Formation destinée aux étudiants francophones de l'Université d'Etat de Moldova

*«Union européenne, Francophonie. Regards croisés avec les pays d'Europe centrale et orientale (PECO) sur les relations internationales et la démocratie»***

*l'Université d'Etat de Moldova (UEM) et le Centre d'Etude des crises et des conflits internationaux (CECRI) de l'Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)*

*avec l'appui de*

*l'Assemblée Parlementaire de la Francophonie (APF) Région Europe*

*en partenariat avec*

*L'Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF)*

*La section moldave de l'Assemblée Parlementaire de la Francophonie* **

*et*

*Le Centre Interuniversitaire Multilingue d'Excellence en Terminologie, Traduction et Industries de la Langue (CIMettil)*

* *

Invitent* *les étudiants francophones, inscrits en 2-ème année (cycle universitaire) , profil sciences humaines (sciences politiques, droit, sciences de la communication, relations internationales, histoire, psychologie et sociologie, langues et littératures etc) à une formation axée sur la promotion de la Démocratie, des Droits de l'Homme et de la Francophonie, destinée d'une part aux parlementaires et aux agents parlementaires des sections membres ou associées des PECO (pays d'Europe centrale et orientale) et d'autre part à des universitaires francophones en cours de formation.

Cette formation en langue française sera axée sur un thème qui croise différents champs d'expertise reconnus du CECRI, à savoir «Union européenne, Francophonie. Regards croisés avec les pays d'Europe centrale et orientale (PECO) sur les relations internationales et la démocratie». Le programme de formation se compose d'une quinzaine de visioconférences organisées depuis l'UCL et hébergées à Chisinau par CIMettil et USM, du *29 janvier au 22 mai 2008*, selon le Programme préalable, établi de commun accord par les deux universités, dont on trouvera le détail en annexe.

Le Comité d'organisation sélectionnera, suite au concours des dossiers,
25 étudiants des universités moldaves qui bénéficieront de la formation et la section moldave de l'Assemblée Parlementaire de la Francophonie proposera une liste de 10 à 15 parlementaires et agents parlementaires qui participeront à la formation et aux discussions avec les étudiants.**

*A la fin de la formation :*

a. Les étudiants seront évalués sur la base d'un essai qu'ils rédigeront sur l'un des thèmes proposés durant la formation.

b. Les étudiants ayant suivi au moins 75% de la formation et ayant passé l'évaluation recevront un diplôme signé par l'UCL, l'UEM et l'Assemblée Parlementaire de la Francophonie.

c. Les meilleurs étudiants bénéficieront également d'un stage professionnel offert par la Section Moldave de l'Assemblée Parlementaire de la Francophonie.

*Comment s'inscrire à la formation?*

* *

Les étudiants intéressés par cette formation déposeront au Centre Interuniversitaire Multilingue de Terminologie, Traduction et Industries de la Langue (CIMETTIL) de l'Université d'Etat de Moldavie un dossier de candidature constitué comme suit:

1. Un CV rédigé en français

2. Une Lettre de motivation rédigée en français (1 page maximum)

3. Une copie du Carnet d'étudiant

4. Les résultats obtenus aux examens de la fin de I-ère année.

Le dossier ainsi constitué sera déposé au CIMETTIL (Bâtiment 2Annexe de l'UEM, bureau 6, tel : + 373 577 491 ; courriel : cimettil@usm. md ), de 10h à 16h, avant le *22 décembre 2007*.

Les 25 étudiants dont les dossiers seront retenus, recevront avant le
*18 janvier 2008*, par courriel un message confirmant leur inscription à la formation et seront invités à payer la taxe d'inscription d'un montant de 400 MDL.

*NB :* Les organisateurs se réservent le droit de refuser les étudiants sélectionnés sur la base de dossier si, lors des premiers contacts avec les candidats, ils considèrent que leur niveau de français est insuffisant pour pouvoir pleinement bénéficier de la formation proposée.

Cordialement,
Liliana Lupusor

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ESF-UB Conference on Systems Biology, Spain, DL- January 6, 2008

ESF-UB Conference Systems Biology
Hotel Eden Roc, Sant Feliu de Guixols, Spain 12-17 April 2008 Chaired by: Luis Serrano, Centre for Genomic Regulation, Barcelona, ES, Roel van Driel, University of Amsterdam, NL & Rudolf Aebersold, Swiss Federal Inst. of Technology, CH

The ESF-UB Conference on Systems Biology attempts to give a comprehensive overview of the recent developments in the different aspects that are included in systems biology. Thus we will cover network analysis, network modeling, -omics approaches in Systems Biology, relationship between Systems Biology and disease and briefly touch the future avenue of Synthetic Biology. The conference will be organized around senior speakers presenting the advances in their fields and junior talks selected from abstracts. Special emphasis will be given to poster sessions and open discussions to favor communication between senior and junior scientists. The scientific programme (including detailed list of invited speakers) and application form are accessible on-line through www.esf.org/ conferences/ 08234

Please be kindly reminded that the closing date for applications is: 6 January 2008.

Some grants available for young researchers to cover the conference fee and possibly part of the travel costs. For further information on this conference, please contact: Ms. Chiara Orefice (corefice@esf. org ), from the ESF Conferences Unit.

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BURSE pentru anul universitar 2008 - 2009

Ministerul Educatiei, Cercetarii si Tineretului, prin Centrul National pentru Burse de Studii in Strainatate, anunta lansarea ofertei de burse pentru anul universitar 2008-2009:

1. Burse pentru stagii de studii universitare si postuniversitare in strainatate, instituite prin HG nr.697/1996, modificata prin HG nr. 533/1998 (durata 2-10 luni)

Data limita pentru inscriere este: 21 martie 2008

2. Burse de studii sau cercetare acordate in baza documentelor de colaborare bilaterala sau oferite in mod unilateral de alte state

La aceste concursuri pot participa si candidatii care au mai obtinut burse prin CNBSS.

Informatii detaliate la adresa de mai jos:
http://www.eurodesk .ro/program. php?id=RO0010000 213&categ= Studii%20in% 20strainatate

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Post-doc in computational biomolecular NMR

The new Faculty of Science consists of six departments: Biology, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Information and Computing Sciences, Physics and Astronomy, Mathematics and Chemistry. The Faculty is home to 3500 students and nearly 2000 staff and is internationally renowned for the quality of its research.

The NMR Research Group (http://www.nmr. chem.uu.nl), headed by Prof. R. Boelens, is part of the Chemistry Department (http://www.chem.uu. nl) and belongs to the Bijvoet Center for Biomolecular Research (http://www.bijvoet- center.nl). The research within the NMR group is focused on the structure determination of proteins and protein complexes by high-resolution NMR spectroscopy and bio-computational modelling. The group has strong research lines on protein-DNA and protein-protein complexes in transcription and DNA repair and modelling of bio-molecular complexes. The NMR Research group also belongs to the European NMR Research Infrastructures
(www.eu-nmr. eu), providing experimental NMR access to European groups.

We are searching for a researcher (post-doc) in computational biomolecular NMR.

Job description

You will be part of a European team working toward the deployment and unification of the NMR computational infrastructure in system biology, a project funded under the 7th framework programme of the European Union (Contract no. 213010 – eNMR).

NMR plays an important role in life sciences (bio-NMR), and structural biology in particular, at both European and international levels. The main objective of this project is to optimize and extend the use of the NMR Research Infrastructures of EU-NMR through the implementation of an e-Infrastructure in order to provide the European bio-NMR user community with a platform integrating and streamlining the computational approaches necessary for bio-NMR data analysis (e-NMR). The e-NMR infrastructure will be based on the Grid infrastructure.

For this, you will work on the development of a uniformed and integrated e-NMR platform that will form the core of the e-NMR infrastructure. The work will be carried in close collaboration with our European partners.

Qualifications

You should have a Ph.D. degree in chemistry, physics, bioinformatics, computational biology or a related field. You should possess a strong research background in the computational aspects of biomolecular NMR and structure calculations, experience with Linux and programming skills, and are expected to show initiative and be able to work independently.

Terms of employment

We offer initially a position for two years with a possible extension by one year. Salary is dependent on qualifications and experience and ranges from €2740.- to €3597.- gross per month (salary scale 10). The salary is supplemented with a holiday bonus of 8% per year and a year-end bonus of 3% per year. We also offer a pension scheme. Employment conditions are according to the Collective Labour Agreement of Dutch Universities.

Further details

For further information contact Dr. Alexandre M.J.J. Bonvin (Phone: +31-30-2533859 Fax: +31-30-2537623 Email: a.m.j.j.bonvin@ uu.nl).

How to apply

Your application, referring to vacancynumber 65720, including a CV with contact information of two referees, should be sent to Science.PenO@ uu.nl or: Faculty of Science, Personnel department, PO Box 80010, 3508 TA Utrecht.

Setia Pramana
Bioinformatics Research Group
Center for Statistics
Hasselt University
Agoralaan - building D
3590 Diepenbeek
Belgium

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CfA: Framing Struggles - Post-Graduate Conference, CEU, Budapest, 13

Framing Struggles: Critical Approaches to Anthropology and Sociology
Postgraduate Conference

Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology
Central European University
Budapest, Hungary
13-14 June 2008

Until recently, most social research has focused on political and economic struggles to the detriment of understanding cultural struggles. But an undue focus on culture tends to ignore the contested nature of economic and political interactions that provide the structural underpinnings to cultural form and content. Anthropology can contribute equally to understanding frames of struggles, and framing the relevant problematic that needs to be exposed to public scrutiny, while sociology is able to situate and analyse these struggles in a broader perspective through its focus on macro-micro interactions.

