Thursday, October 31, 2013

International Youth Peace Culture and Arts Festival April 2014

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International Youth Peace Culture and Arts Festival April 2014

IYPCAF 2014 takes place in Kampala Uganda. Kampala is one of the most beautiful capitals in Africa. Kampala is also rich in culture and heritage with its many national institutions, parklands, waterways and historic architecture. Mutesa I, the Kabaka (king) of Buganda, had chosen the area that was to become Kampala as one of his favorite hunting grounds. The area was made up of hills and wetlands. It was an ideal breeding ground for various game, particularly a species of antelope, the impala (Aepyceros melampus). When the British arrived in the area they called one of the hills 'The Hill of the Impala' due to the large presence of impala. The native Baganda used this reference in their local dialect (Luganda) - 'Akasozi K'empala. It is worth noting that it is not unusual for Luganda to adopt the soundings of English words into the language - for example a car in Luganda is 'emotoka’ (a motor car). So K'empala formally became 'Kampala' with repeated usage, and when the British colonial rulers needed a name for the city they adopted this reference.

The city grew as the capital of the Buganda kingdom, from which several buildings survive, including the Kasubi Tombs (built in 1881), the Lubiri Palace, the Buganda Parliament and the Buganda Court of Justice. Severely damaged in the Uganda-Tanzania War, the city has since then been rebuilt with constructions of new buildings including hotels, banks, shopping malls, educational institutions, hospitals and improvement of war torn buildings and infrastructure. Traditionally, Kampala was a city of seven hills, but over time it has come to have a lot more.

In just a decade, since President Museveni came into power in 1986, Kampala has rapidly recovered and is now a safe, busy and lively city with an undeniable vibrant nightlife.

This Festival is organized to share and discuss recent developments in Peace sector. The aim of IYPCAF 2014 is to gather peace activists, Human rights ambassadors, government leaders, youth, practitioners, policy makers, from all over the world to present advances in Peace building. We are in an era in which there is a continuous progress in Peace building and IYPCAF2014 will provide a forum to exchange information, present new avenues for cultural integrations in order to promote peace and developments, and discuss the future direction, strategies and priorities in the field of Peace, culture and Art.

IYPCAF 2014: International Youth Peace Culture

& Arts Festival

April 23 to 26, 2014

Kampala, Uganda April 23 to 26, 2014

Kampala, Uganda

Present your company at IYPCAF 2014 exhibitions. The IYPCAF 2014 Exhibition will feature products that promote international Peace, culture, Arts processes, and services. This is the place where visitors will meet Cultural promoters, peace activists and Artists. The Exhibition is the place to learn about peace, culture, Art and other opportunities.

Welcome Message from Godwin Asiimwe, IYPCAF 2014 President

It is my pleasure to invite you to participate in IYPCAF 2014 Festival – Uganda’s International Youth Peace Culture and Arts Festival – a place where colleagues from across the country up with peers and youth from around the world.

Our festival theme strikes me as entirely pertinent to a world in flux: promoting International culture and Art for peace.

What can we do, as international peace professionals, to ensure that the education on peace we provide supports the well-being of societies? How can we help develop global citizens who can shape a sustainable future? How can we make global peace learning a reality for fellow youth, our institutions, ourselves?

I look forward to exchanging ideas and experiences with many of you at IYPCAF 2014 Festival. I am certain that you will benefit from the rich professional development opportunities and thought-provoking panels being planned by our talented, dedicated advisory committee. I know that we will all learn from the numerous concurrent sessions offered by IYPCAF members, partners and international friends.

Please join us in beautiful Kampala City, Uganda, from April 23 to 26, 2014.

Second European Social Innovation Competition

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Second European Social Innovation Competition

Do you have an idea to fight high unemployment? Do you think you could improve the working conditions of people stuck in low-paid jobs – whether because of their gender, age, social status or handicap? Do you know how to enhance opportunities for the 27 million Europeans currently out of work? Then the second European Social Innovation Competition is for you!

The Competition, launched in memory of Diogo Vasconcelos, invites Europeans to come up with new solutions to reduce unemployment and minimize its corrosive effects on the economy and our society both now and in the future. Social innovation is not only desirable, it is necessary.

It doesn’t matter if you haven’t found the right investor for your ideas yet. We can help you bring your project to life as part of our Social Innovation Academy. The three winning projects will be awarded financial support of EUR 30,000.

But there's more. Winners of the first edition emphasize that the Competition has given them the chance to develop a great idea, to bring legitimacy to their work, and last but not least, to make their solution accessible to more people.

Don’t keep your great ideas to yourself. As one of the winners says: "Should you have an idea, work on it and take your chance. The same could happen to you. You could end up winning."

