The PhD project is oriented towards the application of mass spectrometry (MS) based metabolomics and proteomics methods in a combination with Chemometric Bioinformatics:
* to find biomarkers for tumour progression and therapeutic response in order to reveal new therapeutic options for brain malignancies.
* to find biomarkers assessable in blood for early tumour detection, prognostication and prediction of treatment response for brain malignancies.
At the Department of Chemistry, Computational Life Science Cluster (CLiC), Biological Chemistry in collaboration with Departments of Neurosurgery and Oncology.
The Department of Chemistry at Umeå University today has approximately 200 members and offers a stimulating environment with a commitment to excellence in teaching and research, and provides a valuable service to society.. The department offers degrees at B.Sc., M.Sc. and Ph.D. levels, and our graduate- and postgraduate students are attractive for employment in both academic institutions and industry.
Computational Life Science Cluster (CLiC) at Umeå University is part of an ongoing effort to further stimulate and advance computer based modelling, tools and strategies in experimental sciences.
The PhD project is oriented towards the application of mass spectrometry (MS) based metabolomics and proteomics methods in a combination with Chemometric Bioinformatics:
* to find biomarkers for tumour progression and therapeutic response in order to reveal new therapeutic options for brain malignancies.
* to find biomarkers assessable in blood for early tumour detection, prognostication and prediction of treatment response for brain malignancies.
This study is a part of an interdisciplinary project between Chemistry, Pathology, Neurosurgery, Oncology and UPSC at Umeå University, which focus on the metabolomics and proteomics targeting of three different tumour groups: brain, prostate and ovarial. The research group consists of clinicians and researchers specialized in the mentioned areas of cancer, together with research expertise in metabolomics, proteomics and chemometric bioinformatics.
The recruitment procedure will follow the Higher Education Ordinance (“Högskoleförordningen” Chapters 5 and 7). Prerequisites include either i)240 ECTS credits (swe. Högskolepoäng) of higher education studies of which 60 should be on an advanced level (Master level) with focus on chemistry, or ii) 120 Swedish (old) credits (swe. Poäng; corresponding to 180 ECTS credits) of higher education studies if they were taken before July 1, 2007 or equivalent competence.
Advanced course(s), or other experience in MS based metabolomics/proteomics, chemometrics and brain malignancies are of advantage, as well as evidence of proficiency in written and oral communication in English.
The application should contain a CV, including academic grades and relevant documentation, and a personal letter of one A4 sheet describing yourself and your reasons for applying to this position.
For more information, contact Ass. Prof. Henrik Antti, phone +46-(0)90-786 53 58, e-mail: henrik.antti@chem.umu.se
Union information is available from SACO, +46-(0)90-786 53 65, SEKO, +46-(0)90-786 52 96 and ST, +46-(0)90-786 54 31.
Applications will be discarded or, if the applicant so wishes, returned two years after the position has been filled. Documents sent electronically should be in MS Word or PDF format.
Your complete application, marked with reference number 313-381-09, should be sent to jobb@umu.se or to the Registrar, Umeå University, SE-901 87 Umeå, Sweden to arrive April 30, 2009 at the latest.
We look forward receiving your application!
Kamis, 28 Mei 2009
Rabu, 27 Mei 2009
Funded Graduate Studentships
Funded Graduate Studentships
Dr. Josh Lepawsky in the Department of Geography at Memorial
University of Newfoundland is seeking graduate students (MA or PhD)
interested in studying the international trade and traffic of
electronic waste (e-waste). These studentships are funded through a
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Environmental Issues
Research Grant.
Ideal applicants will be recent or current undergraduates (for MA
positions) or graduates (for PhD positions) with some background in
cultural, economic, or political geography (or cognate disciplines,
including STS), and/or Asian Studies. The ability to conduct
fieldwork in Asian contexts, including but not limited to China,
India, and Singapore, would be especially advantageous.
Eligibility
The studentships are conditional on successful admission to the
graduate program. Applicants need not secure, or apply for, admission
prior to application for these studentships. Annual renewal of the
studentships are subject to satisfactory progress towards graduate
degree completion. International applications are welcome.
The Department of Geography at Memorial University offers attractive
funding packages for graduate students. There are numerous internal
and external scholarship and fellowship opportunities for competitive
applicants.
Potential applicants are encouraged to contact Dr. Josh Lepawsky
directly by e-mail for further information about the studentships.
Applicants should include in their message answers to the following
questions:
1. Why are you interested in e-waste as a research topic?
2. What sort of research questions do you have in mind?
3. How do you anticipate answering them?
4. What do you see yourself bringing to the broader research project
that might enrich it?
Please include a curriculum vitae or a brief description of your
program of study.
Further information can be found at:
http://www.mun.ca/geog/people/faculty/jlepawsky.php
and
http://www.mun.ca/geog/research/digital_develop.php
Details about applying to graduate studies at Memorial University can
be found at:
http://www.mun.ca/become/
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Josh Lepawsky
Assistant Professor
Department of Geography
Phone: +1 709 737 3098
Fax: +1 709 737 3119
Skype: lepawsky
Memorial University
Department of Geography
300 Prince Philip Drive
St. John's, NL
Canada
A1B 3X9
http://www.mun.ca/geog/people/faculty/jlepawsky.php
http://www.mun.ca/geog/research/digital_develop.php
Dr. Josh Lepawsky in the Department of Geography at Memorial
University of Newfoundland is seeking graduate students (MA or PhD)
interested in studying the international trade and traffic of
electronic waste (e-waste). These studentships are funded through a
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Environmental Issues
Research Grant.
Ideal applicants will be recent or current undergraduates (for MA
positions) or graduates (for PhD positions) with some background in
cultural, economic, or political geography (or cognate disciplines,
including STS), and/or Asian Studies. The ability to conduct
fieldwork in Asian contexts, including but not limited to China,
India, and Singapore, would be especially advantageous.
Eligibility
The studentships are conditional on successful admission to the
graduate program. Applicants need not secure, or apply for, admission
prior to application for these studentships. Annual renewal of the
studentships are subject to satisfactory progress towards graduate
degree completion. International applications are welcome.
The Department of Geography at Memorial University offers attractive
funding packages for graduate students. There are numerous internal
and external scholarship and fellowship opportunities for competitive
applicants.
Potential applicants are encouraged to contact Dr. Josh Lepawsky
directly by e-mail for further information about the studentships.
Applicants should include in their message answers to the following
questions:
1. Why are you interested in e-waste as a research topic?
2. What sort of research questions do you have in mind?
3. How do you anticipate answering them?
4. What do you see yourself bringing to the broader research project
that might enrich it?
Please include a curriculum vitae or a brief description of your
program of study.
Further information can be found at:
http://www.mun.ca/geog/people/
and
http://www.mun.ca/geog/
Details about applying to graduate studies at Memorial University can
be found at:
http://www.mun.ca/become/
------
Josh Lepawsky
Assistant Professor
Department of Geography
Phone: +1 709 737 3098
Fax: +1 709 737 3119
Skype: lepawsky
Memorial University
Department of Geography
300 Prince Philip Drive
St. John's, NL
Canada
A1B 3X9
http://www.mun.ca/geog/people/
http://www.mun.ca/geog/
[Australia] CMCRC Scholarships in Finance, Informatics, Accounting, Linguistics
Up to 30 Scholarships for 2008 and 2009 at A$50,000 per annum tax free
Exciting research with opportunities for international travel
We are seeking graduates with qualifications in one, or more of:
1. Finance
2. Econometrics
3. Information Technology / Data mining
4. Computational Linguistics
5. Accounting
Completed application forms should be sent to:
Capital Markets CRC Limited
Scholarship Selection Committee
GPO Box 970, Sydney, NSW 2001
Enquiries can be directed to:
Dr Will Renner,
Senior Education Manager, CMCRC
Fax: +61 (0) 2 8088 4201
Email: scholarships@cmcrc.com
The Capital Markets Cooperative Research Centre (CMCRC) has been a very successful research centre that has won prizes for its research and has already spun-off several businesses. The research work of the existing CMCRC is described below. Funding has recently been obtained for a much larger CRC that will operate internationally. The CMCRC`s research is supported by government, industry partners, security exchanges, and regulators in Australia, the UK, Singapore, Hong Kong, Scandinavia, and North America. Students are based both in Australia and overseas and have some opportunity to travel.
The CMCRC provides an exciting, high calibre, and well resourced research environment for work in capital markets. The research objective is to create better capital markets locally, regionally, and globally. CMCRC research is about providing a better understanding of financial markets (their operation and their price behaviour) and research which facilitates the provision of advances in technology to capital markets. In the CMCRC there is a particular focus on the enhancement of market integrity and security. CMCRC research is also about realising commercial benefits from innovation, and the CMCRC provides direct participation in commercial results for PhD Students.
Programmes currently operate under the following research themes:
1. market design and market behaviour
2. surveillance and compliance
3. data mining
4. language technology
5. the analysis of accounting and audit data relevant to security markets.
Interdisciplinary research is encouraged. Applications are invited for full-time scholarships to support PhD studies. We seek highly motivated and enthusiastic scholars from the disciplines above, who wish to work in the area of financial markets.
Eligibility
Successful candidates will have a 1st class honours degree in one of the disciplines above, or a Masters degree with a major research component, an exceptional academic record, strong written and verbal communications skills, and an ability to work in a team environment. The successful applicants will work closely with one or more industry partners, and consequently will need to be flexible with regard to their research topic. Students will be enrolled at The University of New South Wales, The University of Technology Sydney, The University of Wollongong, The University of Sydney, Macquarie University, or an overseas university associated with the CMCRC, such as the University of Reading. Students generally apply to the CMCRC before they apply to the university, but applications may proceed simultaneously. We encouage applicants to establish contact with potential supervisors at our partner universities in conjunction with their application.
Award Tenure
Subject to satisfactory performance, scholarships are tenable for up to three years commencing in 2009 and 2010. Scholarships of up to $50,000 pa will be offered. The scholarship is tax free. Australian residents in our program obtain RTS places, which means that they do not pay tuition fees or HECS..
Application Closing Dates
Applications are considered for selection several times per year. Please submit your completed application before one of the following closing dates. Shortlisted applicants are interviewed prior to placement. The selection and placement process normally takes about 8 weeks.
Application Closing Date
15 June, 2009
15 November, 2009
Additional information for international students.
International students are eligible to apply for scholarships. It is particularly important for international students to demonstrate the quality of their qualification, their capacity for research and their ability in written and spoken English. Short-listed applicants will be interviewed. Note: the CMCRC does not pay university tuition fees for international students. International students can usually apply to their university or faculty for a fee scholarship, or fee waiver. CMCRC students are usually successful in such applications, but this is a matter for the student and the university, not the CMCRC.
Exciting research with opportunities for international travel
We are seeking graduates with qualifications in one, or more of:
1. Finance
2. Econometrics
3. Information Technology / Data mining
4. Computational Linguistics
5. Accounting
Completed application forms should be sent to:
Capital Markets CRC Limited
Scholarship Selection Committee
GPO Box 970, Sydney, NSW 2001
Enquiries can be directed to:
Dr Will Renner,
Senior Education Manager, CMCRC
Fax: +61 (0) 2 8088 4201
Email: scholarships@cmcrc.com
The Capital Markets Cooperative Research Centre (CMCRC) has been a very successful research centre that has won prizes for its research and has already spun-off several businesses. The research work of the existing CMCRC is described below. Funding has recently been obtained for a much larger CRC that will operate internationally. The CMCRC`s research is supported by government, industry partners, security exchanges, and regulators in Australia, the UK, Singapore, Hong Kong, Scandinavia, and North America. Students are based both in Australia and overseas and have some opportunity to travel.
The CMCRC provides an exciting, high calibre, and well resourced research environment for work in capital markets. The research objective is to create better capital markets locally, regionally, and globally. CMCRC research is about providing a better understanding of financial markets (their operation and their price behaviour) and research which facilitates the provision of advances in technology to capital markets. In the CMCRC there is a particular focus on the enhancement of market integrity and security. CMCRC research is also about realising commercial benefits from innovation, and the CMCRC provides direct participation in commercial results for PhD Students.
Programmes currently operate under the following research themes:
1. market design and market behaviour
2. surveillance and compliance
3. data mining
4. language technology
5. the analysis of accounting and audit data relevant to security markets.
Interdisciplinary research is encouraged. Applications are invited for full-time scholarships to support PhD studies. We seek highly motivated and enthusiastic scholars from the disciplines above, who wish to work in the area of financial markets.
Eligibility
Successful candidates will have a 1st class honours degree in one of the disciplines above, or a Masters degree with a major research component, an exceptional academic record, strong written and verbal communications skills, and an ability to work in a team environment. The successful applicants will work closely with one or more industry partners, and consequently will need to be flexible with regard to their research topic. Students will be enrolled at The University of New South Wales, The University of Technology Sydney, The University of Wollongong, The University of Sydney, Macquarie University, or an overseas university associated with the CMCRC, such as the University of Reading. Students generally apply to the CMCRC before they apply to the university, but applications may proceed simultaneously. We encouage applicants to establish contact with potential supervisors at our partner universities in conjunction with their application.
Award Tenure
Subject to satisfactory performance, scholarships are tenable for up to three years commencing in 2009 and 2010. Scholarships of up to $50,000 pa will be offered. The scholarship is tax free. Australian residents in our program obtain RTS places, which means that they do not pay tuition fees or HECS..
Application Closing Dates
Applications are considered for selection several times per year. Please submit your completed application before one of the following closing dates. Shortlisted applicants are interviewed prior to placement. The selection and placement process normally takes about 8 weeks.
Application Closing Date
15 June, 2009
15 November, 2009
Additional information for international students.
International students are eligible to apply for scholarships. It is particularly important for international students to demonstrate the quality of their qualification, their capacity for research and their ability in written and spoken English. Short-listed applicants will be interviewed. Note: the CMCRC does not pay university tuition fees for international students. International students can usually apply to their university or faculty for a fee scholarship, or fee waiver. CMCRC students are usually successful in such applications, but this is a matter for the student and the university, not the CMCRC.
4 PhD scholarships in Economics at LUISS Guido Carli, Rome, Italy
website link:
http://www.luiss.edu/dptea/doctoral-programs/economics/application-and-admission
Positions available for enrollment in the PhD in Economics, academic year 2009-2010
For the academic year 2009-20010, eight positions are available. All positions are tuition free. Four positions come with a scholarship.
The deadline for submitting an application is May, 29, 2009. Courses start October 2009.
* Requirements: Students applying for the Doctoral Program must have completed a Laurea Magistrale or a Laurea (vecchio ordinamento) or any other equivalent foreign (bachelor) degree. If you hold a bachelor degree granted by a foreign institution, you have to obtain a legal transcript translated in Italian along with a certificate of validation (dichiarazione di valore) issued by an Italian diplomatic office in the same country where the degree was granted.