The main purpose of this trans-disciplinary conference is to investigate how cultural, political, and economic struggles are framed, both by actors and scholars. By framing struggles we mean the ways in which participants themselves construe and delimit the meanings of their actions in an era of accelerating global changes, as well as the manner in which scholars and researchers select their own frames of reference to make sense of these social upheavals. Regarding social phenomena in an integrated and multifaceted persepective, the conference will reflect on and mediate between broad, distant, and sometimes seemingly incompatible research fields and approaches e.g., religious studies, studies of popular culture, as well as social movement studies and the scholarship on migration and informal economy.

Concentrating on a variety of issues concerning struggles, we seek to encourage critical ethnographic/ sociological research enriched by theoretical grounding. The conference will tackle the issue of framing struggles from four main perspectives in the following panels (also see the more detailed descriptions further down):

Panel I: Borders, Economy, Conflict

Panel II: Approaching Religious Modernities: Constructions, Contestations, Mobilizations

Panel III: Performing and Representing Culture, Ethnicity and Gender

Panel IV: Activism in (Post-)Socialist Contexts

The conference will take place 13-14 June 2008, at the Central European University in Budapest, Hungary. Each applicant should submit an (max. 250 words) and abstractintroductio n (max. 100 words) of their academic affiliation/ research topic/general research interests . The deadline for submissions of the abstracts is the 1 February 2008. Please send to: framing.struggles@ gmail.com. (contact person Mariya Ivancheva)

As each panel will have a discussant - an invited scholars from the relevant field, the approved - candidates will have to submit a full-length paper by the 01 st of May 2008. This is a strict deadline. Conference papers will be made available to all participants in advance.

The organizers will be able to provide partial reimbursement of travel expenses and accommodation at a hostel in central Budapest to a number of panel participants. A possibility exists that some participants be hosted by students from the department – please indicate if you are interested in such option.

Participants are also requested to state whether they would need a visa for Hungary so that organizers can assist in the visa process.

Description of Panels

Panel I: Borders, Economy, Conflict

This panel seeks to scrutinize from a critical and trans-disciplinary perspective the features of borders: physical and symbolic, fixed and transgressed. How they separate different categories of actors, while framing and enforcing their social roles and identities. However economic, political, and cultural borders need not necessarily imply "bounded-ness" . What we aim to do is to pinpoint the fluidity, volatility, and mutability of the concept of 'borders'. Furthermore, we seek to discuss how different sorts of conflict reinforce, but also displace borders in various everyday contexts and the manner in which the micro-macro actors involved negotiate, interpret, transgress, restate and define them through their practices, interactions, and collisions.

The panel invites papers and visual materials that actively engage with issues of borders, border-crossing economies, and conflict. Contributions should include, but are not necessarily restricted to questions such as:

* Border sovereignty: empire(s) and nation-state( s)
* Border trouble: conflict and trade
* Micro actors vs. macro actors: border economies in a regional and global context
* Trafficking in humans, arms, and drugs
* Transnational (under)classes, informal economies, and host states
* International refugees and no-man's land(s)
* Economy without borders: transnational corporations, international organizations, and global capital

Panel II: Approaching Religious Modernities: Constructions, Contestations, Mobilizations

The persistence of religion within processes of social change all around the globe has called into question the secularization paradigm. Social scientists have been forced to reassess the theoretical and methodological categories for understanding the shifting location of religion in various societies and to be more open to the notion of multiple religious modernities. We are thus in a fruitful reflexive moment which could open new perspectives on religious phenomena entangled in social processes.
Our panel revolves around a number of issues which are still waiting for adequate theoretical and methodological approaches:

* The shifting location of religion within the public sphere in various social contexts
* Constructing and contesting boundaries between the 'religious' and the 'secular'
* Agents active in the processes of construction/ contestation (state, church, civil or religious associations, academia, new religious movements etc.)
* The framing of contemporary religious mobilization, both within world religions (Islam, Christianity, Hinduism etc.) and indigenous religions
* The emergence of new religious movements (e.g., global religions such as Pentecostalism)
* The impact of these movements on nation-states and traditional (historical) religions
* Socio-cultural and political strategies employed by religious actors in new contexts dominated by global media technologies and global horizons of consumption

Panel III: Performing and Representing Culture, Ethnicity and Gender

Performance has become a catch-all term to refer to the practices of agents as opposed to a prior focus on structure. In the new era of all kinds of promotion initiatives on behalf of agency, the belief that agents can resist or contest forces of domination has become widely celebrated. But this capacity can be called into question and is itself problematic. Indeed, such performances cannot be properly understood without taking into consideration their often mediated or represented character. Therefore, it is worth looking at the interplay between performances and representation, especially when these performances become embedded in global networks of production and circulation.

The main themes of this panel would include the following issues:

* Markets and media as a facilitators of cultural exchanges
* Struggles over cultural recognition through the staging of performances (arts, sports, tourist practices, etc.)
* Performing gender/race/ ethnicity
* The transformation of performances through processes of interaction and mediation
* Political institutions and the representation of cultural practices
* Ethnographic writing as representation and the framing paradigm: the responsibility of ethnographers

Panel IV: Activism in (Post-)Socialist Contexts

In societies where leftist themes of class, economic redistribution, and social justice have formed or still form the regime's dominant discourse, social movements trying to make demands related to such themes face complex problems, for example of avoiding cooptation or negative associations. This phenomenon can be seen in areas that have so far been the primary focus of social movement scholarship, i.e., with left-wing groups in Western social democracies, but it is equally present under social democratic regimes in the global south that have taken a "Third Way". And these complexities are all the more present among activist groups in societies with a history of repressive "really exiting" socialism, such as in Eastern Europe.
Our panel calls for papers that explore the complexity of political contention in such historically determined political contexts. These could address topics such as:

* Framing struggles of oppositional groups under repressive socialist regimes
* Activists strategies in a context dominated by social-democratic rhetoric
* (Dis)Continuities in performances and narratives of present and past dissent
* Strategies for alignment with trans-national activist campaigns
* Relevance of class-based claim making: past and presence
* Framing of collective and individual memory in processes of political transition
* Left- or right-wing protest: (un)civil society in post-socialist contexts

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Framing Struggles: Critical Approaches to Anthropology and Sociology
Graduate Conference, 13-14.06.2008
Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology
Central European University, Nador utca 9
Budapest H-1051, Hungary
framing.struggles@ gmail.com

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CfA: 3rd International Youth Media Summit, Belgrade, 20-27.8.2008

3rd International Youth Media Summit

invites organizations, schools and other institutions working with media to nominate two young media enthusiasts 15-22 years old to participate during August 20th to 27th in Belgrade, Serbia. The young participants must be candidates as Student Filmmaker and Student Diplomat.

This Summit will continue the work started in 2006, and will incorporate changes based on last year's feedback from the first (Los Angeles) and second (Sydney) Summit. One of these changes will be a greater emphasis on developing media production skills. Also, the student delegates will be broadcasting on a daily basis via Serbian Broadcasting Corporation, Radio, internet Radio, podcasting and vodcasting.. .

We are asking those countries with the ability to raise the necessary funds to provide their own airfare to Belgrade, Serbia. Any funds raised by 3rd IYMS organizers will be used to pay part of airfares for delegates from economically disadvantaged regions, or countries facing humanitarian challenges.

* All delegates must be 15- 22 years old being represented by a recognized media program at a school, arts and/or cultural non for profit Non Government Organization. (We are looking for delegates who will continue to advocate, addressing Summit issues locally, regionally, nationally and internationally at all times.

* Student delegates will need to complete their initial assignments and submit them to 3rd IYMS organizers.

* You will also need to fill out an application. On the application, you will find directions for those requesting financial help for plane fare.

* Adults wishing to take part in Summit 2008 should fill out an application and address the professional capacities in which they can mentor/supervise students.

* Please start to research what you will need to do for a visa to Serbia, and the timeline.

* To insure that the Summit can cover some expenses: a registration fee of $300US (€220) is required per participants upon their acceptance.

Please note that 3rd IYMS will provide local transport within the Belgrade Airport and Youth Hostel situated at the centre of Belgrade, Training and Facilitation by industry professionals as well as accommodation including Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner for the duration of the summit.

At the moment we have application from: Armenia (2); Australia; Austria; Bangladesh; Croatia; Germany; Greece; Israel; India ; Japan; Kenya; Italy (2); Liberia; Mexico; Montenegro; South Africa; South Korea; Serbia (2); Slovenia; The Netherlands; UK; UK Scotland; USA (4)…..

Please do not hesitate to contact me if you require any more information. We are looking forward to have your representation in the year 2008.

Yours truly,
Miomir Rajcevic
3rd Summit Coordinator
More information you can find at our BLOG: www.roamingreporter s.net/RRWP
and our WEB site:
www.IYMS.eu
rajcevic@sbb. co.yu
media educaTION centre

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Doctoral Programme in Economics ans Social Sciences - DIW Berlin

Scholarships Graduate Center of Economic and Social Research

The Graduate Center of Economic and Social Research at the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin) welcomes applications from highly qualified post-graduated students from all over the world to attend its structured doctoral training program in economics and social sciences.

