econometrics. The lectures and the reading material will be in English.

Admission and fee
The subscription and participation fee to the school for the admitted candidates is €3.500,00 and includes the subscription costs, the books, the teaching materials used by professor and the stay costs, daily dinner excluded.

If possible the School will also accept 1-week participation. In this case the fee will be €2.000,00 per week. For information about application procedure, methods of payment, cancellation policy, application deadline and payment deadline contact the Summer School web site.

Scholarships opportunities
CIde provides a small number of funding opportunities (scholarship) corresponding to €1.400,00 for one week (full price is € 2.000,00) and € 2500,00 for two weeks ( full price is € 3500,00). This reduce the subscription fee respectively to €600,00 , and €1.000,00. an amount that subscribers have to pay. The funding allocation is decided by a special Commission appointed by CIdE. Travel expenses are no funded.

Accommodation and meals
The School is held at the Centro Residenziale Universitario di Bertinoro ( University Residential Centre). The University Residential Centre of Bertinoro is a facility consisting of three recently renovated historical buildings located at the top of the ancient village of Bertinoro, in a quiet and panoramically wonderful position.

Students facilities and resources
The facility includes among other 60 bedrooms. The lectures room (located in the castle). Two other smaller common rooms, and a computer centre with 25 modern personal computers.

Organization
Director of the school: Prof. Carlo Bianchi
Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche
Università di Pisa
via Ridolfi, 10

Administrative secretary
Picariello Alessandra
Tel. +39 051-2092628
Zanotti Barbara
Tel. +39 0543-446570
Web: CIdE

Website http://www.unibo.it/Portale/Relazioni+Internazionali/Summer+School/summer/Politologia/Econometrics.htm

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Summer School on Public Management 2007 – SSPUM 2007- Third Edition

Scholarship / Financial aid: The scholarships will cover between 20 and 90 percent of tuition
Date: 18th to 29th June
Deadline: 5 March 2007
Open to: applicants who have demonstrated their interest in public sector management in the past


Announcement follows:

The 2007 Summer School of Public Management (SSPUM) will focus on the management of public sector organizations.SSPUM's principal goal is to help improve the management of public sector organizations, especially municipal governments.

Aim of the course
SSPUM is an intensive, 12-day program that requires participants' total dedication and intellectual commitment. The program's learning process, based principally on the case method of instruction, assists participants to develop both knowledge and skills in the context of a variety of conceptual framework. They then use those frameworks in formulating research projects appropriate to their professional interests, or, in the case of public sector managers, in analyzing problems and developing solutions in their back-home situations


Main topics

The Public Sector Environment
Management Accounting
Operations Management
Management Control Systems
Information Technology and E-government
Financial Accounting, Auditing and Accountability
Research Issues in the Public Sector
Faculty


In addition, three faculty from the Forlì Campus will make short presentations of their recent research in the public sector on topics related to the program.s content: Carlotta del Sordo, Ph.D. (management control in universities), Federica Farneti, Ph.D. (the balanced scorecard in nonprofit organizations), and Simona Zambelli, Ph.D (public sector-private sector partnership)


Target group
We seek applicants who have demonstrated their interest in public sector management in the past, and who are committed to continuing to work in this area in the future.

SSPUM is designed primarily for doctoral students at the dissertation stage and junior faculty who wish to learn new skills that will assist them in conducting research projects in the public sector. Although SSPUM's main focus is on academicians, prior editions have included several practicing managers. These managers have found that SSPUM provided them with some useful conceptual frameworks for their work, and also that their real world experiences helped to enrich the classroom discussions for everyone.


Language
The program is conducted entirely in English, and requires a strong command of the language. Many classes involve discussions, with the topics shifting several times during the class. As a result, participants will need to be able to understand what is being said and make comments relatively crisply and fluidly.


Admission and fee
SSPUM’s tuition of 1,950€ covers all program-related activities, course materials, administrative support, lunches, welcome refreshments, a mid-program reception, and a dinner at the end of the first week.
Accommodations and the remaining meals are not covered.

Participants will be selected on the basis of the information in their completed application form enclosed on the right, their curriculum vitae, and a letter of presentation.

All application materials are due by 5 March 2007.
Applicants may send their materials to the SSPUM Program Office by either E-mail: sspum@poloforli.unibo.it
or fax (+39-0543-37-4681).

By 16 March 2007, selected individuals will be notified by E-mail of their acceptance. At that time, they will be informed of the scholarship support available to them.

They will have until 2 April to pay a non-refundable registration fee (deducted from tuition) of 195EUR to reserve their place. The remainder of their tuition (1,755EUR less scholarship support) will be due by 30 April.

Failure to meet this deadline may result in a loss of the participant's slot in the program and a forfeiture of his or her registration fee.

Key dates:
5 March, 2007: Application deadline
16 March, 2007: Communication of acceptance e sent
2 April, 2007: Registration fee (195 €) due
30 April, 2007: Remainder of tuition due (1,755 € less scholarship support)


Scholarships opportunities
The scholarships will cover between 20 and 90 percent of tuition. They will be distributed on the basis of an applicant's interest in public management, coupled with his or her financial need. Need-based funding also is available for travel and accommodations.


Credits and evaluation
A Certificate of Completion and four continuing education credits (ECTS) will be awarded to those individuals who successfully complete the program. Except for highly unsual circumstances, individuals who miss more than two sessions will be withdrawn from the program immediately with no opportunity for a refund of their tuition.


Accommodation and meals
Participants are invited to stay in one of four hotels near the main campus (shown on SSPUM web site)

A bank of rooms has been made available in each hotel for participants in SSPUM at the rates shown above. The hotels have committed to holding these rooms available until 14 May 2007. After that date, the special rates will not be available.
Participants who wish to share a room should inform the SSPUM staff of this fact when they mail in their deposit. The staff will prepare a list of the names, ages, genders, nationalities, and E-mail addresses of individuals seeking a roommate.
Participants may use this information to communicate with each other and to select a roommate.

Each participant is responsible for making his or her own hotel reservations, selecting a roommate, if he or she wishes one, and paying for his or her share of the hotel bill. All hotels are close to some good and inexpensive restaurants for dinners.

Lunch is provided by the program each day except Sunday of the first week. There also will be two program-sponsored events during the first week: a reception on Wednesday evening, and a dinner on Friday. On other evenings, participants often ask one or more faculty members to join them at dinner to discuss topics of mutual interest, or to further explore some of the ideas being presented in the classroom.


Social programme
On Friday evening of the first week, participants will travel to Rimini, a small town on the Adriatic coast that is very popular with tourists, and near the famous Rubicon crossed by Julius Caesar. In Rimini, they may either visit a local museum or sightsee prior to attending a program-sponsored dinner. Participants also will have an opportunity for sightseeing during their free time from 3:30pm on Saturday of the first week until early Sunday evening, when they need to begin to prepare for Monday’s classes. Otherwise, individuals who wish to sightsee or tour in Italy, or to engage in other non-program activities, should plan to do so before or after the program, but not during it.