* Deadline: May 29 2009. Applications from students who will complete their degree by July 31 2009 will also be considered. Along with the application form, students must provide:
1. one reference letter,
2. a transcript showing exams passed, date of completion and marks awarded.
* Admission procedure. Based on the above documents, the personal resume and any other academic degrees and certificates that the candidates may want to submit along with their application (such as the GRE, GMAT or certificates of English proficiency), a subset of candidates will be selected for a colloquium to be held at LUISS G. Carli (viale Romania 32), July 3, at 9am. In the colloquium, the Selection Committe will test the candidate potential and ability to carry out academic research in economics.
* Notification of the colloquium. By June 18 we will notify by certified e-mail the applicants who are admitted to the final colloquium.
* Download the official call.
Summing-Up
Deadline for application May 29, 2009
Notification of the adimission to the colloquium June 18, 2009
Colloquium July 3,2009
Notification of admission July 3, 2009
Course starting Mid-September
Applications must be sent to: Ricerca e Didattica - Dottorati di Ricerca - LUISS Guido Carli - Viale Romania, 32 - 00197, Rome.
For additional information and enquires, write to phd.economics@luiss.it
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Positions available for enrollment in the PhD in Economics, academic year 2009-2010
For the academic year 2009-20010, eight positions are available. All positions are tuition free. Four positions come with a scholarship.
The deadline for submitting an application is May, 29, 2009. Courses start October 2009.
* Requirements: Students applying for the Doctoral Program must have completed a Laurea Magistrale or a Laurea (vecchio ordinamento) or any other equivalent foreign (bachelor) degree. If you hold a bachelor degree granted by a foreign institution, you have to obtain a legal transcript translated in Italian along with a certificate of validation (dichiarazione di valore) issued by an Italian diplomatic office in the same country where the degree was granted.
* Deadline: May 29 2009. Applications from students who will complete their degree by July 31 2009 will also be considered. Along with the application form, students must provide:
1. one reference letter,
2. a transcript showing exams passed, date of completion and marks awarded.
* Admission procedure. Based on the above documents, the personal resume and any other academic degrees and certificates that the candidates may want to submit along with their application (such as the GRE, GMAT or certificates of English proficiency), a subset of candidates will be selected for a colloquium to be held at LUISS G. Carli (viale Romania 32), July 3, at 9am. In the colloquium, the Selection Committe will test the candidate potential and ability to carry out academic research in economics.
* Notification of the colloquium. By June 18 we will notify by certified e-mail the applicants who are admitted to the final colloquium.
* Download the official call.
Summing-Up
Deadline for application May 29, 2009
Notification of the adimission to the colloquium June 18, 2009
Colloquium July 3,2009
Notification of admission July 3, 2009
Course starting Mid-September
Applications must be sent to: Ricerca e Didattica - Dottorati di Ricerca - LUISS Guido Carli - Viale Romania, 32 - 00197, Rome.
For additional information and enquires, write to phd.economics@luiss.it
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* Research Centers
* Publications
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* Italian Website
In This Section
* Doctoral Programs
o Economics
+ Main Research Areas
+ Why LUISS?
+ Application and admission
+ Course Structure
+ Faculty
+ Contacts
o Management
o History and Theory of Economic Development
o Law and Economics
MS/PhD Digital Signal Processing and Multimedia System Lab., Chosun University,South Korea
Digital Signal Processing and Multimedia System Lab., Department of Information and Communication Engineering, Chosun University, Gwangju, South Korea has 2 openings for foreign students to pursue MS or PhD. Students who are willing to do MS leading to PhD are more preferred. DSP & MM Systems lab. is researching on following topic: 1. Content Based Image Retrieval (CBIR)/Computer Vision
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CBIR Interested students can send email directly to this group. Use the following subject when you send emails:
"MS-PhD opportunity DSP & MM Systems Lab." Potential candidates should have following basic profile: 1. GPA 3 or higher (less GPA may also be accepted if one has good score in English Test i.e. TOEFL).
2. TOEFL iBT 80 or more.
3. Good programming skills, especially in Matlab.
4. Can do research without or with little guidance. Please also forward this information to your friends who might be interested in this opportunity. The deadline for applying is fast approaching. Complete information about deadline and how to apply can be found on Chosun University website.
http://eng.chosun.ac.kr/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
"MS-PhD opportunity DSP & MM Systems Lab."
2. TOEFL iBT 80 or more.
3. Good programming skills, especially in Matlab.
4. Can do research without or with little guidance.
http://eng.chosun.ac.kr/
2 PhD Scholarships in Freshwater Ecology at the Univ of Canterbury, NZ
Two PhD Scholarships in Freshwater Ecology at the University of Canterbury
(a) Flow variation and threatened galaxiid fishes, and
(b) influence of urbanisation on stream invertebrate populations.
Two fully funded PhD studentships are available within the Freshwater Ecology Research Group, School of Biological Sciences, University of Canterbury for freshwater ecology research. This is a chance for high calibre students to join a successful research team investigating a wide variety of issues in freshwater ecosystems.
We are looking for students who can undertake innovative research that will both improve understanding of fundamental issues and enhance current management. There is an opportunity for students to develop their own research ideas as long as they fit within the overall focus of the research group. However, we would especially like to hear from students who wish to work on either (a) the effects of flow variation on the ecology of threatened galaxiid fishes or (b) the influence of urbanisation on stream invertebrate populations.
Applicants need to have the potential to carry out innovative and insightful research, as well as the initiative and personality to communicate the results to a wide variety of groups. They must be able to work within a team and can expect high quality mentoring and support from the group. Successful applicants will have a strong academic record, appropriate practical and technical experience, and will have demonstrated a high level of ability in written and oral communication.
The scholarships are for study at the University of Canterbury within the Freshwater Ecology Research Group within the Freshwater Ecology Research Group of the School of Biological Sciences in association with Associate Professor Angus McIntosh and Dr Jon Harding, and are available now for start by October 2009. The scholarships consist of a NZ $22,000 p.a. student stipend and funding to cover course fees and research expenses for three years.
Applications should be sent via e-mail to Katie McHugh (Katie.mchugh-at-canterbury.ac.nz ), administrative assistant in the School of Biological Sciences, by 19 June 2009, and should include:
(i) a full curriculum vitae (including phone contact details),
(ii) a copy of your academic record,
(iii) a one page statement of your research interests and aspirations,
(iv) the names and contact details of three referees who are willing to provide confidential comments on your capacity to undertake a PhD, and
(v) an indication of your desired start date.
Successful applicants may be required to submit copies of official documents before being admitted to the PhD program at the University of Canterbury.
Questions of an academic nature can be addressed to either:
Associate Professor Angus McIntosh (angus.mcintosh@canterbury.ac.nz ) or Dr Jon Harding (jon.harding@canterbury.ac.nz)
(a) Flow variation and threatened galaxiid fishes, and
(b) influence of urbanisation on stream invertebrate populations.
Two fully funded PhD studentships are available within the Freshwater Ecology Research Group, School of Biological Sciences, University of Canterbury for freshwater ecology research. This is a chance for high calibre students to join a successful research team investigating a wide variety of issues in freshwater ecosystems.
We are looking for students who can undertake innovative research that will both improve understanding of fundamental issues and enhance current management. There is an opportunity for students to develop their own research ideas as long as they fit within the overall focus of the research group. However, we would especially like to hear from students who wish to work on either (a) the effects of flow variation on the ecology of threatened galaxiid fishes or (b) the influence of urbanisation on stream invertebrate populations.
Applicants need to have the potential to carry out innovative and insightful research, as well as the initiative and personality to communicate the results to a wide variety of groups. They must be able to work within a team and can expect high quality mentoring and support from the group. Successful applicants will have a strong academic record, appropriate practical and technical experience, and will have demonstrated a high level of ability in written and oral communication.
The scholarships are for study at the University of Canterbury within the Freshwater Ecology Research Group within the Freshwater Ecology Research Group of the School of Biological Sciences in association with Associate Professor Angus McIntosh and Dr Jon Harding, and are available now for start by October 2009. The scholarships consist of a NZ $22,000 p.a. student stipend and funding to cover course fees and research expenses for three years.
Applications should be sent via e-mail to Katie McHugh (Katie.mchugh-at-canterbury.
(i) a full curriculum vitae (including phone contact details),
(ii) a copy of your academic record,
(iii) a one page statement of your research interests and aspirations,
(iv) the names and contact details of three referees who are willing to provide confidential comments on your capacity to undertake a PhD, and
(v) an indication of your desired start date.
Successful applicants may be required to submit copies of official documents before being admitted to the PhD program at the University of Canterbury.
Questions of an academic nature can be addressed to either:
Associate Professor Angus McIntosh (angus.mcintosh@canterbury.ac.
For information on PhD study at the University of Canterbury, including entry requirements, see: http://www.canterbury.ac.nz/
For information on the School of Biological Sciences see: http://www.biol.canterbury.ac.
For information on the Freshwater Ecology Research Group see: http://www.biol.canterbury.ac.
SCG Foundation – ASEAN Foundation Scholarship for Bachelor and Master
“Concern for Social Responsibility” is one of the four principles long upheld by the Siam Cement Group (SCG) in doing business. Over the last 40 years, SCG Foundation was established to carry out activities dedicated to social contribution, human resources development especially of children and youth, creating sustainable benefits for all the communities and countries where SCG operates. SCG Foundation is committed to expanding educational opportunities to the Southeast Asian countries in the hope of helping to develop their human resources so they can contribute to the development of their own countries. At the same time, it helps promote Thailand and makes the country a regional hub of the international education.
Scholarship Program for ASEAN Nationals: SCG Foundation provides scholarships for the government staff and general public in Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, and Indonesia to pursue their studies in the Bachelor, Master or Doctoral level at the leading educational institutions in Thailand. From 2007 on, 7 government staff have been awarding scholarships to come study in a field of International Development Studies whereas 11 young talents were granted opportunities to fulfill their dreams in Engineering and Business Administration. Among them, 7 scholars already completed and are now contributing back to society. Especially, this year SCG Foundation joins hands with ASEAN Foundation in offering scholarships opportunities to talent students of ASEAN countries to come study in Thailand under the so called “SCG Foundation – ASEAN Foundation Scholarship Program for ASEAN Nationals” Numbers and Fields of Scholarships:
Scholarship Program for ASEAN Nationals: SCG Foundation provides scholarships for the government staff and general public in Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, and Indonesia to pursue their studies in the Bachelor, Master or Doctoral level at the leading educational institutions in Thailand. From 2007 on, 7 government staff have been awarding scholarships to come study in a field of International Development Studies whereas 11 young talents were granted opportunities to fulfill their dreams in Engineering and Business Administration. Among them, 7 scholars already completed and are now contributing back to society. Especially, this year SCG Foundation joins hands with ASEAN Foundation in offering scholarships opportunities to talent students of ASEAN countries to come study in Thailand under the so called “SCG Foundation – ASEAN Foundation Scholarship Program for ASEAN Nationals” Numbers and Fields of Scholarships:
Vietnam
- Master Energy Technology at Asian Institute of Technology
- Master Industrial Engineering at Asian Institute of Technology
- Master Chemical Engineering at Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology
- Master Business Administration at Assumption University of Thailand
Cambodia
- Master Construction Engineering at Asian Institute of Technology
Indonesia
- Master Electrical Engineering Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology
The Philippines
- Bachelor Mechanical Engineering Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology
Benefit Package:
- Tuition fees
- Monthly Allowance
- Dormitory fees
- Health insurance
- Passport and visa fees
- Uniform
- Yearly round trip air ticket
- Education-related fees
- Internship opportunity with SCG
- Field trip e.g. Company & Plant Visit, sightseeing and group activities
Eligibility Qualifications:
For Bachelor Degree
- Last year student in high school OR 1st year university/college student
- GPA of at least 3.00 out of 4.00 scale (7.00/10.00 scale for Vietnam)
For Master Degree
- Last year university student OR recent graduates with work experience 0 – 3 years
- GPA of at least 3.00 out of 4.00 scale (7.00/10.00 scale for Vietnam)
How to Apply:
Asian Institute of Technology (AIT)
- Step 1: Type 1-page essay and e-mail to parnotw@scg.co.th, Topic: “My Intention to Contribute to Society, if I am granted the Scholarship”
- Step 2: All candidates MUST apply directly at http://www.ait.ac.th/
admissions
Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology (SIIT)
- Step 1: Type 1-page essay and e-mail to parnotw@scg.co.th, Topic: “My Intention to Contribute to Society, if I am granted the Scholarship”
- Step 2: Click here for download SIIT application and e-mail to parnotw@scg.co.th together with Transcript, Letter of Recommendation
Assumption University of Thailand (ABAC)
- Step 1: Type 1-page essay and e-mail to parnotw@scg.co.th, Topic: “My Intention to Contribute to Society, if I am granted the Scholarship”
- Step 2: Click here for download ABAC application and e-mail to parnotw@scg.co.th together with Transcript, Letter of Recommendation
Selasa, 26 Mei 2009
Asian Development Bank-Japan Scholarship Program (ADB-JSP) Master and Doctoral Scholarships 2009 at School of International Health The University of T
School of International Health, The University of Tokyo offers advanced study and research opportunities under the Asian Development Bank-Japan Scholarship Program (ADB-JSP) for oversea students from ADB member countries. Applicants for this program must have a citizenship or nationality of a developing country among the ADB member countries. The ADB-JSP at our school is designated for the Masters and Doctors Program that usually lasts for two years (for Mastes) and three years (for Doctors) and commences on 1st April every year. Language used in the program is English.
Overview
ADMISSION TO THE PROGRAM
The applicants are evaluated by the School Committee and distinguished applicants are nominated as candidates for the program and subsequently recommended to the Asian Development Bank. Admission to the ADB-JSP is finally granted for about five applicants by the Graduate Council of the University of Tokyo based on the recommendation of School of International Health and approval of ADB.
The University of Tokyo maintains an extremely high academic standard with a limited number of students. Admission to the program is very competitive, thus outstanding applicants are expected to apply.
To be eligible for admission to this program, applicants:
1. must be a citizen or national of an ADB member country listed above;
2. must have finished at least 18 years of school education (except language education);
3. must hold a degree from an accredited institution that is comparable to the Master Degree awarded by the University of Tokyo;
4. must have working experience for at least two years in the field of health/medical science;
5. must be aged below 35 years;
6. must not be military personnel;
7. must be able to arrive in Japan between 1st and 10th of April, 2010
8. must agree to return to his/her home country after completion of studies under the Program;
9. must not be living or working in a country other than his/her home country;
* *IMPORTANT: The duration of scholarship is only TWO years although Doctors program lasts for three years.
There is no guarantee that you can take another scholarship for the third year.
* *Applicants already have studied abroad have lesser priority.
