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Bourses de recherche doctorale et de post-doctorat « Eugen Ionescu » - appel international à candidatures

2011-09-16T17:40:00.002+03:00

Le but de ce programme est de permettre aux chercheurs et aux doctorants des pays membres ou observateurs de l’OIF, issus des établissements d’enseignement supérieur membres de l’AUF de bénéficier d’une formation de 3 à 6 mois dans 22 institutions d’enseignement supérieur roumaines.

Le 23 mai 2007, le Gouvernement de la Roumanie a adopté l’arrêté concernant la création du système de bourses d’études doctorales et de recherche “Eugen Ionescu” pour les ressortissants étrangers dans les institutions d’enseignement supérieur de Roumanie, membres de l’Agence universitaire de la Francophonie. Cette décision fait suite à l’engagement que la Roumanie a pris lors du XIème Sommet de la Francophonie (Bucarest, septembre 2006).

Objectifs :

Les mobilités « Eugen Ionescu » s’effectuent au sein du réseau des établissements membres de l’AUF. Elles conduisent les enseignants et/ou chercheurs francophones à l’extérieur de leur pays, en leur permettant de se perfectionner dans les universités membres de l’Agence universitaire de la Francophonie en Roumanie.

Ces mobilités doivent proposer des thématiques utiles au développement des pays et des universités du Sud , tel que défini dans le cadre de la Francophonie. Seront favorisées les mobilités cohérentes avec les intérêts des établissements d’origine et accueil.

La gestion effective de ces bourses est coordonnée par l’Agence universitaire de la Francophonie, dont l’expérience dans ce genre de programmes est internationalement reconnue.

Documents de référence pour l’appel à candidatures :

· Présentation du programme

· Annexe 3 - Liste des universités d’accueil - (plus d’informations sur les universités d’accueil)

· Annexe 4 - Fiche signalétique (Préinscription au programme)

Bourses de recherche doctorale

· Règlement de la bourse

· Modèle de protocole de recherche

· Le formulaire de candidature à remplir IMPÉRATIVEMENT et EXCLUSIVEMENT EN LIGNE à l’adresse https://formulaires.auf.org/ (dans la liste des appels d’offres en cours, choisir Demande de bourse de Recherche Doctorale 2011-2012 EUGEN IONESCU - Bureau Europe Centrale et Orientale)

Bourses de post-doctorat

· Règlement de la bourse

· Le formulaire de candidature à remplir IMPÉRATIVEMENT et EXCLUSIVEMENT EN LIGNE à l’adresse https://formulaires.auf.org/ (dans la liste des appels d’offres en cours, choisir Demande de bourse de Post-doctorat 2011-2012 EUGEN IONESCU - Bureau Europe Centrale et Orientale)

Pour des renseignements complémentaires :

Mme Georgiana Rusu
Chargée de projet - Bourses « Eugen Ionescu »

Mme Dana Georgescu
Assistante de programme - Bourses « Eugen Ionescu »

CfA: Masterat int'l francofon in cotutela Studii Politice Europene Comparate, UBB Cluj/Univ. Paris-Est Marne-la-Vallee

2011-06-25T14:40:00.002+03:00

Masterat international francofon in cotutela Studii Politice Europene Comparate
a devenit, incepand cu luna aprilie 2011, "Pol de competenta universitara
francofona", recunoscut de Minsterul Francez al Afacerilor Externe si finantat
prin intermediul Ambasadei Frantei la Bucuresti cu trei burse care sustin
mobilitatile studentilor exclusiv in cadrul acestui program de studiu. Aceste
trei noi mobilitati se adauga celor doua burse Erasmus la Paris si celorlalte
doua burse Erasmus (la Bordeaux si la Bruxelles), dedicate exclusiv studentilor
acestui masterat.

La randul sau, partenerul nostru principal care ofera diploma franceza de Master
in Stiinte Politice (Universitatea Paris-Est Marne-la-Vallee) pune la dispozitia
tuturor studentilor facilitatile de care se bucura orice student francez, precum
si facilitati suplimentare de cazare si inserare in mediul socio-cultural local
rezervate studentilor aflati in mobilitate.

Pentru mai multe detalii privind organizarea, structura, planul de invatamant,
activitatile si stagiile conexe, precum si oportunitatile de cariera deschise
de acesta formatiune, nu ezitati sa consultati siturile de mai jos:

- linkul catre situl admiterii la master
http://www.euro.ubbcluj.ro/admitere/admitere-master.php

- linkul catre situl masteratului
http://www.euro.ubbcluj.ro/linii/masterat/studii-europene-comparate.php

- linkul catre situl partenerilor de la Paris-Est, care ofera diploma franceza:
eep.univ-mlv.fr

Admiterea la acest program masteral, precum si la celelalte programe masterale,
va avea loc in luna septembrie, dupa ce procesul de ierarhizare a
universitatilor se va incheia, iar calendarul admiterii va fi anuntat rapid pe
situl http://euro.ubbcluj.ro/admitere/admitere-master.php

Pentru orice alte detalii, sunteti invitati sa il contactati pe responsabilul
acestui program de studii, Dr. Hab. Sergiu Miscoiu, miscoiu@yahoo.com.

Dr Sergiu Miscoiu
Enseignant-chercheur en science politique (Université "Babes-Bolyai")
Habilité à Diriger des Recherches/Directeur de thèses (Université Paris-Est)

Rédacteur-en-chef de la revue scientifique Studia Europaea
Faculté d'Études Européennes
Université "Babes-Bolyai"
1, rue E. de Martonne
400090 Cluj-Napoca
Roumanie
Tél. bureau +40264 405 300 * 5972
http://www.euro.ubbcluj.ro/structura/pers/Sergiu_Miscoiu.php

CfA: IMDB MBA scholarship, International Institute for Management Development, Lausanne, DL 30.09

2011-06-25T14:38:00.002+03:00

IMD - International Institute for Management Development din Lausanne,
Elvetia, ofera burse in cadrul mai multe programe masterale in
administrarea afacerilor (MBA).

Data limita pentru inscriere la aceste burse este: 30 septembrie 2011

Mai multe informatii despre burse gasiti pe site-ul de mai jos:
http://www.imd.org/programs/mba/fees/scholarships/index.cfm

CfA: Universite d''ete sous forme d'ateliers 2011, Universite Mentouri-Constantine, DL 30.06

2011-06-25T14:34:00.002+03:00

*La date limite des inscriptions est fixée au jeudi 30 juin 2011.*

L’université Mentouri-Constantine organise, du* 10 au **14 juillet** 2011*,
au profit des doctorants, des étudiants de fin de cycle ou des personnes
intéressées faisant partie d’un large public, *une université d’été sous
forme d’ateliers*

sur les thématiques suivantes :

1. *Audiovisuel et multimédia*,
<http://ete.umc.edu.dz/index.php/multimedia>(destiné
aux étudiants en Informatique, Communication, et les personnes interessée
par la conception de site web).
2. *Bioinformatique*,
<http://ete.umc.edu.dz/index.php/bioinformatique>(étudiants
en Biologie, INATAA, Sciences Vétérinaires, Médecine)
3. *Energie renouvelables,*<http://ete.umc.edu.dz/index.php/energies-renouvelables>
(étudiants
en Physique et en Architecture)
4. *Entrepreneuriat et création
d’emplois*,<http://ete.umc.edu.dz/index.php/entrepreneuriat-et-creation-demplois>
(étudiants
de fin de cycle, Licence, Master, DES, Ingéniorat)
5. *Philosophie et Société.
*<http://ete.umc.edu.dz/index.php/2011-06-16-02-13-29>(Large
Public)
6. *Système d’Information Géographique et Télédétection.*
<http://ete.umc.edu.dz/index.php/component/content/article/2>(étudiants
en Sciences de la Terre, GTU, Génie Civil).
7. *Mathématiques. <http://ete.umc.edu.dz/index.php/mathematiques>*

Les candidats désirant participer à un de ces ateliers sont invités à
s’inscrire
en ligne en précisant la thématique
souhaitée.<http://ete.umc.edu.dz/index.php/form3>
et les informations requises http://ete.umc.edu.dz/index.php/form3

*
*Le nombre de places est limité à 30 étudiants par atelier, l’atelier
n° 4 (Entrepreneuriat et création
d’emplois<http://ete.umc.edu.dz/index.php/entrepreneuriat-et-creation-demplois>)
étant susceptible d’accueillir jusqu’aux 150 participants.*

*La date limite des inscriptions est fixée au jeudi 30 juin 2011.*

*Pour toute information complémentaire nous contacter à l'adresse
univ-ete@umc.edu.dz*

*site web: http://ete.umc.edu.dz*

CfA: Nino Andreatta Fellowship 2011-12, Universita di Bologna, DL 24.06

2011-06-25T14:31:00.002+03:00

Universita di Bologna, Alma Graduate School
Nino Andreatta Fellowship - Call for Applications

Alma Graduate School/Universita di Bologna is pleased to announce the
Nino Andreatta Fellowship for the academic year 2011-2012. The Nino
Andreatta Fellowship was created to honor the memory of Professor
Beniamino Andreatta and to help young researchers with significant
international experience to enter into the Italian Academy. This
program is open to scholars with a Ph.D. Degree in the Social
Sciences. Applicants shall be involved in theoretical or applied
research, with relevant implications for global politics, economics,
and business. The Scientific Board of the Fellowship, considered the
fact that the topic Nino Andreatta chose for his final lecture on the
date of his retirement from University, was the 1997 financial and
economic crisis in East Asia as well as instruments to avoid future
shocks, has determined that for the academic year 2011-2012 priority
will be given to Italian candidates who gained a Ph.D. abroad, in
management and economics.

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS AND FELLOWSHIP DESCRIPTION:
- In order to apply, prospective candidates must have fully completed
a Ph.D. program abroad in the Social Sciences.
- Fellowships provide a salary of US $45.000,00, gross, plus benefits.
This fellowship also includes a US $10.000,00 research fund, which can
be used for research or conference travels or other research expenses.
Fellows can apply for additional research support during the first
year. The length of the first appointment is September 1st, 2011
through August 31st, 2012. Funds will be transferred in Euros
according to the exchange rate of the publication date of this call,
May 24th, 2011 (1 US $ = 0,709 Euro).
- Fellowships can be renewed for one or two years. Request for renewal
must be submitted by March 31st, 2012 and will be evaluated by April
15th, 2012 by the Selection Committee.
- Alma Graduate School will provide logistical, technological, and
secretarial support and will assist Fellows in finding a constructive
research environment within the Universita di Bologna.

RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF THE NINO ANDREATTA FELLOW:
- The Fellow is expected to carry out the research described in the
project proposal submitted at the time of application.
- The Fellow is also expected to teach a thirty-hour course in a
Master Program at Alma Graduate School, and to offer doctoral seminars
within the University of Bologna, (to be defined together with the
Department Chair).
- The Fellow will be entitled to apply for the support of a research assistant.
- The Fellow is encouraged to apply, with the assistance of Alma
Graduate School and the Universita di Bologna, for national and
international research calls and tenders to receive further financial
support for his/her research project.
- An office for the Fellow will be provided by one of the Departments
of the University of Bologna.
- The Fellow may apply to the Istituto di Studi Avanzati of the
University of Bologna for accommodation and other logistic
requirements.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE: Application materials include:
- Application form.
- Curriculum vitae, including the list of publications and discussion papers.
- PDF copies of the three publications or discussion papers, which the
candidate considers his/her most relevant contributions so far.
- Project proposal: 1000 words describing the research and writing
plans during the planned period of stay, specifying the expected
results.
- Two letters of recommendation.