Sponsors

University of Sydney - Australia

Universitade Metodista de São Paulo


Organization
SSPUM is co-directed by Professor Giuseppe Farneti, of the University of Bologna, Forlì Campus, and Professor (Emeritus) David W. Young, of the Boston University School of Management.
The Educational Coordinator is Associate Professor Emanuele Padovani of the University of Bologna, Forlì Campus.

Individuals wishing to contact the SSPUM Program Office should send an e-mail to sspum@poloforli.unibo.it
or fax (+39 0543 374681).


http://www.unibo.it/Portale/Relazioni+Internazionali/Summer+School/summer/Politologia/Summer_School_on_Public_Management.htm

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International Training NEW GENERATION FOR PEACE. TRAINING PEACE

Scholarship / Financial aid: 70% of the travel costs (including visa costs) will be reimbursed
Date: 07-11 May 2007
Deadline: 17th of March 2007
Open to: young people interested in Peace Education and Conflict Management


Announcement follows:

The training will take place in the framework of the new "All Different – All Equal": European Youth Campaign For Diversity, Human Rights and Participation
of the Council of Europe.

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS

Dear friends,

IF YOU ARE:

A motivated youth leader, youth worker, representative of a youth organisations or just a young person (age: 18 -30; young people over 30 are also welcomed)
interested in Peace Education and Conflict Management.. .

IF YOU ARE FROM:

Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Moldova, Romania, Serbia (including Kosovo), Montenegro, Macedonia, Cyprus, Turkey...

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED:

* to develop your personal skills, knowledge and attitudes to act as a Peace Educator;

* to acknowledge and recognize the importance of peace education in addressing all forms of violence;

* to introduce the "All Different – All Equal" campaign as a key point in shaping activities to promote peace and combat violence, at a local and regional level;

* to be trained in applying non-formal education for peace instruments.

Group size: 24 participants

Venue place: Brasov, Transylvania, Romania

Working language: English

PLEASE FILL OUT THE APPLICATION FORM ATTACHED (if you don’t have it contact us at igalpbach_brasov@ yahoo.com to send you the application form) AND SEND IT TO OUR
MAIL UNTIL 17th OF MARCH 2007.

FINANCIAL CONDITIONS:

70% of the travel costs (including visa costs) will be reimbursed, on the basis of the original plane/train/ bus tickets (travel and visa costs will be reimbursed during the seminar).

Participants are responsible for making their own health and insurance arrangements.

PARTICIPATION FEE:

20 EURO

The fee will help the organisers to provide you with effective and in-time services
(e.g. local travel for participants with disabilities) . Thank you!

ONLY IF YOUR APPLICATION WILL BE SUCCESFUL YOU WILL BE CONTACTED.

FOR MORE INFORMATION AND OTHER DETAILS (e.g. content of the training, methodology, follow up etc.) PLEASE CONSULT PEACE EDUCATORS TRAINING - Call for participants AND TRAINING INFORMATION DOCUMENTS.

For more information please contact:
INITIATIVE GROUP ALPBACH BRASOV
igalpbach_brasov@ yahoo.com
+40 727914325 (mobile phone)
+40 368808795

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Asian Youth Fellowship

Scholarship / Financial aid: The scholarship will be granted for a period of about 7 months
Date: starting date: March 2008
Deadline: see the official site
Open to: university or college graduates with a bachelor’s degree or Master’s degree


Announcement follows:

The AYF preparatory course before entering Japanese Graduate School as Japanese Government (Monbukagakusho) scholarship student is offered by The Japan Foundation. AYF program is open to university graduates in the region who wish to contribute to regional cooperation after obtaining a Master and/or Ph. D. Degree in Japanese Graduate Schools as follows:

1. Features of the Asian Youth Fellowship Program

AYF consists of the following component:

Coordination of a host professor and research plan development during the preparatory course in Japan

Preparatory course (Japanese Language and other subjects/cultural activities)
Follow ups after completing the preparatory course

The scholarship grantees shall receive a preparatory course in the Japanese language and other basic subjects for approximately 7 months, at The Japan Foundation Japanese-Language Institute, Kansai, Japan. Grantees are provided with dormitory by the Program. Accompanying family is NOT allowed during the preparatory course at Kansai.

*After completing the preparatory course, grantees will be proceeding to Japanese graduate schools as Japanese Government (Monbukagakusho) scholarship students (principally Research Student) from April 2008.

2. Field of Study

Any of the fields in Humanities, Social Sciences, Engineering and Natural Science EXCEPT Japanese Studies or Japanese Culture Studies
Any field that should contribute to the region
* Technical training course is excluded.


3. Qualifications

Nationality: Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand or Vietnam.

Age: under 35 years of age as of April 1, 2008 (i.e. born on or after April 2, 1973)
Academic Backgrounds: university or college graduates with a bachelor’s degree or Master’s degree (those who will graduate from a university or college by the Registration Day of AYF may apply, but the grants may be CANCELLED if grantees fail to arrive in Kansai, Japan, by the Registration Day of AYF, 2007.)


Other requirements:

Those who have learned Japanese language and already acquired Japanese proficiency comparable to the Japanese Proficiency Test Level 3 are excluded.

Good proficiency in English is required.

Military men and military civilian employees registered on the personnel list are excluded.

Applicants should be in good health.

The applicant whose spouse has already won a Japanese Government scholarship will not be selected as a grantee, and likewise in the case of a couple applying at the same time.

The applicant who has been awarded a Japanese Government (Monbukagakusho) scholarship in the past will not be selected as a grantee unless he/she has had a few years' research or teaching experience after returning to his/her country.

4. Grant Coverage during the Preparatory Course

Expenses necessary for participation in the official curriculum (transportation, teaching material, etc.)

Meals during the program (partly in the form of cash allowances) and a set amount of allowances to cover miscellaneous living expenses.

Accommodation (a single room) at the Institute
Overseas travel insurance for disease and injury for the duration of the program
Round-trip, economy-class airline between the nearest International Airport from your residence and Kansai International Airport (Osaka, Japan) on the most direct and economical route.

Japanese visa as a trainee
*The above terms of the grant will be effective from the date of arrival in Kansai to March 2008. After completing the AYF Program, grantees will proceed to Japanese universities as the Japanese Government (Monbukagakusho) scholarship students. Allowances, accommodations, and other status are subject to Monbukagakusho’s regulations.

5. Selection

(1) Japanese diplomatic missions concerned will, in cooperation with the foreign governments concerned, select preliminary candidates from among applicants by means of a review of the documents submitted.

(2) Those who have been selected as the preliminary candidates will be recommended to Asian Youth Fellowship Committee, Tokyo, Japan. The Committee will select grantees from among the preliminary candidates by means of an interview made in their respective countries by a mission member assigned and dispatched by the Committee.

(3) Final announcement in writing will be provided by the Embassy of Japan after the AYF Committee. The grantees of the Japanese Government (Monbukagakusho) scholarship for 2008 will be finally selected after the university placement has been made, provided they have passed the final examination of AYF.