Applicants must hold a MA degree or a diploma in economics, business and administration or social sciences in order to apply. Degrees from other related fields (such as civil engineering or statistics) also fulfil the admission requirements of the program. Students with a degree in economics follow the economic track that leads to a PhD in economics; students with a degree in sociology follow a social science track which leads to a PhD in sociology. There is a number of core courses that both groups of students will attend.

The German Institute of Economic Research DIW Berlin is one of the leading economic research institutes in Germany. We are an independent, non-profit institute involved in economic research, service and policy advice. We co-operate closely with universities in Berlin and Brandenburg and in international academic networks.

The goal of Graduate Center's activities is to provide young, outstanding doctoral students with a research environment and a training structure that will develop their talents in an accordingly exemplary manner. It leads them to a deep understanding of economic and social processes and offers them the opportunity to apply their knowledge within the professional research environment of one of the leading economic think tanks in Germany. The 3-year program follows a dual training approach. It offers

- high-level core and field courses in the first year
- one research internship in Berlin
- a three month stay in Washington DC including advanced courses by US-based scholars and research activities at international renowned think tanks
- on-the-job training within research projects of the DIW Berlin in the 2. and 3. year.

After successfully finishing the programme students have submitted a number of papers to refereed scientific journals. They will receive a certificate confirming participation together with a doctoral degree.

The Graduate Center offers a scholarship of 1000€ per month in the first year to each doctoral student admitted. After successful completion of the first year the doctoral students are assigned to the research departments of the Institute. Research positions are offered depending on the volume of research projects under work.

*Deadline of Application: April 15 2008*

Application procedure and further information: Please contact our website:
www.diw.de

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Research Postgraduate Scholarships for International Students

Research Postgraduate Scholarships for International Students Session 2008/09 University of Leeds International Research Scholarships

The University of Leeds is pleased to offer up to five full and up to three partial Maintenance Scholarships to successful applicants in the 2008 Overseas Research Students Awards Scheme (ORSAS) Competition. The Scholarships may be held for up to three years, subject to satisfactory academic progress. The Scholarships will pay a full maintenance award of * £12,900* or partial maintenance of *£2,500* for Session 2008/09.

*Eligibility Criteria - Applicants must*:

- have applied for an ORSAS Award at the University of Leeds;
- hold a degree which is equivalent to a UK First Class Honours Degree;
- if awarded a full maintenance award of £12,900, must not hold another Scholarship which provides a maintenance grant;
- must be commencing PhD research degree study for the first time in Session 2008/09;
- be eligible to pay fees at the International Fee Rate;
- not already hold a doctorate or equivalent qualification.

*Application Process:*

All eligible ORSAS applicants will be automatically considered. Further
information is available at: http://www.leeds. ac.uk/rds/ schol/irs- info.htm or
Email: scholarships@ leeds.ac. uk.

ORSAS Awards at Leeds - *Closing date for applications: 31 January 2008*
Further information and Application Forms are available at: http://www.leeds. ac.uk/rds/ schol/orsas- info.htm or Email: scholarships@ leeds.ac. uk.

*Completed ORSAS application forms should be returned to the Scholarships Office by 31 January 2008*.

Scholarships Office
University of Leeds
Leeds LS2 9JT, UK
Tel: +44 113 3434007
Email: scholarships@ leeds.ac. uk
http://scholarships .leeds.ac. uk

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Graduate Teaching Assistantships - London South Bank Universi

London South Bank University Graduate Teaching Assistant (Ph.D. Studentship & Sessional Lecturing) Department of Psychology Faculty of Arts & Human Sciences

*£15,000 Bursary per annum (over 3 years)*

The Department of Psychology seeks a Graduate Teaching Assistant for a fixed term of three years. The successful applicant must enrol for one of the Ph.D. programmes offered by the Department and must teach on the Psychology undergraduate programme for up to a maximum of 180 hours per year. Remuneration comes from a 3 year tax exempt bursary and from teaching paid at the sessional lecturer hourly rate.

You must have a good first degree in Psychology. A higher degree in psychology or psychological research methods would be an advantage. You must show potential for producing high quality research under supervision and must be willing and able to help meet the teaching needs of the department. Start date 28 January 2008, or as close as possible.

Interview date: Friday 18 January.

For full details & application form, please visit www.lsbu.ac. uk/humanres or send a stamped addressed envelope to HR, LSBU, 103 Borough Road, London SE1 0AA. *Please quote REF: X3079. *

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PhD-researcher in Cellular Immunology - Utrecht University

PhD-researcher in Cellular Immunology (1,0 fte) Utrecht University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine (Utrecht), 38 hours per week

Job description

The research position is part of a large research project of a Dutch consortium on the restoration of a failing cellular stress response in aging people and specific patient groups, funded by IOP-Genomics, SenterNovem. The initial project, Helping Health: boosting the cellular defence system is now in its fourth year, while a follow-up 4-year project (with the available position) soon will start.

The consortium is a collaboration between the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and the Department of Chemistry (Cellular Protein Chemistry, Prof I. Braakman) of Utrecht University, Biomolecular Chemistry, Radboud University Nijmegen (Dr N.H. Lubsen) and Radiation and Stress Cell Biology, University of Groningen (Prof H.H. Kampinga). Additionally, a group of 8 industrial partners is involved.

In eukaryotes both the heat shock response and the unfolded protein response provide cells normally with an increased set of chaperones (heat shock proteins, Hsps) either to refold damaged cellular proteins or to target them for degradation by the proteasome system or for degradation through chaperone mediated autophagy. The latter pathway (including presentation via MHC class II molecules) plays a role in the induction of regulatory CD4 T cells reactive towards Hsps resulting in suppression of chronic inflammatory diseases. Given the role of the stress system in immunity, a relative deficiency of the stress response likely predisposes to chronic inflammatory disease.

At the division of Immunology we wish to elucidate the effect of enhancing the cellular stress response via induction of heat shock proteins within immunological relevant cell types and the subsequent effect on immune regulation and restoring immune homeostasis via regulatory T cell induction both in in vitro studies and in experimental models of chronic inflammation, such as arthritis and allergies.

Keywords: heat shock response, stress proteins, chronic inflammation, regulatory T cells.

Requirements

Required education/skills: University Graduate
MSc degree in biology, biomedical sciences or veterinary medicine. We seek a motivated candidate preferably with experience in immunology and cell culture. Animal experimentation is part of this project.

Job type: Research / Advising
Workfield(s) :
- Research trainees, non-tenured lecturers, researchers( Scientific discipline: Health)

Organization

Utrecht University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
The division of Immunology, department of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, focuses on the initiation and regulation of antigen-specific immune responses, looking at fundamental aspects with applications in veterinary and human medicine.

We are looking for a: PhD-researcher in Cellular Immunology

Conditions of employment

Estimated maximum salary per month: eur 2000 - 2500
Salary: scale 10.
Maximum salary amount in Euro's a month 2502
Employment basis: Temporary for specified period
Duration of the contract: 1 year with the perspective of prolongation with another 3 years
Maximum hours per week: 38
Additional conditions of employment:
We offer a full time appointment of one year with the perspective of prolongation with another 3 years. The appointment should lead to a dissertation.
The salary will range from € 1,956. - (first year) before tax, up to a maximum of € 2,502.- (final year) per month (salary scale "P" Collective Employment Agreement of the Dutch Universities) . Secondary benefits, based on the Collective Employment Agreement of the Dutch Universities are excellent in general and include e.g. a pension scheme, flexible employment conditions and salaries are supplemented with a holiday bonus of 8% and a year-end bonus of 3% per year.

Additional Information

Additional information about the vacancy can be obtained from:

Dr R. van der Zee
Telephone number: (030) 253 3561
E-mail address: R.vanderzee@ uu.nl

Or Dr F. Broere
Telephone number: (030) 253 4330
E-mail address: F.Broere@uu. nl

Application

You can apply for this job before 04-01-2008 (dd-mm-yyyy) by sending your application to:

Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
the Personnel Department
Mr.A.H. Bloemers
Yalelaan 1
3584 CL Utrecht
the Netherlands
E-mail: vacatures1@vet. uu.nl

When applying for this job always mention the vacancy number 70834.

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PhD Student Decoding global maps in the human motor system -Radboud University Nijmegen

PhD Student Decoding global maps in the human motor system Radboud
University Nijmegen Faculty of Social Sciences Nijmegen, (Gelderland) , 40
hours per week

Job description
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This PhD project is intended to advance our knowledge of neural information
processing in human sensorimotor control. Various regions in the brain play
important roles in motor control, but their intrinsic recursive architecture
has prevented to clearly distinguish their exact functional contributions.
By using fMRI and developing novel statistical analysis methods, the PhD
student will investigate the neural implementation of eye-hand coordination
in the human brain. This four-year project will involve the joined efforts
of two cooperating institutes (Nijmegen Institute for Cognition and
Information (NICI) and the FC Donders Centre for Cognitive NeuroImaging
(FCDC), both at the Radboud University Nijmegen, the Netherlands.

Requirements
------------ --------- ---------
Required education/skills: University Graduate
Applicants should have a strong interest in Neuroscience from a psychology,
physics, biology or artificial intelligence background. The ideal candidate
has a strong interest in experimental research in the area of perception and
action, strong programming and computational skills (e.g. Matlab), hands-on
experience in neuroimaging techniques and excellent communication
abilities.Starting date of the project is March 1st 2008. Deadline for
application letters is 15 January 2008.
Job type: Research / Advising
Workfield(s) :
- Research trainees, non-tenured lecturers, researchers( Scientific
discipline: Behaviour and Society)

Organization
------------ --------- ---------
Radboud University Nijmegen
Faculty of Social Sciences
Strategically located in Europe, Radboud University Nijmegen is one of the
leading academic communities in the Netherlands. A place with a personal
touch, where top-flight education and research take place on a beautiful
green campus in modern buildings with state-of-art facilities.