SCHEDULE
- Deadline for application (All the documents must be submitted): 31stMay, 2009
- Notification of preliminary selection by the School Committee: 31stJuly, 2009
- Notification of final selection by the Asian Development Bank: 31stOctober, 2009
* Notification will be made as early as possible after completion of the selection process.
FINANCIAL AID
The ADB-JSP scholarship covers admission and tuition fees, subsistence allowance (minimum 150,000 yen per month), economy class airfare and other expenditures including medical/accident insurance.
ADDRESS OF CORRESPONDENCE AND INQUIRIES
Office of Director, School of International Health
Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo
7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
Fax: +81-3-5841-3637 E-mail: adb@m.u-tokyo.ac.jp
NOTICE
* If you send the applications by International Express Service (DHL, UPS, FedEx etc.), please send to the following address.
Ms. Ruriko Shimoyama
S-510, Faculty of Medicine Bldg. 3,
Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo
7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
Tel: +81-3-5841-3688 Fax: +81-3-5841-3637 E-mail: adb@m.u-tokyo.ac.jp
* If you send the applications by airmail or EMS, please send to the following address.
Office of Director, School of International Health
Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo
7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
Tel: +81-3-5841-3688 Fax: +81-3-5841-3637
E-mail: adb@m.u-tokyo.ac.jp
PLEASE SEND BY AIRMAIL, NOT E-MAIL for submission of the application.
ADB MEMBER COUNTRIES ELIGIBLE FOR THE PROGRAM
(1) Afghanistan
(2) Azerbaijan
(3) Bangladesh
(4) Bhutan
(5) Cambodia
(6) China, People`s Republic of
(7) Cook Islands
(8) Fiji
(9) India
(10) Indonesia
(11) Kazakhstan
(12) Kiribati
(13) Kyrgyz Republic
(14) Lao People`s Democratic Republic
(15) Malaysia
(16) Maldives
(17) Marshall Islands
(18) Micronesia, Federated States of
(19) Mongolia
(20) Myanmar
(21) Nauru, Republic of
(22) Nepal
(23) Pakistan
(24) Papua New Guinea
(25) Philippines
(26) Samoa
(27) Solomon Islands
(28) Sri Lanka
(29) Tajikistan
(30) Thailand
(31) Tonga
(32) Tuvalu
(33) Uzbekistan
(34) Vanuatu
(35) Vietnam
[USA] Postdoctoral Positions in Robotics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Postdoctoral Positions in Robotics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
At least two postdoctoral research positions are available in the Distributed Robotics Laboratory at CSAIL, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge MA USA. The PI is Prof. Daniela Rus. See URL: groups.csail.mit.edu/drl
Each appointment duration is 12 months, with a possible extension of another 12 months.
Position 1
The research will be focused on designing small soft robots capable of locomotion and internal deformation, in order to squeeze through holes narrower than the robot body. The research will investigate the role of new materials and non- traditional actuation in designing and controlling such machines. The research will also investigate control and planning algorithms for this type of system. This project is a collaboration between MIT, Harvard, and iRobot. For this position we are looking for applicants with robotics background. Applicants with chemical engineering background can also be a good fit. We are looking for candidates with knowledge of mechanism design and control, demonstrated creativity, and experience with building robots.
Position 2
The research will be focused on decentralized control of multi-robot systems. We are looking for creative candidates with strong background in control theory, estimation theory, and experience with implementing algorithms on hardware platforms. Some knowledge of computer networking is also desirable.
Applications
Applicants for both positions should hold a PhD in a robotics-related discipline. Interested applicants should send a CV (with a brief research statement) and a list of references by email to Rebecca Yadegar ryadegar@csail.mit.edu
At least two postdoctoral research positions are available in the Distributed Robotics Laboratory at CSAIL, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge MA USA. The PI is Prof. Daniela Rus. See URL: groups.csail.mit.edu/drl
Each appointment duration is 12 months, with a possible extension of another 12 months.
Position 1
The research will be focused on designing small soft robots capable of locomotion and internal deformation, in order to squeeze through holes narrower than the robot body. The research will investigate the role of new materials and non- traditional actuation in designing and controlling such machines. The research will also investigate control and planning algorithms for this type of system. This project is a collaboration between MIT, Harvard, and iRobot. For this position we are looking for applicants with robotics background. Applicants with chemical engineering background can also be a good fit. We are looking for candidates with knowledge of mechanism design and control, demonstrated creativity, and experience with building robots.
Position 2
The research will be focused on decentralized control of multi-robot systems. We are looking for creative candidates with strong background in control theory, estimation theory, and experience with implementing algorithms on hardware platforms. Some knowledge of computer networking is also desirable.
Applications
Applicants for both positions should hold a PhD in a robotics-related discipline. Interested applicants should send a CV (with a brief research statement) and a list of references by email to Rebecca Yadegar ryadegar@csail.mit.edu
Postgraduate Courses for Professionals with Relevance to Developing Countries 2010/2011 CALL for APPLICATION (Deadline 31st August 2009)
Please klick here to download this File as PDF.
The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) - Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst – supports a range of postgraduate courses at German universities which aim at providing academically educated young professionals from Developing Countries with further specialized studies. The DAAD supports these selected programs with a certain quota of scholarships and with financial assistance for a special tutoring system. At the end of the course (programs run 12 to 36 months, depending on the particular institution) participants can obtain an internationally recognized Master’s or in some courses PhD degree.
Target group:
University teaching staff, researchers and professionals holding an academic degree and with at least two years of experience in the public or private institutions in the following areas:
- Economic Sciences / Business Administration/ Political Economics
- Development Co-operation
- Engineering and related sciences
- Mathematics
- Regional Planning
- Agricultural and Forest Sciences
- Environmental Sciences
- Public Health / Veterinary Medicine / Medicine
- Sociology and Education
(See or download Annex for the list of selected courses)
Language of instruction:
German or English, depending on the degree course:
- Participants in postgraduate courses in which English is the language of instruction receive a scholarship for a two-month intensive German language course.
- Participants in postgraduate courses in which German or German/English is the language of instruction receive a scholarship for a six-month intensive German language course. Please note that the candidates must have certain German language certificate at the time of application.
Criteria for applying:
- Age limit: 36 years of age at the time of application (for some courses 32 years)
- Degree: Bachelor or Master
- GPA: min 2,75 for Master candidates and 3,00 for Doctoral candidates
- Work experience: at least two years after completing Bachelor degree.
- Language skill:
- For postgraduate courses held in English request an international TOEFL (minimum score: 550 paper based, 213 computer based, 80 internet based) or IELTS (band 6). Some courses may expect a different level. For detailed information see the website of the relevant course.
- For postgraduate courses held in German: please see the details on the course list. Certain level of German language exam may be required before admission to the course.
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Information and DAAD form are available from the:
DAAD Jakarta Office
Summitmas I, Lt. 19
Jl. Jenderal Sudirman Kav. 61-62
Jakarta 12190Consultation hours: Monday – Thursday, 1:30pm – 4:00pm
Contact person: Ms. Muji / Ms. Dwi
Phone: (021) 520 0870 / 525 2807
Fax: (021) 525 2822
E-mail: info@daadjkt.org
You are suggested to apply online. However you must send the printed form together with other application documents (triplicate) by post to the DAAD Jakarta Office before the deadline. The instruction on how to apply online is available at http://jakarta.daad.de/scholarships/Online_Application.htm
or
if you encounter problem with internet connection during the online application, you can obtain the DAAD form at : http://jakarta.daad.de/download/ApplicationFormDAAD.pdf
Application documents (please set in the following order and do NOT staple):
1. DAAD Form (see the above information)
2. Curriculum Vitae; please use the Europass specimen form at http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu/
3. A Statement of motivation for participation in the postgraduate courses with emphasis on the relevance to his/her occupation
4. Two letters of recommendation of recent date, each from supervisor at your company/institution, and from your previous academic supervisor
5. Confirmation of employment from the candidate’s employer in the home country and where possible, a guarantee of re-employment upon his/her return to the home country
6. Academic Degree Certificate (certified copies of original) in Bahasa Indonesia and the English/German translation
7. Academic transcript, covering the complete duration of academic studies (certified copies of original) in Bahasa Indonesia and the English/German translation
8. Secondary School Leaving Certificates/ijazah SMA, including note of UAN (certified copies of original) in Bahasa Indonesia and English/German translation
9. Language certificate (see criteria for applying ‘Language skills’)
for course held in English: TOEFL or IELTS scores
for course held in German: please see the website of the relevant course
Note:
All papers must be submitted in triplicate. Those applications, which do not clearly specify the desired degree course, or those that are not complete in all respects, cannot be processed, and will not be considered.
19 PhD Studentships, Electronics, University of Kent, UK
University of Kent
PhD Studentships
Department of Electronics
Broadband & Wireless Communications; Image Processing & Computer Vision; Instrumentation, Control & Embedded Systems; Digital Media.
The Department of Electronics has a number of fully funded studentships available for 2009/10 across its range of postgraduate programmes and subjects:
• Four of these studentships are associated with EPSRC Research projects.
• The remaining seven studentships are directly funded via Kent University Studentship routes, DTA awards and/or EU funding.
Three of these studentships have specific projects associated with them, while the remaining four can be chosen from a wide ranging list of projects.
Details of all the projects can be viewed at http://www.ee.kent.ac.uk/postgraduate/pg_studentships.aspx
All studentships cover tuition fees at the home/EU rate plus a maintenance grant which is equivalent to that offered by the Research Councils.
The Department is engaged in high-quality research with significant national and international impact while offering excellent opportunities for graduate studies over a wide range of projects.
Applications are invited from students from the disciplines of Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, Maths or a related discipline.
Application process
Applicants should apply online at http://www.kent.ac.uk/studying/postgrad/gradapply.html stating in which project/studentship they are interested.
The deadline for receipt of applications is 17.00 on Friday, 3rd July 2009.
PhD Studentships
Department of Electronics
Broadband & Wireless Communications; Image Processing & Computer Vision; Instrumentation, Control & Embedded Systems; Digital Media.
The Department of Electronics has a number of fully funded studentships available for 2009/10 across its range of postgraduate programmes and subjects:
• Four of these studentships are associated with EPSRC Research projects.
• The remaining seven studentships are directly funded via Kent University Studentship routes, DTA awards and/or EU funding.
Three of these studentships have specific projects associated with them, while the remaining four can be chosen from a wide ranging list of projects.
Details of all the projects can be viewed at http://www.ee.kent.ac.uk/
All studentships cover tuition fees at the home/EU rate plus a maintenance grant which is equivalent to that offered by the Research Councils.
The Department is engaged in high-quality research with significant national and international impact while offering excellent opportunities for graduate studies over a wide range of projects.
Applications are invited from students from the disciplines of Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, Maths or a related discipline.
Application process
Applicants should apply online at http://www.kent.ac.uk/
The deadline for receipt of applications is 17.00 on Friday, 3rd July 2009.
PhD Studentships at Thames Valley University, UK
Research Studentships
The Vice-Chancellor's full-time research studentships at Thames Valley University
Thames Valley University (TVU) is among just three London universities to climb 17 places or more in the Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) 2008. To celebrate TVU's performance in the RAE2008 and strengthen our research student base, the Vice-Chancellor Professor Peter John is pleased to announce a number of research scholarships, ranging from Art and Design to Nursing.
The scholarships will cover full UK/EU tuition fees and provide a maintenance allowance of £15,290 per annum for up to three years, subject to satisfactory progress.
Applications are invited from suitably qualified students to commence study in September 2009. You should hold or expect to be awarded a 2 (i) Hons degree or above. A Master's degree in an appropriate subject area is desirable. Those candidates whose first language is not English must demonstrate evidence of appropriate English language proficiency, normally defined as a minimum IELTS score of 7. In addition to their PhD studies, duties will include up to 6 hours per week (during term time) assisting with teaching on appropriate modules.
Informal academic enquiries may be directed to Professor Sibel Roller, Head of Graduate School, sibel.roller@tvu.ac.uk.
To apply, send your full Curriculum Vitae and a covering letter indicating your area of interest and including a supporting statement of no more than 500 words describing your reasons for wishing to undertake a research degree to Maria Pennells, Graduate School, Thames Valley University, St Mary's Road, London W5 5RF (researchdegrees@tvu.ac.uk). If applicable, evidence of English language proficiency should also be included.
Closing date for receipt of applications: Friday 12 June 2009.
If short-listed for one of these awards, you should be prepared to attend an interview at TV
The Vice-Chancellor's full-time research studentships at Thames Valley University
Thames Valley University (TVU) is among just three London universities to climb 17 places or more in the Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) 2008. To celebrate TVU's performance in the RAE2008 and strengthen our research student base, the Vice-Chancellor Professor Peter John is pleased to announce a number of research scholarships, ranging from Art and Design to Nursing.
The scholarships will cover full UK/EU tuition fees and provide a maintenance allowance of £15,290 per annum for up to three years, subject to satisfactory progress.
Applications are invited from suitably qualified students to commence study in September 2009. You should hold or expect to be awarded a 2 (i) Hons degree or above. A Master's degree in an appropriate subject area is desirable. Those candidates whose first language is not English must demonstrate evidence of appropriate English language proficiency, normally defined as a minimum IELTS score of 7. In addition to their PhD studies, duties will include up to 6 hours per week (during term time) assisting with teaching on appropriate modules.
Informal academic enquiries may be directed to Professor Sibel Roller, Head of Graduate School, sibel.roller@tvu.ac.uk.
To apply, send your full Curriculum Vitae and a covering letter indicating your area of interest and including a supporting statement of no more than 500 words describing your reasons for wishing to undertake a research degree to Maria Pennells, Graduate School, Thames Valley University, St Mary's Road, London W5 5RF (researchdegrees@tvu.ac.uk). If applicable, evidence of English language proficiency should also be included.
Closing date for receipt of applications: Friday 12 June 2009.
If short-listed for one of these awards, you should be prepared to attend an interview at TV
30 Doctoral Scholarships in Mathematics at University of Bonn, Germany
website link:
http://www.hausdorff-center.uni-bonn.de/doctoral-scholars
Doctoral Scholars
The Bonn International Graduate School in Mathematics (BIGS-Mathematics), embraced by the Hausdorff Center for Mathematics, a Cluster of Excellence established within the German government's Excellence Initiative, offers a PhD program in mathematics based upon the well-known teaching and research tradition of the Department of Mathematics and the Max Planck Institute for Mathematics. Research topics for dissertations can be chosen from the following sections:
Algebra and number theory (J. Franke, G. Harder, M. Rapoport, J. Schröer, C. Stroppel, D. Zagier) | Algebraic and arithmetic geometry (G.Faltings, G.Harder, D.Huybrechts, N. Perrin, M.Rapoport) | Differential geometry (W. Ballmann, U. Hamenstädt) | Discrete mathematics and complexity theory (S. Hougardy, M. Karpinski, B. Korte, T. Nieberg, N. Saxena, J. Vygen) | Global analysis (M. Lesch, W. Müller) | Mathematical models in the natural sciences (H.-W. Alt, J. Frehse, M. Griebel, F.Otto) | Moduli spaces (W. Ballmann, C.-F. Bödigheimer, G. Faltings, U. Hamenstädt, G. Harder, M. Marcolli, Y. Manin, S. Schwede, D. Zagier) | Numerical analysis (M. Griebel, R. Krause) | Partial differential equations (H.-W. Alt, J. Frehse, H. Koch, F. Otto, M. Rumpf, L. Székelyhidi) | Probability and statistics (S. Albeverio, A. Eberle, M. Karpinski, M. Schäl, K.-T. Sturm) | Pure and applied logic (M. Karpinski, P. Poepke) | Scientific computing (M. Griebel, H. Harbrecht, R. Krause, M. Rumpf) | Stochastic analysis (S. Albeverio, A. Eberle, F. Otto, K.-T. Sturm) | Topology (H.-J. Baues, C.-F. Bödigheimer, J. Hornbostel, M. Kreck, S. Schwede).