MORE DETAIL: http://www.asiaseed.org/ayfj

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M.Sc. Programme in Public Health

M.Sc. Programme in Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Maastricht University in cooperation with The Netherlands School of Public and Occupational Health, Amsterdam

Matra Training for European Cooperation (MTEC) Scholarships for Promising Students and Public Health Professionals. Approximately 30 full scholarships are made available by the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the M.Sc. programme in Public Health as offered by the Faculty of Health Sciences of Maastricht University in cooperation with the Netherlands School of Public and Occupational Health (Amsterdam) for the coming academic year 2007/2008.

Coverage of the MTEC Scholarship
The MTEC scholarship covers tuition fee, study materials, housing, subsistence, travel to and from the home country, a personal development programme (including Action Learning) and a social programme.

Who May Apply For an MTEC Scholarship?The MTEC scholarships are intended for both promising students and public health professionals, that is, those who have completed a bachelor degree in public health, the health sciences or an associated domain and have started their career in a relevant field of work.

PreconditionsThe MTEC scholarships are meant for students and residents of the aforementioned countries (as listed on the front page) who completed their BSc with flying colours and who satisfy the criteria for admission to the MSc Public Health programme as offered by the Faculty of Health Sciences, Maastricht University. Public health professionals are required to submit proof of their employee to study for at least 10 months abroad and be issued with a guarantee that they can take up their position upon return.

Prospective students need to have completed a bachelor degree in public health, the health sciences or an associated domain, reside in the relevant states at the time of application, have a TOEFL score of at least 213 on the computer-based test; or 550 on the paper-based test, or a satisfactory score on a similar test, for example, at least 6.5 on an IELTS test and not be older than 35 years.

ApplicationCandidates should apply through the website of EVD/CROSS (www.cross-agency.nl ) and consecutively send their printed application form to the Royal Netherlands Embassy in their country. Furthermore, applicants who want to be considered for a MTEC scholarship have to go through the regular admission procedure of the Faculty of Health Sciences at Maastricht University.

Applicants who have already been admitted to the M.Sc. Public Health programme by the Board of Admissions of the Faculty of Health Sciences, can directly apply for an MTEC scholarship by using the application form which is available at the website of EVD/CROSS.

NoteApplications for admission for the academic year 2007/08 should be sent before the 1st of April 2007.

More InformationFor more detailed information on the aforementioned five specialisations within the M.Sc. Public Health programme, the admission criteria, and the application procedures, please visit: www.fdgw.unimaas.nl/mtec
For specific questions on these procedures, please contact Mrs. Anke Schmitt (Officer Board of Admissions) at the Faculty of Health Sciences of Maastricht University by email (a.schmitt@facburfdgw.unimaas.nl This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it ) or telephone (+ 31-43-3881438).

For more information about the MTEC scholarships, including conditions regarding application and the entitlements and obligations which are attached to the scholarships, and the application form, please visit: www.cross-agency.nl or contact Mr. Diederik ter Haar by email ( crossonline@info.evd.nl This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it ) or telephone (+31 (0)70 778 8139).

More information can be found from the links below:

http://www.eastchance.com/General

http://www.eastchance.com/Announcement

http://www.eastchance.com/Application

Website: www.cross-agency.nl

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International School of Ukrainian studies

(July 13 - 31 2007)

Charming and ancient city of Lviv(West of Ukraine) is proud to invite guests! Welcome to the fourth International School of Ukrainian Studies! If you have never been to Ukraine or want to come once again, if you wish to learn more about our Eastern-European country as well as to make several exciting trips including climbing the highest mountain of Ukraine we welcome you to apply!

The International School of Ukrainian Studies is an educational program that consists of courses on Ukrainian language, history, culture, economy, internal and external policy courses.

All lectures will be taught by the university professors. The official language of the School is English.

During almost 20 days the participants will live in Ukrainian families getting acquainted with Ukrainian national traditions, learning language, tasting delicious traditional food and drinks.

In the frames of our school our participants will get unique chance to visit citys museums, attend famous Lviv opera, visit beautiful capital Kiev and ancient Ukrainian castles, and climbing the highest mountain of Ukraine gorgeous Hoverla.

The participants will receive certificates after passing the final exam.

The participation fee for the Program is $600. It includes living expenses in host family, meals, lectures, museums, travel expenses in the frames of the program and handouts.

We do not cover travel expenses to and from Ukraine, health insurance and visa expenses if visa to Ukraine is needed (Europeans and Americans DO NOT NEED A VISA to to UKRAINE!!!!)



We also will provide School participants with all necessary travel information and will help to find the most appropriate way to get to Lviv.

To become a participant of the School, you have to fill out the application form and attach your CV and picture

As the selection process is highly competitive we can provide a limited number of scholarships based upon financial needs of the applicants.

In order to apply for scholarships you have to fill out the application form, attach your CV, picture, letter of motivation and letter to the host family.

The application deadline is May 10 2007. The early applicants will receive priority in the selection process.
The selection results will be announced by May 20 2007.

If you have any questions, comments, suggestions or need an application form please write to:
ukrainian-studies@ ukr.net

We hope to meet you in Ukraine this summer!

mykola mailto:mpekh@ukr.net

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New Book: Mythistory and Narratives of the Nation in the Balkans

I am pleased to announce the publication of an edited volume on the Balkans that may be of interest to list members.

More info can be found on the following webpage:

http://www.c- s-p.org/Flyers/ Mythistory- and-Narratives- of-the-Nation- in-the-Balkans. htm

Below you can find a brief description of the collection, followed by the list of articles featured in the collection.

Tatjana Aleksic
Rutgers University

The idea of this collection is to bring to the forefront various ways in
which the literary poetics of Balkan nations interrelates with their
national poetics, and present recent and innovative explorations of
literature and film which actively engage with national poetics, a kind of
mythopoiesis of the modern Balkans.

In proposing an approach to the national question that lies distinctly in
the liminal space best designated as mythistory, the collection brings
together two dominant approaches to national discourse. The first tends to
interpret the nation as a myth, an artificial creation, an invention, even
a "dream." The other is a mapping of the nation that considers its
historically progressive role. It is their multifaceted dynamics that
brings to the foreground a unique national mythopoetics.

Mythistory is explored through its multifold engagement with the text: as
a major element in the universal nationalist discourse, as a narrative
strategy extensively utilized in Balkan literary and film narratives, and
as a particular technique in approaching the text. Through the insights
gained from literary and critical theory, historical analysis, and
cultural anthropology, this collection seeks to reveal the application of
mythistorical discourse upon narratives responding to nation-forming
historical events. The texts in this collection articulate very distinct
agendas of gender, identity, culture, philosophy, and aesthetics, all
interwoven with national problematic, but steer away from the definition
by which mythistory is relegated to the transparently propagandist.