The successful applicant will be a member of the Division of Action,
Intention and Motor Control at NICI, and of the research group Intention &
Action at FCDC. We are interested in gaining fundamental insights into the
behavioral and neural mechanisms that underlie the planning, execution, and
regulation of normal human movement. The fMRI experiments will be conducted
at FCDC, which provides state-of-the- art facilities for scanning of human
brain activity, such as MEG, EEG, TMS and fMRI. Radboud University Nijmegen,
situated on a green campus in the oldest Dutch city, is a stimulating centre
of learning that covers the full range of academic disciplines.
Date of entry: 04/12/2007

Conditions of employment
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Estimated maximum salary per month: eur 2500 - 3000

Maximum salary amount in Euro's a month 2502
Employment basis: Temporary for specified period
Duration of the contract:
Maximum hours per week: 40
Additional conditions of employment:
The candidate will be appointed als Ph.D. (1,0 fte) for a period of four
years. After the first year, the candidate will be evaluated. In case of a
positive evaluation, the contract will be prolonged for three years.

Additional Information
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Additional information about the vacancy can be obtained from:

dr. P. Medendorp
Telephone number: 024–3616041
E-mail address: p.medendorp@ nici.ru.nl

Or dr. Ivan Toni
Telephone number: 024-3610659
E-mail address: ivan.toni@fcdonders .ru.nl

Or additional information can be obtained through one of the following
links:

- About the organization (http://www.ru. nl)
- About the department (http://www.ru. nl/fsw)
- About the function (http://www.ru. nl/fsw)
- Radboud University Nijmegen (http://www.ru. nl)

Application
------------ --------- ---------
You can apply for this job before 15-01-2008 (dd-mm-yyyy) by sending your
application to:

Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen/ afdeling P en O
Postbus 9104, 6500 HE NIJMEGEN

E-mail: vacancies@socsci. ru.nl

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5 PhD-researchers at the Utrecht Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences

5 PhD-researchers at the Utrecht Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences (1,0 fte) Utrecht University (Utrecht), 38 hours per week

Job description
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Topics of the five PhD-projects are:
Facilitating drug development, creating the 'ideal' regulatory environment in the context of priority medicines (Escher project 1.2)
Is the regulatory environment keeping up with the challenges of biotech? (Escher project 1.3)
Challenges and improved access and reimbursement trajectories and beyond (Escher project 1.5)
Restoring societal trust in drug development, regulation and marketing of new drugs (Escher project 1.6)
Innovation in the design of research on efficacy and safety of new drugs (Escher project 2.1)
For more information on these five projects and other projects within the Escher programme, we refer to the website of TI Pharma www.tipharma. nl under Research – Project Escher.

Requirements
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Required education/skills: University Graduate
You should have an MD, PharmD or degree in biomedical sciences or related field. For project 2.1, training in epidemiology is appreciated. Motivation to work in cutting edge drug development research is a prerequisite.
Job type: Research / Advising
Workfield(s) :
- Research trainees, non-tenured lecturers, researchers( Scientific discipline: Health)

Organization
------------ --------- ---------
Utrecht University
Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences
The Top Institute Pharma www.tipharma. com is a collaboration of industrial and academic research teams. One prominent project of TI Pharma is Escher. The Escher programme's primary intention is to improve the scientific quality and efficiency of late phase drug research.

The partners in the Escher programme are top quality research institutions and top pharmaceutical companies: University Medical Center in Utrecht, University Medical Center in Groningen, Erasmus University in Rotterdam, Utrecht Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Organon, GSK, Winap, Amgen and MSD. A total of 16 PhD fellows will work in the Escher programme.

Within the Escher programme we are currently seeking 5 PhD-researchers at the Utrecht Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Conditions of employment
------------ --------- ---------
Estimated maximum salary per month: eur 2500 - 3000

Maximum salary amount in Euro's a month 2502
Employment basis: Temporary for specified period
Duration of the contract: 1 - 4 years
Maximum hours per week: 38
Additional conditions of employment:
We offer a temporary full time appointment as a PhD student of one year with the perspective of prolongation with another three years. You will be appointed at the Department of Pharmacoepidemiolog y and Pharmacotherapy of Utrecht University and will closely cooperate with the teams and people from other institutions.

The salary will range from € 1,956. - (first year), up to a maximum of € 2,502.- (final year) gross per month (salary scale "P" Collective Employment Agreement of the Dutch Universities) .

Additional Information
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Additional information about the vacancy can be obtained from:

M.J. Knol
Telephone number: 31 (0)88 755 9380
E-mail address: m.j.knol@umcutrecht .nl

Or P.A. van Meurs, project leader of Escher
Telephone number: 31 (0)88 755 5196
E-mail address: p.a.vanmeurs@ umcutrecht. nl

Or additional information can be obtained through one of the following links:

- About the organization
- About TIPharma (see under research - Project Escher)

Application
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You can apply for this job before 15-01-2008 (dd-mm-yyyy) by sending your application to:

Universiteit Utrecht
Faculteit Betawetenschappen
P.A. van Meurs
please use mailadres
XXXX Utrecht
The Netherlands
E-mail: p.a.vanmeurs@ umcutrecht. nl

When applying for this job always mention the vacancy number UMC07001.

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PhS Scholarshop in Stochastic and Fuzzy Modelling - Auckland

Auckland University of Technology PhD Scholarship Software Engineering
Research Laboratory School of Computing and Mathematical Sciences

A fully funded PhD position is available in the Software Engineering Research Lab at Auckland University of Technology and applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates.

The scholarship is tenable for up to four years to support work in the area of stochastic and fuzzy modelling in the management of software development projects.

Successful candidates will have an Honours (or more likely a Masters) degree in Computer Science or similar technical discipline. They will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the software development lifecycle and have an interest in software project management. Strong development skills, preferably in Java or C++, will be required.

Applications are invited from potential international students as well as New Zealand citizens, Permanent Residents and Australian citizens. Applicants with interests in the areas of Software Product and Process Improvement, Optimisation Algorithms, Requirements Engineering or Visualisation are also invited to apply. Closing date for applications is 26 January 2008.

Interested applicants should in the first instance send a CV and covering letter to:

Dr Andy Connor (D-75)
School of Computing and Mathematical Sciences
Auckland University of Technology
Private Bag 92006
Auckland 1142
New Zealand
Email: serl@aut.ac. nz

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Scholarships Open for Political Advisors Course

Scholarships Open for Political Advisors Course (4-8 Feb. 2008)

Australian Labor's International Unit and the University of Sydney's Graduate School of Government (GSG) are offering 15 scholarships to take part in a groundbreaking short course for political and policy advisors from Asia and the Pacific as part of the Australian Political Parties for Democracy Program (APPDP). Selffunding applicants will also be considered.

The five day program emphasises practical skill development. It will cover policy negotiation, the public service, public policy implementation, advisory skills, the role of the member's office and the relationship between policy making and political
campaigning. Course presenters are all practitioners with extensive experience in politics and public service. The program will include attachments to ministerial offices in New South Wales.

For consideration for this course, you will have 3-5 years working in a legislator's office, an undergraduate degree or alternative qualification and accredited English language competence (either a formal test score, completion of study in English or completion of an assignment/essay) .

To find out more, visit www.ip.alp.org. au or email us at international. projects@ cbr.alp.org. au Applications close 31 December 2007. Mail your completed application to:

Graduate School of Government
Room N208, H03 Institute Building
University of Sydney
Sydney NSW 2006

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PhD Scholarships in Innovation Management - Aarhus School of Business

PhD Scholarship Department of Marketing and Statistics

*Position 544-0105*

The Department of Marketing and Statistics at Aarhus School of Business, University of Aarhus (ASB) Denmark, invites applications for a PhD scholarship within the area of Innovation Management starting 1 March 2008.

Innovation Management is a focus area for the department's research. In the field of Innovation Management, the Department has close research cooperations with the Copenhagen Business School (CBS) and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). These networks can be leveraged by the applicant.

The applicant is expected to do his/her PhD work in the following topic areas:

- Lead user innovation and entrepreneurship
- Emerging organizational forms for innovation and new business development

The PhD scholarship is partly financed by the EBST-project "Development of a model for lead-user based entrepreneurship" and will be carried out in close collaboration with the research activities going on in this project.

EBST is a department of the Danish Ministry for Economic and Business Affairs (www.ebst.dk) . The project is a cooperation project between LEGO and Aarhus School of Business. Academic partners are Copenhagen Business School and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. For further information on the project, please see
http://www.ebst. dk/brugerdreveni nnovation. dk/aarhus_ school_of_ business.

- Applicants are expected to have completed a Master's degree in the social sciences with very good or excellent results. Good knowledge of statistics is essential.
- Please contact Professor Christopher Lettl (lettl@asb.dk) for project descriptions and further information.

A PhD student in Denmark must complete an individually planned PhD course programme within the relevant research area and conduct a research project under the supervision of experienced senior researchers. As part of the PhD scholarship the applicant will be enrolled in the PhD programme comprising a number of courses within the relevant research area.