The application form is to be sent in electronic format via e-mail
along with the project proposal and curriculum vitae. Letters of
recommendation are also to be submitted as PDF files from the official
academic e-mail of the referee. All application material, including
letters of recommendation, should be sent to:
andreatta.fellowship@almaweb.unibo.it by June 24th, 2011 at 1:00 pm.
Interviews will take place between June 27th and June 30th, 2011.
Notifications will reach successful candidates by July 6th, 2011.

The Andreatta Fellowship has been made available thanks to the
contribution of Intesa SanPaulo.

CfA: Proiect de mobilitate pt. elevi Europamobil, Brandenburg, DL 01.07

2011-06-25T14:28:00.002+03:00

Europamobil este un proiect al Fundatiilor Genshagen si Robert Bosch din
Germania, organizat in diverse regiuni din Europa din 2009. Dupa cum ii
spune si numele, Europamobil este un proiect de mobilitate care promoveaza
diversitatea si mobilitatea europeana in randul elevilor. In acest scop,
20 de studenti din diferite tari europene vor calatori intr-un autocar,
Europamobil, si vor vizita scoli din regiunea Brandenburg /Germania. Ei
vor sustine ateliere si seminarii pentru elevi in fiecare scoala pe
diverse probleme europene.

Studentii isi vor dezvolta singuri programul pe parcursul unei saptamani
pregatitoare inainte de calatorie. In functie de universitate,
participarea la acest proiect poate fi recunoscuta ca stagiu de practica
sau echivalent ECTS.

Proiectul se deruleaza in perioada 8 septembrie - 2 octombrie 2011. Toate
cheltuielile generate de participarea la acest proiect sunt asigurate de
organizatori.

Data limita pentru inscriere este: 1 iulie 2011

Formularul de inscriere poate fi descarcat de aici:
http://www.europamobil-online.eu/Dateien/Application%20Form.doc

Mai multe detalii despre proiect:
http://www.europamobil-online.eu/index.php?Bereich=Home_En
Persoana de contact: Magdalena Kurpiewska, e-mail:
kurpiewska@stiftung-genshagen.de

CfA: Annual intl fellowship competition 2012-13, Wilson Center, DL 01.10

2011-06-25T14:27:00.000+03:00

The Wilson Center invites scholars, practitioners, journalists and
public intellectuals to take part in its flagship Fellowship Program
and to take advantage of the opportunity to engage actively in the
Center’s national mission. The Center awards approximately 22-25
residential fellowships through its annual international fellowship
competition. Fellows will be affiliated with one of the Wilson Center
programs/projects and are encouraged to interact with policy makers in
Washington, D.C. as well as with Wilson Center staff who are working
on similar research and topics.

Primary themes for the 2012-2013 Fellowship Competition

The Center accepts non-advocacy, policy-relevant, fellowship proposals
that address key challenges of past, present and future challenges
confronting the United States and the world.

* Global Sustainability and Security
* Regional Power Shifts
* American Challenges as a Global Power

http://www.fundsforngos.org/fellowships-2/wilson-center-invites-proposals-annual-international-fellowship-competition/

CfA: Marie Curie Fellowships of the Gerda Henkel Foundation, DL 30.06

2011-06-25T14:25:00.000+03:00

Marie Curie Fellowships of the Gerda Henkel Foundation
Call for Proposals

Starting in 2011, the Gerda Henkel Foundation is offering Marie Curie
Fellowships in the M4HUMAN (Mobility for experienced researchers in
historical humanities including Islamic studies) programme aimed at
supporting outstanding scholars. This funding initiative is co-financed by
the European Commission under the EU's Seventh Framework Programme for
Research. One objective of this fixed-term programme is to increase
networking between researchers in the historical humanities at the
international level, including researchers in religious, cultural and
political sciences under the special programme "Islam, the modern nation
state and transnational movements". Other goals include the promotion of
trans-national academic exchange, increasing transnational mobility,
facilitating further education and the positive and long-term influencing of
the research environment in both origin and destination countries. Research
scholarships can be requested for a larger-scale research work or in
connection with a research project.

The deadline for applications is 30 June 2011.

The programme brochure can be downloaded:
http://www.gerda-henkel-stiftung.de/m4human.php?nav_id=831

Comisia Fulbright din Romania lanseaza bursa Fulbright Senior Award in Statele Unite

2011-06-22T09:18:00.002+03:00

Comisia Fulbright din Romania anunta deschiderea competitiei Fulbright Senior Award 2012-2013, prin care profesorii, cercetatorii si profesionistii din mediul public si privat din Romania, cu diploma de doctorat sau echivalent al acesteia pot obtine burse postodctorale de cercetare si predare la universitati din Statele Unite ale Americii.

Bursa vizeaza toate disciplinele exceptand medicina clinica si acopera integral costurile de transport, asigurare medicala si stipendiul lunar pentru cheltuielile de cazare si de trai. Durata bursei este intre 3 si 6 luni iar data limita de inscriere este 7 noiembrie 2011. Candidatii trebuie sa aiba cetatenie romana, diploma de doctorat sau echivalent al acesteia si cunostinte de limba engleza.

Pentru inscrierea in concurs, candidatii trebuie sa completeze un formular online ce include un proiect detaliat referitor la activitatea propusa de cercetare sau predare, copie a diplomei de doctorat si trei scrisori de recomandare. Candidatii sunt incurajati sa ataseze si o invitatie de la institutia gazda. Mai multe informatii pe site-ul www.fulbright.ro.

Programul Fulbright este cel mai important program de schimburi culturale, stiintifice si educationale desfasurat de Statele Unite ale Americii in intreaga lume. Comisia Fulbright din Romania administreaza acest program si acorda burse pentru cetateni romani si americani. In consiliul Director al Comisiei Fulbright sunt prezenti oficiali ai Ambasadei SUA la Bucuresti, Ministerului Afacerilor Externe, Ministerului Educatiei, Cercetarii, Tineretului si Sportului si reprezentanti ai mediului de afaceri.

Loredana Bucuroaia
Asistent de Program
Comisia Fulbright Romano-Americana loredana.bucuroaia@fulbright.ro http://www.fulbright.ro

Celee 8 competente cheie - Comisia Europeana pentru educatie si formare

2011-06-17T13:16:00.000+03:00

Cadrul celor opt competente cheie a fost dezvoltat ca parte a implementarii initiativei "Education & Training 2010", care urmareste obiective strategice ale Comisiei Europene pentru educatie si formare. In 2006, Parlamentul European si Consiliul UE au adoptat o Recomandare cu privire la stabilirea de competente cheie pentru invatarea de-a lungul intregii vieti.
Mai multe pe: http://www.europass-ro.ro/index.php?page=competente

CfA: The Middle East Institute Leadership Development Program, DL 15.07

2011-06-13T12:01:00.003+03:00

The Middle East Institute Leadership Development Program

Internships at the Middle East Institute (MEI) are designed to provide

undergraduates who have completed at least one year of school, recent

graduates, and graduate students considering a career in a Middle East related

field with hands-on experience in a Washington non-profit organization that

focuses exclusively on the Middle East. Interns obtain guidance, experience,

and exposure to the Washington policy and scholarly community while helping out

with the everyday operations of the Middle East Institute.

Positions are available on a full or part-time basis with a minimum of 20 hours

a week. Although there is no financial compensation for interns, MEI does offer

each intern one free language class, a one-year membership to MEI, and

reimbursement for local travel expenses.

Application Deadline (Fall 2011 term): July 15.

Available internships: Center for Turkish Studies, Communications, Development,

Languages, Programs, Publications, Sultan Qaboos Cultural Center, and Research

Assistantships.

Application materials: cover letter, résumé, college transcript, five-page

writing sample, and a letter of recommendation in pdf format.

Send applications and questions to: http://www.blogger.com/mc/compose?to=rwilson%40mei.edu

Please visit http://www.mei.edu/Home/Internships.aspx for more information.

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Programul de Burse de Cercetare Wim Duisenberg [DL:30.04]

2011-02-27T11:19:00.000+02:00

Banca Centrala Europeana (BCE) ii premiaza pe economistii de top din universitati, banci centrale si institute de cercetare prin bursele de cercetare Duisenberg. Aceasta bursa anuala reprezinta un angajament de scurta durata, de la 3 pana la 11 luni. Candidatii selectati vor desfasura proiecte de cercetare pe teme relevante pentru BCE, in cadrul Directoratului General Cercetare (DG-C) de la Frankfurt (Main), Germania.

Programul isi propune:
- sa promoveze cercetarea relevanta pentru domeniul politicilor, care atinge cele mai ridicate standarde academice;
- sa ofere cercetatorilor de la BCE oportunitatea de a castiga
vizibilitate si experienta in cele mai recente teorii din cercetarea
economica;
- sa le ofere oamenilor de stiinta renumiti oportunitatea de a
cunoaste mediul de cercetare de la BCE.

Cat timp sunt la BCE, cercetatorii bursieri trebuie sa deruleze proiecte de cercetare pe teme teoretice sau empirice, pentru prezentari la conferinte interne sau externe si spre publicare in publicatia BCE, Working Paper Series si, daca e posibil, intr-un jurnal. Cercetarea trebuie sa se axeze pe chestiuni de importanta pentru BCE si DG-C.

Candidatii, de diferite nationalitati, sunt economisti de success din universitati, banci centrale si institute de cercetare de top, care sunt recunoscuti drept experti internationali in domeniul lor. Cercetatorii bursieri isi deruleaza activitatea, conform premiselor BCE, la Frankfurt (Main). Astfel, acestia ar trebui sa isi ia o perioada libera de la actualul loc de munca. Acestia vor primi o bursa lunara, in functie de experienta pe care o au.

Data limita: 30 aprilie 2011
Candidaturile trebuie trimise online, in engleza.

Detalii in baza de date Eurodesk, la adresahttp://www.eurodesk.ro/program.php?id=RO0010000254

CONCURS: Shakespeare School Essay Competition , DL:20.03

2011-02-17T21:39:00.000+02:00

Shakespeare School a dat startul unei noi editii a concursului national de
creatie in limba engleza "Shakespeare School Essay Competition",
desfasurat in perioada 7 februarie - 20 martie 2011! Participarea este
gratuita si deschisa tuturor fanilor limbii engleze care se incadreaza
intr-una dintre cele doua categorii de varsta ale competitiei: 11-14 ani,
respectiv 15-19 ani.

Biletul tau de intrare in cursa este un eseu in limba engleza, in care
poti sa te exprimi creativ si sa iti faci ideile auzite! Elevii de
gimnaziu vor avea de realizat un eseu in care, pornind de la 4 imagini
sugestive, sa-si imagineze o lume ideala, iar liceenii au ocazia sa scrie
despre rolul voluntariatului si felul in care acesta poate schimba
societatea!