Introduction: Mythistorical Genres of the Nation
Tatjana Aleksić

Danubian Bridges and Divides: Balkan Multiculturality North and South
of the Danube
Marcel Cornis-Pope

Leksikon Yu Mitologije: Reading Yugoslavia from Abramović to žmurke
Jessie Labov

Tunnels, Trenches, Cellars: Nation and Heterotopia in post-Yugoslav Film
Meta Mazaj

Where Europe Begins: Ismail Kadare's The Three-Arched Bridge
and the Contemporary Albanian Debate on European Integration
Julia Musha

The Balkan Immurement Legend: Between Myth and a Nationalist Project
Tatjana Aleksić

Gears behind the Stage: Rhetorical Structures of the National
Imagination/ s
Alexander Kiossev

The Bridge between the Classical and the Balkan
Artemis Leontis

Post-Oriental avliya: Translating the Balkans into Globalese
Tomislav Longinović

Ulysses' Gaze and the Myth of Balkan History
Marinos Pourgouris

Bridging Divides or Divisive Bridges?: Balkan Critical Obsessions
and their Political Effects
Vangelis Calotychos

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CfA: Terra Incognita: Art of Librarianship, Sarajevo/Tuzla,

Invitation to the THIRD INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION OF SLAVIC LIBRARIANS in Sarajevo - Tuzla, 18-23. April 2007
TERRA INCOGNITA : ART OF LIBRARIANSHIP

The project of the International Convention of Slavic Librarians in Sarajevo is designed to be an on-going international convention of Slavic librarians, to be held annually in Sarajevo to coincide with the Sarajevo Book Fair.

The primary aim is to enable representatives of foreign libraries, and in particular of their slavic departments, to familiarize themselves in greater detail with current publishing activities,increase the number of libraries procuring books and
periodicals and facilitate direct contacts between representatives of libraries from the USA ande Europe and librarians from Bosnia and Herzegovina and the region in order to advance direct cooperation and increase the extent of interlibrary exchange.

The First International Convention of Slavic Librarians, held in Sarajevo from 22 to 24 April 2005, focused on the topic of THE BALKANS >FROM OUTSIDE - SOUTH-EASTERN EUROPE IN THE COLLECTIONS OF WESTERN EUROPEAN AND NORTH AMERICAN LIBRARIES. Following the highly successful conclusion of the first ICSL, the participants themselves, numbering some 100 from the USA, Europe and the region, proposed the
topic for the Second ICSL, held in Sarajevo and Mostar in April 2006: SLAVIC COLLECTIONS AND FUTURE CHALLENGES.

The Third International Convention of Slavic Librarians will take place in Sarajevo and Tuzla, 18-23. April 2007, under the motto : TERRA INCOGNITA: ART OF LIBRARIANSHIP / TERRA INCOGNITA: UMJETNOST BIBLIOTEKARSTVA

The organizing committee would like to invite the interested scholars, researchers and librarians to particpate, contribute to and discuss about the topics listed below in the Timetable.

TERRA INCOGNITA : ART OF LIBRARIANSHIP
Timetable of the THIRD INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION OF SLAVIC LIBRARIANS
1in Sarajevo - Tuzla, 28-23. April 2007

SARAJEVO:

Wednesday, 18 April 2007. Dom mladih "Skenderija, " Sarajevo

Registration of participants in Third ICSL

18.00 h - Opening of Sarajevo Book Fair and Reception for the participants of Third ICSL;
Gradska dvorana Skenderija

SARAJEVO

Thursday, 19 April 2007. Dom mladih "Skenderija, " Sarajevo

09.00 - 09.30 Introductory and Welcoming Addresses, Third International Convention of Slavic Librarians

09.30-10.30 Keynote Address: The Digital Future- Where Are We in the Digital Revolution?
Mr. Jens Redmer, Director, Google Book Search, Europe, Middle East, Africa, and Russia

10.30-11.00 Coffee Break

11.00-12:00 Round Table Discussion (all participants) : Impact of Digitization on Libraries and Librarianship

Topic I: The Book Market's Role for Publishers, Booksellers, and Librarians
12.00-13.00
13.00-15.00: Break for lunch and visit to nearby Sarajevo Book Fair

Topic II: Quality Assurance in Libraries

15.00-16.30
16.30-17.00 Coffee break
17.00-17.45

19.00 Reception for Participants. Museum of Literature of Bosnia and Herzegovina; Hosted by Organizers of Third ICSL

SARAJEVO

Friday, 20 April 2007. Dom mladih "Skenderija, " Sarajevo

Topic III: Managing, Promoting, and Advertising Libraries
09.30-11.00
11,00-11,30 Coffee break
11.30- 13:00

-Break: Lunch, Visit to Old Town and Vjecnica (City Hall) in Sarajevo

Topic IV: Funding Libraries, Government, NGO, and private funding of
institutions of memory.
15.30-16.45
16.45-17.15 Coffee break
17.15-17.45

19.30 Exhibit Opening, Bosniak Institute, Sarajevo
"Bosnia and Herzegovina in Czech Sources," Presented by Slavonic Library, National Library of Czech Republic
Adin Ljuca, Curator and Author

Saturday, 21 April 2007.

8.30 Departure of participants in Third ICSL for Tuzla by bus

TUZLA

12.00 Arrival of participants in Third ICSL at Hotel "Bristol," Tuzla

Saturday, 21 April 2007. Galerija portreta (Portrait Gallery)

13.00-15.00 Lunch and Walking Tour of Tuzla. Visit to Memorial Park and Salt-Water Inland Lake

Topic V: Gathering and Preserving Documents from Wartime, 1990-1999
15.00-16.30
16.30-17.00 Coffee Break

Topic VI: The Users' Perspectives - What a User wants from a
Librarian
17.00-18.00

19.00 Reception for participants of Third ICSL
Hosted by Mr. Jasmin Imamovic, Mayor of Tuzla and Novelist

TUZLA

Sunday, 21 April 2007.

09.30-11.00 Conference Conclusions and Summary. Roundtable
Discussion with all participants. Galerija portreta (Portrait
Gallery), Tuzla

12.00 do 19.00 Excursion for participants in Third ICSL - Srebrenica;
Kozluk

20.00 Reception for participants in Third ICSL Hotel Bristol.Hosted
by Minister of Culture in Tuzla.

Monday, 23 April 2007. 08.00 Departure of participants.

NOTES:

* Speakers will be allotted 10 minutes for their presentation and
5 minutes for discussion.
* Moderators will conduct discussions after all presentations in
each session
* Kindly note it will not be possible to extend time or reschedule
our Conference.
* Please advise organizers of the tentative title of your
presentation.
* Audio-visual support will be available for all presentations.
* Simultaneous interpretation will be available for all conference
sessions.
* Organisators of Third ICSL and the City of Tuzla will provide
accommodation for the international participants of Third ICSL in
Hotel Bristol, Tuzla.

For detailed information, timetable, preliminary program and to
register for the participation please visit: http://www.openbook .ba/

Registration forms should be sent to: openbook@bih. net.ba, no later
than 25 March 2007.