The PhD student is also expected, as part of the programme, to spend some time (up to six months), with coverage of travel and accommodation expenses, at another - often foreign - research institution. During the programme, the PhD student is further expected to gain teaching experience within the subject area as well as experience with other forms of dissemination of research results. ASB also finances participation in relevant PhD courses and scientific conferences.

*Conditions of employment

*The PhD fellowship has a duration of three years. Graduates and students expecting to complete their study programme in the near future may apply for the fellowship. The employment is covered by a national collective agreement.

- The applicant's research potential will be the determining factor for a positive academic assessment. Exam results will also be assessed. For further information on admission criteria and ASB's PhD programme, please go to: http://www.asb. dk/research/ phd.aspx.
- If you have any questions about the scholarship etc., please feel free to contact Henrik Scriver, deputy head, tel. +45 8948 6560, email: hsc@asb.dk.

*Application
*
The application must be submitted on a special application form which can be downloaded from: http://www.hha. dk/sekr/fuu/ anskemaeng. doc or requested from Kirsten Hedegaard Fynsk, tel. +45 8948 6567, e-mail: kihf@asb.dk.

*Deadline for application, 7 January 2008 at 12:00 noon.*

- For the full details of the job announcement and applications requirements please refer to www.asb.dk/about/ available
- Further information about Aarhus School of Business can be found at: www.asb.dk
University of Aarhus: www.au.dk

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CfA: 140 Grants for Doctoral Studies at the EUI

140 Grants for Doctoral Studies

The EUI is one of Europe's leading academic institutions in postgraduate studies. The Institute is unique in its European, comparative and interdisciplinary focus, and offers up to four years scholarship to research students, leading to a doctorate.

Applications are invited for the doctoral programmes in:

Economics
History & Civilization
Law
Political & Social Sciences
The Department of Law also offers a one-year LL.M. programme.

Deadline for the receipt of applications: 31 January 2008.

More information is available at http://www.eui. eu/Servac/ Postgraduate/ .

Further enquiries should be addressed to applyres@eui. eu.

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BURSE: Programul de Burse Onassis 2008/2009 [DL: 31 ian]

Fundatia Onassis (Grecia) anunta cel de-al 14-lea Program anual de burse educationale si de cercetare pentru straini, care vor incepe la 1 octombrie 2008. Programul se adreseaza membrilor academiilor nationale, profesorilor universitari, cercetatorilor, artistilor, profesorilor de limba greaca din invatamantul primar si secundar, absolventilor de facultate si candidatilor la doctorat.

Data limita pentru depunerea candidaturii: 31 ianuarie 2008

Mai multe informatii:
http://www.onassis. gr/sch_for_ ann.php?lang= en

Pentru informatii suplimentare, adresa de contact este: ffp@onassis. gr

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BURSE: Academia Babel pentru jurnalisti - Berlin [DL: 17 dec]

Tinerii jurnalisti cu varste intre 18 si 30 de ani, care scriu deja pentru cafebabel.com sau sunt interesati sa o faca in viitor, sunt invitati sa se inscrie in concursul Café Babel 'Something new for the East - Impulses for Europe?'.

Participantii trebuie sa scrie un articol de maximum 4000 de caractere despre impulsuri interesante date de noile state membre UE din Europa de est, in special Bulgaria si Romania, statelor mai 'vechi' sau despre progresele remarcabile inregistrate in aceste tari. Articolele trebuie sa fie scrise in engleza, germana, franceza, italiana, spaniola, poloneza sau catalana. Articolele care nu sunt scrise in engleza sau germana trebuie sa cuprinda si o traducere intr-una din aceste limbi.

Castigatorii vor fi invitati sa participe la Academia Babel pentru Jurnalisti din Berlin, in perioada 17-20 ianuarie 2008.

Cafébabel.com Berlin va suporta 80% din cheltuielile de transport, dar nu mai mult de 150 Euro.

Data limita pentru trimiterea articolelor este: 17 decembrie 2007

Pentru inscriere trimite un e-mail la akademie@cafebabel. de cu numele, orasul si tara de unde vii si daca esti sau nu activ in Café Babel ca traducator sau autor.

Informatii suplimentare:
http://cafebabel. com/upload/ babel_academy_ 2008.pdf

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CfP: Violence and the Contexts of Hostility, Budapest, 5-7.5.2008

7th Global Conference: Violence and the Contexts of Hostility

Monday 5th May - Wednesday 7th May 2008
Budapest, Hungary
http://www.inter- disciplinary. net/ptb/hhv/ vcce/vch7/ cfp.html

This multi- and inter-disciplinary research and publications conference aims to identify and understand violence in contemporary life. The project will pay particular attention to the different contexts and places where violence develops, occurs and where its effects are felt; from the interpersonal to the international, from the empirical to the symbolic.

Attention will also focus on uncovering the motives, dynamics and functions that violence has for individuals, groups, populations and societies, as well as for bonds and social relations in the private, institutional and public spheres of life. Exploring and understanding representations of violence in media, art and literature is a key part of the conference.

Violence has been part of societies and used as a political tool in multiple ways: to unite or divide, to produce fear and compliance, to incite or neutralize mobilization, to resist domination or to impose subordination. It has been touted as the only path for liberation or the inevitable road to annihilation and destruction, as a necessary means for transformation or as the ultimate form to avoid change and defend the status quo. And despite global, national and local efforts to minimize,
reduce or eliminate it violence remains a horrifying feature of today's world and life.

Papers will also be considered on any related theme. 300 word abstracts should be submitted by Friday 18th January 2008. If an abstract is accepted for the conference, a full draft paper should be submitted by Friday 18th April 2008.

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Two MS research assistantship in arkansas univ

2. M.S. Graduate Research Assistantship
Aquaculture/ Fisheries Center
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff

Assistantship in Aquaculture market and marketing

To study the consumers preference for Asian Carps (live and fresh) in ethnic markets

Arkansas is the second leading aquaculture producing state in the U.S. and is the birthplace of warmwater aquaculture. The aquaculture industry is a major segment of agriculture in Arkansas and is important to the statewide economy. Market and marketing issues are at the forefront of industry concerns. In order to expand aquaculture market, it is essential to design products that match consumer preference and to encourage consumers recognition and acceptance of new or different
products.

Responsibilities: The successful applicant will conduct his/her M.S. degree research on the above topic.

Qualifications: B.S. in aquaculture, fisheries, or related field, minimum GPA of 3.0 , and GRE score of 1,000+ (verbal + quantitative) . Minimum TOEFL score of 500 for international students. Minor in economics and /or training in quantitative analysis will be plus.

Salary: Year 1 $15,320; Year 2 $16,320.

Closing Date: Applications will be considered until a candidate is selected (potential starting time of summer 2008).

Contact: Please complete graduate application materials and assistantship application forms ( www.uaex.edu/ agriculture/ aqfi) and send to:

Dr. Madan M Dey
Professor
Aquaculture/ Fisheries Center
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
1200 N. University Drive, Mail Slot 4912 Pine Bluff, AR 71601
Phone: (870) 575-8108
Email: mdey@uaex.edu
Web site: http://www.uaex. edu/aqfi/

Umi Muawanah

Reseacher, Research Center for Marine Technology
The Agency for Marine affairs and Fisheries Research
Dept. of Marine Affairs and Fisheries .INDONESIA
Jln MT Haryono 52-53 Jakarta Selatan 12770. Fax 62 21 79180188
Graduate student, Natural Resource and Envi. Economics. URI
Coastal Institute Building, One greenhouse Rd,

Kingston, RI 02881, P. +;1 401 874 4563 (office)
http://www.uri. edu/cels/ enre/ENRE_ student.html

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PhD student in Bioinformatics

The Research Group

Bioinformatics and Evolutionary Genomics of the Department of Plant Systems Biology at VIB/Ghent University is currently looking for a PhD student in Bioinformatics to work on an Interuniversity Attraction Pole (IAP) Research Project entitled BioMaGNet
(Bioinformatics and Modelling: from Genomes to Networks)a PhD student in ioinformatics to work on an Research Project focusing on the integration of sequence and expression data in plants

For more information and full job descriptions, please visit:
http://bioinformati cs.psb.ugent. be/jobs

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Diploma in Islamic Studies 2008 Sarajevo

Dear ladies and gentlemen

The Faculty of Islamic Studies (FIS) of the University of Sarajevo is pleased to inform you about its three month program (72 hours) on key Islamic terminology,
foundations of Islam, and its interpretation and practice in Bosnia and Herzegovina named Diploma in Islamic Studies.

This program is designed to provide basic knowledge on major Islamic disciplines and Muslim practice to those who have not undergone a formal training in Islamic or
religious studies. We consider that you may be interested in a program of this kind.
The program consists of seven modules: 1) Survey of Islamic History, 2) Introduction to Islamic teaching on God, world and man, 3) Islamic texts, 4) Islamic law, 5) Islamic culture in B&H, 6) Islamic Institutions in B&H, and 7) Contemporary Islamic
thought in B&H.

The program is planned to commence on Monday, January 28, 2008 and to end by early May 2008. (The detailed academic calendar will be worked out in cooperation
with the participants) . The lectures will be held at the premises of the Faculty of Islamic Studies in principle twice a week (most probably Mondays and Wednesdays) in the late afternoon, at 18:00 or later. Necessary changes in the schedule may be arranged with participants during the first session on January 28, 2008. Lecturers are distinguished professors of the Faculty of Islamic Studies. All participants will be provided with necessary teaching materials for each module. The Faculty will award certificate to participants who successfully complete the course requirements. Participants could follow the course >from distance.