Intra si tu in cursa daca vrei sa castigi unul dintre cele 4 "grand
prizes": o tabara internationala in Marea Britanie (la Cambridge, Oxford,
St. Michael's College sau Harrow House College)!

Data limita pentru inscriere este: 20 martie 2011

Mai multe informatii se gasesc pe site-ul de mai jos:http://www.shakespeare-school.ro/concurs

Burse de studiu la CEU Budapesta 2011-12, DL 24.01

2011-01-04T21:42:00.002+02:00

Centrul Educatia 2000+ Bucuresti si Centrul de Resurse pentru Diversitate Etnoculturala Cluj anunta programul de burse de studii 2011 -2012 la Universitatea Central Europeana (CEU) - Budapesta.

Programul se adreseaza studentilor aflati in ultimul an de studiu sau absolventilor care au obtinut diploma de licenta in cadrul unei institutii de invatamant superior acreditate.

Universitatea Central Europeana ofera programe de masterat si doctorat pentru anul universitar 2011-2012. Cursurile, cu predare in limba engleza, se vor tine la sediul universitatii din Budapesta.
Nu exista un numar prestabilit de burse acordate studentilor din Romania. Bursele de studii pot fi integrale sau partiale si depind de rezultatele procesului de selectie. Domeniile de studiu sunt: economie (MA, PhD), politici si stiintele mediului (MS, PhD), studii de gen (MA, PhD), istorie (MA, PhD), politici publice (MA), relatii internationale si studii europene (MA), studii juridice (LLM, MA, SJD), matematica (MS, PhD), studii medievale (MA, PhD), nationalism (MA), filosofie (MA, PhD), stiinte politice (MA, PhD), sociologie si antropologie sociala (MA, PhD).

CEU ofera de asemenea posibilitati de studiu si in cadrul CEU Business School (Transnational MBA, Executive MBA, International Executive MBA). Detalii puteti obtine la http://business.ceu.hu/
Inscrierea se va face online la adresa http://www.ceu.hu/admissions/apply pana la data de 24 ianuarie 2011.

Dosarul de inscriere va cuprinde:
1. formularul de inscriere (disponibil pe pagina web a CEU);
2. doua scrisori de recomandare pentru programele de masterat si trei scrisori de recomandare pentru programele de doctorat;
3. curriculum vitae si lista lucrarilor publicate (daca este cazul); 4. versiunea electronica (scanata) a diplomei de licenta sau a adeverintei de student pentru cei in ultimul an de studii (in limba romana si engleza);
5. versiunea electronica (scanata) a foii matricole (in limba romana si engleza);
6. un eseu/plan de cercetare specific fiecarui departament - informatii disponibile la adresa: http://www.ceu.hu/academics/schools-departments;
* Copiile dupa diploma si foaia matricola trebuie traduse in limba engleza de catre un traducator autorizat sau trebuie sa aiba avizul de traducere de la catedrele de limba engleza ale facultatilor respective.
Copiile diplomei de licenta si ale foii matricole in limba romana trebuie sa fie legalizate.

O buna cunoastere a limbii engleze este obligatorie. Candidatii care vor trece de etapa de preselectie si nu au un certificat de limba engleza agreat de CEU (vezi buletinul de admitere CEU) vor sustine un test de tip TOEFL organizat de catre CEDU 2000+ Bucuresti si CRDE Cluj in data de 12 martie 2011. In aceeasi zi se vor organiza si celelalte teste departamentale (acolo unde este cazul).

Informatii suplimentare se pot obtine:
- de pe pagina de web a CEU: www.ceu.hu, pagina de web a CEDU: www.cedu.ro sau pagina de web a CRDE: www.edrc.ro;
- prin e-mail de la adresa mtruca@cedu.ro (Mihaela Truca) sau zskovacs@edrc.ro (Zsuzsanna Kovács)
- de la sediul Centrului Educatia 2000+, Calea Victoriei nr. 155, bl. D1, sc. 7, et. 3, sector 1, telefon: 021 212 0780. Program de relatii cu publicul: luni–joi: 14.00–17.00
- de la sediul CRDE Cluj, str. tebei nr. 21, tel: 0264-420490.

01.03: Junior researchers/Teaching assistants, Department of Business Administration, Univ. of Vienna

2011-01-04T21:33:00.003+02:00

[Anunt in limba engleza]

The Department of Business Administration is part of the Faculty of
Business, Economics and Statistics of the University of Vienna. It
expects to fill two openings as junior research/teaching assistants
("Assistentin/Assistent in Ausbildung") by March 1, 2011. The
positions will be located at the Chair of International Personnel
Management, Prof. Dr. Oliver Fabel. Contracts can cover a maximum of
four years. Applications must document completed degree studies at the
level of a master program (or equivalent) in business administration,
economics, or a related area.

It is expected that the assistant will qualify within the faculty's
PhD-Management program. The Chair of International Personnel
Management cooperates tightly with the Chairs of Organization and
Planning, Managerial Accounting, and Industry, Energy & Environment;
the four Chairs organize a joint research seminar in the field of
performance measurement and incentive schemes. Successful candidates
possess superior knowledge in the quantitative methods of business
administration that is documented by a respective specialization
during their previous studies. Perfect command of the English language
is a must; command of the German language is desirable.

The University of Vienna is an equal opportunity employer and devoted
to increasing the share of women in leading positions. It
particularly welcomes applications by women. If candidates'
qualifications are judged equally well suited, women will be hired
with priority.

Applications should refer to the position numbers 1757 or 1758 and
must be sent to: Personnel Department, University of Vienna,
Dr.-Karl-Lueger-Ring 1, 1010 Vienna, Austria. Applicants are kindly
asked to file online applications with the Job Center of the
University of Vienna: http://jobcenter.univie.ac.at/en/home/

DL. 28. 02: CfA: Visiting Fellowship in the humanities and social sciences at the University of London 2011-12, London, UK

2011-01-04T21:12:00.001+02:00

[Lb. engleza]

The closing date for applications has been extended to 28 February 2011 (it was 31 January) for the Fellowship in 2011/12.

Visiting Fellowship in the humanities and social sciences at the University of London

The School of Advanced Study, University of London offers a Visiting Fellowship in the humanities and social sciences.

Applications for 2011-12 are now invited from scholars (at least ten years from their PhD) wishing to pursue research in London in any of the areas covered by the School, and to engage in an active relationship with the multidisciplinary scholarly community across the School. The Fellowship is tenable for up to six consecutive months between September 2011 and June 2012.

The Fellowship offers an allowance towards travel, accommodation and research costs up to a determined maximum.

For further information:
E: peter.niven@sas.ac.uk
T: +44 (0)20 7862 8666
F: +44 (0)20 7862 8657
or visit our website
www.sas.ac.uk/fellowshipprogrammes.html

Curs de formare in Ungaria [DL:17.12]

2010-11-30T00:16:00.000+02:00

[Anunt in limba romana]

Organizatia TESHA din Ungaria este in cautare de parteneri pentru un curs de formare pe comunicare interculturala. Cursul se va derula in perioada 4-11 februarie 2011, in Godollo, Ungaria.

Data limita pentru trimiterea acordului de parteneriat este: 17 decembrie 2010

Mai multe informatii despre proiect gasiti in mesajul alaturat.

Pentru alte detalii, persoana de contact este: Monika Sztojka, e-mail: interculturalcommunicationtc@gmail.com

CfA: Fellowship Program for Intellectual Exchange 2011-12, Japan

2010-10-26T23:31:00.000+03:00

The Fellowship Program for Intellectual Exchange 2011-2012 is designed to
provide selected intellectuals in Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa
with an opportunity to visit Japan and conduct their own individual research on
a chosen topic as well as networking/exchange activities. The program thus seeks
to assist in the development of a new generation of Eastern European, Middle
Eastern and African intellectual leaders who are familiar with Japan through
established individual and institutional networks and are able to incorporate
topics/elements related to Japan to their own field of research in future.

For more info, see
http://www.pl.emb-japan.go.jp/kultura/documents/fellowship2010_annai.pdf

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CfE: Unicredit CEE Best PhD Thesis Award [DL: 31.12]

2010-10-26T23:20:00.000+03:00

New prizes cee best PhD thesis award

UniCredit & Universities Foundation has launched the first competition for 6 CEE Best PhD Thesis Award--aimed at all young PhD graduates from the 19 Eastern European countries belonging to the geographical scope of our Group. The prizes will be awarded to 6 outstanding doctoral dissertations in economics, political economy, banking or finance on European integration issues. Two prizes will be assigned to dissertations on migration, two will be assigned to dissertations on development and demography, while the last two are unrestricted (to be assigned to any other topic).

The 6 best dissertations will receive Euro 5,000 each and will be published in the Working Paper series of the Foundation.

http://unicreditanduniversities.eu/index.php/en/fellow/show/fellow_id/9

CfP: Conference: The Global Economic Costs of Conflict, DIW Berlin, Germany, DL 01.11

2010-10-26T23:11:00.000+03:00

Conference: The Global Economic Costs of Conflict

The German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin), the German Foundation
for Peace Research (DSF) and the Households in Conflict Network (HiCN) are
organizing an international research conference on the costs of conflict and
related themes. The purpose of this conference is to bring together researchers
and to compare theoretical, empirical and methodological research focusing on
the costs and consequences of violent conflict. For that reason, DIW Berlin,
DSF and HiCN will organize a conference in which scholars from all disciplines
and all levels of seniority can present work that is related to the
theoretical, empirical and methodological foundations of the calculation of the
global costs of conflict. A non-exhaustive list of research topics may
include:

ü Magnitude of the costs of conflict in cross-country analysis
ü Effects of conflict on health and schooling
ü Household coping strategies in (post-)conflict situations
ü The relationship between conflict and foreign investment
ü Accounting techniques for the calculation of conflict costs
ü Case studies on the estimation of the costs of military disputes
ü Case studies on the cost-benefit analyses of military interventions
ü International spillover effects of conflict on neighboring countries

http://www.hicn.org/Call_for_Papers_GECC2011.pdf

PhD scholarships 2011-12, Berlin Graduate School of Muslim Cultures and Societies, Germany, DL 15.12

2010-10-26T21:47:00.000+03:00

The Berlin Graduate School Muslim Cultures and Societies funded by the Excellence Initiative of the German Federal and State Governments will admit fifteen PhD students to its doctoral programme to begin October 1st, 2011. Up to ten of these candidates will receive a Graduate School grant; the other candidates will be supported in their quest for funding.

The Graduate School investigates the plurality, changeability, and global connectedness of Muslim cultures and societies. It invites applications from candidates whose dissertation project fits one of the Graduate School’s Research Areas. Successful applicants will have a master’s degree in one of the disciplines represented at the Graduate School, with a ranking, where
applicable, of above average. The language of communication is English. Admission is for one year, and, contingent upon a positive evaluation after the first year of study, will be extended for another twelve months. Admission and grant can be extended for a total of three years.