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CfA: Courses in Romanian Language, Culture and Civilization, Baia Mare

Courses in Romanian Language, Culture and Civilization - 13-th Edition
July 14 - August 5, 2007
Baia Mare, Maramures, Romania

Learn Romanian in Romania! The Romanian Cultural Institute offers you the chance to learn Romanian from the people who speak it daily in one of the most attractive traditional communities of Northern Romania - Maramures!

Intensive courses in Romanian language, Courses in Romanian culture and civilization, Creative Workshops - Song and dance, Traditional ornaments, Glass painting, Pottery -, Cultural and Sightseeing Programme - visits to the "Merry Cemetery" in Sapânta, Maramures Village Museum in Sighetu Marmatiei, to the Memorial Museum of Victims of Communism and Anticommunist Resistance in Sighet, to the Elie
Wiesel's Memorial House, Maramures wooden churches and monasteries included on UNESCO World Heritage list -, A typical Sunday in a Romanian village. The deadline for enrollment is May 31, 2007 .

Participation Fee: 850 EUR
The participation fee covers the following expenses: enrollment, tuition, workshops, trips, other additional activities included in the programme and meals. The costs for accommodation the hotel (single bedrooms) will be covered by the Romanian Cultural Institute. The participation fee does not cover the international or internal transport, the entrance visa (if needed) or any other additional hotel
services. For any further information, please do not hesitate to contact:
Mona Moldoveanu, mona@icr.ro, or Catalina Giugaru, catalina@icr. ro, Fax: 00 (4) 0317 100 620.

You can download the description of the program and the application form from the address: http://www.icr. ro/Pag/Vizualiza rePagina. aspx?PaginaID= 21

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Feb 25, 2007

10 PhD Fellowships - Plant, animal and microbial systems, University of Cologne

Ten PhD Fellowships - Plant, animal and microbial systems
University of Cologne

The Graduate School offers a high-level PhD programme with research opportunities in cellular, molecular, developmental, physiological, neuro-and evolutionary genetics and genomics. Plant, animal and microbial systems are equally well represented.

The three-year programme starts with a six-month rotation and course period, followed by a PhD project in one of the participating groups. Seminars and training courses complement the research work. Comprehensive support is provided throughout the programme. The programme language is English, and no tuitions apply.

10 competitive three-year fellowships (initially 1000 EUR, then 1300 EUR per month) are available. In addition, up to 10 students with self-provided funding may be selected as associates.

To obtain further information please visit our website at:

http://www.uni- koeln.de/ bio-graduatescho ol

Applications for fall 2007 are accepted until March 20, 2007. Candidates from Countries with no Visa requirement can apply until April 20, 2007. We highly encourage excellent female students to apply.

For further information, contact:

Dr. Isabell Witt
Scientific Programme Coordinator
International Graduate School in Genetics and Functional Genomics
University of Cologne
Zülpicher Straße 47
D-50674 Köln, GERMANY

phone: +49(0)221-470- 7727
fax: +49(0)221- 470-1632
isabell.witt@ uni-koeln. de

http://www.uni- koeln.de/ bio-graduatescho ol

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IDRC Doctoral Research Award

IDRC Doctoral Research Award

Since 1982, IDRC has assisted Canadian graduate students to undertake their thesis research in the field of international development. IDRC Doctoral Research Awards are intended to promote the growth of Canadian capacity in research on sustainable and equitable development from an international perspective. Normally, such research is conducted in Latin America, Africa, the Middle East or Asia.

Eligible Fields of Study

Applications will be accepted for research at the doctoral level in areas corresponding to IDRC's research priorities. IDRC's research activities focus on four program areas:

Social and Economic Policy
Environment and Natural Resource Management
Information and Communication Technologies( ICTs) for Development
Innovation, Policy and Science
Eligibility

Applicants must meet the following conditions for eligibility:

Hold Canadian citizenship or permanent residency status in Canada, orhold a citizenship of a developing country;
Be registered at a Canadian university;
Research proposal is for a doctoral thesis and has been approved by the thesis supervisor;
Proposed field research will take place in a developing country;
Provide evidence of affiliation with an institution or organization in the region in which the research will take place;
Have completed course work and passed comprehensive examinations by the time of award tenure.

Duration
Award tenure corresponds to the period of field research. In general, this will be no less than 3 months and not more than 12 months.

Value

The award will cover justifiable field research expenses to a maximum of CA $20,000 per year. Candidates may apply for a renewal of funding for a second year of field work if the nature of the research requires a second season of data collection. Renewals are an exception and are provided for those disciplines that may need to
deal with the uncertainties of growing seasons and climatic characteristics that affect data collection.

Number of Awards
Variable

Deadlines
There are two competitions each year:

1st deadline: April 1, 2007 (awards will be announced in August 2007).

2nd deadline: November 1, 2007 (awards will be announced in March 2008).

Applications

Applications will be evaluated according to criteria, such as relevance to sustainable and equitable development and to IDRC priorities, quality of the research proposal and suitability of the candidate.

Re-applicants must explain, in a covering letter, what changes have been made since the last application and specify where to find the changes in the proposal. Please note that Centre policy stipulates that an individual cannot apply more than twice, if unsuccessful, for the same IDRC award.

If there are ethical questions connected with the research, the applicant may, at IDRC's discretion, be required to submit the appropriate approval from the Ethic's Committee of the University.

Please submit all documents listed in the List of Supporting Documents to be Submitted. Complete applications must be received at the Centre by the deadline. Incomplete applications will NOT be considered for the competition. Applications must be sent to the following address:

By mail:

IDRC Doctoral Research Awards
Centre Training and Awards Program
International Development Research Centre
P.O. Box 8500
Ottawa, Ontario
K1G 3H9

By courier services:

IDRC Doctoral Research Awards
Centre Training and Awards Program
International Development Research Centre
250 Albert Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 6M1

Fax: (1 613) 563-0815
Telephone: (1 613) 236-6163 ext. 2098
E-mail: cta@idrc.ca

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Curso de Especializaciòn para Expertos latinoamericanos en problemas del Trabajo y Relaciones Laborales, 10 – 15 septiembre 2007

El objetivo central del curso es estimular el debate sobre las diversas tematicas que abarcan el mundo del trabajo.

El objetivo central del curso es estimular el debate sobre las diversas tematicas que abarcan el mundo del trabajo – relacionese laborales, mercado del trabajo y politicas de empleo, dialogo social y concertation social, entr otras - a través del analisis comparado de las experiencias latinoamericanas y europeas, especialmente italiana y espanola, con el proposito de influir en el logro de un trabajo decente en los paises de origen de los partecipantes. Dentro de este marco el curso ofrece a los partecipantes que forman parte de un grupo representativo de los principales agentes que intervienen en las relaciones laborales en America latina.

En el curso se utiliza un enfoque multidisciplinario. Los partecipantes realizan trabajos en grupo y reuniones plenarias, identificando los puntos de divergencia y convergencia de las diversas experiencias objeto de estudio y las ideas que podrian adaptarse o integrarse en sus respectivos contextos nacionales.


