This year the Business School is offering twelve £5,000 scholarships for entry on the Full-Time MBA programme in September 2009. The awards are made on the basis of working experience.
Applications may be received up to 31 August 2009.
The Exeter MBA
The MBA programme at the University of Exeter has produced over 500 graduates since 1997. Like the larger Business Schools, Exeter offers high-quality, accredited MBA programmes delivered by faculty with world-class reputations. Unlike the larger Business Schools, we offer this on a campus built on a human scale with a lifestyle ideally suited to learning and personal development.
MBA Professional Scolarship 2009
The Business School is awarding twelve Professional Scholarships for the 2009 academic year to students on our Post-Experience MBA programme.
These scholarships of £5,000 each will be available for MBA students starting the Full-Time programme in September 2009.
Scholarships will be awarded on the basis of the contribution applicants can make to the programme, with special attention being given to the quality of previous work experience.
Applying for a scholarship
Applications for this award will be accepted up until 31 August 2009 . To apply, complete an application for the programme , ensure that you include a full Curriculum Vitae and that your personal statement includes a description of your work experience. Eligibility for the award will be assessed using the information provided in MBA application form and CV, with special attention given to the quality of work experience described as part of the personal statement.
For further information please contact the MBA Office
University of Exeter Business School, Streatham Court, Exeter, Devon, UK EX4 4PU
Telephone: +44 1392 263200
Email: m.w.costelloe@exeter.ac.uk
Website: http://business-school.exeter.ac.uk/executive/mba/
Sunday, April 5, 2009
Japanese ambassador’s farewell to MEXT Scholarship Grantees
Japanese embassy reception for Pakistani scholarship holders
Sunday, March 15, 2009
By Our correspondent
Islamabad
To bid bon voyage to the newly selected MEXT (Ministry of Education, Science and Culture, Japan: Monbukagakusho) Scholarship Grantees 2009, the ambassador of Japan and Mrs Chihiro Atsumi hosted a reception at their residence.
This has become a tradition with the Japanese embassy since the programme began over a decade ago but for the first time the ambassador’s wife was present; a few other guests with a ‘Japanese connection’ were invited and ladies of the embassy dressed in their traditional kimono were also present to grace the occasion. This made for a very pleasant change and more of a social occasion than a business-like one, while the fact that the grantees witnessed the tea ceremony gave them a glimpse into the culture of the country where they will be spending the next two and a half years.
Acting as anchorperson for the evening, embassy member, Ghazala Ali welcomed the guests and invited Ambassador Atsumi to address the gathering. He began with a greeting in Japanese, ‘Youkoso’ and Urdu.
‘Assalam-o-alaikum’ then went on to thank Dr Muhammad Akbar president of the Monbukagakusho Alumni Association of Pakistan (MAAP) for his and the other members dedication in helping with the selection of the grantees.
"Living and researching in Japan will give you many opportunities to touch our traditions, mindset and culture," he said to the eleven candidates "and I thank the spouses of the embassy officials who have given you this brief introduction. I hope you will benefit from your stay and after your return to your country, contribute to the betterment of its society."
He concluded by asking them to get to know each other, MAAP members and the other guests and ended with a ‘thank you’ (Bahout shukria) in Urdu and the wish ‘mujhay umeed hai kay aap kamiab hongay’ (I hope you will be successful)
Dr Akbar then shared his personal experiences of the caring nature and hospitality of the Japanese people and wished the scholarship recipients success in their studies, while asking them to remember that they were all ambassadors of Pakistan.
Ghazala Ali then asked the recipients — two women and nine men — to introduce themselves and say a few words about their research topics. They are Maryam Zafar, Saba Batool Miyan, Saad Gul, Asad Habib, Muhammad Arif Khan, Hidayat Ullah Khan, Muhammad Ishfaq, Muhammad Naeem Mushtaq, Muhammad Imran Khan, Muhammad Farzik Ijaz and Umer Habib, representing all parts of Pakistan. They will be studying in different universities in Japan in diverse subjects of their choice and capability. There are two type of scholarships: Research (Kenkyu-sei) and Undergraduate (Gakubu-sei) details of which can be found on the embassy website.
The ceremony concluded with a Japanese style toast ‘Kanpai Cheers’ (also a first!) and after a photo shoot, everyone sat down to enjoy dinner in which both Pakistani and Japanese cuisine was served — a very thoughtful gesture indeed! Lots of photographs were taken for posterity, especially near the Japanese doll display, which reminded of the ‘Doll Festival’ one of many celebrated in Japan.
MAAP is an organisation of the scholars, scientists, doctors, engineers etc. who were awarded scholarships by the MEXT for higher studies in Japan and was founded in 1996 in Islamabad. The objectives of this organisation are to develop contacts with the Monbukagakusho scholars not only in Pakistan but also in other countries, with the view of exchanging information of mutual benefit. This organisation also contributes in strengthening friendly relationship between Japan and Pakistan. The organization provides guidance to the students on how to study in Japan, arranges an annual get-together for all the members, takes out a bi-annual newsletter, in addition to collaborating with the Embassy of Japan and the Pakistan-Japan Cultural Association in arranging cultural functions.
Source: daily The NEWS
Sunday, March 15, 2009
By Our correspondent
Islamabad
To bid bon voyage to the newly selected MEXT (Ministry of Education, Science and Culture, Japan: Monbukagakusho) Scholarship Grantees 2009, the ambassador of Japan and Mrs Chihiro Atsumi hosted a reception at their residence.
This has become a tradition with the Japanese embassy since the programme began over a decade ago but for the first time the ambassador’s wife was present; a few other guests with a ‘Japanese connection’ were invited and ladies of the embassy dressed in their traditional kimono were also present to grace the occasion. This made for a very pleasant change and more of a social occasion than a business-like one, while the fact that the grantees witnessed the tea ceremony gave them a glimpse into the culture of the country where they will be spending the next two and a half years.
Acting as anchorperson for the evening, embassy member, Ghazala Ali welcomed the guests and invited Ambassador Atsumi to address the gathering. He began with a greeting in Japanese, ‘Youkoso’ and Urdu.
‘Assalam-o-alaikum’ then went on to thank Dr Muhammad Akbar president of the Monbukagakusho Alumni Association of Pakistan (MAAP) for his and the other members dedication in helping with the selection of the grantees.
"Living and researching in Japan will give you many opportunities to touch our traditions, mindset and culture," he said to the eleven candidates "and I thank the spouses of the embassy officials who have given you this brief introduction. I hope you will benefit from your stay and after your return to your country, contribute to the betterment of its society."
He concluded by asking them to get to know each other, MAAP members and the other guests and ended with a ‘thank you’ (Bahout shukria) in Urdu and the wish ‘mujhay umeed hai kay aap kamiab hongay’ (I hope you will be successful)
Dr Akbar then shared his personal experiences of the caring nature and hospitality of the Japanese people and wished the scholarship recipients success in their studies, while asking them to remember that they were all ambassadors of Pakistan.
Ghazala Ali then asked the recipients — two women and nine men — to introduce themselves and say a few words about their research topics. They are Maryam Zafar, Saba Batool Miyan, Saad Gul, Asad Habib, Muhammad Arif Khan, Hidayat Ullah Khan, Muhammad Ishfaq, Muhammad Naeem Mushtaq, Muhammad Imran Khan, Muhammad Farzik Ijaz and Umer Habib, representing all parts of Pakistan. They will be studying in different universities in Japan in diverse subjects of their choice and capability. There are two type of scholarships: Research (Kenkyu-sei) and Undergraduate (Gakubu-sei) details of which can be found on the embassy website.
The ceremony concluded with a Japanese style toast ‘Kanpai Cheers’ (also a first!) and after a photo shoot, everyone sat down to enjoy dinner in which both Pakistani and Japanese cuisine was served — a very thoughtful gesture indeed! Lots of photographs were taken for posterity, especially near the Japanese doll display, which reminded of the ‘Doll Festival’ one of many celebrated in Japan.
MAAP is an organisation of the scholars, scientists, doctors, engineers etc. who were awarded scholarships by the MEXT for higher studies in Japan and was founded in 1996 in Islamabad. The objectives of this organisation are to develop contacts with the Monbukagakusho scholars not only in Pakistan but also in other countries, with the view of exchanging information of mutual benefit. This organisation also contributes in strengthening friendly relationship between Japan and Pakistan. The organization provides guidance to the students on how to study in Japan, arranges an annual get-together for all the members, takes out a bi-annual newsletter, in addition to collaborating with the Embassy of Japan and the Pakistan-Japan Cultural Association in arranging cultural functions.
Source: daily The NEWS
Scholarships for European Union’s Master in Advanced European and International Studies
Applications for Master in Advanced European and International Studies (M.A.E.I.S.) at Institut Europeen des Hautes Etudes Internationales (Nice/France) in cooperation with Istanbul Bilgi University are open.
The Master Program offers the unique opportunity to learn Europe "in Europe" and develop perspectives for Europe’s future. The programme includes semesters in Istanbul, Nice and Berlin and guarantees an international education with an excellent academic staff and environment.
Location: Istanbul, Nice, Berlin, Poznan
Duration: 9 months (From October to July)
In any case, applications and especially request for financial aid should reach the I.EH.E.I as early as possible in order to be considered under the best conditions.
Deadline for Master Applications:
The deadline for applications is on June 30th, 2009.
Curriculum Highlights: Students who successfully complete the program acquire 60 ECTS credits. In addition to the stays in Istanbul, Nice, Berlin, the Institute offers a study trip to European and international organizations in Geneva, Strasbourg, and Brussels.
Program Value: The program is taught by academics from various European countries, as well as experts from research institutions and international organizations. Over the last years, the Institute has graduated 5000 students coming from more than 80 different countries, having offered them many scholarship opportunities.
Subject Areas: International Relations, European Integration, Democracy and Society, Federalism.
This program is supported by the European Union.
For more information, you are welcome to consult our web site.