For more information visit our website at: http://www.bgsmcs.fu-berlin.de
The application package needs to include the following documents: a completed and signed appli cation form; an outline of the dissertation project (up to 6 pages, with a brief summary); a signed curriculum vitae; two letters of reference; certified copies of degrees received; evidence of proficiency in the language(s) relevant to the dissertation project; and for non-native speakers of English, proof of proficiency in English. Holders of PhD scholarships that were awarded on the basis of academic references for the same project with which applicants apply to the Graduate School can submit copies of these references.

Applications will be reviewed by the School’s Admissions and Grants Committee.

The complete application package must be submitted by December 15th, 2010 to: Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin Graduate School Muslim Cultures and Societies, Office, Altensteinstr. 48, 14195 Berlin, Germany For further information, please contact the Graduate School’s office
at office@bgsmcs.fu-berlin.de

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Innovact Campus Awards,DL: 24.01.2011

2010-10-25T23:29:00.001+03:00

Franta, 19 octombrie 2010. S-a dat startul pentru cea de a 9-a editie a concursului Innovact Campus Awards, competitie europeana care valorizeaza proiectele de creare de activitate cele mai novatoare si indraznete, apartinand studentilor si tinerilor intreprinzatori. Anul acesta, tinand cont de anvergura sa internationala, concursul « Tinere sperante europene ale inovarii » isi schimba numele devenind « Innovact Campus Awards 2011 ». Competitia se desfasoara in cadrul Forumului Innovact, organizat de catre Camera de Comert si Industrie Reims-Epernay, si beneficiaza de sustinerea Comisiei Europene. Studenti, tineri cercetatori si intreprinzatori din toata Europa sunt invitati sa-si depuna candidaturile, individual sau in echipa, pina la 24 ianuarie 2011.

Innovact Campus Awards 2011 : cum se desfasoara si care e miza?

Innovact Campus Awards 2011 este deschis tuturor studentilor si tinerilor cercetatori europeni, in cadrul sau in afara studiilor. Evaluate dupa curajul, spiritul inovant, creativitatea si viabilitatea lor, proiectele propuse pot fi in stadiul de conceptie, in curs de realizare sau deja lansate.

Miza este importanta pentru proiectele finaliste: acestea vor beneficia de o vizibilitate importanta la nivel european si de consiliere din partea unor experti. Finalistii sunt invitati sa participe gratuit la cea de a 15-a editie a Forumului european al tinerei intreprinderi inovante - Innovact, pe 29-30 martie 2011, la Reims (Franta). Pentru tinerii intreprinzatori romani este o ocazie unica de a-si prezenta proiectul in fata a 2000 participanti din 20 de tari si de a intalni peste 200 intreprinderi inovante europene. In timpul forumului, juriul, compus din manageri, jurnalisti si personalitati stiintifice din diferite tari europene, va vizita finalistii la propriul stand, pentru a le cunoaste proiectul. Ca urmare a acestor intalniri, juriul va acorda premiile proiectelor pe care le considera fiind cele mai promitatoare si novatoare, oricare ar fi produsul sau activitatea propusa. Laureatii vor primi dotatii financiare de pana la 3000 de euro si vor beneficia de vizibilitatea, notorietatea si campania de comunicare a concursului si forumului in presa europeana si fata de partenerii evenimentului.

Un stimulent pentru start-up-urile europene

In cadrul Forumului Innovact si cu sustinerea Comisiei Europene, Innovact Campus Awards pune in valoare initiativele de creare de activitate si de inovare. Cea de a 8-a editie a concursului a reunit peste 200 de dosare de candidatura din 17 tari europene printre care si Romania. Acestea au fost proiecte de buna calitate din domenii foarte diferite: de la dezvoltare durabila, sectorul cel mai bine reprezentat, la servicii (informatica, consiliere, etc.), stiinte exacte si sociale (aplicate la economie), pana la inginerie si medicina.

Innovact Campus Awards 2011 : cum sa participi ?

Descarcati dosarul de candidatura, in engleza sau franceza, de pe site-urile www.innovact.com ; www.verbatim-communication.fr

Trimiteti dosarul completat numai prin e-mail la adresa : dahvia.ouadia@verbatim-communication.fr.

DATA LIMITA DE TRIMITERE A DOSARELOR : luni 24 ianuarie 2011

Premierea castigatorilor va avea loc in cadrul Forumului Innovact, pe 30 martie 2011, la Reims (Franta).

Pentru cercetatori: Actiunile Marie Curie - termene limita pentru 2011

2010-10-25T22:59:00.000+03:00

Prin actiunile Marie Curie - programul "Oameni" ("People") se sprijina
mobilitatea si dezvoltarea carierei cercetatorilor.
Sunt vizati cercetatorii din domeniile publice sau private, indiferent de
etapa carierei in care se afla. Actiunile ofera formare initiala, adresata
in special tinerilor si invatare pe tot parcursul vietii si dezvoltarea
carierei.

Activitati cuprinse in cadrul Actiunilor Marie Curie sunt:
"Formarea initiala a cercetatorilor"
"Invatare pe tot parcursul vietii si dezvoltarea carierei"
"Parteneriate si colaborari industrie-invatamant superior"
"Dimenisunea internationala"
"Actiuni specifice"

Pentru detalii privind fiecare activitate in parte si datele limita pentru
candidaturi in 2011 accesati baza de programe Eurodesk, la adresa:
http://www.eurodesk.ro/program.php?id=RO0010000054

O zi frumoasa!
Miruna
______________________________
Miruna Covaci - Information Officer Eurodesk
ANPCDEFP
Calea Serban Voda nr. 133, et. 3, Sector 4, RO - 040205 Bucuresti
Tel direct: (021) 201.07.42
Telverde: 0800 80 YOUTH (0800 80 96884)
E-mail: miruna.covaci@eurodesk.eu
http://www.eurodesk.ro
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/eurodesk_info/

Partenerii nationali Eurodesk functioneaza oficial ca structura suport
permanenta a Programului TINERET in ACTIUNE al Uniunii Europene pentru a
oferi informatii si indrumari de inalta calitate despre Europa, tinerilor
si celor care lucreaza cu tinerii.
http://www.eurodesk.eu/

Reteaua Eurodesk actualizeaza si gestioneaza continutul informational al
Portalului European pentru Tineret al Comisiei Europene. Intrebarile care
vin prin Portalul pentru Tineret al Comisiei primesc raspuns de la reteaua
Eurodesk.
http://www.europa.eu/youth/

CfA: NewDem Fellowship Programme 2010-11, Collegium Budapest, Hungary [DL: 15.11]

2010-10-25T22:36:00.001+03:00

ENGLISH
The NewDem Fellowship Programme is a new opportunity for young researchers from Central and Eastern Europe. This Call for Application is for fellowships at Collegium Budapest for the spring term of the 2010/2011 academic year. It proposes 5-month residencies for excellent scholars to provide a stimulating environment of a multidisciplinary and international group of fellows for promoting the exchange of ideas among potential future academic leaders in the CEE region – especially focusing on future challenges and opportunities.

The main purpose of the Fellowship Programme is to enhance the knowledge base in the region by creating a more dynamic and interactive research community of young scholars in the social sciences and humanities across countries of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE).

The Programme welcomes applications from promising scholars primarily at an early stage of their careers. During their fellowship NewDem fellows benefit from the high-quality research environment and working conditions of Collegium Budapest and a provision of a living allowance (in the range of € 7,500), accommodation and a small research budget (in the range of € 750).

A further Call for Applications is planned for the Academic Year 2011/12.

More on: http://www.colbud.hu/current/vw/call.php

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CfA: Visionary Woman Scholarship 2011 (for art teachers), Moore College of Art & Design, PA, SUA

2010-10-25T22:31:00.001+03:00

ENGLISH

Our Visionary Woman Scholarship is our most prestigious award, and we
are encouraging international teachers to nominate students. More
information and the nomination letter is available on our website
http://www.moore.edu/uploads/media/pdf/VWA_letter___Nomination_2011.pdf .

Our college website is www.moore.edu

Please let me know if you have any further questions.

Ms. Heeseung Lee
Director of Admissions & Enrollment Management
*Moore College of Art & Design*
20th Street and The Parkway
Philadelphia, PA 19103 USA
215-965-4017 (Phone)
800-523-2025 (Toll free in U.S.)
215-568-3547 (Fax)
<mailto:hlee@moore.edu>
<http://www.moore.edu>

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JOB: Max Weber postdoc program in social sciences and humanities, DL 25.10 || 20.04.2011

2010-10-25T22:29:00.000+03:00

Max Weber postdoc program in social sciences and humanities

The Max Weber Programme is Europe’s largest postdoctoral programme in the social
sciences and humanities. It is funded by the European Commission (DG Education
and Culture) and hosted by the European University Institute in Florencewhere
the research community of professors, researchers and fellows provides an
excellent environment for the Programme.

The Programme, open to all nationalities, is designed for junior post-docs who
have received a doctorate in economics, law, history, social and political
sciences, or a related field, within the last 5 years and who want to advance in
their research and academic training, in an active multidisciplinary environment
before entering the international job market, or in the early stages of their
academic careers.

Fellows are selected on the basis of their research accomplishments and
potential, their academic career interests, and the availability of the EUI
faculty to provide mentorship.

Fellows are supported and encouraged to pursue their research agendas and
participate in the research activities of the EUI, and in particular, the
research activities of the Max Weber Programme and of the EUI Departments with
which they are affiliated.

The Max Weber Programme, hosted in the beautiful Villa La Fonte, provides
excellent research facilities, a range of activities to improve communication
skills (writing, presentation and teaching), and actively supports Fellows
looking for an academic job; for those interested, it offers a range of
teaching-training possibilities
(within the EUI, Florence and abroad), and it organizes multidisciplinary
research workshops and discussions on different aspects of academic careers.
Many of these activities are organized by the Fellows themselves. All these
elements (see the Programme of Activities for more details) make the Max Weber
Fellowship a unique and productive multicultural and multidisciplinary personal
and intellectual experience at the beginning of a promising academic career.

As a service to the academic community at large – especially to those starting
an academic career in the social sciences and humanities – the Programme hosts
the Academic Careers Observatory. The Max Weber Programme offers 1- and 2-year
fellowships. The annual deadline for applications for these Max Weber
Fellowships is 25 October but please note that applications for self-funded
fellowships are considered until 20 April.

http://www.eui.eu/ProgrammesAndFellowships/MaxWeberProgramme/ApplytotheMWP/Index.aspx

CfE: Essay prize, ASEN and Nations & Nationalism, DL 30.10

2010-10-25T22:27:00.000+03:00

Essay prize, ASEN and Nations & Nationalism

ASEN and Nations & Nationalism have established an essay prize in honour of
the memory of Dominique Jacquin-Berdal who was a devoted member of ASEN and an
Editor of Nations & Nationalism.

The essay prize has been established to encourage young scholars to publish
original research in ethnicity and nationalism. Submissions are invited on all
areas and themes in the field of nationalism studies.

The prize will be awarded for the best article submitted. The winning article
will be announced at the 21st annual ASEN Conference, April 2011.

The prize will include a sum of £250 and 2 years' free membership of ASEN, and
may lead to publication of the article in Nations & Nationalism.