There are currently about 100 PhD students in the program, which offers a wide range of lecture courses, graduate seminars, research seminars, and winter/summer schools. The language of instruction is English. 30 doctoral grants (Hausdorff scholarships) of 1100 euros per month for a maximum of 3 years can be awarded, beginning April or October each year. The grants are supplied by a family allowance, if applicable. In addition, there are 8 qualifying grants of 800 euros per month for a qualifying year.
Applications are to be sent to: Prof. Dr. Carl-Friedrich Bödigheimer, Director of Graduate Studies,
Universität Bonn, Mathematisches Institut, Endenicher Allee 60, D-53115 Bonn, Germany.
Deadline for applications
15 January annually for entry in April or October | 31 May annually for entry in October.
For more details and a list of required documents see: www.bigs-math.uni-bonn.de
http://www.hausdorff-center.
Doctoral Scholars
The Bonn International Graduate School in Mathematics (BIGS-Mathematics), embraced by the Hausdorff Center for Mathematics, a Cluster of Excellence established within the German government's Excellence Initiative, offers a PhD program in mathematics based upon the well-known teaching and research tradition of the Department of Mathematics and the Max Planck Institute for Mathematics. Research topics for dissertations can be chosen from the following sections:
Algebra and number theory (J. Franke, G. Harder, M. Rapoport, J. Schröer, C. Stroppel, D. Zagier) | Algebraic and arithmetic geometry (G.Faltings, G.Harder, D.Huybrechts, N. Perrin, M.Rapoport) | Differential geometry (W. Ballmann, U. Hamenstädt) | Discrete mathematics and complexity theory (S. Hougardy, M. Karpinski, B. Korte, T. Nieberg, N. Saxena, J. Vygen) | Global analysis (M. Lesch, W. Müller) | Mathematical models in the natural sciences (H.-W. Alt, J. Frehse, M. Griebel, F.Otto) | Moduli spaces (W. Ballmann, C.-F. Bödigheimer, G. Faltings, U. Hamenstädt, G. Harder, M. Marcolli, Y. Manin, S. Schwede, D. Zagier) | Numerical analysis (M. Griebel, R. Krause) | Partial differential equations (H.-W. Alt, J. Frehse, H. Koch, F. Otto, M. Rumpf, L. Székelyhidi) | Probability and statistics (S. Albeverio, A. Eberle, M. Karpinski, M. Schäl, K.-T. Sturm) | Pure and applied logic (M. Karpinski, P. Poepke) | Scientific computing (M. Griebel, H. Harbrecht, R. Krause, M. Rumpf) | Stochastic analysis (S. Albeverio, A. Eberle, F. Otto, K.-T. Sturm) | Topology (H.-J. Baues, C.-F. Bödigheimer, J. Hornbostel, M. Kreck, S. Schwede).
There are currently about 100 PhD students in the program, which offers a wide range of lecture courses, graduate seminars, research seminars, and winter/summer schools. The language of instruction is English. 30 doctoral grants (Hausdorff scholarships) of 1100 euros per month for a maximum of 3 years can be awarded, beginning April or October each year. The grants are supplied by a family allowance, if applicable. In addition, there are 8 qualifying grants of 800 euros per month for a qualifying year.
Applications are to be sent to: Prof. Dr. Carl-Friedrich Bödigheimer, Director of Graduate Studies,
Universität Bonn, Mathematisches Institut, Endenicher Allee 60, D-53115 Bonn, Germany.
Deadline for applications
15 January annually for entry in April or October | 31 May annually for entry in October.
For more details and a list of required documents see: www.bigs-math.uni-bonn.de
4 PhD positions, ICT & Robotics, Scuola Sant'Anna, Italy
Call for application A.Y. 2009-10 - Non EU citizens
http://www.sssup.it/context.jsp?ID_LINK=473&area=46
Online application
http://www.sssup.it/domandeSifur/index_perf_phd.jsp
Selection schedule
Assessment of the Titles: 25 June '09, 9.00 a.m.
Selection overview
The Ph.D. in Innovative Technologies of Information & Communication Engineering and Robotics is a three-year residential program with highly interdisciplinary connotation, where students can specialize in one of the following curricula:
- Embedded Systems, with emphasis on real-time systems and resource management.
- Telecommunications, especially referring to networks and photonic technologies.
- Biorobotics, including micro-engineering, biomedical engineering, biomimetic robotics, rehabilitation technologies and computer assisted surgery.
- Perceptual Robotics, with emphasis on telerobotics, cognitive robotics and virtual environments.
Admission Requirements:
- Applicants must hold a Master of Science (M.Sc.) degree or equivalent title;
- they should not be older than 35 years on June 18, 2008; older than 35 may be exceptionally admitted by the Examination Committee;
- the candidates whose native language is not English should hold an internationally acknowledged certificate specifying their intermediate-level of English knowledge.
Positions and grants:
- 4 positions with 4 fellowships (amounting to € 14.500 per year + free meals at school's canteen + Campus facilities): 1 position for each curriculum
Deadlines:
- Candidates are requested to apply online at: www.sssup.it/phdapplicationonline by June 11, 2009, 12.00 pm GMT. In case of problems with the online application, please contact the PhD Administration Office (tel. +39 050 88.33.36-88.33.83), e-mail: techschool@sssup.it).
- An hardcopy of the application (signed by the candidate), together with the enclosures requested, must reach (regardless of forwarding date) by June 18, 2009:
Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna
Divisione Formazione Universitaria e alla Ricerca
Piazza Martiri della Libertà 33
56127 PISA, Italy
"Application PhD in Innovative Technologies" must be written on the envelopment.
Application and attachments:
Enclosures to the hard copy of the applications:
a) a copy of their passport;
b) two copies of their Curriculum Vitae et Studiorum. Please, use the EU model
c) photocopy of Candidate's University Master Degree (to be translated in Italian or in English except those written in French, German, Spanish);
d) detailed list of academic courses taken. This list should contain information regarding credits, units (or equivalent) received, the grades received for each class taken, and the date when the final (or semester) examination was taken;
e) a copy of their degree thesis (or two abstracts in English) and a copy of any other publication that they deem suitable;
f) the certificates of knowledge of the English language;
g) two copies of a detailed Research Project, of no more than 3,000 words, which will describe the research activities that applicants would like to perform during the PhD course. The Research Project will include:
- a title;
- the scientific premises and the relevant bibliography;
- the aim and expectations of the research;
- the experimental methods and data analysis methods which will be used, where required;
h) at least two Reference Letters written by Faculty Members who have supervised the applicant's work during his/her university studies;
i) a numbered list of documents attached
Selection of applicants:
- Assessment of the Titles: assessment of all the submitted documents and publications, including the CV, and the Research Project.
Beginning of the PhD Programme
The PhD Programme will start on November 3, 2009
Information:
techschool@sssup.it
tel. +39 050 88.33.36, +39 050 88.33.83
Attached documents:
Call for applications- Non EU Citizens (file pdf, 60 Kb)
CV European template (file doc, 113 Kb)
http://www.sssup.it/context.
Online application
http://www.sssup.it/
Selection schedule
Assessment of the Titles: 25 June '09, 9.00 a.m.
Selection overview
The Ph.D. in Innovative Technologies of Information & Communication Engineering and Robotics is a three-year residential program with highly interdisciplinary connotation, where students can specialize in one of the following curricula:
- Embedded Systems, with emphasis on real-time systems and resource management.
- Telecommunications, especially referring to networks and photonic technologies.
- Biorobotics, including micro-engineering, biomedical engineering, biomimetic robotics, rehabilitation technologies and computer assisted surgery.
- Perceptual Robotics, with emphasis on telerobotics, cognitive robotics and virtual environments.
Admission Requirements:
- Applicants must hold a Master of Science (M.Sc.) degree or equivalent title;
- they should not be older than 35 years on June 18, 2008; older than 35 may be exceptionally admitted by the Examination Committee;
- the candidates whose native language is not English should hold an internationally acknowledged certificate specifying their intermediate-level of English knowledge.
Positions and grants:
- 4 positions with 4 fellowships (amounting to € 14.500 per year + free meals at school's canteen + Campus facilities): 1 position for each curriculum
Deadlines:
- Candidates are requested to apply online at: www.sssup.it/
- An hardcopy of the application (signed by the candidate), together with the enclosures requested, must reach (regardless of forwarding date) by June 18, 2009:
Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna
Divisione Formazione Universitaria e alla Ricerca
Piazza Martiri della Libertà 33
56127 PISA, Italy
"Application PhD in Innovative Technologies" must be written on the envelopment.
Application and attachments:
Enclosures to the hard copy of the applications:
a) a copy of their passport;
b) two copies of their Curriculum Vitae et Studiorum. Please, use the EU model
c) photocopy of Candidate's University Master Degree (to be translated in Italian or in English except those written in French, German, Spanish);
d) detailed list of academic courses taken. This list should contain information regarding credits, units (or equivalent) received, the grades received for each class taken, and the date when the final (or semester) examination was taken;
e) a copy of their degree thesis (or two abstracts in English) and a copy of any other publication that they deem suitable;
f) the certificates of knowledge of the English language;
g) two copies of a detailed Research Project, of no more than 3,000 words, which will describe the research activities that applicants would like to perform during the PhD course. The Research Project will include:
- a title;
- the scientific premises and the relevant bibliography;
- the aim and expectations of the research;
- the experimental methods and data analysis methods which will be used, where required;
h) at least two Reference Letters written by Faculty Members who have supervised the applicant's work during his/her university studies;
i) a numbered list of documents attached
Selection of applicants:
- Assessment of the Titles: assessment of all the submitted documents and publications, including the CV, and the Research Project.
Beginning of the PhD Programme
The PhD Programme will start on November 3, 2009
Information:
techschool@sssup.it
tel. +39 050 88.33.36, +39 050 88.33.83
Attached documents:
Call for applications- Non EU Citizens (file pdf, 60 Kb)
CV European template (file doc, 113 Kb)
MSc positions, CS & Networks, Scuola Sant'Anna, Italy
MASTER PROGRAM in THE AREA OF ICT
starting in Fall 2009
at SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT'ANNA - Pisa, Italy
Applications are open at Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna of Pisa (Italy) for
two-year Master Degree (Laurea Magistrale) in Computer Science
and Networking jointly offered by University of Pisa and
Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna. See: http://mcsn.sssup.it
Details below.
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starting in Fall 2009
at SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT'ANNA - Pisa, Italy
Applications are open at Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna of Pisa (Italy) for
two-year Master Degree (Laurea Magistrale) in Computer Science
and Networking jointly offered by University of Pisa and
Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna. See: http://mcsn.sssup.it
Details below.
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Two-year Master of Science in Computer Science and Networking (MCSN)
starting September 2009
up to 40 positions are reserved for EU candidates (candidates with a
citizenship of a country belonging to the European Union) holding a
Bachelor degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering,
Telecommunications or an equivalent title in the disciplines related
to the Information and Communication Technologies.
Of these, the four best ranked candidates resident outside Italy
will receive a support by Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna for accommodation.
Additional financial support may be available after the selection.
up to 10 positions are reserved for non-EU candidates (candidates
with a citizenship of a country not belonging to the European Union)
holding a Bachelor degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering,
Telecommunications or an equivalent title in the disciplines related
to the Information and Communication Technologies. One position will
be financially supported by Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna through a
dedicated scholarship reserved for a student with citizenship from
India. The scholarship is adequate to cover tuition, accommodation,
meals and normal living expenses. Additional scholarships may be
available after the selection also for students with different
citizenships.
Application deadlines are as follows
May 31st 2009, mandatory pre-enrollment of non-EU candidates at the
italian Embassy/Consulate in their own country
http://www.study-in-italy.it/
(Enrollment in degree programs > Procedures for pre-enrollment >
Documents pre-enrollment in 2nd cycle degree programmes)
June 10th 2009, opening of the on-line application web portal for EU
and non-EU candidates.
June 30th 2009, on-line application of non-EU candidates
July 8th 2009, reception of paper validation of the non-EU applications
July 31th 2009, on-line application of EU candidates
August 8th 2009, reception of paper validation of the EU applications
More details are available at http://mcsn.sssup.it
On-line application will be open June 10th 2009.
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Description of Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna
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The Sant'Anna School for Advanced Studies of Pisa (Italy) is a public
university institute working in the field of applied sciences:
Economic Sciences, Legal Sciences and Political Sciences for the Class
of Social Sciences, and Agricultural Sciences, Medical Sciences, and
Industrial and Information Engineering for the Class of Experimental
Sciences.
Charter of Values
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Sant'Anna School for Advanced Studies implemented three principles,
which form the basis of its own mission.
Excellence - In education, research and in any other activity,
excellence is ensured through the selection of the students through
entrance examinations; the collaboration with teachers and researchers
having a high scientific, cultural and motivational profile; the high
quality of its facilities and services; and thanks to the high
professional expertise of its technical and administrative staff.
Interdisciplinarity - Used as a cultural and methodological
perspective, it is the suitable tool to address the issues and
complexities that are typical of current scientific and social world.
Internationalization - It means the establishment of connections with
institutes and centres of excellence at an international level; and
the attention paid to the education and cultural growth problems of
the young people coming from emerging Countries.
For more information on Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, you are kindly
invited to visit our web-site at
http://www.sssup.it
9 PhD positions in Life Sciences, Univ of Zurich, Swiss
International Ph.D. Programs
Life Sciences
Description: The Life Science Zurich Graduate School consists of nine highly competitive Ph.D. programs, run jointly by the ETH Zurich and the University of Zurich. Each program offers research and education opportunities in a stimulating international environment for ambitious students who wish to work towards a Ph.D. degree. Accepted students perform their research project in one of the participating research groups of their favorite program, according to their scientific interest. Advanced teaching and training courses are offered throughout the curriculum. The program language is English throughout. Ph.D. studies usually last 3-4 years.