Participants in the program are expected to pay 1,100.00KM (one thousand one hundred convertible marks) for tuition fees and teaching materials. Duly filled in applications should be submitted to the Faculty of Islamic Studies reception or send to its fax (+387-33-251 044) or email (ahmetalibasic@ yahoo.com) latest by 3:00pm on Friday, January 11, 2008. Successful applicants will be notified by January 16, 2008. The registration and fees payment will be held from January 17-23, 2008
(except for Saturday and Sunday) from 9:00am to 3:00pm at the Faculty of Islamic Studies, Æemerlina 54. We hereby attach the Application and the Prospectus where you can find more information. (Application form is also available in PDF format at www.fin.ba). For further details on the program please do not hesitate to contact me at ahmetalibasic@ yahoo.com or office phone +387 33 25 10 25 or mobile +387 61 25 25 29. Finally I have a small request. Since we need to have at least twenty-five participants to run this program I kindly ask you to pass on this message to your
friends and colleagues. Thank you for your help.

Ahmet Alibasic
Cemerlina 54
71 000 Sarajevo
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Tel.: +387 33 251 025
Fax: +387 33 452 447

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Mellon Research Fellowships For Central And Eastern European Post-Doctoral, Scholars In Turkey 2008-2009

The American Research Institute in Turkey will continue the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation research fellowship program. The fellowship are intended to bring scholars from eastern Europe into the broader research community, specifically Turkey. The countries involved include Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, and Slovakia. Applicants must be citizens and permanent residents of the covered countries. The post-doctoral fellowships cover all areas of the humanities and social sciences and have tenures of two to three months. We are asking scholars and directors who work on scholarship related to Turkey to direct this announcement to any eligible individual scholar or institution where potential applicants may work.

The application deadline is March 5, 2008.

For further information, please contact ARIT office:

American Research Institute in Turkey
c/o University of Pennsylvania Museum
3260 South Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6324
Telephone: (215) 898-3474
Fax: (215) 898-0657
E-mail: leinwand@sas. upenn.edu

or see http://www.ccat. sas.upenn. edu/ARIT

The Council of American Overseas Research Centers administers the Andrew W.
Mellon Foundation Program for East-Central European Research Fellows. Please
see their webpage at http://www.caorc. org/fellowships/ mellon/.

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International Short Courses, Michigan State University Institute of International Agriculture

Michigan State University (MSU) is recognized at a center of excellence in training and capacity building nationally and internationally. The Institute of International Agriculture at MSU offers international short courses and internship program in the following areas.

An International Short Course in Agroecology, Integrated Pest Management (IPM), and Sustainable Agriculture, June 15 - 27, 2008 This course is designed to help participants better understand the management of new technologies and biological processes toward the end of achieving higher productivity and enhancing environmental quality within the context of available imputs of more traditional fertilizers and chemical pesticide technology.

An International Internship Program in Intellectual Property Rights (IPR), July 13 - 18, 2008
One-week internship program with focus on technology transfer, use and management within the context of GATT/WTO. This program provides hands-on training in the day-to-day handling of IPR issues in several settings including university, business, and legal environment.

An International Short Course in Food Safety, July 27 - August 1, 2008 One-week short course with a focus on food safety policy development, risk analysis, and program implementation. This program will provide hads-on training and experience in various issues of food safety in both public and private sector settings.

Biosafety: An International Short Course in Environmental Aspects of Agricultural Biotechnology, August 3 - 8, 2008
The Biosafety course is designed to give participants a thorough grounding in all commercializatio of genetically engineered organisms, It will cover the theory and pratice of environmental risk assessment and management of communication of benefits and risks of agricultural biotechnology applications. A major componet of the program will provide practical experience in biosafety evaluation through the real world case studies covering a diverse group of crops, genes, and potential environmental concerns.

International Agricultural Biotechnology Short Course, September 7 - 19, 2008
This short course wil encompass biotechnology research, policies, management, networking, and public outreach components. In addition, biotechnology- related trade issues will be covered in the course. This uniquely diverse course take an interactive and participatory approach, and use of a broad mix of applied classroom instruction, case studies, panel/group discussions, and laboratory, green-house, and field visits.

For more information, please contact
Dr. Karim Maredia
416 Plant and Soil Sciences Buidling
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
Phone: (517) 353-5262
Fax: (517) 432-1982
E-mail: kmaredia@msu. edu

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Graduate Studies at Monmouth University

Here are some reasons why consider Monmouth:

a.. Academic reputation: Monmouth University is ranked Top Tier by the
U.S. News & World Report and is listed in the Princeton Review`s Best 361 Colleges and Best 282 Business Schools. Monmouth University offers outstanding academic programs in seven schools.

b.. One hour from New York City: One mile to the Atlantic Ocean. Located in central New Jersey, easy access to New York City provides our students with a wealth professional and social resources, while the beautiful beaches of the Atlantic Ocean are less than a mile from the campus.

c.. Monmouth University offers international students partial student scholarships. Students who are interested in these opportunities should visit our scholarship web page at www.monmouth. edu/admission/ adm_scholarships .asp

For your convenience we have compiled information to help international students through the admission and immigration process at Monmouth`s online International Student Resource Center at www.monmouth. edu/admission/ graduate/ international. asp

Find out more about the distinct opportunties Monmouth University has to offer international students by visiting us online at www.monmouth. edu. Take a virtual tour of our campus and surrounding community! Learn more about our academic offerings, faculty and students.

Office of Graduate Admission
Monmouth University
West Long Beach, NJ 07764
732-571-3452
www.monmouth. edu

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CfA: ERIO Voluntary work

The European Roma Information Office (ERIO)

Voluntary work

The European Roma Information Office (ERIO) is an advocacy organisation which aims at defending and promoting the rights of Roma communities and contributing to eradicate the discrimination and social exclusion faced by Roma. ERIO lobbies with European institutions and national governments for the improvement of policies aiming at the social inclusion of Roma in the EU member states, candidate and potential candidate countries. ERIO coordinates a network of Roma organisations supporting them to improve their advocacy activities and to establish their demands before European and national decision makers.

The European Roma Information Office (ERIO) is looking for volunteers.

Responsibilities

a.. Carrying out research on EU and national politics with regard to Roma issues and in the fields of anti-discrimination and social inclusion
b.. Supporting the information programme
c.. Proof reading and editing texts
d.. Supporting the maintenance of the organisations database of ERIO
e.. Supporting the up-dating of ERIO’s website


Profile

a.. University degree
b.. Strong organisational and communication skills
c.. English native speaker or mother tongue level
d.. Computer skills


Unfortunately, ERIO can not pay volunteers, but we offer:

The possibility to gain knowledge on lobbying with European institutions on anti-discrimination and social inclusion issues; to work in an international environment; to participate in international events; to become familiar with the landscape of NGOs working in Brussels; to become familiar with EU politics and Roma issues; to gain knowledge on fundraising issues

Applications should be sent either by post or email to the following address:

ERIO

Avenue Edouard Lacomblé 17

1040 Brussels

Belgium

office@erionet. org

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CfA: Western Balkan scholarships for MSc in Environmental Sciences

This year the European Commission provides a special scholarship for citizens from West Balkan countries (Albania, Bosnia, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia) to study at MESPOM. Please spread the word and if you know qualified young people from these countries please encourage them to apply. This opportunity for special scholarships is not likely to be repeated. The deadline is January 4th, all information is at our Website (see below).

Regards,

Aleh

Apply to MESPOM by Jan 4, 2008 to study in 2008-2010
Erasmus Mundus European MSc
in Environmental Sciences, Policy and Management
Sweden-UK-Hungary- Greece

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Hansen Summer Institute On Leadership and International Cooperation 2008

Scholarship / Financial aid: partially available
Date: undefined
Deadline: January 4, 2008
Open to: international students

Announcement follows:

The Hansen Summer Institute on Leadership and International Cooperation is an exciting new International program established at San Diego State University. Funded by a generous grant from the Fred J. Hansen Foundation, the inaugural Hansen Summer Institute took place in San Diego, California from July 2-22, 2007 and provided a unique University-based leadership experience and program in international cooperation. For three weeks, ten young American men and women joined 20 students from a variety of developing countries and regions of social strife.

A primary goal of the program focuses on creating an international community of young scholars who will use their summer experience as a foundation for creating lasting friendships and acquiring common practical understanding of a more peaceful future. Program elements will involve classroom instruction as well as training in the latest techniques of conflict resolution, simulations, and active role-play. The program will complement classroom training with local excursions to San Diego historical attractions and cultural events. Hansen Summer Institute training will aim to provide participants with hands-on tools for resolving conflict that can be applied and re-directed to their own situations at home.

Application Deadlines:
Non-US students - January 4, 2008
US students — February 15, 2008

Website: http://www.hansensummerinstitute.org/

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International Conference on Mediterranean Studies

Scholarship / Financial aid: none
Date: 20-23 March 2008
Deadline: 3rd of January 2008
Open to: scholars, researchers and students in history, arts, archaeology, philosophy etc


Announcement follows:

The Athens Institute for Education and Research (ATINER) organizes an International Conference on Mediterranean Studies in Athens, Greece, 20-23 March 2008.