Sponsors
Regione Emilia-Romagna


Organization
Prof. Mario Ricciardi
Dipartimento di Organizzazione e Sistema Politico
Strada Maggiore, 45
e-mail:ricciard@spbo.unibo.it
Tel.:+39 051 2092726-209270

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ESSPA - European Summer School in Policy Analysis, 16th – 27th July 2007, University Residential Centre of Bertinoro, Italy

ESSPA aims to fill a gap in the catalogue of courses in contemporary policy analysis in Europe, where the analysis of public policy is underrepresented in the universities’ curricula.

Introduction and aim of the course
ESSPA aims to fill a gap in the catalogue of courses in contemporary policy analysis in Europe, where the analysis of public policy is underrepresented in the universities’ curricula. Although policy theory is generally part of public administration curricula, policy analysis is usually absent. Whenever is taught, it’s often based on welfare economic or public choice approaches to public policy.

ESSPA aims to teach young scholars working on policy analytic subjects a wide range of theoretical approaches, methods of analysis, exemplars of problem formulation/analytic technique, develop dissertation projects, and stimulate closer academic co-operation between researchers in policy science.

General objectives: bring awareness of advanced policy theory and analytic methods to young scholars, develop exemplars and formats for teaching contemporary policy analysis in political science and public administration curricula, disseminate best practices in policy analysis that combine theoretical insights, solid empirical work, and relevant, informed advice.
Expected Outputs: contribute substantially to fill a gap in the teaching of public policy in Europe, bring together a faculty of policy instructors that covers a wide range of topics and approaches in policy research, provide students of public policy with a unique opportunity to experience a broad, in-depth exposure to policy research.



Language: English.

Title of the courses
1s week: (16th - 20th July) The Role of Knowledge in Policy Process
2nd week: (23rd - 27th July) Title: The Implementation Game


Target group
PhD/postgraduate young scholars


Admission and fee
€ 1400 (inclusive of participation to the program, full board and lodging).
Information about how to apply, criteria of selection and method of payment are available on ESSPA website.

Application deadline: 1st April 2007.


Insurance
Insurance provided by University of Bologna


Scholarships opportunities
Scholarships will be available. Assignment criteria and amount of the contribution will be soon available on ESSPA website.


Credits and evaluation
All the participants who will attend both of the two weeks of the intensive programme will be awarded with 6 University Credits ECTS.


Accommodation and meals
Accommodation in Private Single Bedrooms (provided with telephone, bathroom, TV, computer connection wireless or LAN) and meals (Breakfast, Lunch and Coffee-breaks) will be provided inside the University Residential Centre’s Canteen.
All the participants can make use of a self-service canteen that offers fast and palatable meals. The canteen also offers a service composed of a selected menu, according to special needs.
To regards with dinners prepaid vouchers, accepted by selected restaurants and bars in the neighbourhood of the University Residential Centre of Bertinoro, will be provided to every participant.
Costs for accommodation and meals are included in the tuition fee (€ 1400).


Students facilities and resources
Inside the University Residential Centre of Bertinoro there are some common spaces provided with: TV room, a reading room, a living room, a laundry and a canteens.


Social programme
One day trips and cultural sightseeing in some of the most popular locations of Emilia-Romagna region will be scheduled for the participants in the weekend (21-22 July 2007).
The calendar of social programme/events will be available on ESSPA website.


Sponsors


Fondazione Cassa Dei Risparmi di Forlì
European Consortium of Political Research (ECPR)
Dipartimento Organizzazione e Sistema Politico – University of Bologna
European Union Erasmus One Intensive Programme



Organization
ESSPA Co-directors:
Professor Giliberto Capano,
Faculty of Politics "Roberto Ruffilli"
University of Bologna - Forlì Campus
Corso Diaz, 45 . 47100 Forlì - iTALY
Professor Herbert Gottweis,
University of Vienna . Department of Political Science. Universitätsstr. 7 . A 1014 Vienna. Austria
Professor Hendrik Wagenaar,
Leiden University . Department of Public Administration. P.O.Box 792 . 2300 AT Leiden. The Netherlands
ESSPA Contact Person:
Dr. Massimo Vetrò
International Relations Office
Alma Mater Studiorum
University of Bologna - Forlì Campus
C.so Diaz, 45 - 47100 Forlì (FC) - Italy
Telephone : +39 0543 374847 Fax : +39 0543 374850
E-mail : esspa@poloforli.unibo.it

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The protection of Fundamental rights in Europe/ La Protection des Droits Fondamentaux en Europe, 9th-13th July 2007

The topic dealt with is that of Human Rights and the protection of such rights on the European and International plane. There will be 30 hours of lectures aimed at studying the relevant areas of law.

General information
The summer school takes place during the month of July in the prestigious "Centro Residenziale Universitario di Bertinoro" situated in Bertinoro’s citadel. It is co-organised by CIRDCE (Centro Interdipartimentale di Ricerche sul Diritto delle Comunità Europee), the Robert Schuman University of Strasbourg, and King’s College London.

Main topics: EU Law and International Law (relating to Human Rights)

The course consists of 30 hours of lectures and/or seminars held in English and French which take place from 09.00-13.00 hrs and 15.00-17.00 hrs each day. This full immersion course, enhanced by the academic infrastructure available at Bertinoro, helps to stimulate student participation whilst simultaneously ensuring a high level of concentration is maintained.


Target group
Students should be competent in both French and English. The course is open to graduate and undergraduate students alike. Candidates currently enrolled on a degree course or who have graduated in an area related to the subject-matter of the summer school shall be given priority.


Admission and fee
Fees: €250,00 for PHD students; €150,00 for undergraduate students; €75,00 for Robert Schuman and King’s College students.

Admission: Applications should be made on a "blank form" and should include the following details: Name; Surname; Email; any Certificates or personal statements proving the linguistic abilities required (language school attendances, studies abroad etc.); CV. Applications must be sent by post to:
Mr. Stephen Curzon
CIRDCE, Istituto Giuridico A. Cicu,
Via Zamboni 27/29, 40126 Bologna (Italy), or hand delivered (from Monday to Friday, 10.00am-2.00pm) to
Ms. Silvia Dalla
CIRDCE, Viale Filopanti 9, Bologna (Italy).
You are also requested to inform us of your application by emailing: scurzon@cirdce.unibo.it.
Applications must be received by the 20th of May.


Scholarships opportunities
None available at present


Credits and valutation
Students enrolled at the School of Law (Facoltà di Giurisprudenza) will be awarded with 3 "credits" (crediti formativi) following the successful completion of a multiple choice test.


Accommodation and meals
Fees include registration, course materials, 5 night accommodation in a double room (Centro Residenziale Universitario di Bertinoro), breakfast, coffee breaks and lunch. As regards dinner this is at the expense of the students.


Social programme
Local excursions can be suggested by the tutor who may also, at his discretion, organise nights out.