Please address further requests to:
Students Service
10 avenue des Fleurs
06000 NICE - France
Email : melanie.hobaoloc@cife.eu This e-mail address is being protected from
spambots.
phone: +33 (0)4 93 97 93 70
Fax: +33 (0)4 93 97 93 71
The Master Program offers the unique opportunity to learn Europe "in Europe" and develop perspectives for Europe’s future. The programme includes semesters in Istanbul, Nice and Berlin and guarantees an international education with an excellent academic staff and environment.
Location: Istanbul, Nice, Berlin, Poznan
Duration: 9 months (From October to July)
In any case, applications and especially request for financial aid should reach the I.EH.E.I as early as possible in order to be considered under the best conditions.
Deadline for Master Applications:
The deadline for applications is on June 30th, 2009.
Curriculum Highlights: Students who successfully complete the program acquire 60 ECTS credits. In addition to the stays in Istanbul, Nice, Berlin, the Institute offers a study trip to European and international organizations in Geneva, Strasbourg, and Brussels.
Program Value: The program is taught by academics from various European countries, as well as experts from research institutions and international organizations. Over the last years, the Institute has graduated 5000 students coming from more than 80 different countries, having offered them many scholarship opportunities.
Subject Areas: International Relations, European Integration, Democracy and Society, Federalism.
This program is supported by the European Union.
For more information, you are welcome to consult our web site.
Please address further requests to:
Students Service
10 avenue des Fleurs
06000 NICE - France
Email : melanie.hobaoloc@cife.eu This e-mail address is being protected from
spambots.
phone: +33 (0)4 93 97 93 70
Fax: +33 (0)4 93 97 93 71
FATA and Balochistan students get Scholarships
HEC awards scholarships to Baloch & Fata students
Thursday, April 02, 2009
By by Saadia Khalid
Islamabad
In order to maintain peace and stability in the region on a permanent basis, President Asif Ali Zardari has signed the document on ‘Nizam-e-Adal’ according to which ‘Shariat’ will gain a legal status in Swat and the adjoining areas.
Deputy Speaker National Assembly Faisal Karim Kundi said this here Wednesday while talking to media persons during the distribution ceremony of the first ever Higher Education Commission (HEC) merit scholarship certificates under the project ‘Provision of Higher Education Opportunities’ for the students of Balochistan and Fata.
"The government is keen to maintain law and order in Swat in particular and the country in general that will ultimately lead to the progress and stability of the country," he said.
Answering a question regarding the drone attacks, the deputy speaker said the Government of Pakistan is negotiating with the Obama regime to bring an end to such attacks in Pakistan. "We don’t need drone attacks but financial help to support our educational programmes that will help in eliminating poverty and illiteracy besides eradicating the factors of extremism from our country," he said adding that education is the only weapon to root out extremism and terrorism from society.
Kundi said it is appreciable that HEC has selected students from the less developed areas of Balochistan and Fata but it should also extend its programme to NWFP. "I am sure that the students of NWFP equally deserve such programmes. There is no dearth of talent in these regions but the need is to polish the capabilities of the youth there in order to utilise them in a constructive manner," he said.
Chairperson HEC Shahnaz Wazir Ali said on the occasion that the government is working for resource development by investing in the youth’s capabilities. "It is the government’s responsibility to provide high quality education to the youth in order to explore their hidden potential," she said.
She said there are a number of merit based scholarship programmes running under HEC. "We believe in merit and not a single scholarship has ever been awarded on the basis of links or influence". She said 3,517 applications were received out of which 140 were selected after provisional scrutiny while 131 students got the final award. "As many as 93 undergraduates and 38 graduates were selected for the scholarship including 117 men and 14 women," she said.
She assured that the scholarship programmes are the government’s top priority and they would not be affected by the current financial crunch.
Executive Director (ED) HEC Sohail A Naqvi on the occasion said the scholarship programme with a total cost of Rs981.486 million is part of a fully funded educational opportunity for the students of Balochistan and Fata that covers tuition fee and the cost & living allowance as well as allowances for books, travel and settlement.
He said the scheme comprises of 2,000 scholarships including 700 for Masters programme and 1,300 for graduate studies over a period of seven years. However, the distribution between Balochistan and Fata is in a ratio of 60 and 40 per cent. "The total number of scholarships will gradually increase each year whereas during the first year, there are only 140 scholarships," he said.
Source: daily The NEWS
Thursday, April 02, 2009
By by Saadia Khalid
Islamabad
In order to maintain peace and stability in the region on a permanent basis, President Asif Ali Zardari has signed the document on ‘Nizam-e-Adal’ according to which ‘Shariat’ will gain a legal status in Swat and the adjoining areas.
Deputy Speaker National Assembly Faisal Karim Kundi said this here Wednesday while talking to media persons during the distribution ceremony of the first ever Higher Education Commission (HEC) merit scholarship certificates under the project ‘Provision of Higher Education Opportunities’ for the students of Balochistan and Fata.
"The government is keen to maintain law and order in Swat in particular and the country in general that will ultimately lead to the progress and stability of the country," he said.
Answering a question regarding the drone attacks, the deputy speaker said the Government of Pakistan is negotiating with the Obama regime to bring an end to such attacks in Pakistan. "We don’t need drone attacks but financial help to support our educational programmes that will help in eliminating poverty and illiteracy besides eradicating the factors of extremism from our country," he said adding that education is the only weapon to root out extremism and terrorism from society.
Kundi said it is appreciable that HEC has selected students from the less developed areas of Balochistan and Fata but it should also extend its programme to NWFP. "I am sure that the students of NWFP equally deserve such programmes. There is no dearth of talent in these regions but the need is to polish the capabilities of the youth there in order to utilise them in a constructive manner," he said.
Chairperson HEC Shahnaz Wazir Ali said on the occasion that the government is working for resource development by investing in the youth’s capabilities. "It is the government’s responsibility to provide high quality education to the youth in order to explore their hidden potential," she said.
She said there are a number of merit based scholarship programmes running under HEC. "We believe in merit and not a single scholarship has ever been awarded on the basis of links or influence". She said 3,517 applications were received out of which 140 were selected after provisional scrutiny while 131 students got the final award. "As many as 93 undergraduates and 38 graduates were selected for the scholarship including 117 men and 14 women," she said.
She assured that the scholarship programmes are the government’s top priority and they would not be affected by the current financial crunch.
Executive Director (ED) HEC Sohail A Naqvi on the occasion said the scholarship programme with a total cost of Rs981.486 million is part of a fully funded educational opportunity for the students of Balochistan and Fata that covers tuition fee and the cost & living allowance as well as allowances for books, travel and settlement.
He said the scheme comprises of 2,000 scholarships including 700 for Masters programme and 1,300 for graduate studies over a period of seven years. However, the distribution between Balochistan and Fata is in a ratio of 60 and 40 per cent. "The total number of scholarships will gradually increase each year whereas during the first year, there are only 140 scholarships," he said.
Source: daily The NEWS
Scholarships for Master in Law and Political Sciences at Laden University, the Netherlands
Laden university offers scholarships to outstanding students.
The scholarship is starting in september2009 or february 2010.
Masters Of Law:
i) Advance studies in air and space law,
ii) Advance studies in European and international business law
iii) Advance studies in international tax lax
iv) Advance studies in public international law
v) International relation and diplomacy.
Further Information: www.ib.groep.nl
The scholarship is starting in september2009 or february 2010.
Masters Of Law:
i) Advance studies in air and space law,
ii) Advance studies in European and international business law
iii) Advance studies in international tax lax
iv) Advance studies in public international law
v) International relation and diplomacy.
Further Information: www.ib.groep.nl
PhD position in Physical Oceanography & Seismic Acoustics at NIOZ, the Netherlands
The NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research is an independent research institute associated with the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO). NIOZ was founded in 1876 and is one of the oldest major oceanographic institutions in Europe. Its mission is to pursue curiosity-driven multidisciplinary marine research in coastal and shelf seas as well as in the open ocean through close co-operation between physicists, chemists, geologists and biologists.
Marine research is carried out by five scientific departments: Physical Oceanography, Marine Geology, Marine Biogeochemistry, Biological Oceanography and Marine Ecology.
PhD position in Physical Oceanography & Seismic Acoustics
Topic: Observational and theoretical study of the equatorial boundary layer
Period: 4 years
Location: NIOZ, Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research – Texel, Netherlands
Observations show that dynamically the ocean differs distinctly in a narrow zone of ±1o near the equator compared to off-equatorial regions. This zone is not only dominated by strong, vertically alternating zonal currents that inhibit cross-equatorial transport, but also its stratification, mixing, internal wave climate and biological diversity differ widely. Global ocean and climate models often give a very simplified picture of many processes in this band, and particularly those of small-scale are badly represented, if at all. This is partly due to lack of spatial observational resolution. The consequence is that the predictive value of these models is limited. In particular, neither the choking effect of this band of zonal currents on the meridional transport of heat, in the Atlantic Ocean of relevance to Western European climate, nor its variation under climate change is known.
Geometric focusing of small-scale internal waves, traditionally neglected, might have an important effect on the dynamics of the equatorial zone, which we aim to illuminate by
(1) measurements of physical and acoustic fields along a cross-equatorial transect;
(2) use of satellite data;
(3) comparison to theoretical and numerical model predictions; and (4) development of these models.
The emphasis is on understanding
(1) the strong and strongly varying equatorial current pattern;
(2) the role of small-scale but intensive internal waves;
(3) the role of geometric focusing of internal waves on the vertical transport and distribution of heat, momentum and particles (‘acoustic
scatterers’); and
(4) the possible consequences thereof for the meridional transport of heat and changes therein due to global climate change. The strategy will be to search latitudinally for coherent patterns in underwater physical and acoustic parameters, combining them with surface meteorological and remote sensing data.
We offer a full-time PhD position for 4 years, a pension scheme, a health insurance allowance, a yearly 8% vacation allowance, year-end bonus and flexible employment conditions.