Internship Program in ADB

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Internship Program

The Internship Program is a project-oriented learning opportunity for graduate students to gain experience through research assignments based on ADB’s current operational needs. ADB advertises internship assignments three times per year and welcomes motivated, open-minded, and self-directed individuals to apply.
The internship program offers the opportunity to:

work in a major international development organization;
work collaboratively with experienced professionals from over 50 different countries;
gain a deeper understanding of development finance and the impact of the work ADB does; and
contribute to ADB's business through research outputs.

Internship candidates must:

be enrolled in a Master's- or PhD-level program at a school in one of the ADB member nations, both prior to and after the internship assignment;
be engaged in academic study in a field directly related to ADB's work;
be a national of one of ADB's members;
possess an excellent command of English; and
have professional experience relevant to the assignment.

*** ADB does not accept applications from close relatives of ADB personnel.
The internship application process is online through the ADB Recruitment Center. School registration and nomination is no longer required.
Application periods for the 2014 Internship Program:

1st Batch - 18 October - 13 November 2013
2nd Batch - 10 January - 5 February 2014
3rd Batch - 7 March - 2 April 2014

Internship opportunities are now posted for application. Candidates may register and apply at ADB Recruitment Center (ARC). Please read the complete job ad and prepare accordingly. Applicants should submit and upload ALL requirements: updated CV AND answers to essay questions (MS Word document or PDF file). Incomplete applications will not be processed further.

Intern Opportunities

Position Title: Intern ERD/ERMI - 1401
Department: Economics and Research Department
Division: Development Indicators and Policy Research Division
Reference Number: ADB-HR-13-0657
Internship Topic: Urbanization and Inequality in the PRC

Position Title: Intern IED/IED2 - 1402
Department: Independent Evaluation Department
Division: Independent Evaluation Division 2
Reference Number: ADB-HR-13-0658
Internship Topic: Regional Cooperation and Integration (RCI) in ADB Developing Member Countries

Position Title: Intern OREI - 1403
Department: Office of Regional Economic Integration
Division: Office of Regional Economic Integration
Reference Number: ADB-HR-13-0659
Internship Topic: Impact on Asia of the Slowdown in the Advanced Countries

Position Title: Intern PARD/PAOD - 1404
Department: Pacific Department
Division: Office of the Director General
Reference Number: ADB-HR-13-0660
Internship Topic: Selected Pacific Countries' Evolving Economic Linkages

Position Title: Intern RSDD/RSGP-NGOC - 1405
Department: Regional and Sustainable Development Department
Division: Public Management, Governance, and Participation Division
Reference Number: ADB-HR-13-0661
Internship Topic: Innovative Mechanisms for Strengthening Partnerships between ADB and Civil Society Organizations

Position Title: Intern SARD/SAPF - 1406
Department: South Asia Department
Division: Public Management, Financial Sector, & Trade Division
Reference Number: ADB-HR-13-0663
Internship Topic: Monoline Insurers: Lessons Learned from the Global Financial Crisis and Implications for India

Position Title: Intern SERD/CARM - 1407
Department: Southeast Asia Department
Division: Cambodia Resident Mission
Reference Number: ADB-HR-13-0664
Internship Topic: The Urban Transition in Cambodia

Position Title: Intern SERD/SEEN - 1408
Department: Southeast Asia Department
Division: Energy Division
Reference Number: ADB-HR-13-0665
Internship Topic: Power Distribution System Improvements

Selection Process

Eligible candidates apply through the ADB Recruitment Center (ARC).

ADB announces the assignments on the website and candidates choose assignments of interest.
Candidates apply through ARC, prepare for their CVs and answer the essay questions.
- All documents (CV and Essay) are uploaded to ARC to complete application.
- Applications submitted after the deadline will not be considered.
ADB evaluates applications based on: eligibility requirements, relevance of academic study and work experience; and the level of interest and motivation to contribute to development work. ADB also considers institutional representation, gender, and nationality balance in the over-all intern selection process.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Key resources

ADB Internship Program Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Contact

For questions related to internship, please email adbintern@adb.org.

ARC undergoes maintenance downtime every 23:00 p.m. Saturday to 1:00 a.m. Sunday (GMT+8, Manila time).

Digital women award

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Submit an Entry

Please follow this link to submit a nomination for the 2013 African Digital Woman of the Year™ Award. To download a list of the nomination questions please click here.
Before submitting a nomination, please read the below taking special care to have understood the Terms and Conditions.

Online Submission Deadline: 5 November 2013 at 18:00 GMT!!!

5 November 2013 at 18:00 GMT is the deadline for submission of completed nominations for the 2013 African Digital Woman of the Year™ Award.