Sponsors
Institutional
Université Robert Schuman de Strasbourg
King's College of London

Private
Fondazione Cassa dei Risparmi di Forlì


Organization
Professor in charge: Prof.ssa Lucia Serena Rossi
Facoltà di Giurisprudenza
Via Zamboni 22,
40125 Bologna.
e-mail: mgi@cirdce.unibo.it

Tutor: Stephen James Curzon
Address: Viale Diaz 26,
47838 Riccione (Rn)
email: stephenjames.curzon@gmail.com
tel: +39 051 2094300
website: CIRCE

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XIII Cervia International Summer School "Beyond the Enlargement. The Wider Europe and the new Neighbourhood, Cervia (RA), 3rd - 14th September 2007

The goal of the School deals with the post-Cold War challenges, designed in particular to help the South-East Europe and CIS students to learn about democratic development, human rights, peace and security issues and to look into emerging patterns of economic growth, as well as on integration factors and the new policies of EU neighbourhood. The problems of the Enlarged Europe will be analysed in depth through the active participation of an International Faculty.

General information
Thanks to its scientific and methodological approach, tested during the past twelfth editions, the School contributes in creating strong roots for high standards of self-understanding and tolerance, looked upon as basic values for the advancing of the civil societies, for the consolidation of political institutions in South-Eastern Europe, Caucasus and CIS, and the overcoming of conflicts in these Regions. Indeed, these are the basic prerequisites for the integration of this Area inside the EU in the next future, or for the establishment of a good neighbourhood.

At the same time, the young generations coming form these areas are expected to become members of the new leadership, supporters of democratic principles, human rights values and free market economies. These generations could also become able to create, in their own countries, positive expectations from economic and democratic integration in Europe or from a strong cooperation with the EU, reversing the current trends, particularly in South East and CIS Europe, where strong national confrontations and ethnic contrasts are often considered as values.

Both the high quality of the Faculty and the trans-European character of the School students provide an ideal environment for the development of interpersonal and intercultural relationships between East and West Europeans and for the shared learning about political questions of common concern. The School is, in this sense, a good opportunity to foster a cultural rehabilitation of young generations coming from countries involved in nationalistic tensions and, sometimes, in war activities.

Official language: English


Requirements
The minimum qualification required is a 1st level university degree.

Candidates: Students with a background in Politics, Economics, Law, Philosophy, Social Sciences, Agrarian Sciences, Environmental Sciences, Literature and Communication Sciences.

Number of participants: 40


Fees
For students from the EU and Overseas: 950 €
The fee includes: board and lodging expenses in Cervia (from dinner in the evening of Sept. 2nd to breakfast on Sept. 15th), didactic materials, tuition, and free access to Internet after the lectures. Please note that the travel expenses are to be covered separately by the admitted students themselves.


Methods of payment
After receiving the letter of admission, selected candidates are asked to pay the first instalment of € 500.00 within seven days. If no proof of payment is received, the "Centro" reserves the right to cancel the application and offer the place to somebody else on the waiting list.

Please pay attention to the following instructions:
payments must be made by bank transfer
on bank account Unicredit Banca SpA, P.za Saffi 43
Ag. 3400 Forlì-Saffi
IBAN: IT62E0200813220000001443728
or on bank account No. 000001443728,
ABI 02008, CAB 13220, SWIFT UNCRIT2BZ12

The bank transfer must specify the name of the participant. The right description to be given on the receipt of payment is as follows: "Summer School 2007, first instalment and registration fee".
After payment has been made, please send a copy of the bank transfer to us by fax, reporting your name and the description mentioned above.

The second installment of the remaining amount, accounting for €450.00, is to be paid not later that 25th August, according to the same procedure, but indicating: second installment.

Cancellation policy
Should participants cancel their participation before the strict deadline of 14th August 2007, €250.00 will be refunded.
After 14th August 2007, no fees will be refunded.


Application procedure
Applicants must send a curriculum vitae and an endorsement letter by e-mail, fax or regular mail to:
Centro per l’Europa Centro-Orientale e Balcanica
"Beyond the Enlargement. The Wider Europe and the new Neighbourhood "
Corso della Repubblica 88/A,
47100 Forlì, Italy
Phone: +39-0543-36304/ 23000
Fax: +39-0543-377088
E-mail: dessislava.krasteva@poloforli.unibo.it
sscervia.iecob@poloforli.unibo.it

Filling in the application form on-line
For more details on the Cervia International Summer School and the application form, log on to our website and click on: "Summer School".

The application form will be available on our website from March 2007.
The selection of the students will be done directly by the members of the International Network Europe and the Balkans, coordinated by Centro per l’Europa Centro- Orientale e Balcanica of the University of Bologna. That system permits to choose the best students on the basis of their curriculum vitae, i.e. those able to follow the programmes and to profit the most from the school’s formative offer.


Deadline for application
31st May 2007 is the deadline set for receiving the properly completed Application Form, together with a copy of the curriculum vitae and an endorsement letter.
Incomplete applications and /or applications received after this deadline will not be considered.Scholarships opportunities
Participants from Central and Eastern Europe and the Balkans are eligible for grants that cover both the course fees and the board and lodging (in double or triple rooms).
Please note: the grant covers only expenses starting from the dinner of Sept. 2nd to the breakfast of Sept. 15th included. Additional overnight stays or additional meals must be paid directly by the participants. As for the travel expenses, a contribution may be offered.


Insurance
Travel Insurance: It is essential that all visitors take out travel insurance before leaving for Cervia, so as to cover for any expenses incurred as the result of lost or stolen property, as well as late arrival or early departure due to unforeseen circumstances. Cancelled bookings are subject to the Cancellation Policy above specified.
Medical Insurance: Some countries may have a reciprocal arrangement with Italy so that medical care is free. If not, it is essential for participants to take out medical insurance for the duration of their stay. This is especially important if participants have particular medical problems that may require attending to during their stay.


Credits and evaluation
The students whose overall performance is positively evaluated by their tutors will receive a certificate endorsed by the University of Bologna, with 6 ECTS points


Accomodation and meals
The Hotel Genzianella, opposite the beach and close to the historical centre of Cervia, has been the chosen location since 1996. Functional facilities, which include well-furnished classrooms, seminar rooms, reading lounges, and computer laboratories, are available for the use of both teachers and students.
Hotel Genzianella/ Lungomare
viale Roma 85, Cervia, Italy
Phone: +39 0544 970442
Fax: +39 0544 972913




Students facilities and resources
Free access to Internet and functional facilities, which include well-furnished classrooms, seminar rooms, reading lounges, and computer laboratories, are available for the use of both teachers and students.


Sponsors
CEI (Central European Initiative), Municipality of Cervia and Centre for Interdisciplinary Postgraduate Studies – University of Sarajevo


Organization
Centro per l’Europa Centro-Orientale e Balcanica,
University of Bologna,
Corso della Repubblica 88/A
47100 Forlì, Italy
Phone: +39 0543 36304
Fax: +39 0543 377088
e-mail: eurobalk@spbo.unibo.it
web site
Director: Prof. Stefano Bianchini

Tutors:
Andrea Saba
Sara Barbieri
Agnes Romanini
Sabrina Dubbini



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Summer School on Public Management 2007 – SSPUM 2007- Third Edition (18th to 29th June, Forlì Campus)

The 2007 Summer School of Public Management (SSPUM) will focus on the management of public sector organizations.SSPUM's principal goal is to help improve the management of public sector organizations, especially municipal governments.