Conditions are based on the Collective Employment Agreement of the NWO Research Institutes.
Further information on the project and the position can be obtained from Prof. Leo Maas (+31-222-369419, maas@nioz.nl, www.nioz.nl/maas) or Dr. Hans van Haren (+31-222-369451, hansvh@nioz.nl), or otherwise from Jolanda Evers, Human Resources (Email: Jolanda.evers@nioz.nl, phone +31-222-369371)
Application:
Applicants should sent an application letter, CV, and the name, postal and email address of two persons familiar with the previous performance of the applicant to the Personnel Department attended to Mrs. Jolanda Evers, Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ), P.O. Box 59, 1790 AB Den Burg, Texel, The Netherlands or e-mail to: jobs@nioz.nl
Closing Date: April 20th 2009 or until a qualified candidate is identified.
Marine research is carried out by five scientific departments: Physical Oceanography, Marine Geology, Marine Biogeochemistry, Biological Oceanography and Marine Ecology.
PhD position in Physical Oceanography & Seismic Acoustics
Topic: Observational and theoretical study of the equatorial boundary layer
Period: 4 years
Location: NIOZ, Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research – Texel, Netherlands
Observations show that dynamically the ocean differs distinctly in a narrow zone of ±1o near the equator compared to off-equatorial regions. This zone is not only dominated by strong, vertically alternating zonal currents that inhibit cross-equatorial transport, but also its stratification, mixing, internal wave climate and biological diversity differ widely. Global ocean and climate models often give a very simplified picture of many processes in this band, and particularly those of small-scale are badly represented, if at all. This is partly due to lack of spatial observational resolution. The consequence is that the predictive value of these models is limited. In particular, neither the choking effect of this band of zonal currents on the meridional transport of heat, in the Atlantic Ocean of relevance to Western European climate, nor its variation under climate change is known.
Geometric focusing of small-scale internal waves, traditionally neglected, might have an important effect on the dynamics of the equatorial zone, which we aim to illuminate by
(1) measurements of physical and acoustic fields along a cross-equatorial transect;
(2) use of satellite data;
(3) comparison to theoretical and numerical model predictions; and (4) development of these models.
The emphasis is on understanding
(1) the strong and strongly varying equatorial current pattern;
(2) the role of small-scale but intensive internal waves;
(3) the role of geometric focusing of internal waves on the vertical transport and distribution of heat, momentum and particles (‘acoustic
scatterers’); and
(4) the possible consequences thereof for the meridional transport of heat and changes therein due to global climate change. The strategy will be to search latitudinally for coherent patterns in underwater physical and acoustic parameters, combining them with surface meteorological and remote sensing data.
We offer a full-time PhD position for 4 years, a pension scheme, a health insurance allowance, a yearly 8% vacation allowance, year-end bonus and flexible employment conditions.
Conditions are based on the Collective Employment Agreement of the NWO Research Institutes.
Further information on the project and the position can be obtained from Prof. Leo Maas (+31-222-369419, maas@nioz.nl, www.nioz.nl/maas) or Dr. Hans van Haren (+31-222-369451, hansvh@nioz.nl), or otherwise from Jolanda Evers, Human Resources (Email: Jolanda.evers@nioz.nl, phone +31-222-369371)
Application:
Applicants should sent an application letter, CV, and the name, postal and email address of two persons familiar with the previous performance of the applicant to the Personnel Department attended to Mrs. Jolanda Evers, Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ), P.O. Box 59, 1790 AB Den Burg, Texel, The Netherlands or e-mail to: jobs@nioz.nl
Closing Date: April 20th 2009 or until a qualified candidate is identified.
Australian Leadership Awards (ALA)
Applications are now open for the 2010 Australian Leadership Awards (ALA)
The ALA Scholarships is one of the Australian Government scholarship programs managed by the Australian Agency for International Development, AusAID. Australia provides more than A$133 million worth of scholarships annually throughout the world.
The ALA Scholarships provide funding for study at Masters and Doctorate levels in Australia’s leading education institutions. Around 150 Scholarships are being offered for students from countries within the region to study at Australian universities in 2010.
Scholars will be selected on merit from a highly competitive regional pool on the basis of demonstrated leadership qualities and academic achievement.
Study programs must relate to AusAID’s priority areas of focus, which include disability, economic growth, education, environment, food security, gender, governance, health, human rights, infrastructure, regional stability, rural development and water & sanitation.
Students at Australian universities are taught by academics recognised internationally for quality research. Australia’s major universities are consistently ranked among the top 50 in the world by the Times Higher Education London and make major and world-leading contributions to international research projects and initiatives.
As well as providing higher education degrees, ALA Scholarships also offer scholars the opportunity to participate in a unique Leadership Development Program.
Applications for 2010 ALA Scholarships close on 30 June 2009. For further information visit http://www.ausaid.gov.au/scholar/ala.cfm.
The ALA Scholarships is one of the Australian Government scholarship programs managed by the Australian Agency for International Development, AusAID. Australia provides more than A$133 million worth of scholarships annually throughout the world.
The ALA Scholarships provide funding for study at Masters and Doctorate levels in Australia’s leading education institutions. Around 150 Scholarships are being offered for students from countries within the region to study at Australian universities in 2010.
Scholars will be selected on merit from a highly competitive regional pool on the basis of demonstrated leadership qualities and academic achievement.
Study programs must relate to AusAID’s priority areas of focus, which include disability, economic growth, education, environment, food security, gender, governance, health, human rights, infrastructure, regional stability, rural development and water & sanitation.
Students at Australian universities are taught by academics recognised internationally for quality research. Australia’s major universities are consistently ranked among the top 50 in the world by the Times Higher Education London and make major and world-leading contributions to international research projects and initiatives.
As well as providing higher education degrees, ALA Scholarships also offer scholars the opportunity to participate in a unique Leadership Development Program.
Applications for 2010 ALA Scholarships close on 30 June 2009. For further information visit http://www.ausaid.gov.au/scholar/ala.cfm.
Scholarships for International Master in Fine Arts at Transart Institute
Transart Institute announced that six scholarships of USD 12,000 each have become available to students from Eastern Europe and developing countries and four scholarships of 3,000 USD each to students from anywhere to participate in Transart Institute's international MFA program. An application form to the program is online:
http://www.transartinstitute.org/Newpages/ApplicationForm.html
Scholarships are given on the basis of artistic merit and financial need to artists of all media and genres.
Scholarship applications are accepted online:
http://friendsoftransartinstitute.org/Pages/MFA-Application.html
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
Transart Institute is a student-centered, self-directed MFA program, uniquely located in Europe offering an accredited two year low-residency course for working artists, teachers and all professionals in related fields who are seeking advancement in visual arts and new media. The innovative program consists of three intensive summer residencies with lectures, workshops, critiques, seminars, performances and exhibitions in Europe and two shorter, optional winter residencies in New York. In the four semesters between residencies, students create their own course of study realizing individual art and research projects with the support of faculty and self-chosen artist mentors wherever they work and live.
The Transart MFA program is geared towards the development of a sustainable artistic praxis rather than training in certain media or genres, challenging students to think conceptually and work creatively in new ways. Current students work with animation, curating, digital media, film, gaming, graphic design, installation, painting, performance, photography, robotics, sculpture, sound, text, video, virtual reality.
FACULTY
Transart faculty comes from a wide range of academic and artistic backgrounds as well as geographic locations. Current theoretical areas of expertise include software art, curatorial work, cyberfeminism, interface technologies, born-digital arts, continental philosophy, media, conflict and peace studies, social studies in colonialism, capitalism and tourism, and contemporary asian art history. Studio faculty include international artists working with sound, performance, dance and choreography, photography, drawing, sculpture, clothing design, film and video, intervention and installation art.
STUDENTS
The majority of Transart students are emerging and mid-career artists and teachers at tertiary institutions. Transart Institute's residencies are a true meeting place for cultural exchange. Current students will converge for the summer residency from areas as diverse as Puerto Rico, Pakistan, Iceland, Croatia, Ethiopia, Canada, Costa Rica, Germany, Austria, Egypt, the Netherlands, Philippines, UK and US.
DEADLINES
The deadline for scholarship applications is May 1, 2009, the final application deadline to the program for 2009 without scholarships is June 1st.
For further information please contact: admin@transartinstitute.org
Cella, MFA, Klaus Knoll, Dr. phil.
Directors, Transart Institute
http://www.transartinstitute.org
Phone USA: (347) 410 9905
Fax USA: (508) 682 2853
Phone Europe: +43 (676) 742 0071
Mail: 228 Park Ave S. #34726, New York, NY 10003
http://www.transartinstitute.org/Newpages/ApplicationForm.html
Scholarships are given on the basis of artistic merit and financial need to artists of all media and genres.
Scholarship applications are accepted online:
http://friendsoftransartinstitute.org/Pages/MFA-Application.html
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
Transart Institute is a student-centered, self-directed MFA program, uniquely located in Europe offering an accredited two year low-residency course for working artists, teachers and all professionals in related fields who are seeking advancement in visual arts and new media. The innovative program consists of three intensive summer residencies with lectures, workshops, critiques, seminars, performances and exhibitions in Europe and two shorter, optional winter residencies in New York. In the four semesters between residencies, students create their own course of study realizing individual art and research projects with the support of faculty and self-chosen artist mentors wherever they work and live.
The Transart MFA program is geared towards the development of a sustainable artistic praxis rather than training in certain media or genres, challenging students to think conceptually and work creatively in new ways. Current students work with animation, curating, digital media, film, gaming, graphic design, installation, painting, performance, photography, robotics, sculpture, sound, text, video, virtual reality.
FACULTY
Transart faculty comes from a wide range of academic and artistic backgrounds as well as geographic locations. Current theoretical areas of expertise include software art, curatorial work, cyberfeminism, interface technologies, born-digital arts, continental philosophy, media, conflict and peace studies, social studies in colonialism, capitalism and tourism, and contemporary asian art history. Studio faculty include international artists working with sound, performance, dance and choreography, photography, drawing, sculpture, clothing design, film and video, intervention and installation art.