Submissions may be made by currently enrolled post-graduate students and those
who have submitted their thesis within five years of the submission deadline.
The final date for submissions for the 2010 prize award is 30 October 2010.

Submission procedure:

1. All submissions and correspondence should be made to the Managing Editor of
Nations & Nationalism .
2. Submissions must be accompanied by an official letter from the author's
supervisor confirming status and eligibility.
3. Articles must be submitted in English and in the Nations & Nationalism house
style ('Harvard' system). Please refer to the Guidelines for
Contributors.

4. An author may only submit one article for consideration for the prize.
5. Co-authored articles will not be considered.
6. The Prize Committee reserves the right not to award a prize in any given
year.

http://www.lse.ac.uk/collections/ASEN/

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Apel suplimentar la candidaturi Grundtvig (MOF si VISA) [DL:17.11]

2010-10-25T21:15:00.000+03:00

Programul Grundtvig - Educatia Adultilor (parte a programului 'Invatare pe
tot parcursul vietii') a primit, de curand, fonduri suplimentare de la
Comisia Europeana repartizate din bugetele neutilizate ale actiunilor
centralizate Grundtvig.

Din acest motiv, la fel ca in anul 2009, s-a lansat un APEL SUPLIMENTAR LA
CANDIDATURI pentru actiuniile Mobilitati de Formare Continua (MOF) si
Vizite si schimburi (VISA), cu data limita 17 noiembrie 2010.

Informatii despre Apelul Suplimentar sunt incluse in Apelul National 2010
(scrise cu rosu numai la actiunile MOF si VISA):
http://www.llp-ro.ro/llp.php?id=52&d=56&pa=61&menu=52

Daca nu ati obtinut finantare MOF sau VISA in acest an, puteti candida la
17 noiembrie 2010 sau cu 8 saptamani inainte de inceperea evenimentului
(valabil numai pentru VISA), daca este vorba de un seminar sau o
conferinta cu valoare europeana adaugata semnificativa.

Mai multe detalii despre cele doua actiuni, MOF si VISA, gasiti mai jos:

- Obiectivul principal al actiunii Mobilitati de Formare Continua a
personalului implicat in educatia adultilor este acela de a contribui la
imbunatatirea calitatii educatiei pe tot parcursul vietii, prin acordarea
posibilitatii de a participa la sesiuni de formare cu durata de pana la
sase saptamani. Acestea se pot desfasura intr-o tara europeana, fiind
destinate persoanelor care lucreaza
in institutii de educatie a adultilor sau care sunt implicate in formarea
unor astfel de persoane.
In acest sens, pe site-ul agentiei puteti gasi o baza de date pentru
astfel de cursuri, pentru a ajuta candidatii in identificarea unor oferte
de formare. Aceasta baza de cursuri poate fi accesata la adresa:
http://ec.europa.eu/education/trainingdatabase

- In ceea ce priveste actiunea Vizite si schimburi, ea contribuie la
imbunatatirea calitatii educatiei adultilor (formala, non-formala si
informala), permitand personalului care lucreaza sau intentioneaza sa
lucreze in acest domeniu sa beneficieze de o vizita cu scop profesional,
intr-o alta tara participanta la programul de Invatare pe Tot Parcursul
Vietii.

Pentru persoanele interesate sa depuna candidaturi la aceste actiuni mai
multe detalii si formularele de candidatura le puteti gasi, pentru ambele
actiuni, in Apelul National 2010, Apelul European 2010 si Ghidul
Candidatului 2010. Aceste documente pot fi accesate la adresa :
http://www.llp-ro.ro/llp.php?id=52&d=56&pa=61&menu=52

Pentru intrebari suplimentare puteti lua legatura cu
Andreea.Samoila@anpcdefp.ro sau cu Florentina.Anghel@anpcdefp.ro

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Concursul de debate “Dezbate România”

2010-10-25T21:01:00.001+03:00

8 echipe, 40 de participanţi, un premiu de 1.000 euro, o singură temă de dezbatere: România.

Înscrie-te la concursul de debate “Dezbate România” cu o echipă formată din 5 studenţi ai aceleiaşi facultăţi, până la data de 29 octombrie 2010 trimiţând pe adresa inscrieri@fundatiadanvoiculescu.ro o argumentare pro şi contra a ipotezei “Tinerii anului 2010 sunt incapabili de performanţă” (max 1.000 caractere).

Seria de dezbateri va fi moderată de Lucian Mândruţă, iar echipa câştigătoare a finalei (organizată la Palatul Parlamentului) va fi desemnată de un juriu format din personalităţi ale lumii academice şi cunoscuţi formatori de opinie.

Informaţii necesare înscrierii: numele echipei, numele participanţilor, vârsta, facultatea, date de contact şi o scurtă prezentare de ansamblu a echipei.

Rezultatele selecţiei echipelor şi calendarul dezbaterilor vor fi anunţate pe data de 1 noiembrie 2010, pe www.fundatiadanvoiculescu.ro şi www.edu-info.ro

Premiul cel mare în valoare de 1.000 de euro va fi acordat echipei câştigătoare a finalei organizată în decembrie 2010 la Palatul Parlamentului. Toţi participanţii vor primi diplome şi premii constând în enciclopedii şi cărţi de specialitate şi/sau beletristică.

Dezbate România este un proiect al Fundaţiei Dan Voiculescu pentru Dezvoltarea României şi al Societăţii Civile pentru Educaţie şi Informatizare.

CfP: Global Academy of Business & Economic Research, Dubai, UAE, DL 28.02.2011CfP: Global Academy of Business & Economic Research, Dubai, UAE, DL 28.02.2011

2010-10-24T22:28:00.000+03:00

Global Academy of Business & Economic Research
4 to 6 May 2011
Dubai, United Arab Emirates

GABER has organized several international conferences with an attendance of over one hundred
participants with more than fifty different nationalities. For submissions and details visit: http://www.GABERIC.ORG

The deadline for abstracts/proposals is 28 February 2011.

Enquiries: mmimomin@yahoo.com
Web address: http://www.gaberic.org
Sponsored by: Fizja International Business Inc.

CfE: Policy paper competition--"Caucazul pe agenda publica europeana", IPE-Romania, DL 15.12

2010-10-24T22:25:00.000+03:00

Fundatia Soros Romania lanseaza competitia de policy papers "Caucazul pe
agenda publica europeana" in cadrul programului Initiativa de Politica
Externa.

Competitia se adreseaza studentilor, masteranzilor, doctoranzilor,
tinerilor cercetatori, activisti ai societatii civile si reprezentanti ai
think-tank-urilor din Romania, cu varste cuprinse intre 18 si 30 ani.

Modelul lucrarii: policy paper - cu accent pe cercetare si recomandari
de politici publice. Dosarul de participare va contine lucrarea si un
Curriculum Vitae de maxim 3 pagini al autoarei/autorului.

Data limita pentru depunerea lucrarilor (in plic inchis la sediul
Fundatiei Soros) este: 15 decembrie 2010

Competitia dispune de un fond de premiere pentru autoarele/autorii
lucrarilor castigatoare. De asemenea, castigatorilor li se va oferi
posibilitatea colaborarii cu Fundatia Soros Romania in proiecte de durata
desfasurate in regiunea bazinului Marii Negre.

Mai multe informatii gasiti pe site-ul Fundatiei Soros:
http://www.soros.ro/ro/program_articol.php?articol=225

Pentru detalii il puteti contacta pe Sergiu Panainte, coordonator de
program, la spanainte@soros.ro

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CfA: World Bank Winter Internship, Washington DC, SUA, DL 31.10

2010-10-24T22:23:00.002+03:00

For more information, go to
http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/EXTHRJOBS/0,,contentMDK:20515785~isCURL:Y~menuPK:64262360~pagePK:64262408~piPK:64262191~theSitePK:1058433,00.html?cid=ISG_E_WBWeeklyUpdate_NL

UNESCO/Japan Young Researchers' Fellowships Programme (UNESCO/Keizo Obuchi Research Fellowships Programme), DL 07.01.2011

2010-10-24T22:22:00.000+03:00

2011 Cycle - Reinforcing its belief in "people building the next era",
the Government of Japan offers 20 fellowships per year, for the
eleventh consecutive year, to be awarded to deserving candidates from
developing countries, especially the least developed countries (LDCs),
who are eager to undertake research on one or more of the topics
listed below. The aim of the fellowships is to support innovative and
imaginative post-graduate research in four areas of development of
particular interest to UNESCO.

(Deadline for the submission of applications: 7 January 2011. Please
see the announcement letter of the programme which is available
in:English, French, Spanish and Arabic)

The UNESCO/Keizo Obuchi Research Fellowships Programme (UNESCO/Japan
Young Researchers' Fellowship Programme) funded under a Japanese
Funds-in-Trust for the capacity-building of Human Resources will aim,
in particular, to impact on capacity-building and research activities
in the following areas:

1. Environment (with particular attention to Water Sciences);
2. Intercultural Dialogue;
3. Information and Communication Technologies; and
4. Peaceful conflict resolution. No other research topics will be considered.

Applicants, a maximum of TWO from each applying National Commission,
must meet the following general criteria:

1. Candidates under this Programme must be post-graduate researchers,
already holding either an M.A. or M.Sc. degree (or equivalent) and
wishing to pursue research work abroad (preferably in their own
region) with a view to enhancing knowledge in one of the four specific
fields mentioned in paragraph D.1 below. Thus, those who are in the
process of completing their Master’s degree must have completed it
PRIOR to taking up their Fellowship.
2. Candidates must be persons of high intellectual promise who may be
expected to make significant contributions to their country on return.
3. Candidates must be no more than 40 years of age. Thus, applicants
born before 1 January 1971 will not be considered under the Programme.
4. The selected Fellow must carry out the research under the auspices
of an academic supervisor in a host institution. Confirmation of
acceptance from the academic supervisor is imperative.
5. Priority attention will be given to:

* Women
* Candidates from least developed countries (LDCs)
* Palestinian researchers
6. Candidates must be proficient in reading and writing the language
of instruction in the proposed country of study/research.
7. Applicants must be in good health, both physically and mentally.

Burse in Germania prin DAAD

2010-10-24T17:18:00.000+03:00

Serviciul German de Schimburi Academice (DAAD) acorda anual o serie
intreaga de burse de categorii diferite. Cei interesati sa studieze in
Germania pe o anumita perioada de timp, pot accesa direct site-ul
www.daad.ro, unde sunt informatii detaliate despre tipurile de burse
oferite si conditiile ce trebuie indeplinite.