Education: Applicants must hold or anticipate receiving a Master's degree or equivalent from a university in a relevant field before starting the Ph.D. program. Applicants accepted for the program will have to register with either the University of Zurich or ETH Zurich, depending on the affiliation of their future research group.
Application: Our web pages provide detailed information for submission of application. Please refer to the guidelines as we only take into consideration applications received in the required format: http://www.lifescience-graduateschool.ch/index.php?id=108.
Application deadlines are July 1 and December 1
Contact details:
Dr. Susanna Bachmann
Life Science Zurich Graduate School
University of Zurich
Institute of Molecular Biology
Winterthurerstrasse 190
8057 Zurich
Email: gradschool@lifescience.uzh.ch.
http://www.lifescience-graduateschool.ch/.
http://www.jobs.ac.uk/jobs/ME032/International_PhD_Programs
Life Sciences
Description: The Life Science Zurich Graduate School consists of nine highly competitive Ph.D. programs, run jointly by the ETH Zurich and the University of Zurich. Each program offers research and education opportunities in a stimulating international environment for ambitious students who wish to work towards a Ph.D. degree. Accepted students perform their research project in one of the participating research groups of their favorite program, according to their scientific interest. Advanced teaching and training courses are offered throughout the curriculum. The program language is English throughout. Ph.D. studies usually last 3-4 years.
Education: Applicants must hold or anticipate receiving a Master's degree or equivalent from a university in a relevant field before starting the Ph.D. program. Applicants accepted for the program will have to register with either the University of Zurich or ETH Zurich, depending on the affiliation of their future research group.
Application: Our web pages provide detailed information for submission of application. Please refer to the guidelines as we only take into consideration applications received in the required format: http://www.lifescience-
Application deadlines are July 1 and December 1
Contact details:
Dr. Susanna Bachmann
Life Science Zurich Graduate School
University of Zurich
Institute of Molecular Biology
Winterthurerstrasse 190
8057 Zurich
Email: gradschool@lifescience.uzh.ch.
http://www.lifescience-
http://www.jobs.ac.uk/jobs/
10 PhD scholarships in Economics & Business Management, Univ. Venice, IT
http://venus.unive.it/sse/pag/applications2009.html
Admission 2009 - 2010
The School offers two doctoral programs: Economics (DEC) and Business Management (DEA). They cooperate and share most activities.
There are 5 three-year fellowships available for DEC and another 5 for DEA.
Classes start on September 1st, 2009. Most first-year classes are common across the two programs.
The general application procedure is similar for the two programs, with minor differences. Please make sure to carefully read the relevant information for the program you wish to apply for: DEA or DEC.
Separate applications are required for either program. Simultaneous applications to more than one program are possible.
An application must abide by the statute of their respective "Bando" (Official Advert) as published on the Gazzetta Ufficiale della Repubblica Italiana. The official version of each Bando is available from the website of the Ca' Foscari University of Venice following the path Offerta Formativa -> Dottorati di Ricerca -> Scuola Superiore di Economia - SSE. (With a bit of luck, this dynamic link should get you there in one click.) Links to the necessary documents are in the grey box on the right-hand column. You can also download a copy of each Bando using the links posted in the admission page of the program you wish to apply for.
Brief GUIDELINES ON HOW TO APPLY - CALL FOR APPLICATIONS A:Y 2009/2010
These are guidelines to assist you in making your application to the SSE Doctorate programs 2009 and should be considered as informal information and are in no way legally binding.
1- Read official announcement carefully
2 – Download attachments A, B & C
3 – Read all attachments carefully
4 – Compile attachment B (application form)
5 - Ensure you have the obligatory documents to include with the application form
Attachment B - see list below
6 – Where necessary (original foreign qualifications without legal translation) fill out attachment C
7 – You should put your application and all attachments in an envelope and put the following phrase on the envelope:
Domanda di ammissione alle Scuole di dottorato di ricerca 25° ciclo (A.A. 2009/2010)
(Application for admission to Research Doctoral schools 25th cycle – AY 2009/2010)
Dottorato di ricerca in
(Research doctorate in) [please indicate the doctoral course]
8 –Deadline: Ensure that your application arrives by and not after June 23rd, 2009 at 12.30. Applications arriving after this time will not be accepted.
You can hand deliver your application to e Accoglienza studenti, Ca' Foscari University of Venice, Dorsoduro 3246, 30123 Venice (1st floor), during opening times to the public: Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, from 9.30am to 12.30pm; Wednesday also from 2.30pm to 4.30pm.
or
you can send it via express/registered mail (with note of receipt) or by private courier to Università Ca' Foscari
Ufficio Protocollo Informatico, Dorsoduro 3246, 30123 Venezia, arriving no later than Tuesday 23rd June 2009 at 12.30pm. It must arrive by this time and not sent by this time
You must attach a photocopy of your identity card (or other proof of identity) to the application form.
Obligatory attachments to the application form:
Statement of purpose written in English language -The candidate should describe his/her professional goals and research interests, as well as providing any information useful to evaluate him/her (but not implied by the other attached documents) (no more than 15.000 characters)
Curriculum Vitae
Degree Certificate –or equivalent qualification: Grade/marks of degree, title of the dissertation and a dissertation abstract of no more than 30.000 characters.
At least two letters of recommendation from university professors or scientific researchers (one letter has to attest the candidate's adequate knowledge of English language) Please use the online form. LINK
Foreign academic qualifications: if you have foreign academic qualifications you are required to attach the following:
o the academic qualification certificate including the list of exams taken, with sworn translation into Italian and Apostille;
o a "statement of value", issued by the Italian embassy/consulate in the country where the institution issuing the academic qualification is based certifying that the qualification is valid for registration at a university course – in that country - equivalent to the Research doctorate in Italy.
If you are unable to provide the "statement of value" document within the application deadline, you must fill in attachment "C".
In this case candidates will be admitted to the competitive examinations "under reservation". Therefore, if they qualify for admission as winners, they will have to submit the required original documents at the time of enrolment
All candidates must be in possession of the qualifications requested at the time of applying for the doctoral program, 23rd of June 2009, otherwise they will be excluded from the competitive examination.
OTHER QUALIFICATIONS/ DOCUMENTS to include with your application – not obligatory
• Curriculum studii (w.marks)
• Publications consistent with the Doctoral program aims, including working papers
• Masters and other advanced courses
• Research experiences with university or research institutions
• Prizes, grants
• Score in GRE, GMAT, TOEFL or similar standard tests
Please note:
You can not apply electronically
All applications must be sent to address stated above
Al documentation must be in English (preferred) or in Italian
For more information about applications to DEA and DEC, please contact (scuoledottorato@unive.it); tel.: +39-041-234-7962).
Admission 2009 - 2010
The School offers two doctoral programs: Economics (DEC) and Business Management (DEA). They cooperate and share most activities.
There are 5 three-year fellowships available for DEC and another 5 for DEA.
Classes start on September 1st, 2009. Most first-year classes are common across the two programs.
The general application procedure is similar for the two programs, with minor differences. Please make sure to carefully read the relevant information for the program you wish to apply for: DEA or DEC.
Separate applications are required for either program. Simultaneous applications to more than one program are possible.
An application must abide by the statute of their respective "Bando" (Official Advert) as published on the Gazzetta Ufficiale della Repubblica Italiana. The official version of each Bando is available from the website of the Ca' Foscari University of Venice following the path Offerta Formativa -> Dottorati di Ricerca -> Scuola Superiore di Economia - SSE. (With a bit of luck, this dynamic link should get you there in one click.) Links to the necessary documents are in the grey box on the right-hand column. You can also download a copy of each Bando using the links posted in the admission page of the program you wish to apply for.
Brief GUIDELINES ON HOW TO APPLY - CALL FOR APPLICATIONS A:Y 2009/2010
These are guidelines to assist you in making your application to the SSE Doctorate programs 2009 and should be considered as informal information and are in no way legally binding.
1- Read official announcement carefully
2 – Download attachments A, B & C
3 – Read all attachments carefully
4 – Compile attachment B (application form)
5 - Ensure you have the obligatory documents to include with the application form
Attachment B - see list below
6 – Where necessary (original foreign qualifications without legal translation) fill out attachment C
7 – You should put your application and all attachments in an envelope and put the following phrase on the envelope:
Domanda di ammissione alle Scuole di dottorato di ricerca 25° ciclo (A.A. 2009/2010)
(Application for admission to Research Doctoral schools 25th cycle – AY 2009/2010)
Dottorato di ricerca in
(Research doctorate in) [please indicate the doctoral course]
8 –Deadline: Ensure that your application arrives by and not after June 23rd, 2009 at 12.30. Applications arriving after this time will not be accepted.
You can hand deliver your application to e Accoglienza studenti, Ca' Foscari University of Venice, Dorsoduro 3246, 30123 Venice (1st floor), during opening times to the public: Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, from 9.30am to 12.30pm; Wednesday also from 2.30pm to 4.30pm.
or
you can send it via express/registered mail (with note of receipt) or by private courier to Università Ca' Foscari
Ufficio Protocollo Informatico, Dorsoduro 3246, 30123 Venezia, arriving no later than Tuesday 23rd June 2009 at 12.30pm. It must arrive by this time and not sent by this time
You must attach a photocopy of your identity card (or other proof of identity) to the application form.
Obligatory attachments to the application form:
Statement of purpose written in English language -The candidate should describe his/her professional goals and research interests, as well as providing any information useful to evaluate him/her (but not implied by the other attached documents) (no more than 15.000 characters)
Curriculum Vitae
Degree Certificate –or equivalent qualification: Grade/marks of degree, title of the dissertation and a dissertation abstract of no more than 30.000 characters.
At least two letters of recommendation from university professors or scientific researchers (one letter has to attest the candidate's adequate knowledge of English language) Please use the online form. LINK
Foreign academic qualifications: if you have foreign academic qualifications you are required to attach the following:
o the academic qualification certificate including the list of exams taken, with sworn translation into Italian and Apostille;
o a "statement of value", issued by the Italian embassy/consulate in the country where the institution issuing the academic qualification is based certifying that the qualification is valid for registration at a university course – in that country - equivalent to the Research doctorate in Italy.
If you are unable to provide the "statement of value" document within the application deadline, you must fill in attachment "C".
In this case candidates will be admitted to the competitive examinations "under reservation". Therefore, if they qualify for admission as winners, they will have to submit the required original documents at the time of enrolment
All candidates must be in possession of the qualifications requested at the time of applying for the doctoral program, 23rd of June 2009, otherwise they will be excluded from the competitive examination.
OTHER QUALIFICATIONS/ DOCUMENTS to include with your application – not obligatory
• Curriculum studii (w.marks)
• Publications consistent with the Doctoral program aims, including working papers
• Masters and other advanced courses
• Research experiences with university or research institutions
• Prizes, grants
• Score in GRE, GMAT, TOEFL or similar standard tests
Please note:
You can not apply electronically
All applications must be sent to address stated above
Al documentation must be in English (preferred) or in Italian
For more information about applications to DEA and DEC, please contact (scuoledottorato@unive.it); tel.: +39-041-234-7962).
NURSE SCHOLARSHIP IN SINGAPORE (Beasiswa Pendidikan Perawat di Singapura)
One government health institution in Singapore is opening opportunity for 20 Indonesian best students for 3 (three) years full scholarship.
Requirement :
1.Sekolah Menengah Atas (SMA) fresh graduate with average minimum 75 grade for BAHASA INDONESIA, BAHASA INGGRIS, & FISIKA/KIMIA/BIOLOGI. And average minimum grade 80 for MATEMATIKA (2007/2008 graduates are allowed to apply)
2.Good health
3.Fluent English speaking (& able to speak Chinese/Mandarin is preferable)
Please send your application & CV (in English) to PO BOX 1457 JKB 11014 enclosed with:
1.Photocopy of KTP (and passport if any)
2.Photocopy of english-translated Ijazah SMA (legalized by school)
3.Photocopy of english-translated Laporan Hasil Belajar (Raport) class of 10, 11, & 12 (legalized by school)
4.If you are in 1st & 2nd year of academy/college/university, please enclosed with previous english-translated academic transcript too.
5.Six (6) color recent passport-sized photographs
Note:
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted
Test & Interview will be held in Indonesia in the beginning of July 2009.
Successful candidates will be study in nurse polytechnic with :
1.Housing facility
2.Monthly allowance
3.Bond (ikatan dinas) in Government Hospital
For more information, please contact nursescholarship@yahoo.com
PhD Scholarships in Economics, Univ. of Siena, Italy
The University of Siena invites applications for the Graduate Program in
Economics. The University and the city offer a unique environment for
study and research in Europe.
Scholarship.
A maximum of 16 students will be admitted. The 8 most qualified
candidates will be awarded a four-year scholarship of about €10,500
($16,500) per year, after tax, for a total of about $42,000 ($67,000),
plus tuition remission. A limited number of students can take advantage
of lodging offered by the University of Siena in the Post-Graduate
College “S. Chiara” (http://www.unisi.it/santachiara/homeEn.html ) sited
in the historical centre of Siena.
The Graduate Program.
The goal of the program is to train professional economists. Former
students hold positions as economists in the academia, in consulting
businesses, and in national and internationals economic institutions,
such as central banks and regulators.
The first two years of the Program are devoted to full-time courses. All
of these are taught in English, the official language of the Program.
After fundamental training in Mathematics, Microeconomics,
Macroeconomics and Econometrics, a full menu of specialized courses is
offered. Students are exposed to different theoretical and
methodological points of view, in order to be able to explore the
frontier of economics in an original way. Students are also required to
participate in research activities, such as economics seminars and
workshops. Admission to the second year is conditioned on the results of
all first year final exams. Starting from the second year, students will
develop their own research, under the supervision of a faculty member.
While working at their dissertation, students are encouraged to
undertake periods of research in foreign academic institutions. In this
case the scholarship is increased by 50%. The doctorate is awarded after
discussion of an original piece of scientific work (which can be written
in Italian or in English). For further information about the Program,
please visit http://www.econ-pol.unisi.it/dottorato/
Application process.
Applicants must hold, or obtain by September 30 2009, an Italian “laurea
specialistica” or a “4-years laurea” or equivalent 4-5 years foreign
degree. There are no limitations on the nationality of candidates.
Prospective students are required to apply using the on-line procedure
at the following website:
http://dottorati.unisi.it/domande/elenco_proposte_24_maggio.asp
The deadline for application is June 22, 2009. In addition to the
on-line application, the following documentation is required (either in
Italian of in English):
1. Curriculum vitae
2. Academic transcripts. These must contain a full list of courses taken
and grades obtained.
3. Two letters of reference, in sealed envelopes. These must assess the
student’s aptitudes towards research, competence, scientific potential
and maturity, in comparative terms.
4. A research statement, not exceeding 1000 words.
5. (OPTIONAL) A short scientific essay, not longer than 5000 words,
resulting from independent research by the candidate.