STUDENTS
The majority of Transart students are emerging and mid-career artists and teachers at tertiary institutions. Transart Institute's residencies are a true meeting place for cultural exchange. Current students will converge for the summer residency from areas as diverse as Puerto Rico, Pakistan, Iceland, Croatia, Ethiopia, Canada, Costa Rica, Germany, Austria, Egypt, the Netherlands, Philippines, UK and US.
DEADLINES
The deadline for scholarship applications is May 1, 2009, the final application deadline to the program for 2009 without scholarships is June 1st.
For further information please contact: admin@transartinstitute.org
Cella, MFA, Klaus Knoll, Dr. phil.
Directors, Transart Institute
http://www.transartinstitute.org
Phone USA: (347) 410 9905
Fax USA: (508) 682 2853
Phone Europe: +43 (676) 742 0071
Mail: 228 Park Ave S. #34726, New York, NY 10003
HEC Scholars speak for their future
Paucity of funds puts future of students at stake
Friday, April 03, 2009
By By Perwez Abdullah
Karachi
The futures of over 400 students who were granted various Higher Education Commission (HEC) scholarships are at stake as the HEC has failed to provide the money pledged to these students. HEC officials, meanwhile, cite the financial crunch as the reason behind the funds being stopped by the government.
While the HEC is blaming the government, officials from the government claim that the global recession has reached Pakistan as well, resulting in a dearth of finances. HEC Director General Dr Sohail Naqvi told The News that the HEC received only Rs8 billion against the budgeted Rs18 billion.
"We are using the bulk of the eight billion rupees for scholars who are already enrolled in various programmes at home and abroad. We are not in a position to begin new programmes now," he explained.
Dr Naqvi denied that the HEC is spending lot of money on its countless employees. "We have about 700 employees and none of them can be called ‘white elephants’. We are not spending on ourselves."
Some students and senior professors of private and public sector universities criticised the government for appropriating the taxpayers’ money for its ‘personal’ use. "The government is buying bullet-proof cars, helicopters and a fleet of vehicles for an army of ministers, advisors and other VIPs who are clogging roads with their entourage. All this money should have gone into education. But no one cares," they lamented.
Mohammad Jamaluddin Thaheem is one of the 400 students who are waiting to receive the good news from HEC so that he can go abroad and resume his studies. "I applied for the HEC scholarship under their Universities of Engineering, Science and Technology of Pakistan (UESTP) Programme. The last date of application was January 10, 2008. After waiting for over three months, I was short-listed for an interview in April 2008 that was held at the HEC Regional Centre, Karachi, on May 15, 2008," he said.
Thaheem was provisionally selected for the scholarship in May 2008. With a guaranteed admission in Politecnico di Torino, Italy, the HEC scholarship was an added prospect for him. The HEC asked Thaheem along with 85 other students for the science, engineering and technology scholarship, to get their documentation in order. Thaheem’s documents had to be translated in Italian and other languages and verifications/attestations had to be done, which he duly completed despite the time, effort and money involved in the process.
Politecnico di Torino confirmed Thaheem’s admission in a four-year PhD programme in July 2008. He immediately applied for student visa which received on September 1, 2008.
"Everything was going according to plan, although there were rumours that the government had stopped funding. Meanwhile, the HEC chairman at the time, Professor Atta-ur-Rehman also resigned, which somewhat confirmed these doubts. But the repeated confirmations from HEC, that our scholarship was intact, kept our hopes alive," Thaheem said.
In November 2008, the HEC emailed all candidates who were government employees to either apply for a nine-year (four years of study plus five years of service) leave and NOC from their departments or resign. Many people resigned after this. Although Thaheem was not a government employee, he too resigned to prepare for his departure.
"On November 29, 2008, the HEC sent us an email informing us of that our scholarship has been put on hold, and we were advised not to proceed till further orders. We were extremely disappointed by this – almost one year of preparation and anticipation seemed to have gone to waste. We protested but the HEC has not done anything so far," Thaheem explained.
Thaheem and some other students, on their persistence, were finally allowed a meeting with Dr Sohail Naqvi and Project Manager, UESTP-Italy, Waseem Hashmi Syed on January 5, 2009. "I went to Islamabad to attend this meeting but both gentlemen made it clear that the funding issue was out of their hands," he said.
Thaheem and his group of students have written letters to the president, prime minister, speaker of the National Assembly, Punjab chief minister, Sherry Rehman (Federal Information Minister at the time) and most political leaders and prominent journalists. There has been no response so far.
The group also met the Italian Ambassador in Pakistan, Vincenzo Prati, and the Consul General of Italy in Karachi, Domenico Benincasa, and sought their help. The Italian Ambassador spoke to Prime Minister Gilani a few times but nothing has come out of it. The Italian delegates were sympathetic but expressed their inability to helping them. They (the diplomats) also told the students that the Italian universities could not provide them with scholarships. Unfortunately, January 23, 2009 was the last date for enrolment in the Italian universities.
Source: daily The NEWS
Friday, April 03, 2009
By By Perwez Abdullah
Karachi
The futures of over 400 students who were granted various Higher Education Commission (HEC) scholarships are at stake as the HEC has failed to provide the money pledged to these students. HEC officials, meanwhile, cite the financial crunch as the reason behind the funds being stopped by the government.
While the HEC is blaming the government, officials from the government claim that the global recession has reached Pakistan as well, resulting in a dearth of finances. HEC Director General Dr Sohail Naqvi told The News that the HEC received only Rs8 billion against the budgeted Rs18 billion.
"We are using the bulk of the eight billion rupees for scholars who are already enrolled in various programmes at home and abroad. We are not in a position to begin new programmes now," he explained.
Dr Naqvi denied that the HEC is spending lot of money on its countless employees. "We have about 700 employees and none of them can be called ‘white elephants’. We are not spending on ourselves."
Some students and senior professors of private and public sector universities criticised the government for appropriating the taxpayers’ money for its ‘personal’ use. "The government is buying bullet-proof cars, helicopters and a fleet of vehicles for an army of ministers, advisors and other VIPs who are clogging roads with their entourage. All this money should have gone into education. But no one cares," they lamented.
Mohammad Jamaluddin Thaheem is one of the 400 students who are waiting to receive the good news from HEC so that he can go abroad and resume his studies. "I applied for the HEC scholarship under their Universities of Engineering, Science and Technology of Pakistan (UESTP) Programme. The last date of application was January 10, 2008. After waiting for over three months, I was short-listed for an interview in April 2008 that was held at the HEC Regional Centre, Karachi, on May 15, 2008," he said.
Thaheem was provisionally selected for the scholarship in May 2008. With a guaranteed admission in Politecnico di Torino, Italy, the HEC scholarship was an added prospect for him. The HEC asked Thaheem along with 85 other students for the science, engineering and technology scholarship, to get their documentation in order. Thaheem’s documents had to be translated in Italian and other languages and verifications/attestations had to be done, which he duly completed despite the time, effort and money involved in the process.
Politecnico di Torino confirmed Thaheem’s admission in a four-year PhD programme in July 2008. He immediately applied for student visa which received on September 1, 2008.
"Everything was going according to plan, although there were rumours that the government had stopped funding. Meanwhile, the HEC chairman at the time, Professor Atta-ur-Rehman also resigned, which somewhat confirmed these doubts. But the repeated confirmations from HEC, that our scholarship was intact, kept our hopes alive," Thaheem said.
In November 2008, the HEC emailed all candidates who were government employees to either apply for a nine-year (four years of study plus five years of service) leave and NOC from their departments or resign. Many people resigned after this. Although Thaheem was not a government employee, he too resigned to prepare for his departure.
"On November 29, 2008, the HEC sent us an email informing us of that our scholarship has been put on hold, and we were advised not to proceed till further orders. We were extremely disappointed by this – almost one year of preparation and anticipation seemed to have gone to waste. We protested but the HEC has not done anything so far," Thaheem explained.
Thaheem and some other students, on their persistence, were finally allowed a meeting with Dr Sohail Naqvi and Project Manager, UESTP-Italy, Waseem Hashmi Syed on January 5, 2009. "I went to Islamabad to attend this meeting but both gentlemen made it clear that the funding issue was out of their hands," he said.
Thaheem and his group of students have written letters to the president, prime minister, speaker of the National Assembly, Punjab chief minister, Sherry Rehman (Federal Information Minister at the time) and most political leaders and prominent journalists. There has been no response so far.
The group also met the Italian Ambassador in Pakistan, Vincenzo Prati, and the Consul General of Italy in Karachi, Domenico Benincasa, and sought their help. The Italian Ambassador spoke to Prime Minister Gilani a few times but nothing has come out of it. The Italian delegates were sympathetic but expressed their inability to helping them. They (the diplomats) also told the students that the Italian universities could not provide them with scholarships. Unfortunately, January 23, 2009 was the last date for enrolment in the Italian universities.
Source: daily The NEWS
PhD position at Max Plank Institute for Meteorology, Hamburg
PhD position in regional climate modeling, Max Planck Inst for Meteorology 2009
The Max Planck Institute for Meteorology (MPI-M), a multidisciplinary Center for Climate and Earth System research located in Hamburg, Germany, invites applications for PhD (m/f) in the field of regional climate modelling
For further information, please contact Lorenzo Tomassini via Email
The Ph.D will be part of the FP7 EU project SafeLand in the department "The Atmosphere in the Earth System" and will focus on the investigation of extreme precipitation events. High-resolution simulations, both hydrostatic and non-hydrostatic, will be performed with the regional climate model REMO over different regions in Europe in order to investigate characteristics of extreme rainfall events. Statistical methods of extreme value theory are supposed to be applied to establish links between local dynamical processes and large-scale atmospheric circulation patterns.
The applicant is expected to have an MSc or diploma in mathematics, physics, meteorology, oceanography, geosciences or a related field. A basic knowledge in programming and statistical data analysis is desired. The ability to work efficiently in a team is regarded as essential. There is the possibility to apply for the International Max Planck Research School on Earth System Modelling.