Prin DAAD se ofera burse pentru studenti si absolventi, dar nu numai:
- Burse pentru studenti - cursuri de vara (data limita: 30 noiembrie;
detalii pe: http://www.daad.de/miniwebs/icbukarest/en/11461/index.html)
- stagii de practica (detalii pe
http://www.daad.de/miniwebs/icbukarest/en/11467/index.html)
- vizite de studiu (urmatoarea data limita: 1 noiembrie; detalii pe:
http://www.daad.de/miniwebs/icbukarest/en/11471/index.html)
- cursuri de finalizare a studiilor (data limita: 30 noiembrie; detalii pe:
http://www.daad.de/miniwebs/icbukarest/en/11466/index.html)

- Burse pentru absolventi - burse de studiu pentru absolventi de la
toate disciplinele (data limita: 31 octombrie; detalii pe
- burse de MBA pentru absolventi de studii economie (data limita: 31 octombrie; detalii pe: http://www.daad.de/miniwebs/icbukarest/en/11463/index.html)
- burse de studiu pentru artisti si arhitecti (data limita: 31 octombrie; detalii pe: http://www.daad.de/miniwebs/icbukarest/en/11469/index.html)
- granturi de cercetare (data limita: 31 octombrie; detalii pe:
http://www.daad.de/miniwebs/icbukarest/en/11465/index.html)
- "re-invitatii" pentru fostii bursieri DAAD (data limita: 15 noiembrie; detalii pe http://www.daad.de/miniwebs/icbukarest/en/11473/index.html)
- vizite de cercetare (data limita: 15 noiembrie; detalii pe
http://www.daad.de/miniwebs/icbukarest/en/11464/index.html)

Pentru lista completa de burse si cerintele ce trebuie indeplinite,
accesati: http://www.daad.ro si contactati direct Serviciul German de Schimburi Academice.

9th Transformative Learning Conference - Athens, May 2011

2010-10-24T17:09:00.000+03:00

[English version]
The theme for the conference is Transformative Learning in Time of Crisis: Individual and Collective Challenges. The emergence of crisis represents both an opportunity and a challenge for professionals in the field of education. The aim of this conference is to provide an opportunity to reinterpret through the lens of transformative learning theories the nature of contemporary political, economic, social, psychological, cultural or environmental crisis, as experienced individually and collectively.

More on: http://www.tlcathens2011.gr/index.html

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CEEMAN/PRME Survey on Poverty as a Challenge to Management Education

2010-10-24T16:42:00.000+03:00

[English version]
The preliminary results of the Survey were presented at the 2^nd Global Forum for Responsible Management Education, held in New York in June, while an executive summary of the final results was presented at the 18^th CEEMAN Annual Conference held in Caserta, Italy in September.

Download report from here: http://www.ceeman.org/publications.php/42/survey-results-poverty-as-a-challenge-for-management-education

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CSAE Conference on Economic Development in Africa, Oxford University, UK, DL 10.12

2010-10-14T21:27:00.000+03:00

SAE 2011 CALL FOR PAPERS
CONFERENCE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA
St Catherine's College, Oxford
20-22 March 2011

Papers addressing economic analysis of the broad issues relevant for economic development in Africa are invited for the CSAE 2011 conference. Papers on countries other than those in Africa are welcome, providing they deal with issues central to African development.

The CSAE is celebrating its 25th anniversary during 2011 and we are planning to expand our conference both in the range of topics and in the numbers of available places.

AAUW 2011-2012 International Fellowships for Women

2010-10-14T21:17:00.000+03:00

[English version]
AAUW has a long and distinguished history of advancing educational and
professional opportunities for women in the United States and around
the globe. One of the world's largest sources of funding for graduate
women, AAUW provided more than $3 million in funding for more than 200
fellowships and grants to outstanding women and nonprofit
organizations in the 2009-10 academic year. Due to the longstanding,
generous contributions of AAUW members, a broader community of women
continues to gain access to educational and economic opportunities --
breaking through barriers so that all women have a fair chance.

The deadline to apply is December 1, 2010:
www.aauw.org/learn/fellowships_grants/international.cfm.

2011-2012 Academic Year
Master's/Professional Fellowship: $18,000Doctorate Fellowship:
$20,000Postdoctoral Fellowship: $30,000
Applications available: Aug. 1-Dec. 1, 2010Application deadline*: Dec.
1, 2010Fellowship year: July 1, 2011-June 30, 2012
*All supporting documents must also be received by this date. If an
application deadline falls on a weekend or holiday, supporting
documents
must be received the next business day.

International Fellowships are awarded for full-time study or research
in the United States to women who are not United States citizens or
permanent residents. Several fellowships are available for study
outside of the U.S. For more information: +1-319-337-1716 ext. 60,
e-mail aauw@act.org

Scoala de vara 'Cultural Enterprise in the Mediterranean' [DL: 5 august 2010]

2010-08-27T14:57:00.001+03:00

[Versiune in limba romana] - preluare eurodesk_info

Euromediterranean and Black Sea Observatory din Napoli, Italia, acorda 15 burse pentru participare la Scoala de vara "The Cultural Enterprise in the Mediterranean". Scoala se va derula in perioada 27 septembrie - 4 octombrie 2010 in Procida, Italia.

Data limita pentru inscriere este: 5 august 2010

Mai multe informatii (prezentare, conditii de participare) gasiti mai jos.

Open Scholarship V Summer School

“Cultural Enterprise in the Mediterranean”

Procida 27 September – 4 October 2010
(for citizen belonging to countries from the Mediterranean and the Black Sea areas)

The “Cultural Enterprise in the Mediterranean” Summer School aims at reaching a threefold
objective :
1. Allow students trained in Universities from both banks of the Mediterranean Sea to meet each
other during a common and shared moment;
2. Giving such an intercultural audience a constant exchange of ideas and many scholars and
teachers from the two Mediterranean banks;
3. Allowing this audience to meet people from the working world, in order to achieve a broader,
wider and deeper knowledge of the opportunities offered on both the banks of the Mediterranean.

2010 Edition Focus
Freedom of the press in the Mediterranean area - south and the Mediterranean – The cultural
enterprise in the territory - Of cultural heritage - Cities and Culture – European network
“Euronablus”

Prerequisites
The School has 35 available places. Every Italian citizen (and every citizen belonging to countries
from the Mediterranean and the Black Sea areas) with a second-level degree and not yet 35 years
old until the Scholarship deadline may take part in it.
The participation request must be sent, on paper, within August 5, 2010
(the mail stamp date will be proof) and the following documents must be attached:

- Copy of the achieved university title;

- Curriculum Vitae;

- One or more presentation letters;

- Certifications attesting the knowledge of French and/or English; for

foreign students a certification attesting knowledge in Italian, if present

- Other titles and certifications pertaining the Scholarship

The participation request must be sent in a closed envelope, with the wording: “Summer School-
Procida 2010” at the following address:
3Ceicc
Osservatorio Euromediterraneo e del Mar Nero
Via Partenope, 36 – 80121 Napoli
ITALIA

Ranking
To take part in the V “Cultural Enterprise in the Mediterranean”
Summer School, the Euromediterranean and Black Sea Observatory, following the judgment of a
dedicated Commission of the Scientific Committee, will bestow 15 grants to young graduates,
both Italian and foreigners, residing in Mediterranean countries. This grant consists in the total
coverage of travelling and full lodging expenses in Procida by the Euromediterranean and Black Sea
Observatory.

The young graduates will be hosted in a residence.

2010-08-27T14:42:00.001+03:00

[English version] - blogs.hbr.org

by Rita McGrath

To fix business schools, we academics should focus less on our reputations among our peers, and more on the connection between our research and real managers in real businesses.

One consequence of the quest for academic legitimacy amidst business school faculty is what one observer called a "relentless quest for status." Academics in all fields gain status by publishing articles in peer-reviewed scholarly journals, particularly the top four or five outlets in the field that really count. Status also stems from those self-same articles being cited in other articles, to show 'impact' or 'influence' on other academics.

In my own field of management, status comes from being recognized as a contributor to a base discipline, such as sociology, economics, or psychology. It's not about making a contribution to management thinking, with its unique emphasis on the jobs of - you guessed it - real managers. As Rakesh Khurana observed in a 2007 article in the Academy of Management Journal: "...many of the disciplined-trained scholars joining business school faculties were not intrinsically interested in business...Few [younger faculty members] were motivated in their research by a desire to examine the real problems that managers faced..."

Debating the MBAIn the same journal, and in the same year, I made some suggestions for rectifying the imbalance between academic theory and real-world practice. Academics should:

1) Include real-world examples in our articles and devote more energy to the topics that interest managers. Most of our academic work is pretty difficult to penetrate (I mean, would you leap out and read an article with the title "time compression dis-economies" in the title, and no, I am NOT making that up). To quote myself here: "Humiliating though it may be, there is a reason that stories about mice who've lost their cheese and penguins fleeing melting icebergs are snapped up by millions while most of what we publish isn't even cited by other academics."

2) Articulate what our research implies for some kind of implication for managerial action. What would someone do differently, now that they know the answer to the problem being researched?

4) Get back to considering research that carefully describes phenomena to be as valuable as research that promotes and tests a particular theory. That is, we should describe and test what is actually going on in the world.

5) Include some reference to 'managerial impact' in faculty evaluations for promotion. I'm on thin ice here, and of course, we need to be careful - we don't want to breed people who pander to whatever the flavor of the month is - but at the same time, what about giving at least some weight to impact on managers as we do to impact on other academics? For instance, why not honor those who author McKinsey award winning articles in the Harvard Business Review?

6) I concur with Steve Kerr that sometimes the very best management education is found not in the MBA programs, but among practicing executives. Why not increase the legitimacy and visibility of this activity among major schools?

Business schools could -- and should -- play a terrific role in raising the standard of management. By doing this, they can help us dig our way out of the current crisis, create more globally competitive organizations and ultimately provide jobs and economic growth that we all desire.

To do that more effectively, however, academics should stop playing intellectual one-upsmanship games with each other, and pay attention to what's happening in the real world.

Rita Gunther McGrath is a professor of management at Columbia Business School.

Colleges see prospective donors among new students

2010-08-27T11:04:00.000+03:00

[English version] - source: Associated Press

By ALAN SCHER ZAGIER (AP)

COLUMBIA, Mo. — The drill for new college students remains pretty consistent: grab a campus map, buy some overpriced textbooks, save those quarters for laundry and don't forget to call home.

On a growing number of campuses, first-year students are hearing another message. Please give. Not for tuition, but instead as a young donor.

With alumni-giving rates at record lows and lagging state support of postsecondary education, public and private schools alike are focusing their efforts on building lifetime loyalty among still-impressionable students.

Some schools start small. Fundraisers at Emory University in Atlanta pass out piggy banks for freshmen to collect spare change. Texas Christian and California University of Pennsylvania ask for $1 donations at their new student convocations.

Other schools, including the University of Pennsylvania, have created more elaborate efforts, with four-year programs designed to teach students the value of philanthropy as a civic virtue as well as the nuances of higher education funding.

"We are unapologetically laying out expectations for their relationship with Penn," said Elise Betz, executive director of alumni relations. "Before our students enter a classroom, they are given this message."

In the Penn Traditions program, school trustees and donors visit dorms to share their perspective on financing an Ivy League education. Trivia night contests focus on school history and traditions, not just sports or pop culture arcana.

By the second semester of their freshmen year, students can tap an alumni database for job leads or networking contacts. But the first 'ask' — donor-speak for a request for money - doesn't take place until senior year.

"It really isn't just about giving," Betz said. "It's about staying connected."
The program seems to be paying off. Participation in Penn's senior gift drive increased from 18 percent in 2001 to 70 percent in 2009 — a figure nearly double the school's alumni-giving rate.