Aim
The aim of the conference is to bring together scholars, researchers and students from all areas of Mediterranean Studies such as history, arts, archaeology, philosophy, culture, sociology, politics, international relations, economics, business, sports etc. Special sessions will be devoted to Middle East and the Eastern Mediterranean Countries. This year, panels will be organized on the role of France and French Speaking Countries in the Mediterranean Region from all areas of Humanities, Social Sciences and Business Studies. Panel organizers are encouraged to submit their proposals by inviting other
scholars that do research in this area.


Further information at: http://www.atiner.gr

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International Conference on Computers, Communications and Control

Scholarship / Financial aid: none
Date: 15 - 17 May 2008
Deadline: December 31, 2007
Open to: all interested


Announcement follows:

Description:
Topics: Artificial Intelligence; Automata and Formal Language; Computational Mathematics; Cryptography and Security; Economic Informatics, Fuzzy Systems; Informatics in Control; Information Society - Knowledge Society; Natural Computing, Network Design & Internet Services; Multimedia & Communications; Parallel and Distributed Computing)

ICCCC 2008 provides a forum for international scientists in academia and industry to present and discuss their latest research findings on a broad array of topics in computer networking and control.

The Program Committee is soliciting paper describing original, previously unpublished, completed research, not currently under review by another conference or journal, addressing state-of-the-art research and development in all areas related to computer networking and control.

The official language of the conference is English.

General topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:

1 Artificial Intelligence
2 Automata and Formal Languages
3 Computational Mathematics
4 Cryptography and Security
5 Control
6 Economic Informatics
7 E-Activities
8 Fuzzy Systems
9 Information Society - Knowledge Society
10 Natural Computing
11 Network Design & Internet Services
12 Multimedia & Communications
13 P2P Systems and Internet applications
14 Parallel and Distributed Computing

Important dates
Full Papers due: 2007, December 31
Notification of acceptance/ rejection: 2008, March 1
Deadline for participants registration: 2008, April 15
Conference: 2008, May 15-17

Website: http://www.iccc.univagora.ro

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International Workshop - Campus Grids and Scientific Applications

Scholarship / Financial aid: none
Date: January 31st - February 1st, 2008
Deadline: January 10, 2008.
Open to: all interested in life sciences, quantum chemistry, molecular biology

Announcement follows:

The workshop provides a forum for presenting latest results and for discussing current developments and directions in all aspects of campus grids and scientific applications for such infrastructures. This includes (but is not limited to) grid technology, middleware, workflow systems, as well as models and algorithms for scientific applications in campus grid environments. In terms of applications, a special focus is on application areas represented in the CPAMMS project (life sciences, quantum chemistry, molecular biology).


The main purpose of the workshop is to foster interaction and communication between experts in the development of soft- and middleware infrastructure for campus grids on the one hand and applications scientists, the potential “users” of this technology, who need to map their models and algorithms onto this infrastructure.

The workshop program features a series of invited speakers:

Gerhard Ecker (University of Vienna, Austria, confirmed)
Ignacio Blanquer Espert (DSIC, Spain, confirmed)
Gianni De Fabritiis (Pompeu Fabra University, Spain, confirmed)
Dennis Gannon (Indiana University, USA, confirmed)
Wilfried Gansterer (University of Vienna, Austria, confirmed)
Dieter Kranzlmüller (JKU Linz, Austria, confirmed)
Erwin Laure (CERN, Switzerland, confirmed)
Miron Livny (University of Wisconsin, USA, confirmed)
Lydia Maigne (CNRS, France, confirmed)
Matthias Ruckenbauer (University of Vienna, Austria, confirmed)
Heiko Schmidt (University of Vienna, Austria, confirmed)
Achim Streit (Research Centre Jülich, Germany, confirmed)

Website: http://barbakus.ani.univie.ac.at

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International Master’s Scholarship for Academic Year 2008-2009

Scholarship / Financial aid: available
Date: the academic year 2008-09
Deadline: December 21, 2007
Open to: international graduate students

Announcement follows:

The Universitat Bern will offer international students Excellence Scholarships for postgraduate study, the scholarship consists of 1600 CHF per month for the entire duration of the Master’s programme.

For further information (study programmes, major, minor, etc.) about the about the Master’s programmes offered at our university please contact the departement concerned directly.

Criteria for selection:

Applicants must, by end of July 2008, have graduated with at least a Bachelor’s degree in the same field of study as the selected Master’s programme.
The applicant’s place of residence during the application period must be in their home country.

The applicant’s file must include the following in duplicate:

Application form (see downloads)
Curriculum vitae /resume
Letter of motivation and objectives
Letter of recommendation from a professor of your home university
Evidence of sufficient language proficiency in German or dispensation granted by the faculty concerned at Universität Bern
Transcript of grades obtained during Bachelor studies, diploma (photocopies) or confirmation of home university that Bachelor studies in the same study field as applied Master’s programme will be completed by the end of July 2008
Record of school-leaving examination (i.e. university entrance qualification)
2 passport photos
Copy of passport
The application must be written in the language of the corresponding Master’s course.

Each application must be submitted in duplicate (2 paper copies).

The files will be examined by a selection committee. The criteria for selection are previous academic excellence and the potential of the candidate.

Applicants’ files should be submitted before December 21, 2007 to:

Universität Bern,
International Relations,
Hochschulstrasse 4,
CH-3012 Bern

Contact:
Claudine Rossi
phone +41 (0)31 631 80 49
email: claudine.rossi@int.unibe.ch

Website: http://www.int.unibe.ch/

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Scholarships in Business Administration, Art and Social Science

Scholarship / Financial aid: full!
Date: undefined
Deadline: 31 December 2007
Open to: final year students (undergraduate)

Announcement follows:

Scholarship provider: Samsung Electronics

Who Can Apply? This scholarship reserved for final year students university.

Eligibility:
-The students must have (top 10%) outstanding academic results.
-willing to work in the Marketing or Export Division of Samsung Electronics in Korea.

General Information About this Awards:
-Full subsidy of registration / tuition fees
-Two free return air tickets to Seoul
-Monthly living allowances
-Hostel accommodation and student group medical insurance provided
-Accommodation will be provided
-Scholar will have to sign a two years contract to work in Samsung Electronics in Korea upon completion of the Master Program.
-Will receive annual salary of U$20,000 - U$25,000
-Scholars will have to reimburse all monthly living allowances if they are unable to complete the course or evaluated during the marketing training program and internship to be unfit to work in Samsung

Documents Required:
-Resume and academic transcript
-If available, a letter introducing her/him and a reference letter(s) from a professor(s) to:
Ms Chang Jae Ryon
Samsung Asia Pte Ltd
Electronics Division
83 Clemenceau Avenue
#08-07, UE Square
Singapore 239920
E-mail: jaeasia@samsung.co.kr

Note: This Scholarship will be closed at the end of December 2007. Only applicant fulfilling criterion which will be called.


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Josephine de Kármán Fellowship

Scholarship / Financial aid: available
Date: one academic year: 2008-09
Deadline: December 31, 2007
Open to: Students in any discipline entering their senior undergraduate year or a PhD

Announcement follows:

A minimum of ten (10) fellowships, $20,000 for graduate students and $10,000 for undergraduate students, will be awarded for the regular academic year (fall and spring semesters or the equivalent where the quarterly system prevails), paid through the fellowship office of the university in which the recipient is enrolled for study in the United States. Study must be carried out only in the United States and all funds must be expended only within this country.

The fellowship is for one academic year and may not be renewed or postponed.

Students in any discipline entering their senior undergraduate year or a candidate for a PhD who will defend his/her dissertation by June 2009 are eligible for a 2008-2009 fellowship. Postdoctoral and masters degree students are not eligible for consideration.

Applications may be obtained at www.dekarman.org or in the mail. To receive an application in the mail, please submit your request via the website, or send your request to P.O. Box 3389, San Dimas, CA 91773.
Requests must be received no later than December 31, 2007.

Complete applications, including official transcripts of applicant’s graduate and undergraduate studies at institutions in the United States and Canada and two letters of recommendation, must be received by the fellowship committee IN ONE PACKAGE postmarked no later than midnight, January 31, 2008. Late applications will not be considered.

Announcement of awards will be made approximately April 15, 2008.

Applicants should have manifested exceptional ability and serious purpose. Special consideration will be given to applicants in the Humanities.

Dekarman fellowships are open to United States and international students currently enrolled in a university located within the United States.

Website: www.dekarman.org

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USA: Leakey Foundation Research Grants in Anthropology

The Leakey Foundation Research Grants

General Research Grants are awarded twice annually and constitute the majority of the Foundation's grant program. Priority for funding is given to the exploratory phases of promising new research projects that meet the stated purpose of the Foundation. The relevance of the project to understanding human origins must be explicit throughout your application. The Leakey Foundation was formed to further research into human origins. Recent priorities include research into the environment, archeology, and human paleontology; into the behavior, morphology, and ecology of the great apes and other primate species; and into the behavioral ecology of contemporary hunter-gatherers. Other areas of study are rarely considered

Areas of Study: Anthropology and related disciplines. All applicants must make an explicit argument for how their research is related to understanding human evolution.

Levels of Study: Advanced doctoral students (all but dissertation) as well as established scientists.

Open to Students from: any country

Average Award Amount: to doctoral students in the $3,000-to a maximum of $13,500 range; the limit of funding for a single proposal submitted by a post-doctoral applicant or a senior scientist is $22,000.