Aim of the course
SSPUM is an intensive, 12-day program that requires participants' total dedication and intellectual commitment. The program's learning process, based principally on the case method of instruction, assists participants to develop both knowledge and skills in the context of a variety of conceptual framework. They then use those frameworks in formulating research projects appropriate to their professional interests, or, in the case of public sector managers, in analyzing problems and developing solutions in their back-home situations


Main topics

The Public Sector Environment
Management Accounting
Operations Management
Management Control Systems
Information Technology and E-government
Financial Accounting, Auditing and Accountability
Research Issues in the Public Sector
Faculty

Leslie K. Breitner, D.B.A. Principal Lecturer and Faculty Director, Cascade Center for Public Service and Leadership
Daniel J. Evans School of Public Affairs, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, U.S.A. (Management Accounting; Public Sector Environment);
Cesar De Souza, Ph.D., Professor, University of São Paulo, Brazil, and Invited Researcher, Methodist University of São Paulo, Brazil (Information Technology and E-government)
James Guthrie, James Guthrie is a Professor of Accounting at the University of Sydney. He has been a visiting lecturer at the Bath University School of Management, the Stockholm University School of Business, and, in Italy, the universities of Siena, Ferrara, Bologna, and Bocconi SDA (Financial Accounting; Auditing and Accountability; Public Sector Environment; Research Issues in the Public Sector);
Janelle Heineke, D.B.A., Professor of Operations Management, Health Sector and Public and Nonprofit Management Programs, Boston University School of Management; Boston, Massachusetts; U.S.A. (Operations Management);
Emanuele Padovani, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Management Control Systems in Public Sector Organizations, Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Forlì Campus (Public Sector Environment; Research Issues in the Public Sector);
David W. Young, D.B.A., Professor of Management, Emeritus, Health Sector and Public and Nonprofit Management Programs, Boston University School of Management, Boston, Massachusetts, U.SA. (Management Control Systems; Public Sector Environment; Research Issues in the Public Sector)


In addition, three faculty from the Forlì Campus will make short presentations of their recent research in the public sector on topics related to the program.s content: Carlotta del Sordo, Ph.D. (management control in universities), Federica Farneti, Ph.D. (the balanced scorecard in nonprofit organizations), and Simona Zambelli, Ph.D (public sector-private sector partnership)


Targer group
We seek applicants who have demonstrated their interest in public sector management in the past, and who are committed to continuing to work in this area in the future.

SSPUM is designed primarily for doctoral students at the dissertation stage and junior faculty who wish to learn new skills that will assist them in conducting research projects in the public sector. Although SSPUM's main focus is on academicians, prior editions have included several practicing managers. These managers have found that SSPUM provided them with some useful conceptual frameworks for their work, and also that their real world experiences helped to enrich the classroom discussions for everyone.


Language
The program is conducted entirely in English, and requires a strong command of the language. Many classes involve discussions, with the topics shifting several times during the class. As a result, participants will need to be able to understand what is being said and make comments relatively crisply and fluidly.


Admission and fee
SSPUM’s tuition of 1,950€ covers all program-related activities, course materials, administrative support, lunches, welcome refreshments, a mid-program reception, and a dinner at the end of the first week.
Accommodations and the remaining meals are not covered.

Participants will be selected on the basis of the information in their completed application form enclosed on the right, their curriculum vitae, and a letter of presentation.

All application materials are due by 5 March 2007.
Applicants may send their materials to the SSPUM Program Office by either E-mail: sspum@poloforli.unibo.it
or fax (+39-0543-37-4681).

By 16 March 2007, selected individuals will be notified by E-mail of their acceptance. At that time, they will be informed of the scholarship support available to them.

They will have until 2 April to pay a non-refundable registration fee (deducted from tuition) of 195EUR to reserve their place. The remainder of their tuition (1,755EUR less scholarship support) will be due by 30 April.

Failure to meet this deadline may result in a loss of the participant's slot in the program and a forfeiture of his or her registration fee.

Key dates:
5 March, 2007: Application deadline
16 March, 2007: Communication of acceptance e sent
2 April, 2007: Registration fee (195 €) due
30 April, 2007: Remainder of tuition due (1,755 € less scholarship support)


Scholarships opportunities
The scholarships will cover between 20 and 90 percent of tuition. They will be distributed on the basis of an applicant's interest in public management, coupled with his or her financial need. Need-based funding also is available for travel and accommodations.


Credits and evaluation
A Certificate of Completion and four continuing education credits (ECTS) will be awarded to those individuals who successfully complete the program. Except for highly unsual circumstances, individuals who miss more than two sessions will be withdrawn from the program immediately with no opportunity for a refund of their tuition.


Accommodation and meals
Participants are invited to stay in one of four hotels near the main campus (shown on SSPUM web site)

A bank of rooms has been made available in each hotel for participants in SSPUM at the rates shown above. The hotels have committed to holding these rooms available until 14 May 2007. After that date, the special rates will not be available.
Participants who wish to share a room should inform the SSPUM staff of this fact when they mail in their deposit. The staff will prepare a list of the names, ages, genders, nationalities, and E-mail addresses of individuals seeking a roommate.
Participants may use this information to communicate with each other and to select a roommate.

Each participant is responsible for making his or her own hotel reservations, selecting a roommate, if he or she wishes one, and paying for his or her share of the hotel bill. All hotels are close to some good and inexpensive restaurants for dinners.

Lunch is provided by the program each day except Sunday of the first week. There also will be two program-sponsored events during the first week: a reception on Wednesday evening, and a dinner on Friday. On other evenings, participants often ask one or more faculty members to join them at dinner to discuss topics of mutual interest, or to further explore some of the ideas being presented in the classroom.



Social programme
On Friday evening of the first week, participants will travel to Rimini, a small town on the Adriatic coast that is very popular with tourists, and near the famous Rubicon crossed by Julius Caesar. In Rimini, they may either visit a local museum or sightsee prior to attending a program-sponsored dinner. Participants also will have an opportunity for sightseeing during their free time from 3:30pm on Saturday of the first week until early Sunday evening, when they need to begin to prepare for Monday’s classes. Otherwise, individuals who wish to sightsee or tour in Italy, or to engage in other non-program activities, should plan to do so before or after the program, but not during it.


Sponsors

University of Sydney - Australia

Universitade Metodista de São Paulo


Organization
SSPUM is co-directed by Professor Giuseppe Farneti, of the University of Bologna, Forlì Campus, and Professor (Emeritus) David W. Young, of the Boston University School of Management.
The Educational Coordinator is Associate Professor Emanuele Padovani of the University of Bologna, Forlì Campus.

Individuals wishing to contact the SSPUM Program Office should send an e-mail to sspum@poloforli.unibo.it
or fax (+39 0543 374681).

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