All required documentation must be sent by June 22, 2009 to the
following address:
Ufficio Formazione e Post-Laurea
DOTTORATO IN ECONOMIA POLITICA
c/o Collegio Santa Chiara
Via Valdimontone n. 1
53100 Siena, Italy.
Selection of Students.
The selection of candidates will be based on an evaluation of their
aptitude and competence to research. To this purpose, the examination
commission might ask some of the candidates to sit for a written exam
and an interview, to be held in Siena in the late-Spring or early-Summer
of 2009; in this case, the candidates will be notified by email a couple
of weeks before (however, the University cannot be held responsible for
failed communications due to the candidate supplying late or incorrect
information regarding his/her address). The exams will be in Italian or
in English. The University reserves the right to exclude from the
selection process, at any time, candidates who do not meet the admission
requirements.
Further information
For further information, please contact the secretariat of the graduate
program: Francesca Fabbri, fabbri16 @ unisi.it
Economics. The University and the city offer a unique environment for
study and research in Europe.
Scholarship.
A maximum of 16 students will be admitted. The 8 most qualified
candidates will be awarded a four-year scholarship of about €10,500
($16,500) per year, after tax, for a total of about $42,000 ($67,000),
plus tuition remission. A limited number of students can take advantage
of lodging offered by the University of Siena in the Post-Graduate
College “S. Chiara” (http://www.unisi.it/
in the historical centre of Siena.
The Graduate Program.
The goal of the program is to train professional economists. Former
students hold positions as economists in the academia, in consulting
businesses, and in national and internationals economic institutions,
such as central banks and regulators.
The first two years of the Program are devoted to full-time courses. All
of these are taught in English, the official language of the Program.
After fundamental training in Mathematics, Microeconomics,
Macroeconomics and Econometrics, a full menu of specialized courses is
offered. Students are exposed to different theoretical and
methodological points of view, in order to be able to explore the
frontier of economics in an original way. Students are also required to
participate in research activities, such as economics seminars and
workshops. Admission to the second year is conditioned on the results of
all first year final exams. Starting from the second year, students will
develop their own research, under the supervision of a faculty member.
While working at their dissertation, students are encouraged to
undertake periods of research in foreign academic institutions. In this
case the scholarship is increased by 50%. The doctorate is awarded after
discussion of an original piece of scientific work (which can be written
in Italian or in English). For further information about the Program,
please visit http://www.econ-pol.unisi.it/
Application process.
Applicants must hold, or obtain by September 30 2009, an Italian “laurea
specialistica” or a “4-years laurea” or equivalent 4-5 years foreign
degree. There are no limitations on the nationality of candidates.
Prospective students are required to apply using the on-line procedure
at the following website:
http://dottorati.unisi.it/
The deadline for application is June 22, 2009. In addition to the
on-line application, the following documentation is required (either in
Italian of in English):
1. Curriculum vitae
2. Academic transcripts. These must contain a full list of courses taken
and grades obtained.
3. Two letters of reference, in sealed envelopes. These must assess the
student’s aptitudes towards research, competence, scientific potential
and maturity, in comparative terms.
4. A research statement, not exceeding 1000 words.
5. (OPTIONAL) A short scientific essay, not longer than 5000 words,
resulting from independent research by the candidate.
All required documentation must be sent by June 22, 2009 to the
following address:
Ufficio Formazione e Post-Laurea
DOTTORATO IN ECONOMIA POLITICA
c/o Collegio Santa Chiara
Via Valdimontone n. 1
53100 Siena, Italy.
Selection of Students.
The selection of candidates will be based on an evaluation of their
aptitude and competence to research. To this purpose, the examination
commission might ask some of the candidates to sit for a written exam
and an interview, to be held in Siena in the late-Spring or early-Summer
of 2009; in this case, the candidates will be notified by email a couple
of weeks before (however, the University cannot be held responsible for
failed communications due to the candidate supplying late or incorrect
information regarding his/her address). The exams will be in Italian or
in English. The University reserves the right to exclude from the
selection process, at any time, candidates who do not meet the admission
requirements.
Further information
For further information, please contact the secretariat of the graduate
program: Francesca Fabbri, fabbri16 @ unisi.it
Beasiswa KEMENTERIAN NEGARA PEMUDA DAN OLAHRAGA REPUBLIK INDONESIA
KEMENTERIAN NEGARA PEMUDA DAN OLAHRAGA REPUBLIK INDONESIA
Jalan Gerbang Pemuda No. 3 Senayan, Jakarta 10270
Telp/Fax. (021) 5738158
Webside http ://www.kemenegpora. go.id
Nomor : / D.II MENPORA/ /5/2009 Jakarta, Mei 2009
Lampiran : 4 lembar
Hal : Pemberitahuan Seleksi Calon Mahasiswa Pascasarjana
Kajian Stratejik Pengembangan Kepemimpinan Tahun 2009
Yth.
Di -
Jakarta
Dengan hormat,
Dalam upaya meningkatkan kualitas dan kapasitas Kepemimpinan Pemuda, Kementerian Negara Pemuda dan Olahraga melalui Program Pusat Kajian Kepemimpinan Kepemudaan pada Deputi Bidang Pengembangan Kepemimpinan Pemuda memberikan kesempatan kepada para pemuda dan aparatur pemerintah yang menangani kepemudaan untuk mengikuti Pendidikan Program Pascasarjana pada Program Studi Pengkajian Ketahanan Nasional dengan Konsentrasi Kajian Stratejik Pengembangan Kepemimpinan Tahun 2009 di Universitas Indonesia, dengan ketentuan dan persyaratan yang ada dalam lampiran surat ini.
Demikian pemberitahuan kami, atas perhatiannya kami ucapkan terima kasih.
Deputi Bidang Pengembangan
Kepemimpinan Pemuda
DR. H. Muhammad Budi Setiawan
NIP. 19631223 198603 1 015
Tembusan disampaikan kepada Yth :
1. Menteri Negara Pemuda dan Olahraga,
2. Sekertaris Menteri Negara Pemuda dan Olahraga,
Catatan :
Mohon informasi ini diteruskan kepada Instansi dan organisasi kepemudaan di tingkat Kabupaten/Kota.
Lampiran :
PROGRAM PASCASARJANA
PROGRAM STUDI PENGKAJIAN KETAHANAN NASIONAL
KONSENTRASI KAJIAN STRATEJIK PENGEMBANGAN KEPEMIMPINAN
KEMENEGPORA - UNIVERSITAS INDONESIA
TAHUN 2009
A. Latar Belakang
Kepemimpinan sebagai unsur utama dalam keorganisasian dapat dikembangkangkan secara akademik agar dapat memberikan konstribusi bagi pengembangan kepemimpinan, khususnya kepemimpinan pemuda yang akan berperan aktif dalam kepemimpinan nasional dan pembangunan bangsa.
Dalam kepemimpinan banyak faktor yang terkait dan saling menunjang bagi keberhasilan seseorang dalam kapasitasnya sebagai seorang pemimpin, maka diperlukan adanya pembelajaran yang sistematis dan terencana untuk mencetak seorang pemimpin yang handal dan berkualitas.
Pemuda sebagai calon pemimpin bangsa diharapkan memiliki Pengetahuan, Kecakapan, dan Sikap yang terkait dengan kepemimpinan, yang akan diimplementasikan dalam kehidupan berbangsa dan bernegara melalui aktivitasnya dalam organisasi kepemudaan maupun lingkungan masyarakat, baik di tingkat daerah, nasional bahkan internasional.
Atas dasar pemikiran tersebut Asisten Deputi Pendidikan Kepemudaan pada Deputi Bidang Pengembangan Kepemimpinan Pemuda bekerjasama dengan Program Pascasarjana Universitas Indonesia, menyelenggarakan Pendidikan Program Pascasarjana dengan konsentrasi Kajian Stratejik Pengembangan Kepemimpinan melalui anggaran Program Pusat Kajian Kepemimpinan Kepemudaan tahun 2009.
B. Profil dan Kompetensi Pendidikan
Nama Program Studi Pengkajian Ketahanan Nasional Konsentrasi Kajian Stratejik Pengembangan Kepemimpinan
Jenjang Magister
Gelar M.Si
Prasyarat -
Tujuan 1. Menghasilkan lulusan Magister yang telah memiliki kemampuan akademik dalam pengembangan kepemimpinan di Indonesia
2. Menghasilkan lulusan yang mampu menguasai kemampuan dasar keilmuwan yang diperlukan untuk mengadopsi dan menciptakan teori, paradigma maupun metodologi baru
3.. Menghasilkan lulusan yang memiliki ketrampilan dan perilaku analisis untuk pemecahan berbagai masalah bangsa dalam pengembangan kepemimpinan dengan pendekatan antar bidang (interdisiplin)
4. Menghasilkan lulusan yang mampu berpikir kritis, kreatif dan inovatif
5. Menghasilkan lulusan yang mampu melakukan inovasi dalam interaksi kehidupan kerja dengan lembaga/instansi lain di Indonesia
Kompetensi Utama Menghasilkan Magister Ketahanan Nasional bidang non military yang memiliki keahlian dalam pengembangan dan mengaplikasikan kepemimpinan dalam berbagai unsur kelompok maupun organisasi dalam masyarakat sebagai unsur utama ketahanan bangsa/masyarakat
Kompetensi Pendukung 1. Lulusan memiliki kemampuan profesional dalam menganalisa secara kritis, memberikan solusi yang tepat dalam mengatasi berbagai masalah bangsa;
2. Lulusan memiliki etika keilmuan dan moralitas yang tinggi;
3. Lulusan menguasai berbagai metode tehnis penelitian dengan pendekatan interdisiplin, dan penerapan penyelesaian masalah bangsa;
4. Lulusan memahami tentang konsep dalam perencanaan, pengawasan dan pengambilan keputusan.
Beban Studi 40-42 SKS
Masa Studi 4-6 SMT
Tempat Kuliah Kampus UI Salemba
C. Sasaran Peserta
Sasaran peserta setiap angkatan berjumlah 30 orang pemuda aktivis dalam organisasi kepemudaan, dan organisasi masyarakat berbasis pemuda serta aparatur pemerintah instansi yang menangani kepemudaan.
Kriteria Peserta dari Instansi Pemerintah (Pusat dan Daerah) :
1. Lulus Ujian Masuk Program Pascasarjana Universitas Indonesia.
2. Pendidikan terakhir Sarjana (S1) semua jurusan/program studi.
3. Usia maksimal 40 tahun.
4. Pembantu Pimpinan/Staf dengan Golongan minimal III b.
5. Tidak sedang terikat dalam Program Beasiswa lain di Perguruan Tinggi Negeri ataupun Perguruan Tinggi Swasta di dalam negeri maupun luar negeri.
6. Mendapat izin dari Pimpinan/Atasan Langsung.
7. Wajib mengisi dan menandatangani Surat Perjanjian, setelah dinyatakan lulus.
Kriteria Peserta dari Organisasi Kepemudaan/Lembaga Masyarakat Berbasis Pemuda :
1. Lulus Ujian Masuk Program Pascasarjana Universitas Indonesia.
2. Pendidikan terakhir Sarjana (S1) semua jurusan/program studi.
3. Usia maksimal 35 tahun.
4. Anggota atau Pengurus Aktif Organisasi/Lembaga Kepemudaan tingkat Nasional atau Daerah.
5. Tidak sedang terikat dalam Program Beasiswa lain di Perguruan Tinggi Negeri ataupun Perguruan Tinggi Swasta di dalam negeri maupun luar negeri.
6. Mendapat rekomendasi/ izin dari pimpinan organisasi.
7. Bersedia mengembangkan program kepemimpinan di organisasinya dan di daerah.
8. Wajib mengisi dan menandatangani Surat Perjanjian, setelah dinyatakan lulus.
D. Waktu Pelaksanaan:
Pendidikan dilaksanakan mulai bulan Agustus 2009, selama 4 semester di Program Pascasarjana Universitas Indonesia Kampus Salemba Jakarta Pusat dengan Program Studi Pengkajian Ketahanan Nasional dalam Konsentrasi Kajian Stratejik Pengembangan Kepemimpinan.
Waktu pendaftaran dan seleksi :
No Uraian Kegiatan Waktu
1 Pendaftaran 4 Mei 2009 – 20 Juni 2009
2 Pembayaran Biaya Pendaftaran 5 Mei 2009 – 27 Juni 2009
3 Ujian seleksi 5 Juli 2009
4 Pengumuman ujian saringan (Tahap 1) 11 Juli 2009
5 Penyerahan Berkas Bagi yang Lulus Ujian 11-15 Juli 2009
6 Saringan Pengumuman Hasil Seleksi Masuk 25 Juli 2009
Berkas yang disiapkan pada saat pendaftaran adalah :
1. Fotocopy ijazah sarjana dan transkrip nilai masing-masing sebanyak 2 lembar, yang telah dilegalisir oleh pihak perguruan tinggi asal.
2. Fotocopy KTP yang masih berlaku sebanyak 2 lembar.
3. Fotocopy SK jabatan/tugas dalam instansi atau organisasi kepemudaan sebanyak 2 lembar.
4. Menyerahkan pasfoto terbaru ukuran 3x4 sebanyak 4 lembar dan ukuran 4x6 sebanyak 4 lembar.
5. Menyerahkan surat pernyataan tidak sedang terikat dengan bantuan (beasiswa) pendidikan lainya, yang ditandatangani di atas materai bernilai Rp. 6.000.
6. Menyerahkan surat izin atau rekomendasi dari organisasi/lembaga/ instansi untuk mengikuti pendidikan.
Prosedur Pendaftaran :
1. Proses pendaftaran dilakukan secara online melalui website : www.penerimaan. ui.ac.id.
2. Biaya Pendaftaran sebesar Rp. 500.000 (Lima Ratus Ribu Rupiah)
3. Calon mahasiswa beasiswa Kementerian Negara Pemuda dan Olahraga, setelah melakukan pendaftaran on-line melalui internet, SEGERA mengirimkan fotokopi bukti pembayaran pendaftaran, formulir online dan berkas pendaftaran ke Kantor Kementerian Negara Pemuda dan Olahraga melalui :
Asisten Deputi Pendidikan Kepemudaan
Deputi Bidang Pengembangan Kepemimpinan Pemuda, Kemenegpora
Jln. Gerbang Pemuda no. 3 Gedung Grha Pemuda lantai 5 Senayan Jakarta
Telp/Fax : (021) 573 8158
4. Melunasi biaya pendaftaran melaui ATM atau Teller menggunakan nomor pendaftaran yang diperoleh sebelumnya. Pembayaran dapat dilakukan melalui
• ATM /Teller Bank BNI
• ATM atau Internet Banking Bank Permata
• ATM Bank Niaga
• ATM Bank Bukopin
• Teller Bank BTN
• ATM Bank Mandiri
5. Setelah membayar biaya pendaftaran, pendaftar meng up-load file foto berwarna terbaru ukuran 4x6 cm di alamat http:/penerimaan.ui. ac.id. Pendaftar yang mengalami kesulitan untuk mengup-load foto dapat datang langsung ke panitia lokal untuk difoto. Setelah itu, pendaftar akan mendapatkan nomor ujian dan kartu peserta ujian yang dapat dicetak berwarna secara mandiri unutk digunakan pada waktu pelaksanaan ujian saringan.