The position is offered for three years. Payment will be in accordance with German public service positions (TVoeD E13/2), including extensive social security plans. The conditions of employment follow the rules of the Max Planck Society for the Advancement of Sciences and those of the German civil service.
The Max Planck Institute for Meteorology seeks to increase the number of female scientists and encourages them to apply. Handicapped persons with comparable qualifications receive preferential status.
All applications (including a cover letter, a curriculum vitae, copies of scientific degrees, and the names and contact information of three references), received before 4 May 2009 will receive full consideration. The position will remain open until filled.
Max Planck Institute for Meteorology
Administration (SAS2009-05)
Bundesstrasse 53
D-20146 Hamburg
Germany
or
via E-Mail application-mpim@zmaw.de (pdf-attachments only)
Link: http://www.math-jobs.com/j.php?i=879
The Max Planck Institute for Meteorology (MPI-M), a multidisciplinary Center for Climate and Earth System research located in Hamburg, Germany, invites applications for PhD (m/f) in the field of regional climate modelling
For further information, please contact Lorenzo Tomassini via Email
The Ph.D will be part of the FP7 EU project SafeLand in the department "The Atmosphere in the Earth System" and will focus on the investigation of extreme precipitation events. High-resolution simulations, both hydrostatic and non-hydrostatic, will be performed with the regional climate model REMO over different regions in Europe in order to investigate characteristics of extreme rainfall events. Statistical methods of extreme value theory are supposed to be applied to establish links between local dynamical processes and large-scale atmospheric circulation patterns.
The applicant is expected to have an MSc or diploma in mathematics, physics, meteorology, oceanography, geosciences or a related field. A basic knowledge in programming and statistical data analysis is desired. The ability to work efficiently in a team is regarded as essential. There is the possibility to apply for the International Max Planck Research School on Earth System Modelling.
The position is offered for three years. Payment will be in accordance with German public service positions (TVoeD E13/2), including extensive social security plans. The conditions of employment follow the rules of the Max Planck Society for the Advancement of Sciences and those of the German civil service.
The Max Planck Institute for Meteorology seeks to increase the number of female scientists and encourages them to apply. Handicapped persons with comparable qualifications receive preferential status.
All applications (including a cover letter, a curriculum vitae, copies of scientific degrees, and the names and contact information of three references), received before 4 May 2009 will receive full consideration. The position will remain open until filled.
Max Planck Institute for Meteorology
Administration (SAS2009-05)
Bundesstrasse 53
D-20146 Hamburg
Germany
or
via E-Mail application-mpim@zmaw.de (pdf-attachments only)
Link: http://www.math-jobs.com/j.php?i=879
Scholarships for PhD in Genetics and Genomics at NCCR, Switzerland
National Center of Competence in Research - ‘Frontiers in Genetics’, Switzerland
Starting in October 2009
Frontiers in Genetics proposes an international program for doctoral training, supported by the Swiss National Science Foundation. This program is based at the University of Geneva, and includes participating members from all of our NCCR’s institutions. The program starts in October 2009 and provides a strong background in molecular genetics and genomics to address cutting edge biological issues.
We wish to recruit outstanding candidates with a degree in biological sciences and a commitment to a career in research. The selected students will receive stipends for four years, providing they complete all program requirements.
Procedure
Applicants should send by post the following documents to the address below.
1. The application form.
2. A letter describing their interests, background and research experience.
3. Official transcripts of your university courses and grades, and copy of diplomas.
4. Three letters of recommendation.
NCCR Frontiers in Genetics
International PhD Program
Sciences III - University of Geneva
30, quai Ernest-Ansermet
CH-1211 Geneva 4
Switzerland
The application deadline is May 1st, 2009.
Starting in October 2009
Frontiers in Genetics proposes an international program for doctoral training, supported by the Swiss National Science Foundation. This program is based at the University of Geneva, and includes participating members from all of our NCCR’s institutions. The program starts in October 2009 and provides a strong background in molecular genetics and genomics to address cutting edge biological issues.
We wish to recruit outstanding candidates with a degree in biological sciences and a commitment to a career in research. The selected students will receive stipends for four years, providing they complete all program requirements.
Procedure
Applicants should send by post the following documents to the address below.
1. The application form.
2. A letter describing their interests, background and research experience.
3. Official transcripts of your university courses and grades, and copy of diplomas.
4. Three letters of recommendation.
NCCR Frontiers in Genetics
International PhD Program
Sciences III - University of Geneva
30, quai Ernest-Ansermet
CH-1211 Geneva 4
Switzerland
The application deadline is May 1st, 2009.
Various Scholarships for Master at Graduate Business School, University College Dublin
University College Dublin Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School is delighted to offer prospective students the opportunity to apply for a range of scholarships for the academic year 2009/2010.
To apply for the scholarship, applicants must submit an essay (300 words) on why you believe you should receive the scholarship. The closing date for submissions is May 15th 2009.
Candidates must apply for their preferred programme before submitting an application for a scholarship and must meet all of the admissions criteria prior to commencement. Candidates must also be prepared to interview..
Scholarships are valid for the following programmes:
1. MBS/MSc streams
2. CEMS Master in International Management
3. Master in Management
4. MSc in Quantitative Finance
5. Master of Accounting (valid for non company sponsored students only)
The following scholarships are on offer:
5 regional merit based partial scholarships
1. Region 1: Asia and Australasia
2. Region 2: Central and Eastern Europe
3. Region 3: North and Central America
4. Region 4: Western Europe
5. Region 5: Middle East and Africa
Merit/Hardship based partial scholarships
These scholarships are awarded to candidates who demonstrate through their application and essay that they are deserving based on merit (non-academic achievements eg. Sports, community activities, charity work, overcoming obstacles) or financial need 1 x Quinn Commerce Scholarship
Applicable to UCD Quinn School undergraduate students
* Scholarship only valid across any of the MBS /MSc streams
1 x UCD Scholarship
Applicable to all UCD undergraduate students (except Quinn students)
http://www.smurfitschool.ie/specialistmasters/scholarships/
To apply for the scholarship, applicants must submit an essay (300 words) on why you believe you should receive the scholarship. The closing date for submissions is May 15th 2009.
Candidates must apply for their preferred programme before submitting an application for a scholarship and must meet all of the admissions criteria prior to commencement. Candidates must also be prepared to interview..
Scholarships are valid for the following programmes:
1. MBS/MSc streams
2. CEMS Master in International Management
3. Master in Management
4. MSc in Quantitative Finance
5. Master of Accounting (valid for non company sponsored students only)
The following scholarships are on offer:
5 regional merit based partial scholarships
1. Region 1: Asia and Australasia
2. Region 2: Central and Eastern Europe
3. Region 3: North and Central America
4. Region 4: Western Europe
5. Region 5: Middle East and Africa
Merit/Hardship based partial scholarships
These scholarships are awarded to candidates who demonstrate through their application and essay that they are deserving based on merit (non-academic achievements eg. Sports, community activities, charity work, overcoming obstacles) or financial need 1 x Quinn Commerce Scholarship
Applicable to UCD Quinn School undergraduate students
* Scholarship only valid across any of the MBS /MSc streams
1 x UCD Scholarship
Applicable to all UCD undergraduate students (except Quinn students)
http://www.smurfitschool.ie/specialistmasters/scholarships/
Scholarships in China for International Students
According to the Interim Regulations of Shanghai Government Scholarship for International Students (hereafter referred to as the Scholarship), this detailed implementation for international students in ECUST has hereby been set forth.
I. Scholarship types and numbers to be awarded
The scholarship is divided into
Type A and B
Type A, as a full scholarship, covers tuition, basic learning material, accommodation; itprovides insurance for major diseases and accidents; living allowance is offered monthly: 1700 RMB for master student and 2000 RMB for PHD student. It is awarded to
applicants for masters and above. The numbers to be awarded is 10 each year.
Type B is semi-scholarship, including tuition, basic learning material and accommodation.
It will be awarded to applicants for masters and above. The numbers to be awarded is 6 each year.
II. Qualification :
1. Citizens with foreign nationalities and in good health;
2. Abide by the Chinese government’s laws, rules and regulations and school regulatory framework;
3. Study earnestly with good results;
4. Applicants for the Doctorate program must already have a Master’s degree and be less
than 40 years old;
Applicants for a Masters Degree must already have a Bachelors degree and be less than 35 years old;
Students shall not receive other scholarships offered by Chinese government during the same period.
III. Documents required for application
1.Two copies of corresponding Application Form of Shanghai Government Scholarship forInternational Students. (The form can be downloaded from the website of IES : http://www.ies.edu.cn).
2. Notarized diploma and transcript, in notarized Chinese or English translation
3. Personal Statement with no less than 1000 words for master degree applicants and 1500 fordoctoral applicants.
Content should cover academic background, work experience, academic achievement and master or doctorate study plan, personal development goals after graduation, etc.
4. Already published paper title, abstract and other certificates and material that can attest to academic achievement and research ability;
5. Letters of recommendation from two professor or assistant professors.
6. Physical Examination Record
IV. Application time
Applicants shall apply the scholarship before May 15th every year.
V. Evaluation
Applicants should send the application materials directly to School of International Education , ECUST. IES will confirm the validity of the application material and send them to corresponding Schools for assessment and then collect them back.
The IES Student Scholarship Evaluation Committee will evaluate the application material. The evaluation results will be announced during the middle of June and the notice of receipt of Scholarship will be sent to the recipients.
VI. Registration
Recipients of the scholarship should register at the university on time otherwise the scholarship will be withdrawn and the applicant will be considered to have automatically abandoned their studies.
VII. The University will submit copies of the application material to the Shanghai Education Committee for registration one month after the evaluation.
VIII. Final interpretation of this detailed implementation is a right reserved by the International Education School Scholarship Evaluation Committee.