Nomination Form:
A link to the 2013 African Digital Woman of the Year™ Award nomination form is here.

Terms and Conditions:
Eligibility and judging criteria, as well as terms and conditions for participation in the Awards, may be found here.

Winner Announcement:
On 16 November 2013, the winner of the 2013 African Digital Woman of the Year™ Award will be announced at the African ICT Days Gala at Hotel Mont-Fébé in Yaoundé, Cameroun, and will be published on this website.

General Guidelines:

Nominations for 2013 African Digital Woman of the Year™ Award may be made by the nominee or by someone else on behalf of the nominee.
Deadlines for submissions must be respected for nominations to be valid. Nominations must be submitted in their entirety to be considered valid.
Content submitted for Award consideration becomes property of AWACA BVBA and Evolving Consulting, unless otherwise agreed in writing.
Please read the Award Terms & Conditions here.

If you have any questions concerning your 2013 African Digital Woman of the Year™ Award submission, please contact us.

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Chancellor's International Scholarships

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Chancellor's International Scholarships

Each year the University of Warwick continues to invest in postgraduate researchers by funding the Chancellor's and Chancellor's International Scholarships. In 2012/13 alone the University distributed over £3 million of funding via the Chancellor's and Chancellor's International Scholarships.
The Chancellor's International Scholarships are allocated annually via a combined postgraduate research scholarship competition and are open to students of any nationality and to any discipline offered at Warwick.

Award Details

For 2014-15 entry the Warwick Graduate School expects to award around 25 Chancellor's International Scholarships to the most outstanding international PhD applicants. Awards made for entry in Autumn 2014 will include both of the following:

The full payment of overseas tuition fees (worth up to £17,130 at 13/14 rates)
A maintenance stipend in line with RCUK rates (provisional £13,863* for full time award holders in 2014-15)

* Please note this is a provisional predicted figure and is subject to change.

Eligibility

Applicants for a Chancellor's International Scholarship must also be applying for a PhD at the University of Warwick to begin in October 2014;
Applicants must expect to be 'overseas' students for fees purposes, but there is no other nationality criteria;
Applicants may be from any discipline at Warwick.

How to Apply

Chancellor's International Scholarships will be awarded through a combined postgraduate research scholarship competition. The combined PGR scholarship competition allocates the following scholarships:

Chancellor's Scholarship
Chancellor's International Scholarship
Wolfson Postgraduate Scholarships

Applicants will be considered for all scholarships listed above for which they are eligible when applying to the postgraduate research scholarship competition.
To apply to the postgraduate research scholarship competition there is one application form required, via a single combined application form for postgraduate admission and for the scholarships.
Full details, including further information about how to apply for the combined PGR scholarship competition are listed on the Chancellor's Scholarship webpage. Applicants are strongly advised to read the information listed on this page, including the 'Guidance Notes for Applicants' fully before applying to the scholarship competiton.

Application Deadline

The deadline for applications is 13th January 2014.
Applications are now open.
No late applications will be accepted.

Results

Results of the PGR Scholarships Competition will be communicated through email by mid March 2014.
Please do not contact the Graduate School before this date to enquire about results.

Further Information

Please note: due to the large volume of applications the Graduate School is unable to provide individual feedback to applicants.