6. Mengikuti ujian saringan (Tahap1) sesuai jadwal dan materi yang telah ditetapkan dengan membawa kartu peserta ujian yang telah dicetak secara online dan identitas diri yang digunakan ketika melaksanakan pendaftaran secara online. (Catatan:pendaftar memastikan nomor identitas diri ketika melakukan pendaftaran secara online)
7. Jika lulus ujian saringan (Tahap 10, pendaftar wajib menyerahkan berkas-berkas yang dipersyaratkan ke Gedung Pusat Pelayanan Mahasiswa Terpadu Kampus UI Depok sesuai jadwal yang telah ditetapkan.
8. Panitia penerimaan kemudian akan melakukan proses seleksi Tahap 2 terhadap berkas-berkas yang dikirim.
9. Status lulus penerimaan mahasiswa baru dapat dilihat sesuai tanggal yang telah ditetapkan. Peserta yang diterima akan tercantum dalam lampiran Surat Keputusan rektor Universitas indonesia tentang Hasil Seleksi Calon Mahasiswa prpgram Pendidikan pascasarjana, profesi, dan Spesialis Semester Ganjil Tahun Akademik 2009/2010.
E. Fasilitas
Peserta mendapatkan Bantuan Pendidikan selama 4 semester. Selama pendidikan berlangsung, Kementerian Negara Pemuda dan Olahraga tidak menyediakan akomodasi/asrama dan tidak menanggung biaya hidup sehari-hari dan transport perjalanan dari dan ke daerah masing-masing.
F. Sifat Kegiatan
Merupakan kerjasama Kementerian Negara Pemuda dan Olahraga yang diwakili oleh Deputi Bidang Pengembangan Kepemimpinan Pemuda dengan Program Pascasarjana Universitas Indonesia, dalam Program Studi Pengkajian Ketahanan Nasional, dengan Konsentrasi Kajian Stratejik Pengembangan Kepemimpinan.
G. Lain-lain
Beberapa hal yang perlu diperhatikan oleh calon peserta :
a. Apabila peserta belum dapat menyelesaikan kuliah tepat pada waktunya (4 semester), maka seluruh beban biaya tambahan ditanggung oleh peserta sendiri.
b. Apabila peserta tidak menamatkan, berhenti/keluar saat pendidikan masih berlangsung atau gagal memenuhi standar nilai yang ditetapkan (drop out), maka peserta wajib mengembalikan seluruh biaya pendidikan selama 4 semester kepada negara via Kementerian Negara Pemuda dan Olahraga berdasarkan perjanjian yang mengikat mahasiswa setelah dinyatakan lulus ujian saringan masuk.
c. Lembaga/organisasi/ instansi yang telah memberikan rekomendasi kepada peserta yang tidak menamatkan pendidikan, berhenti/keluar di saat perkuliahan masih berlangsung, atau peserta yang gagal memenuhi standar nilai yang ditetapkan (drop out), tidak diberikan kesempatan kembali untuk program ini pada tahun berikutnya..
Sekretariat :
Asisten Deputi Pendidikan Kepemudaan
Deputi Bidang Pengembangan Kepemimpinan Pemuda
Kementerian Negara Pemuda dan Olahraga R.I.
Gedung Grha Pemuda, lantai 5.
Jl. Gerbang Pemuda No.3, Senayan, Jakarta Pusat
Telp/Fax. (021) 5738158, CP: Tutut Bina S , HP. 081315102682
Jalan Gerbang Pemuda No. 3 Senayan, Jakarta 10270
Telp/Fax. (021) 5738158
Webside http ://www.kemenegpora. go.id
Nomor : / D.II MENPORA/ /5/2009 Jakarta, Mei 2009
Lampiran : 4 lembar
Hal : Pemberitahuan Seleksi Calon Mahasiswa Pascasarjana
Kajian Stratejik Pengembangan Kepemimpinan Tahun 2009
Yth.
Di -
Jakarta
Dengan hormat,
Dalam upaya meningkatkan kualitas dan kapasitas Kepemimpinan Pemuda, Kementerian Negara Pemuda dan Olahraga melalui Program Pusat Kajian Kepemimpinan Kepemudaan pada Deputi Bidang Pengembangan Kepemimpinan Pemuda memberikan kesempatan kepada para pemuda dan aparatur pemerintah yang menangani kepemudaan untuk mengikuti Pendidikan Program Pascasarjana pada Program Studi Pengkajian Ketahanan Nasional dengan Konsentrasi Kajian Stratejik Pengembangan Kepemimpinan Tahun 2009 di Universitas Indonesia, dengan ketentuan dan persyaratan yang ada dalam lampiran surat ini.
Demikian pemberitahuan kami, atas perhatiannya kami ucapkan terima kasih.
Deputi Bidang Pengembangan
Kepemimpinan Pemuda
DR. H. Muhammad Budi Setiawan
NIP. 19631223 198603 1 015
Tembusan disampaikan kepada Yth :
1. Menteri Negara Pemuda dan Olahraga,
2. Sekertaris Menteri Negara Pemuda dan Olahraga,
Catatan :
Mohon informasi ini diteruskan kepada Instansi dan organisasi kepemudaan di tingkat Kabupaten/Kota.
Lampiran :
PROGRAM PASCASARJANA
PROGRAM STUDI PENGKAJIAN KETAHANAN NASIONAL
KONSENTRASI KAJIAN STRATEJIK PENGEMBANGAN KEPEMIMPINAN
KEMENEGPORA - UNIVERSITAS INDONESIA
TAHUN 2009
A. Latar Belakang
Kepemimpinan sebagai unsur utama dalam keorganisasian dapat dikembangkangkan secara akademik agar dapat memberikan konstribusi bagi pengembangan kepemimpinan, khususnya kepemimpinan pemuda yang akan berperan aktif dalam kepemimpinan nasional dan pembangunan bangsa.
Dalam kepemimpinan banyak faktor yang terkait dan saling menunjang bagi keberhasilan seseorang dalam kapasitasnya sebagai seorang pemimpin, maka diperlukan adanya pembelajaran yang sistematis dan terencana untuk mencetak seorang pemimpin yang handal dan berkualitas.
Pemuda sebagai calon pemimpin bangsa diharapkan memiliki Pengetahuan, Kecakapan, dan Sikap yang terkait dengan kepemimpinan, yang akan diimplementasikan dalam kehidupan berbangsa dan bernegara melalui aktivitasnya dalam organisasi kepemudaan maupun lingkungan masyarakat, baik di tingkat daerah, nasional bahkan internasional.
Atas dasar pemikiran tersebut Asisten Deputi Pendidikan Kepemudaan pada Deputi Bidang Pengembangan Kepemimpinan Pemuda bekerjasama dengan Program Pascasarjana Universitas Indonesia, menyelenggarakan Pendidikan Program Pascasarjana dengan konsentrasi Kajian Stratejik Pengembangan Kepemimpinan melalui anggaran Program Pusat Kajian Kepemimpinan Kepemudaan tahun 2009.
B. Profil dan Kompetensi Pendidikan
Nama Program Studi Pengkajian Ketahanan Nasional Konsentrasi Kajian Stratejik Pengembangan Kepemimpinan
Jenjang Magister
Gelar M.Si
Prasyarat -
Tujuan 1. Menghasilkan lulusan Magister yang telah memiliki kemampuan akademik dalam pengembangan kepemimpinan di Indonesia
2. Menghasilkan lulusan yang mampu menguasai kemampuan dasar keilmuwan yang diperlukan untuk mengadopsi dan menciptakan teori, paradigma maupun metodologi baru
3.. Menghasilkan lulusan yang memiliki ketrampilan dan perilaku analisis untuk pemecahan berbagai masalah bangsa dalam pengembangan kepemimpinan dengan pendekatan antar bidang (interdisiplin)
4. Menghasilkan lulusan yang mampu berpikir kritis, kreatif dan inovatif
5. Menghasilkan lulusan yang mampu melakukan inovasi dalam interaksi kehidupan kerja dengan lembaga/instansi lain di Indonesia
Kompetensi Utama Menghasilkan Magister Ketahanan Nasional bidang non military yang memiliki keahlian dalam pengembangan dan mengaplikasikan kepemimpinan dalam berbagai unsur kelompok maupun organisasi dalam masyarakat sebagai unsur utama ketahanan bangsa/masyarakat
Kompetensi Pendukung 1. Lulusan memiliki kemampuan profesional dalam menganalisa secara kritis, memberikan solusi yang tepat dalam mengatasi berbagai masalah bangsa;
2. Lulusan memiliki etika keilmuan dan moralitas yang tinggi;
3. Lulusan menguasai berbagai metode tehnis penelitian dengan pendekatan interdisiplin, dan penerapan penyelesaian masalah bangsa;
4. Lulusan memahami tentang konsep dalam perencanaan, pengawasan dan pengambilan keputusan.
Beban Studi 40-42 SKS
Masa Studi 4-6 SMT
Tempat Kuliah Kampus UI Salemba
C. Sasaran Peserta
Sasaran peserta setiap angkatan berjumlah 30 orang pemuda aktivis dalam organisasi kepemudaan, dan organisasi masyarakat berbasis pemuda serta aparatur pemerintah instansi yang menangani kepemudaan.
Kriteria Peserta dari Instansi Pemerintah (Pusat dan Daerah) :
1. Lulus Ujian Masuk Program Pascasarjana Universitas Indonesia.
2. Pendidikan terakhir Sarjana (S1) semua jurusan/program studi.
3. Usia maksimal 40 tahun.
4. Pembantu Pimpinan/Staf dengan Golongan minimal III b.
5. Tidak sedang terikat dalam Program Beasiswa lain di Perguruan Tinggi Negeri ataupun Perguruan Tinggi Swasta di dalam negeri maupun luar negeri.
6. Mendapat izin dari Pimpinan/Atasan Langsung.
7. Wajib mengisi dan menandatangani Surat Perjanjian, setelah dinyatakan lulus.
Kriteria Peserta dari Organisasi Kepemudaan/Lembaga Masyarakat Berbasis Pemuda :
1. Lulus Ujian Masuk Program Pascasarjana Universitas Indonesia.
2. Pendidikan terakhir Sarjana (S1) semua jurusan/program studi.
3. Usia maksimal 35 tahun.
4. Anggota atau Pengurus Aktif Organisasi/Lembaga Kepemudaan tingkat Nasional atau Daerah.
5. Tidak sedang terikat dalam Program Beasiswa lain di Perguruan Tinggi Negeri ataupun Perguruan Tinggi Swasta di dalam negeri maupun luar negeri.
6. Mendapat rekomendasi/ izin dari pimpinan organisasi.
7. Bersedia mengembangkan program kepemimpinan di organisasinya dan di daerah.
8. Wajib mengisi dan menandatangani Surat Perjanjian, setelah dinyatakan lulus.
D. Waktu Pelaksanaan:
Pendidikan dilaksanakan mulai bulan Agustus 2009, selama 4 semester di Program Pascasarjana Universitas Indonesia Kampus Salemba Jakarta Pusat dengan Program Studi Pengkajian Ketahanan Nasional dalam Konsentrasi Kajian Stratejik Pengembangan Kepemimpinan.
Waktu pendaftaran dan seleksi :
No Uraian Kegiatan Waktu
1 Pendaftaran 4 Mei 2009 – 20 Juni 2009
2 Pembayaran Biaya Pendaftaran 5 Mei 2009 – 27 Juni 2009
3 Ujian seleksi 5 Juli 2009
4 Pengumuman ujian saringan (Tahap 1) 11 Juli 2009
5 Penyerahan Berkas Bagi yang Lulus Ujian 11-15 Juli 2009
6 Saringan Pengumuman Hasil Seleksi Masuk 25 Juli 2009
Berkas yang disiapkan pada saat pendaftaran adalah :
1. Fotocopy ijazah sarjana dan transkrip nilai masing-masing sebanyak 2 lembar, yang telah dilegalisir oleh pihak perguruan tinggi asal.
2. Fotocopy KTP yang masih berlaku sebanyak 2 lembar.
3. Fotocopy SK jabatan/tugas dalam instansi atau organisasi kepemudaan sebanyak 2 lembar.
4. Menyerahkan pasfoto terbaru ukuran 3x4 sebanyak 4 lembar dan ukuran 4x6 sebanyak 4 lembar.
5. Menyerahkan surat pernyataan tidak sedang terikat dengan bantuan (beasiswa) pendidikan lainya, yang ditandatangani di atas materai bernilai Rp. 6.000.
6. Menyerahkan surat izin atau rekomendasi dari organisasi/lembaga/ instansi untuk mengikuti pendidikan.
Prosedur Pendaftaran :
1. Proses pendaftaran dilakukan secara online melalui website : www.penerimaan. ui.ac.id.
2. Biaya Pendaftaran sebesar Rp. 500.000 (Lima Ratus Ribu Rupiah)
3. Calon mahasiswa beasiswa Kementerian Negara Pemuda dan Olahraga, setelah melakukan pendaftaran on-line melalui internet, SEGERA mengirimkan fotokopi bukti pembayaran pendaftaran, formulir online dan berkas pendaftaran ke Kantor Kementerian Negara Pemuda dan Olahraga melalui :
Asisten Deputi Pendidikan Kepemudaan
Deputi Bidang Pengembangan Kepemimpinan Pemuda, Kemenegpora
Jln. Gerbang Pemuda no. 3 Gedung Grha Pemuda lantai 5 Senayan Jakarta
Telp/Fax : (021) 573 8158
4. Melunasi biaya pendaftaran melaui ATM atau Teller menggunakan nomor pendaftaran yang diperoleh sebelumnya. Pembayaran dapat dilakukan melalui
• ATM /Teller Bank BNI
• ATM atau Internet Banking Bank Permata
• ATM Bank Niaga
• ATM Bank Bukopin
• Teller Bank BTN
• ATM Bank Mandiri
5. Setelah membayar biaya pendaftaran, pendaftar meng up-load file foto berwarna terbaru ukuran 4x6 cm di alamat http:/penerimaan.ui. ac.id. Pendaftar yang mengalami kesulitan untuk mengup-load foto dapat datang langsung ke panitia lokal untuk difoto. Setelah itu, pendaftar akan mendapatkan nomor ujian dan kartu peserta ujian yang dapat dicetak berwarna secara mandiri unutk digunakan pada waktu pelaksanaan ujian saringan.