I. Scholarship types and numbers to be awarded
The scholarship is divided into
Type A and B
Type A, as a full scholarship, covers tuition, basic learning material, accommodation; itprovides insurance for major diseases and accidents; living allowance is offered monthly: 1700 RMB for master student and 2000 RMB for PHD student. It is awarded to
applicants for masters and above. The numbers to be awarded is 10 each year.
Type B is semi-scholarship, including tuition, basic learning material and accommodation.
It will be awarded to applicants for masters and above. The numbers to be awarded is 6 each year.
II. Qualification :
1. Citizens with foreign nationalities and in good health;
2. Abide by the Chinese government’s laws, rules and regulations and school regulatory framework;
3. Study earnestly with good results;
4. Applicants for the Doctorate program must already have a Master’s degree and be less
than 40 years old;
Applicants for a Masters Degree must already have a Bachelors degree and be less than 35 years old;
Students shall not receive other scholarships offered by Chinese government during the same period.
III. Documents required for application
1.Two copies of corresponding Application Form of Shanghai Government Scholarship forInternational Students. (The form can be downloaded from the website of IES : http://www.ies.edu.cn).
2. Notarized diploma and transcript, in notarized Chinese or English translation
3. Personal Statement with no less than 1000 words for master degree applicants and 1500 fordoctoral applicants.
Content should cover academic background, work experience, academic achievement and master or doctorate study plan, personal development goals after graduation, etc.
4. Already published paper title, abstract and other certificates and material that can attest to academic achievement and research ability;
5. Letters of recommendation from two professor or assistant professors.
6. Physical Examination Record
IV. Application time
Applicants shall apply the scholarship before May 15th every year.
V. Evaluation
Applicants should send the application materials directly to School of International Education , ECUST. IES will confirm the validity of the application material and send them to corresponding Schools for assessment and then collect them back.
The IES Student Scholarship Evaluation Committee will evaluate the application material. The evaluation results will be announced during the middle of June and the notice of receipt of Scholarship will be sent to the recipients.
VI. Registration
Recipients of the scholarship should register at the university on time otherwise the scholarship will be withdrawn and the applicant will be considered to have automatically abandoned their studies.
VII. The University will submit copies of the application material to the Shanghai Education Committee for registration one month after the evaluation.
VIII. Final interpretation of this detailed implementation is a right reserved by the International Education School Scholarship Evaluation Committee.
Various PhD Studentships at Aston University, UK
Projects are available in research groups allied to Biomedical Sciences, Biology, Pharmacy, Optometry and Psychology.
Applications are invited for three year Research Studentships to be undertaken in the School of Life and Health Sciences at Aston University to start in July or October 2009.
The School of Life and Health Sciences is equipped with state-of-the- art facilities to pursue cutting-edge research. In the 2008 RAE, 85% of the research in the School of Life and Health Sciences was ranked as being of international quality, and the School was ranked 3rd out of 61 UK University submissions to Allied Health Professions and Studies for quality and volume of research. The School currently has a research income of about £8m, with approximately 70 research students, (part time and full-time), who are registered in the School each year.
Project Details
Projects can be viewed by research topic and research supervisor at (http://www1.aston.ac.uk/lhs/research/pgresopportunities/projectsforhome-eu-intstudents/)
Financial Support
The projects are available to students meeting the University and School academic entry requirements and bursaries for international students will be awarded competitively on merit. The bursaries for international students will cover payment of £10,000 against the international fee and for home/EU students will cover payment of £3,000 against the home/EU student fee.
Application Requirements
• Applicants should have or expect a good honours degree (either first class or upper second class) or hold an MSc in a relevant discipline.
• If you are an EU/IOS Applicant, the English Language Requirements are a minimum score of 620 (250 minimum in computer test) in TOEFL OR IELTS with minimum marks of 6.0 in each section and an overall band of 6.5.
• The studentships are for 3 years, subject to a satisfactory progress review at the end of the first year, and are available for July 1st and October 1st 2009 registration.
• For an application form please visit: http://www1.lhs.aston.ac.uk/pabs/pgprojects/application% 20form.pdf
• Closing Date: Monday, 13th May 2009 for July entry or August 12th for October entry
• For informal enquiries or to return completed applications forms, please contact the
Research Office, Room MB560, School of Life and Health Sciences,
Aston University, Aston Triangle, Birmingham, B4 7ET;
Email: j.a.taylor@aston.ac.uk: +44 (0)121 204 4019).
Applications are invited for three year Research Studentships to be undertaken in the School of Life and Health Sciences at Aston University to start in July or October 2009.
The School of Life and Health Sciences is equipped with state-of-the- art facilities to pursue cutting-edge research. In the 2008 RAE, 85% of the research in the School of Life and Health Sciences was ranked as being of international quality, and the School was ranked 3rd out of 61 UK University submissions to Allied Health Professions and Studies for quality and volume of research. The School currently has a research income of about £8m, with approximately 70 research students, (part time and full-time), who are registered in the School each year.
Project Details
Projects can be viewed by research topic and research supervisor at (http://www1.aston.ac.uk/lhs/research/pgresopportunities/projectsforhome-eu-intstudents/)
Financial Support
The projects are available to students meeting the University and School academic entry requirements and bursaries for international students will be awarded competitively on merit. The bursaries for international students will cover payment of £10,000 against the international fee and for home/EU students will cover payment of £3,000 against the home/EU student fee.
Application Requirements
• Applicants should have or expect a good honours degree (either first class or upper second class) or hold an MSc in a relevant discipline.
• If you are an EU/IOS Applicant, the English Language Requirements are a minimum score of 620 (250 minimum in computer test) in TOEFL OR IELTS with minimum marks of 6.0 in each section and an overall band of 6.5.
• The studentships are for 3 years, subject to a satisfactory progress review at the end of the first year, and are available for July 1st and October 1st 2009 registration.
• For an application form please visit: http://www1.lhs.aston.ac.uk/pabs/pgprojects/application% 20form.pdf
• Closing Date: Monday, 13th May 2009 for July entry or August 12th for October entry
• For informal enquiries or to return completed applications forms, please contact the
Research Office, Room MB560, School of Life and Health Sciences,
Aston University, Aston Triangle, Birmingham, B4 7ET;
Email: j.a.taylor@aston.ac.uk: +44 (0)121 204 4019).
Undergraduate Scholarships at University of Buckingham, UK
The University of Buckingham - Scholarship Programs in Economics 2009 Coase Scholarships for Undergraduate Study in Economics
A generous endowment from Professor Ronald Coase enables us to offer two full fee scholarships per year in the areas of Law, Economics and Business.
Each Scholarship, worth in total more than £30,000, covers the University’s full tuition fees, accommodation costs, and provides for a generous maintenance grant.
Candidates for the Scholarships are required to write an essay, of not more than 2,000 words, on the topic ‘The gentleman in Whitehall really does know best’; and to send this, together with a letter of reference and a completed application form for University admission, to:
Mrs Linda Waterman,
Department of Economics and International Studies
University of Buckingham, Hunter Street, Buckingham, MK18 1EG
or
email: linda.waterman@buckingham.ac.uk
The closing date for applications for Coase Scholarships is 1 May 2009. All short listed candidates will be called for interview. Coase Scholars should begin their undergraduate degree programme in September 2009.
A generous endowment from Professor Ronald Coase enables us to offer two full fee scholarships per year in the areas of Law, Economics and Business.
Each Scholarship, worth in total more than £30,000, covers the University’s full tuition fees, accommodation costs, and provides for a generous maintenance grant.
Candidates for the Scholarships are required to write an essay, of not more than 2,000 words, on the topic ‘The gentleman in Whitehall really does know best’; and to send this, together with a letter of reference and a completed application form for University admission, to:
Mrs Linda Waterman,
Department of Economics and International Studies
University of Buckingham, Hunter Street, Buckingham, MK18 1EG
or
email: linda.waterman@buckingham.ac.uk
The closing date for applications for Coase Scholarships is 1 May 2009. All short listed candidates will be called for interview. Coase Scholars should begin their undergraduate degree programme in September 2009.
PhD Fellowships in Life Sciences at Hannover Medical School, Germany
Since 2006, the German Research Foundation (DFG) provides funding to Hannover
Medical School (MHH) and the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI) in Braunschweig to maintain an International Research Training Group (IRTG) together with the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm (coordinators: Sebastian Suerbaum, Hannover, and Birgitta Henriques-Normark, Stockholm). The central aim of the programme is to give young researchers the opportunity to perform their PhD work in the rapidly moving field of the infection biology of human microbial pathogens in a highly stimulating, competitive, international environment. The core element of the IRTG is a joint research programme centering on the question how human microbial pathogens achieve acute or persistent infection and how the host organism reacts to persistent infection. In addition, graduate students will participate in a highly interdisciplinary joint study programme.
Stipends will be 1365 €/month and are available for up to three years. It is an integral part of the programme that PhD students spend 6-12 months in one of the partner labs at the Karolinska Institute.
Candidates who hold the equivalent of a master’s or diploma degree in Biology, Biochemistry or Life Sciences, or who graduated in medicine are welcome to apply. Those applicants who are selected for interviews in a first round of screening will be asked to attend a selection workshop in Hannover to be held June 10 / 11, 2009.
The deadline for receipt of a complete application is April 30, 2009.
Applications are only accepted via the online application platform
http://www.irtg1273.mh-hannover.de
For detailed information on faculty and projects see
http://www.mh-hannover.de/4587.html
Medical School (MHH) and the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI) in Braunschweig to maintain an International Research Training Group (IRTG) together with the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm (coordinators: Sebastian Suerbaum, Hannover, and Birgitta Henriques-Normark, Stockholm). The central aim of the programme is to give young researchers the opportunity to perform their PhD work in the rapidly moving field of the infection biology of human microbial pathogens in a highly stimulating, competitive, international environment. The core element of the IRTG is a joint research programme centering on the question how human microbial pathogens achieve acute or persistent infection and how the host organism reacts to persistent infection. In addition, graduate students will participate in a highly interdisciplinary joint study programme.