The University of Michigan doesn't wait until freshmen orientation to discuss student philanthropy. Instead, prospective Wolverines learn about the importance of private contributions while touring the Ann Arbor campus.

Students at public colleges and universities — and their parents — often mistakenly assume that tax dollars cover the bulk of their education, said Judy Malcolm, director of development communications and donor relations.

Instead, state support of the school's core academic functions hovers near 20 percent - nearly one-fourth the level of support provided by Michigan to its flagship university 50 years ago.

"At privates, from the moment the student sets foot on campus, giving to the university is an expectation," Malcolm said. "Here, they mistakenly think the state is paying for their entire education."

Angelo Armenti Jr., president of California University of Pennsylvania, calls his school's focus on current students as future donors a "survival strategy." State support at the 158-year-old school in western Pennsylvania now accounts for just one-third of its budget, half the funding levels of 25 years ago.

Alumni who graduated during more flush times don't always understand the necessity of private support, Armenti said.

"Most of them graduated at a time when the state paid all the bills," he said. "How do you convince these people that they have to step up and contribute like private university graduates? Educating our students before they become alumni is much more effective and efficient."

The tough economic times have hit campus development offices particularly hard. A Council for Aid to Education survey of charitable contributions to U.S. colleges and universities showed a decline in private giving of nearly 12 percent in 2009, the steepest drop in the survey's 53-year history. The alumni participation rate of 10 percent was also a record low.

On some campuses, asking students for donations outright is secondary to educating them about the role of private philanthropy in higher education.

That's the case at the University of Missouri, where the private Mizzou Student Foundation invites scholarship recipients to a "Grateful Tiger" day where they write thank-you notes and holiday greeting cards to their benefactors. In another program known as TAG Day — an abbreviation for "Thanking Alumni and friends for their Generosity" — classrooms and buildings that have benefited from donor money are "tagged" with such designations to increase awareness. Faculty members with endowed chairs and student scholarship recipients also wear the tags.

Allyson Lindsey, a 2007 Michigan graduate, learned about the importance of alumni donations on her campus while working as a student fundraiser in the school's telethon office.

The Detroit native returned home after graduation to work as a neonatal researcher at Wayne State University. It took her six months to find a job, but she quickly donated $25 to her alma mater — despite still owing more than $20,000 in unpaid student loans.

"I was really inspired to give back," she said. "I can't give thousands of dollars yet, but they still appreciated my $25. That really resonated with me."
Copyright © 2010 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

How Would You Spend Grant Money for Schools?

2010-08-26T19:07:00.002+03:00

[English version] - New York Times

The Department of Education announced the winners of “Race to the Top,” in which states competed for federal funding for their school systems. The states submitted proposals for how they would spend the money, and the government rewarded innovative ideas. If your state received funding, how would you want education officials to spend it?

As Sam Dillon reports, the 12 winners of Race to the Top were chosen for bold, innovative plans for improving the schools in their states:

The competition was designed to reward what President Obama considers exemplary educational ideas and practice, in hopes that other states will adopt similar practices.

The president’s goals include expanding the number and quality of charter schools, updating the way school districts evaluate teachers’ effectiveness, improving student data-tracking systems to help educators know what students have learned and what must be retaught, and turning around thousands of the lowest-performing schools.

States earned points if they raised their standards and the rigor of standardized tests. Dozens of states responded to that incentive by adopting common standards in English and math written over the last year at the request of the National Governors Association.

More on: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/25/education/25schools.html?_r=1

Role of Academic Entrepreneurship in Malaysia

2010-08-26T15:54:00.001+03:00

[English version]

The development of science and technology (S&T) in Malaysia has been policy-driven and strategically triggered by the government. This is not an anomaly in any developing economy; however, based on findings of the National Survey of Research and Development conducted by the Malaysian Science and Technology Information Centre, Malaysia seems slow in the S&T development process compared to its East Asian counterparts such as Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, China and India.

Perhaps, one of the differentiating factors between Malaysia and other East Asian countries is the level of academic entrepreneurship in the national innovation system. The fact is, even the development of the national innovation system has been policy-driven.

How has this policy-driven approach been effective in enhancing academic entrepreneurship in higher education institutions and the national innovation system?

In the last two decades, various programmes and initiatives were undertaken to facilitate the nation's transition from a production-based to an innovation-based economy, beginning with the transformation towards becoming a developed society through Vision 2020 in 1991 and the re-focusing of efforts on the development of a knowledge-based economy after the Asian financial crisis.

The development of science and technology (S&T) in Malaysia has been policy-driven and strategically triggered by the government. This is not an anomaly in any developing economy; however, based on findings of the National Survey of Research and Development conducted by the Malaysian Science and Technology Information Centre, Malaysia seems slow in the S&T development process compared to its East Asian counterparts such as Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, China and India.

Perhaps, one of the differentiating factors between Malaysia and other East Asian countries is the level of academic entrepreneurship in the national innovation system. The fact is, even the development of the national innovation system has been policy-driven.

How has this policy-driven approach been effective in enhancing academic entrepreneurship in higher education institutions and the national innovation system?

In the last two decades, various programmes and initiatives were undertaken to facilitate the nation's transition from a production-based to an innovation-based economy, beginning with the transformation towards becoming a developed society through Vision 2020 in 1991 and the re-focusing of efforts on the development of a knowledge-based economy after the Asian financial crisis.

Among the key initiatives were the Third Outline Perspective Plan (2001-2010), the Knowledge-Based Economy Master Plan, 2002, and the Malaysian Knowledge Content (MyKe) Survey, 2003. In fact, government research funding under the Ninth Malaysia Plan (2006-2010) at 1.5% GDP was a threefold increase from the Eighth Malaysia Plan (2001-2005) at 0.49% GDP.

Further, among the significant decisions that could be related to academic entrepreneurship in higher education were the designation of four public universities as research universities - University Malaya, Science University of Malaysia, National University of Malaysia and Putra University of Malaysia - and a RM5.3 billion allocation for science, technology and innovation initiatives to strengthen the national innovation system. Focus was directed at biotechnology, advanced materials, manufacturing, nanotechnology and information and communication technology to generate 300 science and technology-based companies through public-funded R&D, and 50 companies with global partnerships.

Nevertheless, without a world-class national higher education system, the quest to become a sophisticated knowledge-based economy is likely to be frustrated because this is a prerequisite to improve the national innovation system and overcome a disjointed research and innovation system, with weak private sector demand for R&D and weak university-industry linkages.

To develop a world-class higher education system, utmost attention and consideration must be given to the development of academic entrepreneurship, which includes a better understanding of what it is and putting in place the right internal systems and mechanisms within the academic institutions to facilitate its development.

What is academic entrepreneurship?

Academic entrepreneurship is defined here as the leadership process of creating economic value through acts of organisational creation, renewal or innovation that occurs within or outside the academic institution that results in research and technology commercialisation. It occurs at the level of individuals or groups of individuals acting independently or as part of faculty or university systems, who create new organisations or instigate renewal or innovation within or outside the academic institutions. These individuals can be referred to as academic entrepreneurs or entrepreneurial academics (academic intrapreneurs). Value from academic entrepreneurship is achieved through the integration of organisational and commercialisation activities.

Based on the definition above, the phenomenon consists of three components. Firstly, it creates value in the marketplace, as well as within the academic organisations. A university creates economic value by becoming entrepreneurial. In the value creation process, leadership at all levels of the academic organisation is important in facilitating, nurturing and supporting academic entrepreneurial activities. Without strong and effective leadership, the transition or transformation towards an entrepreneurial university may not be realised.

Secondly, the value creation process occurs through acts of organisational creation, renewal or innovation. The table above provides the mechanisms that can be undertaken when pursuing these entrepreneurial actions.

And thirdly, academic entrepreneurship results in research and technology commercialisation. This is because it facilitates and encourages university technology transfer between the university and industry. Thus, a higher degree of academic entrepreneurship orientation will result in a greater number of technology transfer and commercialisation activities.

In an entrepreneurial university, academic entrepreneurship processes and activities are embedded in the university system, encultured in its academic faculties, embodied in its community of practice and "embrained" in each individual academic. By indulging in academic entrepreneurship, university agents - that is, academic inventors and entrepreneurs - use available organisational resources and state resources and organise their entrepreneurial activities towards exploiting perceived opportunities in the knowledge-based economy. This means that academic entrepreneurship is a process that occurs within the organisational boundary of the university. This is shown in the figure above, where academic entrepreneurship (AE) falls inside the circle denoted as entrepreneurial university (EU).

Previous research into academic entrepreneurship tended to equate academic entrepreneurship with university technology transfer, more specifically with the creation and development of new organisations, commonly known as the academic or technology based spin-off. However, when academic entrepreneurship is interpreted as encompassing not only organisational creation but also strategic renewal, transformation and innovation within the university systems, a boundary then exists between academic entrepreneurship and university technology transfer.

This means that not all academic entrepreneurship processes and activities will result in university technology transfer. However, the process of transferring technology to the industry or the commercialisation of the technology or invention through licensing agreements, research joint ventures and university-based start-ups are entrepreneurial activities. The figure above describes how the entrepreneurial university interacts with industry and extends its academic entrepreneurship processes and activities beyond the organisational boundary through university technology transfer.

These activities and entrepreneurial developments will not only contribute to organisational growth, profitability and wealth creation in the university but will also impact the external environment and economy as a whole by increasing productivity, improving best practices, creating new industries and enhancing international competitiveness and contributing to the growth and development of a knowledge-based economy and society.

For national and local governments, universities are a source of key assets for a technology-driven innovation economy. They provide skilled people and valuable researchable ideas. They attract other key economic development resources, such as educated people, firms and venture capitalists. Since universities usually remain in a particular location, they can be relied upon for long-term sustainable relationships. Universities which have been successful in teaching and research have vast untapped resources for nurturing and establishing innovative start-ups and technology-based ventures.

Through academic entrepreneurship, the university becomes the agent of industrial innovation, technological development, economic development and social development especially in the context of growing knowledge-based economies and globalisation.

The above basically suggests that a university's leadership role is becoming multifaceted. Not only are universities required to educate people, but are needed to train skilled undergraduates, graduates and post-doctorates. To contribute towards knowledge-based innovation systems and economies, universities need to increase the stock of codified useful knowledge such as publications, patents and prototypes. They have to participate in problem-solving activities in industry and community through contract research, cooperative research with industry, technology licensing and faculty consulting, as well as provide access to specialised instrumentation and equipment and incubation services.

Further, the impact of the National Higher Education Action Plan (2007-2010), which is triggering the higher education transformation and consequently the S&T development, is that:
•Malaysian universities are expected to contribute more to economic development through R&D and commercialisation activities;

•Universities must seek closer relationships with the government and industry; and,

•Universities need to drive resource efficiency and quality management approaches through all aspects of their business, requiring a high level of both financial and outcome accountability.

This naturally leads to several issues and challenges for the leaders of Malaysian universities who want to nurture academic entrepreneurship in their universities, which include:
•Can universities accommodate a third mission of enterprise development on top of primary roles of education and intellectual discovery?

•Can universities stand up to their local role and gear up to their international role?