Award Coverage: Small grants cover research expenses directly related and essential to the project (i.e., travel, living expenses during fieldwork, supplies, research assistance, and other relevant expenditures)

Award Deadline: January 5th (spring cycle) and July 15th (fall cycle)

Eligibility Requirements: Eligible applicants must either: hold a PhD or equivalent qualification in anthropology or a related discipline; or be enrolled in a doctoral program with all degree requirements fulfilled other than the dissertation. There are no citizenship restrictions.

Contact:
Grants Officer
The Leakey Foundation
1003B O'Reilly Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94129-1359
USA
Phone #: (415) 561-4646
Fax #: (415) 561-4647
E-Mail: grants@leakeyfounda tion.org

Further information:
http://www.leakeyfo undation. org/grants/ g2.jsp

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Wartburg College Undergraduate Scholarships, Waverly, Iowa

Founded in 1852, Wartburg College is a nationally recognized selective four-year liberal arts college of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. The college enrolls approximately 1,800 students annually and boasts a small average class size of 21. Wartburg offers a range of majors in the liberal arts with the top five being biology, business administration, communication arts, elementary education, and music
education. Nearly 100% of the student body receives some form of financial
aid.

Financial Aid Information
The Wartburg College International Scholarship Program recognizes the academic achievement of international students, their contribution to campus and community life, and their financial need. Wartburg offers many different scholarships for admitted and continuing international students. A separate application is required to apply for international student scholarships. A PDF on the website below outlines the application process.

Award Types: Merit scholarships

Average Award Amount: $10,000 (awards range from $1,000 up to $20,000)

Number of International Students receiving Financial Support: 94

Award Coverage: Partial tuition

Award Duration: Typically 4 years

Application Deadline: Admission is on a rollings basis; please contact the Admissions office for further information, global.admissions@ wartburg. edu.

Further Information: http://wartburg. edu/admissions/ intl_scholarship s.html

Contact:
Global Admissions
global.admissions@ wartburg. edu
001(319)352- 8264

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Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) Undergraduate Scholarships

Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) Undergraduate Scholarships, Worcester,
Massachusetts

Merit (Academic) Scholarships

WPI offers competitive academic merit scholarships to freshman applicants based on academic performance in high school, standardized test scores (including the TOEFL for international applicants), leadership, extracurricular involvement and community service.

All applicants for admission are automatically considered for merit scholarships. No additional applications are required. These academic merit scholarships vary in amounts, but typically range between $12,500 and $25,000, and are renewable for four years.

International Scholarships

In addition to merit scholarships WPI offers a limited number of need-based scholarships to international students. Because WPI has limited funds available specifically for talented international students, only a portion of the admitted international students are awarded each year. The awards vary in amount, but typically range from $5,000 to $25,000. These awards are renewed each year, provided the student remains in good academic standing. The scholarships are based upon financial need, the student's academic profile, and any special talents or experiences that the student will bring to WPI. Because no award amounts are greater than the cost of tuition, families are expected to contribute a minimum of $12,000 for living expenses, plus travel expenses, to the total cost of attendance at WPI.
Because funding is limited, families who have the financial resources to fund the entire cost of attendance should not apply for financial aid.

It is possible to receive an award that is a combination of a Merit Scholarship and a International Scholarship; however, WPI offers very few combined awards. It is important to note that combined awards never exceed the cost of tuition.

In order to apply for an International Scholarship, students must complete the Foreign Students Financial Aid Application (http://www.wpi. edu/Admin/ FA/International /fsfaa.html). The deadline for this application is March 1st.

Contact:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Office of Undergraduate Admissions
100 Institute Road
Worcester, MA 01609
Phone #: 1 (508) 831-5286
Fax #: 1 (508) 831-5875
E-Mail: intl_admissions@ wpi.edu

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Rotary International: Students and Youth

Rotary's programs for students and youth can change the lives of those who participate. Through these programs, young people can earn scholarships, travel on cultural exchanges, or help a community through a service project.

Rotary Youth Exchange
As a Rotary Youth Exchange student, you’ll spend up to a year living with a few host families and attending school in a different country. Whether you participate in Rotary’s long-term or short-term Youth Exchange programs, you ’ll learn a new way of living, a great deal about yourself, and maybe even a new language. You’ll also be an ambassador, teaching people you meet about your country, culture, and ideas. You can help bring the world closer – and make some good friends in the process. More than 8,000 young people each year have experiences like these through Rotary Youth Exchange. It’s the opportunity of a lifetime. Are you ready for it?
http://www.rotary. org/en/StudentsA ndYouth/YouthPro grams/RotaryYout hExchange/
Pages/ridefault. aspx

Ambassadorial Scholarships
Ambassadorial Scholarships, The Rotary Foundation's oldest and best-known program, was founded in 1947. Since then, nearly 37,000 men and women from about 100 nations have studied abroad under its auspices. Today it is the world's largest privately funded international scholarships program. Nearly 800 scholarships were awarded for study in 2005-06. Through grants totaling approximately US$500 million, recipients from about 70 countries studied in more than 70 nations.

http://www.rotary. org/en/StudentsA ndYouth/Educatio nalPrograms/ AmbassadorialS
cholarships/ Pages/ridefault. aspx

Rotary World Peace Fellows
Rotary Centers provide Rotary World Peace Fellows with the opportunity to pursue a master’s degree in conflict resolution, peace studies, international relations, and related areas. Each year, up to 60 Rotary World Peace Fellowships are offered on a competitive basis at six Rotary Centers, which operate in partnership with seven leading universities:
- Duke University and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA (joint Rotary Center)
- International Christian University, Tokyo, Japan
- Universidad del Salvador, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- University of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England
- University of California, Berkeley, USA
- University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
http://www.rotary. org/en/StudentsA ndYouth/Educatio nalPrograms/ RotaryCentersF
orInternationalStud ies/Pages/ ridefault. aspx

Rotary Grants for University Teachers
Higher-education faculty can teach abroad through Rotary Grants for University Teachers.

The program builds international understanding and fosters development while strengthening higher education in low-income countries. It also aims to establish ties between higher-education institutions, leading to the exchange of ideas and information worldwide. Grant recipients must teach subjects relevant to the local population’s needs and contribute to the area's socioeconomic development. Each year, about 20 grants are awarded. http://www.rotary. org/en/StudentsA ndYouth/Educatio nalPrograms/ RotaryGrantsForUniversityTeachers /Pages/ridefault .aspx

Peace and Conflict Studies Program
The Rotary Peace and Conflict Studies Program was established to provide professionals from around the world with the opportunity to be trained in conflict resolution and mediation strategies. The program also can help participants become better equipped to prevent and resolve conflict and to foster policies and create settings that ensure peace worldwide. Offered in English, the program is aimed toward mid- to upper-level professionals in governments, nongovernmental organizations, and private corporations. http://www.rotary. org/en/StudentsA ndYouth/Educatio nalPrograms/ RotaryPeaceAnd
ConflictStudies/ Pages/ridefault. aspx

For more information on all Rotary programs for students and youth, please visit the website
http://www.rotary. org/EN/STUDENTSA NDYOUTH/

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USA: Doctoral Fellowships on Information in Society

Fellowships on Information in Society University of Illinois Graduate School of Library and Information Science

Deadline: 01/01/2008

Description: The University of Illinois Graduate School of Library and Information Science is recruiting a select group of doctoral students interested in pursuing the study of information in society, including policy, economic, and historical dimensions. Your interests may lie in any part of the emerging field.

Contact: lcsmith@uiuc. edu

URL: www.lis.uiuc. edu/programs/ phd/

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USA: UMN Publication and Research Collaboratives Fellowships

Publication and Research Collaboratives - The Quadrant Project

The University of Minnesota Press and the Institute for Advanced Study at the University of Minnesota announce a new initiative of Publication and Research Collaboratives the Quadrant Project funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The Press and the Institute will host four Publication and Research Collaboratives which will focus on innovative and interdisciplinary work in the areas of Design and Architecture, Environmental Sustainability, Global Cultures, and Health and Society.

As part of this initiative the Mellon Foundation is funding up to four external fellowships of up to one semester to individuals who will participate in the collaboratives for the academic year 2008-09. Fellowships will be for up to $30,000. Successful fellowship applicants will be in residence at the Institute for Advanced Study for the tenure of their fellowship and will have the opportunity to work directly with university press editors in developing their work.

This fellowship will be submitted to the University of Minnesota Press for publication through its standard peer review and faculty committee approval processes. The fellowship may not be used for work toward a degree. For further details on the Publication and Research Collaboratives and fellowship program see www.ias.umn. edu/quadrant. php; for further information on the Institute for Advanced Study, see www.ias.umn. edu.

To apply for the fellowship, please submit six copies of the following:
- Research proposal (no longer than 1,500 words). Describe the research or creative project that will be undertaken during the period of residence. Indicate the Publication and Research Collaborative with which you wish to be affiliated. Include a discussion of how participation in the Quadrant project would advance the project.
- An abstract of your proposal (200 words).
- A curriculum vitae.
- In addition, ask three people familiar with your work and this project to submit letters of support directly.

Review of proposals will begin on January 4, 2008.

Proposals and letters of support should be submitted to:
Professor Ann Waltner, Director
Institute for Advanced Study
University of Minnesota
131 Nolte Center
315 Pillsbury Dr. SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455

For further information, contact Ann Waltner at waltn001@umn. edu.
Contact Information:
Professor Ann Waltner, Director
Institute for Advanced Study
University of Minnesota
131 Nolte Center
315 Pillsbury Dr. SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Website: http://www.ias. umn.edu/quadrant .php

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