Stipends will be 1365 €/month and are available for up to three years. It is an integral part of the programme that PhD students spend 6-12 months in one of the partner labs at the Karolinska Institute.
Candidates who hold the equivalent of a master’s or diploma degree in Biology, Biochemistry or Life Sciences, or who graduated in medicine are welcome to apply. Those applicants who are selected for interviews in a first round of screening will be asked to attend a selection workshop in Hannover to be held June 10 / 11, 2009.
The deadline for receipt of a complete application is April 30, 2009.
Applications are only accepted via the online application platform
http://www.irtg1273.mh-hannover.de
For detailed information on faculty and projects see
http://www.mh-hannover.de/4587.html
Scholarships in France for Pakistani Students
The French Embassy in Pakistan aims to help the development of cooperation between French and Pakistani students / scientific organisations, engaged in R&D programs of all the scientific and technology fields. In this framework, the French Embassy in Pakistan has launched a new program for research mobility.
This fellowship program is intended for highly qualified Pakistani doctoral and postdoctoral students and offers them an excellent opportunity to do research in France.
Deadline : 30 Sep 2009
Types of Fellowships Two types of fellowships are available:
TYPE A: Sandwich (split) PhD:
TARGET GROUP : Doctoral students
FELLOWSHIP OBJECTIVE : Part of thesis work in France
FUNDING TERM : 6 months
FELLOWSHIP GRANT : 767 €/month + travel + insurance
TYPE B: Post-Doctoral
TARGET GROUP : Post-doctoral students
FELLOWSHIP OBJECTIVE : Research in France
FUNDING TERM : 3 to 6 months
FELLOWSHIP GRANT : 1300 €/month + travel + insurance
General Rules At the time of their application, candidates for Sandwich PhD and
Post-Doctoral fellowship must :
a.) prove their excellent study and research achievements, have registered for PhD in a Pakistani university/ institute or have already a PhD degree, have an acceptance letter from a French host,
b.) be at most 35 years for Type A or at most 40 for Type B applications.
Application
Deadline for registration : 30th September 2009
Result announcement : December 2009
Starting date of the fellowship : March 2010 onwards
Application form and detailed information are available on
http://www.ambafra-pk.org/
or in the Campus France desks in Alliance française at Islamabad, Lahore, Faisalabad or Karachi.
Contact Details
For any further information please contact:
Eng. Sandie FAVIER
Attachée for Science and Technology
French Embassy in Pakistan / SCAC
Tel : 00.92.51.201. 1535
Fax : 00.92.51.201. 1530
Mobile : 00.92.(0)30. 3.520.6012
Email :sandie.favier@diplomatie.gouv.fr
This fellowship program is intended for highly qualified Pakistani doctoral and postdoctoral students and offers them an excellent opportunity to do research in France.
Deadline : 30 Sep 2009
Types of Fellowships Two types of fellowships are available:
TYPE A: Sandwich (split) PhD:
TARGET GROUP : Doctoral students
FELLOWSHIP OBJECTIVE : Part of thesis work in France
FUNDING TERM : 6 months
FELLOWSHIP GRANT : 767 €/month + travel + insurance
TYPE B: Post-Doctoral
TARGET GROUP : Post-doctoral students
FELLOWSHIP OBJECTIVE : Research in France
FUNDING TERM : 3 to 6 months
FELLOWSHIP GRANT : 1300 €/month + travel + insurance
General Rules At the time of their application, candidates for Sandwich PhD and
Post-Doctoral fellowship must :
a.) prove their excellent study and research achievements, have registered for PhD in a Pakistani university/ institute or have already a PhD degree, have an acceptance letter from a French host,
b.) be at most 35 years for Type A or at most 40 for Type B applications.
Application
Deadline for registration : 30th September 2009
Result announcement : December 2009
Starting date of the fellowship : March 2010 onwards
Application form and detailed information are available on
http://www.ambafra-pk.org/
or in the Campus France desks in Alliance française at Islamabad, Lahore, Faisalabad or Karachi.
Contact Details
For any further information please contact:
Eng. Sandie FAVIER
Attachée for Science and Technology
French Embassy in Pakistan / SCAC
Tel : 00.92.51.201. 1535
Fax : 00.92.51.201. 1530
Mobile : 00.92.(0)30. 3.520.6012
Email :sandie.favier@diplomatie.gouv.fr
Scholarship for PhD at Aarhus University, Denmark
Department of Management at Aarhus School of Business, Aarhus University, is advertising a PhD fellowship available as at 1 July 2009 or as soon as possible thereafter.
The Centre for Design of Global Enterprise (DoGE) at the Department of Management invites applicants for a position as PhD scholar by 1 June. The position is linked to a multidisciplinary research project entitled "Made in Denmark 2050 – The role of firms in globalisation", concerning the export success factors of Danish companies. The research project is carried out in collaboration with the GlobID research centre at the Department of Economics and is funded by The Tuborg Foundation.
The PhD student will be joining an international network of experienced researchers from Economics and International Business Studies, and is expected to partake in large scale data analysis, statistics/econometric investigations as well as in writing of academic articles and communication of research results. A successful applicant must be willing to acquire a basic knowledge of Danish during the early period of the PhD position.
The successful applicant will be able to demonstrate a strong interest and preferably prior knowledge in both applied statistics/micro-econometrics as well as in organizational design and strategy.
PhD students in Denmark work under very favourable terms: They are employed on a full-time basis for three years, and the salary is enough to cover all necessary accommodation and living costs and to lead an active life. A PhD student does not pay university fees.
PhD students at Aarhus School of Business, University of Aarhus (ASB), work under almost the same terms as other research staff, i.e. they have their own office space with a computer, incl. Internet access, email, phone etc., as well as access to secretarial assistance etc. Moreover, expenses in connection with the scientific work are covered, e.g. participation in research courses and academic conferences in Denmark and abroad.
There are also good and well-paid job opportunities in Denmark for people with a PhD degree, both within and outside the university sector.
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. 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. In addition, it is expected that PhD students participate in and contribute to the other activities of the department.
Conditions of employment
The PhD fellowship has 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 fellowship etc., please feel free to contact Henrik Scriver, deputy head, tel. +45 8948 6560, email: hsc@asb.dk.
Deadline for application
Monday 1 June 2009 at 12:00 noon.
The applications will subsequently be assessed by an expert assessment committee, and applicants will receive the committee’s assessment of the individual application and the response to the application from ASB approx. one month after the expiry of the deadline for application.
The assessment of the application comprises an overall assessment of the applicant and his or her qualifications. Particular weight is attached to the project proposal, the grades obtained by the applicant in the study programme, and to whether the applicant, during the study programme or in another manner, has displayed special skills in writing major papers, e.g. a thesis. Aarhus School of Business is part of Aarhus University. It currently has 480 permanent employees, including 240 researchers. ASB holds the international EQUIS accreditation awarded by the EFMD (European Foundation of Management Development).
Researchers at ASB cover most fields of research in management, economics, business communication and law. ASB has developed a large international network in these fields.
More than 7,000 students are enrolled at the university. Study programmes include six-semester bachelor programmes, four-semester master’s programmes and three-year full-time PhD programmes as well as part-time MBA and diploma courses.
The scientific staff of the Department of Management includes 32 researchers of whom 7 are full professors. There are also a number of PhD students and research assistants.
Further information about Aarhus School of Business can be found at: www.asb.dk
The Centre for Design of Global Enterprise (DoGE) at the Department of Management invites applicants for a position as PhD scholar by 1 June. The position is linked to a multidisciplinary research project entitled "Made in Denmark 2050 – The role of firms in globalisation", concerning the export success factors of Danish companies. The research project is carried out in collaboration with the GlobID research centre at the Department of Economics and is funded by The Tuborg Foundation.
The PhD student will be joining an international network of experienced researchers from Economics and International Business Studies, and is expected to partake in large scale data analysis, statistics/econometric investigations as well as in writing of academic articles and communication of research results. A successful applicant must be willing to acquire a basic knowledge of Danish during the early period of the PhD position.
The successful applicant will be able to demonstrate a strong interest and preferably prior knowledge in both applied statistics/micro-econometrics as well as in organizational design and strategy.
PhD students in Denmark work under very favourable terms: They are employed on a full-time basis for three years, and the salary is enough to cover all necessary accommodation and living costs and to lead an active life. A PhD student does not pay university fees.
PhD students at Aarhus School of Business, University of Aarhus (ASB), work under almost the same terms as other research staff, i.e. they have their own office space with a computer, incl. Internet access, email, phone etc., as well as access to secretarial assistance etc. Moreover, expenses in connection with the scientific work are covered, e.g. participation in research courses and academic conferences in Denmark and abroad.
There are also good and well-paid job opportunities in Denmark for people with a PhD degree, both within and outside the university sector.
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. 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. In addition, it is expected that PhD students participate in and contribute to the other activities of the department.
Conditions of employment
The PhD fellowship has 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 fellowship etc., please feel free to contact Henrik Scriver, deputy head, tel. +45 8948 6560, email: hsc@asb.dk.
Deadline for application
Monday 1 June 2009 at 12:00 noon.
The applications will subsequently be assessed by an expert assessment committee, and applicants will receive the committee’s assessment of the individual application and the response to the application from ASB approx. one month after the expiry of the deadline for application.
The assessment of the application comprises an overall assessment of the applicant and his or her qualifications. Particular weight is attached to the project proposal, the grades obtained by the applicant in the study programme, and to whether the applicant, during the study programme or in another manner, has displayed special skills in writing major papers, e.g. a thesis. Aarhus School of Business is part of Aarhus University. It currently has 480 permanent employees, including 240 researchers. ASB holds the international EQUIS accreditation awarded by the EFMD (European Foundation of Management Development).
Researchers at ASB cover most fields of research in management, economics, business communication and law. ASB has developed a large international network in these fields.