6. Mengikuti ujian saringan (Tahap1) sesuai jadwal dan materi yang telah ditetapkan dengan membawa kartu peserta ujian yang telah dicetak secara online dan identitas diri yang digunakan ketika melaksanakan pendaftaran secara online. (Catatan:pendaftar memastikan nomor identitas diri ketika melakukan pendaftaran secara online)
7. Jika lulus ujian saringan (Tahap 10, pendaftar wajib menyerahkan berkas-berkas yang dipersyaratkan ke Gedung Pusat Pelayanan Mahasiswa Terpadu Kampus UI Depok sesuai jadwal yang telah ditetapkan.
8. Panitia penerimaan kemudian akan melakukan proses seleksi Tahap 2 terhadap berkas-berkas yang dikirim.
9. Status lulus penerimaan mahasiswa baru dapat dilihat sesuai tanggal yang telah ditetapkan. Peserta yang diterima akan tercantum dalam lampiran Surat Keputusan rektor Universitas indonesia tentang Hasil Seleksi Calon Mahasiswa prpgram Pendidikan pascasarjana, profesi, dan Spesialis Semester Ganjil Tahun Akademik 2009/2010.
E. Fasilitas
Peserta mendapatkan Bantuan Pendidikan selama 4 semester. Selama pendidikan berlangsung, Kementerian Negara Pemuda dan Olahraga tidak menyediakan akomodasi/asrama dan tidak menanggung biaya hidup sehari-hari dan transport perjalanan dari dan ke daerah masing-masing.
F. Sifat Kegiatan
Merupakan kerjasama Kementerian Negara Pemuda dan Olahraga yang diwakili oleh Deputi Bidang Pengembangan Kepemimpinan Pemuda dengan Program Pascasarjana Universitas Indonesia, dalam Program Studi Pengkajian Ketahanan Nasional, dengan Konsentrasi Kajian Stratejik Pengembangan Kepemimpinan.
G. Lain-lain
Beberapa hal yang perlu diperhatikan oleh calon peserta :
a. Apabila peserta belum dapat menyelesaikan kuliah tepat pada waktunya (4 semester), maka seluruh beban biaya tambahan ditanggung oleh peserta sendiri.
b. Apabila peserta tidak menamatkan, berhenti/keluar saat pendidikan masih berlangsung atau gagal memenuhi standar nilai yang ditetapkan (drop out), maka peserta wajib mengembalikan seluruh biaya pendidikan selama 4 semester kepada negara via Kementerian Negara Pemuda dan Olahraga berdasarkan perjanjian yang mengikat mahasiswa setelah dinyatakan lulus ujian saringan masuk.
c. Lembaga/organisasi/ instansi yang telah memberikan rekomendasi kepada peserta yang tidak menamatkan pendidikan, berhenti/keluar di saat perkuliahan masih berlangsung, atau peserta yang gagal memenuhi standar nilai yang ditetapkan (drop out), tidak diberikan kesempatan kembali untuk program ini pada tahun berikutnya..
Sekretariat :
Asisten Deputi Pendidikan Kepemudaan
Deputi Bidang Pengembangan Kepemimpinan Pemuda
Kementerian Negara Pemuda dan Olahraga R.I.
Gedung Grha Pemuda, lantai 5.
Jl. Gerbang Pemuda No.3, Senayan, Jakarta Pusat
Telp/Fax. (021) 5738158, CP: Tutut Bina S , HP. 081315102682
PhD Positions at University of Bergamo, Italy
Session XXV of PhD courses at the Università degli Studi di Bergamo is established.
Competitive examinations, open to the public and organised by the Università degli Studi di Bergamo, will take place for the admission to the following PhD courses:
For each Doctorate, the department or school to which it is linked, the coordinator, the title, the partner universities, the places available to compete for via examination, the student bursaries available and the relevant financial sources, the foreign language required for interview and the form said interview will take are indicated below.
*DOCTORATE IN ECONOMICS AND INDUSTRIAL ORGANISATION
*DOCTORATE IN COMPUTATIONAL METHODS FOR FORECASTING AND DECISIONS IN ECONOMICS AND FINANCE.
*DOCTORATE IN ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT OF TECHNOLOGY
*DOCTORATE IN TEXTUAL ANALYSIS AND THEORY
In order to take part in the competitive entry examinations, candidates must be in possession of an Italian degree obtained before the University reform in didactic autonomy, the specialist (five year) degree obtained after said reform or indeed of an equivalent qualification obtained abroad. Foreign qualifications must be recognised in advance by the academic authorities in the context of inter-university cooperation and student mobility. Limitations of age or citizenship do not apply.
For further information, please consult the following webpage: www.unibg.it/struttura/struttura.asp?cerca=dottorati_home .
Competitive examinations, open to the public and organised by the Università degli Studi di Bergamo, will take place for the admission to the following PhD courses:
For each Doctorate, the department or school to which it is linked, the coordinator, the title, the partner universities, the places available to compete for via examination, the student bursaries available and the relevant financial sources, the foreign language required for interview and the form said interview will take are indicated below.
*DOCTORATE IN ECONOMICS AND INDUSTRIAL ORGANISATION
*DOCTORATE IN COMPUTATIONAL METHODS FOR FORECASTING AND DECISIONS IN ECONOMICS AND FINANCE.
*DOCTORATE IN ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT OF TECHNOLOGY
*DOCTORATE IN TEXTUAL ANALYSIS AND THEORY
In order to take part in the competitive entry examinations, candidates must be in possession of an Italian degree obtained before the University reform in didactic autonomy, the specialist (five year) degree obtained after said reform or indeed of an equivalent qualification obtained abroad. Foreign qualifications must be recognised in advance by the academic authorities in the context of inter-university cooperation and student mobility. Limitations of age or citizenship do not apply.
For further information, please consult the following webpage: www.unibg.it/struttura/
60 PhD Scholarships in ICT, University of Trento, Italy
Doctoral School in Information and Communication Technology
ANNOUNCEMENT OF SELECTION: 25th cycle – academic year 2009/10
INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
COMPUTER SCIENCE AREA
Number of positions: 57
Number of grants: 47
INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
TELECOMMUNICATIONS AREA
Number of positions: 7
Number of grants: 6
INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
ELECTRONICS AREA
Number of positions: 8
Number of grants: 7
Announcements of selection: published in Gazzetta Ufficiale no. 39 of 22nd of May 2009 and available in the Box Download.
Application's deadline to participate in the selection: 30th of June 2009
Contributions to enrolment and attendance for the 24th cycle: see Box More
Go to the application online
http://old.disi.unitn.it/edu/appform/login.xml
ANNOUNCEMENT OF SELECTION: 25th cycle – academic year 2009/10
INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
COMPUTER SCIENCE AREA
Number of positions: 57
Number of grants: 47
INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
TELECOMMUNICATIONS AREA
Number of positions: 7
Number of grants: 6
INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
ELECTRONICS AREA
Number of positions: 8
Number of grants: 7
Announcements of selection: published in Gazzetta Ufficiale no. 39 of 22nd of May 2009 and available in the Box Download.
Application's deadline to participate in the selection: 30th of June 2009
Contributions to enrolment and attendance for the 24th cycle: see Box More
Go to the application online
http://old.disi.unitn.it/edu/
Minggu, 24 Mei 2009
MA in Advanced European and International Studies Institut Européen des Hautes Etudes Internationales (IEHEI)
MA in Advanced European and International Studies
Anglophone Branch: Istanbul-Nice-Berlin-Poznan
Applications for the Master in Advanced European and International Studies (M.A.E.I.S.) at the Institut Européen des Hautes Etudes Internationales (IEHEI) in Nice/France in cooperation with Istanbul Bilgi University’s European Institute are open!
The Master Programme offers the unique opportunity to learn Europe “in Europe” and develop perspectives for Europe’s future. The programme includes semesters in Istanbul, Nice, Berlin and Poznan and guarantees an international education with an excellent academic staff and environment.
Location: Istanbul, Nice, Berlin, Poznan
Duration: 9 months (From October to July)
A limited number of partial scholarships are available for qualified candidates.
Applications should reach the I.EH.E.I. as early as possible in order to be considered under the best conditions.
Applications should reach the I.EH.E.I. as early as possible in order to be considered under the best conditions.
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 organisations in Geneva, Strasbourg, and Brussels.
Programme Value: The programme is taught by academics from various European countries, as well as experts from research institutions and international organisations. 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 programme is supported by the European Union.
DEADLINE
Deadline for Master Applications:
The deadline for applications is on June 30th, 2009.
FURTHER DETAILS
For more information, you are welcome to consult our web site at: http: www.iehei.org
Please address further requests to: Burcu Görak
Email : burcu.gorak@cife.eu
burcug@bilgi.edu.tr
Taken from:
http://dikti.org/scholarship/?p=398
Postgraduate Courses for Professionals with Relevance to Developing Countries 2010/2011 The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) - Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst – supports a range of postgraduate courses at German universities which aim at providing academically educated young professionals from Developing Countries with further specialized studies. The DAAD supports these selected programs with a certain quota of scholarships and with financial assistance for a special tutoring system. At the end of the course (programs run 12 to 36 months, depending on the particular institution) participants can obtain an internationally recognized Master’s or in some courses PhD degree.
TARGET GROUP
University teaching staff, researchers and professionals holding an academic degree and with at least two years of experience in the public or private institutions in the following areas:
- Economic Sciences / Business Administration/ Political Economics
- Development Co-operation
- Engineering and related sciences
- Mathematics
- Regional Planning
- Agricultural and Forest Sciences
- Environmental Sciences
- Public Health / Veterinary Medicine / Medicine
- Sociology and Education
CRITERIA FOR APPLYING
- Age limit: 36 years of age at the time of application (for some courses 32 years)
- Degree: Bachelor or Master
- GPA: min 2,75 for Master candidates and 3,00 for Doctoral candidates
- Work experience: at least two years after completing Bachelor degree.
- Language skill:
- For postgraduate courses held in English request an international TOEFL (minimum score: 550 paper based, 213 computer based, 80 internet based) or IELTS (band 6). Some courses may expect a different level. For detailed information see the website of the relevant course.
- For postgraduate courses held in German: please see the details on the course list. Certain level of German language exam may be required before admission to the course.
FURTHER DETAILS
Information and DAAD form are available from the:
DAAD Jakarta Office
Summitmas I, Lt. 19
Jl. Jenderal Sudirman Kav. 61-62
Jakarta 12190Consultation hours: Monday – Thursday, 1:30pm – 4:00pm
Contact person: Ms. Muji / Ms. Dwi
Phone: (021) 520 0870 / 525 2807
Fax: (021) 525 2822
E-mail: info@daadjkt.org
http://jakarta.daad.de/scholarships/scholarship_postgraduate.htm
Program Beasiswa Magister (S2) Hybrid Learning untuk Guru Berprestasi Kerja Sama antara Ditjen PMPTK, SEAMOLEC, ITB, dan UGM
SEAMOLEC bekerja sama dengan Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB), Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM), dan Direktorat Jenderal Peningkatan Mutu Pendidik dan Tenaga Kependidikan (PMPTK) Depdiknas melalui Lembaga Penjamin Mutu Pendidik (LPMP) Jawa Barat dan LPMP D.I. Yogyakarta menyiapkan program magister untuk para guru berprestasi melalui pola hybrid learning, perpaduan perkuliahan tatap muka di kampus utama dan perkuliahan terbuka dan jarak jauh (open and distance learning) di sub kampus. Dalam desain program ini, perkuliahan tatap muka (sementara ini) dapat dilaksanakan di UGM dan ITB, sedangkan kuliah terbuka dan jarak jauh dapat dilaksanakan di sub kampus maupun tempat bekerja para mahasiswanya. Mahasiswa dapat memilih sub kampus sesuai dengan letak dimana tempat kerjanya berada. Berikut daftar institusi yang sejauh ini akan siap menjadi sub kampus dalam program ini, yaitu:
- Universitas Negeri Padang (UNP) di Padang untuk wilayah Sumatera Barat dan sekitarnya,
- SEAMOLEC di Jakarta untuk wilayah Jabodetabek dan sekitarnya,
- LPMP Jawa Barat di Bandung untuk wilayah Jawa Barat dan sekitarnya,
- Universitas Dian Nuswantoro (Udinus) di Semarang untuk wilayah Jawa Tengah dan sekitarnya,
- LPMP D.I. Yogyakarta di Sleman untuk wilayah D.I. Yogyakarta dan sekitarnya, dan
- Pusat Pengembangan dan Pemberdayaan Pendidik dan Tenaga Kependidikan (P4TK) Teknologi di Malang untuk wilayah Jawa Timur dan sekitarnya.
BEASISWA
- Komponen:
- Biaya Pendidikan (langsung dibayarkan oleh penyedia kepada provider)
- Subsidi Transportasi (Rp.400.000,- per bulan)
- Penyedia:
- Ditjen PMPTK melalui LPMP Yogyakarta dan LPMP Jawa Barat
- SEAMOLEC
- Kuota:
UGM disediakan 40 kuota beasiswa.
ITB disediakan 45 kuota beasiswa.
Selain beasiswa dari Ditjen PMPTK dan SEAMOLEC, Pemerintah Daerah juga dapat berkontribusi mengembangkan SDM pendidik dan tenaga kependidikan di wilayah kerjanya, maupun masyarakat umum yang ingin mengembangkan SDM secara pribadi.
PERSYARATAN
- Umum:
- Profesi guru.
- Prioritas untuk guru berprestasi tahun 2008.
- Usia maksimum saat mendaftar 45 tahun.
- IPK S1/D-IV > 2,75
- Lulus Ujian Materi
- Lulus Wawancara
- Khusus UGM:
- Latar belakang pendidikan Sarjana/D-IV: Teknik dan Sains.
- Memiliki skor TPA (OTO Bappenas) minimum 500.
- Memiliki skor TOEFL minimum 450.
- Khusus ITB:
- Latar belakang pendidikan Sarjana/D-IV: Teknik, Sains, Pendidikan Teknik dan Sains, dan Seni (untuk prodi Seni Rupa).
- Memiliki skor TPA (OTO Bappenas) minimum 475.
- Memiliki skor EPT minimum 77.
- Berkas (hardcopy) pendaftaran meliputi:
- Pas foto berwarna dan hitam putih ukuran 2x3, 3x4, dan 4x6 masing-masing empat (4) lembar.
- Foto kopi ijazah S1/D-IV yang telah dilegalisasi.
- Foto kopi transkrip nilai S1/D-IV yang telah dilegalisasi.
- Foto kopi sertifikat Guru Berprestasi.
- Surat ijin/rekomendasi dari pimpinan.
- Proposal thesis/penelitian.
- Motivation letter.
- Curriculum vitae.
DEADLINE
Terakhir: 31 Mei 2009
FURTHER DETAILS
http://www.seamolec.org/s2-gurpres.php
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