•How will the university leadership address the conflict between role of disciplines and role of inter-disciplines?

•How will the leadership address the conflict between academic freedom, scientific autonomy, curiosity-driven "fundamental" research versus directed, user-driven, shorter-term development "applied" research? In other words, can academic leadership find a balance between technology-driven innovation and market-driven innovation?

•Can universities handle the issues relating to conflict of interest and conflict of commitment?

•How will universities decide between centralised versus decentralised management of the university-industry boundary?

•How will universities select the appropriate commercialisation model for their technology transfer offices?

It was reported in the National Survey of Research and Development, 2006, that in 2004, R&D expenditure by the private sector accounted for 71.5% of the national gross expenditures on research and development. In relation to academic entrepreneurship and research commercialisation:
•Can universities attract funding from the private sector?

•Would the private sector be willing to pour their R&D expenditures into research and commercialisation activities in universities?

In addition, the entrepreneurial activities in universities need to be fuelled by venture capital funding and investment. Not only is the number of venture capitalists in Malaysia small but their focus of late has been on portfolio management rather than on funding university spin-offs. Currently, only the Malaysian Technology Development Corp Sdn Bhd and Malaysian Venture Capital Management Bhd, both set up by the government, have shown interest, but academic entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs need to be trained to meet venture capital requirements and to understand the challenges and rigours of academic entrepreneurship.

In conclusion, to nurture the academic entrepreneurial paradigm and mindset across the university organisation and system, a shift from a focus on (basic) research and teaching to the development of a collective, innovative, entrepreneurial and sustainable source of S&T needs to be made. There has to be facilitation from inside the university system to accelerate technology diffusion. Conflicts arising from creative tension between teaching and research, applied and basic, entrepreneurial and scholastic interests are inevitable and expected.

But, for the academic entrepreneurial paradigm to be sustainable, compromise, normative change and reconciliation of different and seemingly opposed ideological elements, such as entrepreneurship and the extension of knowledge, need to be facilitated and embedded in the university system. This should be the way forward.

Source: http://www.theedgedaily.com/cms/content.jsp?id=com.tms.cms.article.Article_29875822-cb73c03a-11151520-fab0bfda

BURSE 'flare' adresate tinerilor cu studii post-doctorale, EU

2010-08-18T20:31:00.001+03:00

[Continut in limba romana]
A fost lansat al doilea apel comun FLARE adresat tinerilor cercetatori cu studii post-doctorale. Acest apel are la baza succesul inregistrat de FLARE 1 (primul program european privind cercetarea procesului imbatranirii, finantat de catre statele membre partenere in proiectul ERA-AGE - European Research Area on Ageing din cadrul Programului Cadru 6), cand 18 candidati au primit primele burse FLARE.

FLARE s-a nascut dintr-un consens stiintific puternic bazat pe necesitatea de a dezvolta o abordare multi-disciplinara a cercetarii asupra procesului imbatranirii si, de asemenea, din necesitatea de a construi retele puternice europene in acest domeniu, in special in ceea ce priveste sprijinirea cercetatorilor aflati la inceputul carierei. Noii bursieri FLARE vor avea posibilitatea de a participa la numeroase scoli de vara si de a interactiona atat intre ei, cat si cu bursierii FLARE 1, astfel incat sa-si dezvolte propriile cariere in cercetare. In Romania apelul comun va fi finantat de catre Ministerul Educatiei, Cercetarii, Tineretului si Sportului - Autoritatea Nationala pentru Cercetare Stiintifica , reprezentata prin Unitatea Executiva pentru Finantarea Invatamantului Superior si a Cercetarii Stiintifice Universitare.

Persoana de contact: Luciana BRATU
tel: 021 307 19 35
fax.: 021 307 19 11
E-mail: luciana.bratu@uefiscsu.ro
http://www.cncsis.ro/ / www.era-age.group.shef.ac.uk

Materials World Network - NSF Foundation research grants, DL 10.11

2010-08-18T20:05:00.002+03:00

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Cadrul de colaborare in cercetarea stiintifica Romania - Statele Unite
ale Americii – 2010: In baza parteneriatului incheiat intre Consiliul
National al Cercetarii Stiintifice din Invatamantul Superior -
Unitatea Executiva pentru Finantarea Invatamantului Superior si a
Cercetarii Stiintifice Universitare (CNCSIS-UEFISCSU) si Fundatia
Nationala pentru Stiinta (NSF- National Science Foundation,
http://www.nsf.gov/ ), comunitatea stiintifica din Romania este
invitata sa participe la programul "Materials World Network" – 2010,

Domeniile vizate sunt fizica si tehnologia materialelor. Regulile
generale privind aceasta competitie pot fi accesate aici:
http://www.cncsis.ro/Public/cat/445/NSF.html

Termenul de depunere a propunerilor de proiecte la CNCSIS-UEFISCSU
este 10 Noiembrie 2010 si este conditionat de depunerea propunerii de
proiect la NSF.

Persoana de contact: Adriana ROTAR
tel: 021 307 19 67
fax.: 021 307 19 19
E-mail: adriana.rotar@uefiscsu.ro

One-week courses for university teachers, CEU Budapest, Hungary, DL 01.09

2010-08-18T19:59:00.002+03:00

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Jointly with departments of the Central European University (CEU), the
Curriculum Resource Center organizes one-week course design sessions in
Budapest for university teachers during which they can access human
and material resources of the CEU, work in the library, consult with colleagues, purchase books, and participate in round-table discussions/workshops on course
development issues.

Summary of CRC Fall 2010 sessions:
1. Open House Sessions
Medieval Studies: October 15 – 22, 2010 (deadline for applications: 1st
September, 2010)
Philosophy: October 15 – 22, 2010 (deadline for applications: 1st
September, 2010)

2. Course Innovation Sessions
Medieval Studies and History:
Centers of Power and Spiritual Life in the Middle Ages and in the Early Modern
Period: October 15-22, 2010 (deadline for applications:1st September, 2010)

Political Science 1:
Politics, Behavior, Biology:
October 25-29, 2010 (deadline for applications: 10th September, 2010)

Nationalism Studies:
Teaching Minority Protection:
October 25-29, 2010 (deadline for applications: 10th September, 2010)

Political Science 2:
Constitutionalism and Democracy:
November 15-19, 2010 (deadline for applications:10th October, 2010)

Sociology and Anthropology:
Cultural Policies in a Globalized World:
November 22-26, 2010 - (deadline for applications: 10th October, 2010)

Media and Communication Studies:
Media and State Intervention:
November 29 - December 3, 2010 - (deadline for applications: 10th October, 2010)

Religious Studies:
Religious Geography, Symbolic Landscapes and Religious Movements:
December 6 -10, 2010 (deadline for applications:25th October, 2010)

3. Topical Issues in Curriculum Development Session
Center for Policy Studies – LGI:
Incorporating Diversity into the Teaching of Public Administration at Higher
Education Institutions
November 8-12, 2010 (deadline for applications:10th September, 2010)

4. Departmental Curriculum Development Session, one week agreed between January-June, 2011 (deadline for application: 3rd December, 2010)

Application forms and the detailed description of the courses are
available for download here:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/romstudyabroad/files/Fisiere%20Aplicatii/CRC%20courses%20Budapest/

Black Sea Link Fellowships 2011-12, DL. 15.11

2010-08-18T19:52:00.001+03:00

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Call for Applications to the Black Sea Link Fellowships 2011-12, sponsored by Volkswagen Stiftung and hosted by the New Europe College in Bucharest, Romania. The Fellowship is available to individuals from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine (and other countries around the Black Sea) who are currentdoctoral students or who hold PhDs. The deadline for applying is November 15, 2010. More information can be found on the website (www.nec.ro) or in the documents that can be downloaded here:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/romstudyabroad/files/Fisiere%20Aplicatii/Black%20Sea%20Link/

BiKS Summer School in Empirical Education, Bamberg, Germany DL: 31.08

2010-08-18T19:49:00.001+03:00

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3rd International Bamberg Summer School in Empirical Education Research on Institutional and Contextual Determinants of Educational Judgement,
Decision Making and Learning
September 21st – September 24th 2010 in Bamberg (Germany)

The research group “Educational Processes, Competence Development and Selection Decisions in Pre- and Primary School Age” (BiKS) hosts with financial support from the German Science Foundation the 3rd International Bamberg Summer School. The aim of the summer school is to give young researchers the opportunity to discuss important topics in the area of empirical educational research. This year’s summer school focuses on important non-individual factors influencing educational processes.

Contact: sekretariat.biks@uni-bamberg.de
Home: http://www.uni-bamberg.de/biks/news-biks/summer-school-2010/

Workshop on Multi-level approaches to the analysis of work, care and welfare, Tilburg, The Netherlands, DL: 01.09

2010-08-18T19:30:00.003+03:00

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The European Data Centre for Work and Welfare (a part of the network of excellence, Reconciliation of Work and Welfare: RECwowe) is accepting applications for the workshop: Multi-level approaches to the analysis of work, care and welfare: An introductory workshop to theory, data and analyses.

Dates: 15-17 November, 2010

Increasingly researchers are interested in cross-national comparison and in the effects of socio-economic, socio-cultural and institutional contexts on people's behaviour, attitudes and beliefs. Various comparative methods and multi-level analyses techniques provide tools for such analyses and are gaining more interest in the field of social sciences.
This EDACwowe Workshop aims to increase the participant's understanding of the theories and practices of cross-national comparison and multi-level approaches, along with better knowledge of how to find and set up comparative and multi-level data sets using the data resources provided through the EDACwowe website.
More specifically, it seeks to introduce, explain and demonstrate the combined use of data from different levels (country, region, individual) and character (quantitative, quantified qualitative data) in simultaneous analyses. The workshop will pay attention to case-oriented small N comparisons, as well as to variable oriented large N comparison. It will include supervised practical assignments on data data retrieval and analysis, as well as peer discussions of data issues and problems.
Note that this is NOT a workshop where advanced statistical methods of multi-level modelling are trained. It has an introductory aim, with emphasis on cross-national and multi-level analysis theory, data, and various analytical techniques.

1 September 2010: Deadline for applications

Call for Essay: Young Managers to Shape the Future, "Peter Drucker Challenge", DL. 15.09

2010-08-16T22:58:00.006+03:00

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The "Peter Drucker Challenge" is being held this year for the first time. Initiated and organized by the Peter Drucker Society Europe, the essay contest has the overarching theme "Continuity and Change – Balancing Innovation and Time-Tested Practices" and is aimed at students, young managers and entrepreneurs.

The authors of the top three essays will be flown to Vienna and invited to participate in the "Global Peter Drucker Management Forum 2010" , Vienna on November 18 and 19 and to join a top management event on *November 17 afternoon*. In addition, up to 40 authors of quality essays will get free passes to the Forum including the Gala Dinner.
The essays may be submitted in English or German.
The winning essays will be selected by an international jury consisting of authors, senior executives and entrepreneurs. Participants must not to be older than 35 years. The length of the essays should be between 1.500 words and 3.000 words.

For more info see: http://www.druckerchallenge.org

If you have questions please contact druckerchallenge[at]gmail[dot]com