More than 7,000 students are enrolled at the university. Study programmes include six-semester bachelor programmes, four-semester master’s programmes and three-year full-time PhD programmes as well as part-time MBA and diploma courses.
The scientific staff of the Department of Management includes 32 researchers of whom 7 are full professors. There are also a number of PhD students and research assistants.
Further information about Aarhus School of Business can be found at: www.asb.dk
Scholarship for PhD at Aarhus University, Denmark
Department of Management at Aarhus School of Business, Aarhus University, is advertising a PhD fellowship available as at 1 July 2009 or as soon as possible thereafter.
The Centre for Design of Global Enterprise (DoGE) at the Department of Management invites applicants for a position as PhD scholar by 1 June. The position is linked to a multidisciplinary research project entitled "Made in Denmark 2050 – The role of firms in globalisation", concerning the export success factors of Danish companies. The research project is carried out in collaboration with the GlobID research centre at the Department of Economics and is funded by The Tuborg Foundation.
The PhD student will be joining an international network of experienced researchers from Economics and International Business Studies, and is expected to partake in large scale data analysis, statistics/econometric investigations as well as in writing of academic articles and communication of research results. A successful applicant must be willing to acquire a basic knowledge of Danish during the early period of the PhD position.
The successful applicant will be able to demonstrate a strong interest and preferably prior knowledge in both applied statistics/micro-econometrics as well as in organizational design and strategy.
PhD students in Denmark work under very favourable terms: They are employed on a full-time basis for three years, and the salary is enough to cover all necessary accommodation and living costs and to lead an active life. A PhD student does not pay university fees.
PhD students at Aarhus School of Business, University of Aarhus (ASB), work under almost the same terms as other research staff, i.e. they have their own office space with a computer, incl. Internet access, email, phone etc., as well as access to secretarial assistance etc. Moreover, expenses in connection with the scientific work are covered, e.g. participation in research courses and academic conferences in Denmark and abroad.
There are also good and well-paid job opportunities in Denmark for people with a PhD degree, both within and outside the university sector.
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. 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. In addition, it is expected that PhD students participate in and contribute to the other activities of the department.
Conditions of employment
The PhD fellowship has 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 fellowship etc., please feel free to contact Henrik Scriver, deputy head, tel. +45 8948 6560, email: hsc@asb.dk.
Deadline for application
Monday 1 June 2009 at 12:00 noon.
The applications will subsequently be assessed by an expert assessment committee, and applicants will receive the committee’s assessment of the individual application and the response to the application from ASB approx. one month after the expiry of the deadline for application.
The assessment of the application comprises an overall assessment of the applicant and his or her qualifications. Particular weight is attached to the project proposal, the grades obtained by the applicant in the study programme, and to whether the applicant, during the study programme or in another manner, has displayed special skills in writing major papers, e.g. a thesis. Aarhus School of Business is part of Aarhus University. It currently has 480 permanent employees, including 240 researchers. ASB holds the international EQUIS accreditation awarded by the EFMD (European Foundation of Management Development).
Researchers at ASB cover most fields of research in management, economics, business communication and law. ASB has developed a large international network in these fields.
More than 7,000 students are enrolled at the university. Study programmes include six-semester bachelor programmes, four-semester master’s programmes and three-year full-time PhD programmes as well as part-time MBA and diploma courses.
The scientific staff of the Department of Management includes 32 researchers of whom 7 are full professors. There are also a number of PhD students and research assistants.
Further information about Aarhus School of Business can be found at: www.asb.dk
The Centre for Design of Global Enterprise (DoGE) at the Department of Management invites applicants for a position as PhD scholar by 1 June. The position is linked to a multidisciplinary research project entitled "Made in Denmark 2050 – The role of firms in globalisation", concerning the export success factors of Danish companies. The research project is carried out in collaboration with the GlobID research centre at the Department of Economics and is funded by The Tuborg Foundation.
The PhD student will be joining an international network of experienced researchers from Economics and International Business Studies, and is expected to partake in large scale data analysis, statistics/econometric investigations as well as in writing of academic articles and communication of research results. A successful applicant must be willing to acquire a basic knowledge of Danish during the early period of the PhD position.
The successful applicant will be able to demonstrate a strong interest and preferably prior knowledge in both applied statistics/micro-econometrics as well as in organizational design and strategy.
PhD students in Denmark work under very favourable terms: They are employed on a full-time basis for three years, and the salary is enough to cover all necessary accommodation and living costs and to lead an active life. A PhD student does not pay university fees.
PhD students at Aarhus School of Business, University of Aarhus (ASB), work under almost the same terms as other research staff, i.e. they have their own office space with a computer, incl. Internet access, email, phone etc., as well as access to secretarial assistance etc. Moreover, expenses in connection with the scientific work are covered, e.g. participation in research courses and academic conferences in Denmark and abroad.
There are also good and well-paid job opportunities in Denmark for people with a PhD degree, both within and outside the university sector.
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. 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. In addition, it is expected that PhD students participate in and contribute to the other activities of the department.
Conditions of employment
The PhD fellowship has 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 fellowship etc., please feel free to contact Henrik Scriver, deputy head, tel. +45 8948 6560, email: hsc@asb.dk.
Deadline for application
Monday 1 June 2009 at 12:00 noon.
The applications will subsequently be assessed by an expert assessment committee, and applicants will receive the committee’s assessment of the individual application and the response to the application from ASB approx. one month after the expiry of the deadline for application.
The assessment of the application comprises an overall assessment of the applicant and his or her qualifications. Particular weight is attached to the project proposal, the grades obtained by the applicant in the study programme, and to whether the applicant, during the study programme or in another manner, has displayed special skills in writing major papers, e.g. a thesis. Aarhus School of Business is part of Aarhus University. It currently has 480 permanent employees, including 240 researchers. ASB holds the international EQUIS accreditation awarded by the EFMD (European Foundation of Management Development).
Researchers at ASB cover most fields of research in management, economics, business communication and law. ASB has developed a large international network in these fields.
More than 7,000 students are enrolled at the university. Study programmes include six-semester bachelor programmes, four-semester master’s programmes and three-year full-time PhD programmes as well as part-time MBA and diploma courses.
The scientific staff of the Department of Management includes 32 researchers of whom 7 are full professors. There are also a number of PhD students and research assistants.
Further information about Aarhus School of Business can be found at: www.asb.dk
Scholarship for PhD in Social Sciences at University of Leicester
The Department of Sociology at the University of Leicester has a long and well-respected tradition in both teaching and research. We have ESRC 1+3 and CASE recognition for full and part time awards, and in the 2008 research assessment exercise 75% of what we submitted is judged as internationally recognised, which reflects our strengths in social theory, sport, language and interaction, gender and sexuality, health and illness, migration, political sociology and social movements and social simulation.
The department is offering one three year PhD Scholarship which provides £3,000 per annum towards fees and an annual stipend of £9,000. In order to be eligible, candidates must meet the following criteria:
Home/EU fee status.
Intending to start their PhD in July or October 2009. For each intended start date, in order to be considered for the scholarship the candidate must have provided all relevant documentation to satisfy conditions of offer (and otherwise completed all application procedures) by a date approximately two months prior to arrival. These deadline dates are therefore 1st May and 1st August 2009. There is no separate application process for the scholarship and all candidates who satisfy these conditions will be considered.
Submission of a two A4 page research proposal providing as much detail as possible about the intended research (summary of existing knowledge, research question, intended methods and so on). This proposal will form a key part of the assessment process for the scholarship and the topic of the research must be clearly relevant to the expertise of one or more members of the department who will be asked to supervise the successful applicant.
Good Masters level qualification in a relevant social science with a recognisable research methods component.
In order to be considered for this scholarship, please apply in the normal way to the university (http://www.le.ac.uk/pgprospectus/, general postgraduate enquiries can be made via pgadmissions@le.ac.uk) for one of the start dates above, providing all material requested by the department (including a research proposal) by the relevant deadline.
The department will consider all eligible candidates as soon as possible after each deadline and inform the successful candidate. The department reserves the right not to award the scholarship if no sufficiently well qualified candidate presents themselves.
For further information on the scholarship or postgraduate study please visit the Department of Sociology at http://www.le.ac.uk/sociology/ (with postgraduate information at http://www.le.ac.uk/sociology/pg/pg.html) or contact the Director of Postgraduate Studies at pgradsoc@le.ac.uk if the information you need is not available on the web.
The department is offering one three year PhD Scholarship which provides £3,000 per annum towards fees and an annual stipend of £9,000. In order to be eligible, candidates must meet the following criteria:
Home/EU fee status.
Intending to start their PhD in July or October 2009. For each intended start date, in order to be considered for the scholarship the candidate must have provided all relevant documentation to satisfy conditions of offer (and otherwise completed all application procedures) by a date approximately two months prior to arrival. These deadline dates are therefore 1st May and 1st August 2009. There is no separate application process for the scholarship and all candidates who satisfy these conditions will be considered.
Submission of a two A4 page research proposal providing as much detail as possible about the intended research (summary of existing knowledge, research question, intended methods and so on). This proposal will form a key part of the assessment process for the scholarship and the topic of the research must be clearly relevant to the expertise of one or more members of the department who will be asked to supervise the successful applicant.
Good Masters level qualification in a relevant social science with a recognisable research methods component.
In order to be considered for this scholarship, please apply in the normal way to the university (http://www.le.ac.uk/pgprospectus/, general postgraduate enquiries can be made via pgadmissions@le.ac.uk) for one of the start dates above, providing all material requested by the department (including a research proposal) by the relevant deadline.
The department will consider all eligible candidates as soon as possible after each deadline and inform the successful candidate. The department reserves the right not to award the scholarship if no sufficiently well qualified candidate presents themselves.
For further information on the scholarship or postgraduate study please visit the Department of Sociology at http://www.le.ac.uk/sociology/ (with postgraduate information at http://www.le.ac.uk/sociology/pg/pg.html) or contact the Director of Postgraduate Studies at pgradsoc@le.ac.uk if the information you need is not available on the web.
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