UNDAF OUTCOME 2 COORDINATOR

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UNDAF OUTCOME 2 COORDINATOR - (OPEN TO NEPALESE NATIONALS ONLY)
Location :	Kathmandu, NEPAL
Application Deadline :	14-Nov-13
Type of Contract :	Service Contract
Post Level :	SB-5
Languages Required :	English
Starting Date : (date when the selected candidate is expected to start)	01-Jan-2014
Duration of Initial Contract :	One year (possibility of extension)
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Background
The United Nations Country Team (UNCT) for Nepal and the Government of Nepal signed in September 2012 the UN’s Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF) for the period 2013-17. This UNDAF is the strategic framework for the UN’s work in Nepal in the coming five years. Prior to the preparation of the UNDAF, the UNCT prepared a country analysis based on the different types of vulnerabilities that Nepalis’ face as well as the root-causes for these vulnerabilities. They range from patriarchal values and beliefs, to unequal access to economic resources, lack of representation in political bodies, remoteness and a lack of access to markets. The UNDAF itself focuses on initiatives required to address these systemic issues. The UNDAF has eight main outcome areas – five that deal with advancing the development process, three that deal with the need to protect development gains threatened by natural and man-made hazards, and one that deals with facilitation of Nepal’s international cooperation. Outcome 2 particularly deals with the key constraints and challenges relating to employment-centric and inclusive growth. UNCT initiatives will attempt to mainly address the challenges with respect to limited availability of productive employment and income opportunities, inadequate access to productive assets, and insufficient social protection. Building on its comparative advantages and in line with government priorities, the UNCT will contribute to the efforts of the GON and relevant stakeholders to achieve significant results in terms of improved economic opportunities in the country, safe and profitable migration, and adequate social protection during the UNDAF cycle. Particular emphasis will be given to the vulnerable groups identified in the country analysis. FAO, ILO, IOM, UN Women, UNESCO, UNDP, UNCDF and WFP are the major agencies responsible to coordinate, plan and implement activities in order to achieve the expected results. MOLE, MOALD, MOWCSC, MOC, NPC, MOI, MOFSC, Rastra Bank and MOPR are the major counterpart Government Agencies for Outcome 2. UN Agencies will also develop partnership with other relevant non-government stakeholders of employment and social protection. The Outcome Coordinator will be one of seven outcome coordinators that will support the implementation of the UNDAF. Because the areas of work and the activities covered under a given outcome do not fall squarely within the mandate of any one UN agency, the outcome coordinators will work across agencies to support coherent and complementary implementation of outcome-related activities and to ensure consistent and well-documented reporting on the results achieved under each outcome. Each outcome coordinator will be based within the UN agency that has agreed to be the lead agency for that outcome and will report to the head of the lead UN agency. The outcome coordinator will also have a secondary reporting line to the head of the UN’s Resident Coordinator’s Office. For Outcome 2, the lead agency is ILO.
Duties and Responsibilities
Functions and Results expected Summary of Key Functions: Supporting the Outcome Steering Group: Each UNDAF outcome has an Outcome Steering Group (OSG) responsible for maintaining a strategic overview of progress being made towards the respective UNDAF outcome and for identifying areas for corrective intervention where needed. The OSG for Outcome 2 will be chaired by the Ministry of Labour and Employment (MOLE) with ILO as the vice-chair. The Outcome Coordinator will be the secretariat to the OSG. This function will include: Supporting the organization of OSG meetings, which will be held at least three times a year, including by supporting the chair to send out invitations, briefing the chair and vice-chair on key issues and bottlenecks for advancement in the outcome, identifying the agenda, preparing presentations; Writing minutes for the meetings and ensuring they get circulated to each relevant stakeholder; Being an effective and efficient liaison between the chair, the vice-chair, UN agencies working in that outcome and other stakeholders for that outcome; and Supporting the OSG in preparing annual outcome results reports for presentation to the UNDAF Steering Committee. Preparing annual work-plans for the outcome-associated projects and programs. This will include: Liaising with the agencies working in the outcome area to collect their annual or periodic work-plans in a timely manner; Collating the agencies’ individual work-plans into one coherent output and activity list in such a way that it clearly identifies areas of overlap and/or complementarities and close cooperation; Update such work-plan mid-year if needed; and Identifying areas for joint programming and supporting agencies in developing such joint programming in their respective outcome area. Ensuring implementation of and reporting on the Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) framework as it relates to the specific outcome. This includes: Twice a year, collecting inputs from agencies working in this outcome on the achievements against the outputs under the outcome and the related key indicators of the UNDAF M&E framework; to the extent possible this will include a focus on the change this implies for UNDAF priority groups and how the UNCT has contributed to such change; Holding regular meetings with Vulnerable Groups’ champions; Validating such information as needed across agencies, with vulnerable groups’ champions, government, civil society, academia and other relevant stakeholders both in Kathmandu and in the field; Identifying bottlenecks to the implementation of the UNDAF and propose solutions; Ensuring protocol sheets for the outcome are maintained and kept up to date; Staying abreast of financial plans, commitments, and actual disbursements per UN agency working under the outcome; Keeping track of the progress for each output as per a pre-agreed format; and Based on the above, providing inputs into UNDAF annual reports and other UNDAF related documents such as the mid-term review, special focus reports, end-evaluations etc. Knowledge management. This includes: Staying abreast of and providing research as needed on the political, economic, and social environment in Nepal that may affect the outcome; Analysis and research of information on donors, preparation of substantive briefs on donor strategies and national development strategies related to the outcome as well as advising the OSG chair, vice-chair and the RC on options for ensuring synchronicity, alignment and complementarity between these strategies and the UNDAF; Preparing regular briefs, stories, and other content for uploading on the UNCT’s Nepal Information Platform, including by liaising with the identified champions for 19 vulnerable groups in the country analysis; Participating actively in the UNCT’s communications group; Providing speaker’s notes, talking points, inputs into speeches for the chair, vice chair and the RC in the substantive outcome area; and Ensuring regular exchange of information between the relevant outcome group stakeholders and other national or international coordination mechanisms that exists in that area of work [specific details to be filled out for each outcome area depending on existing mechanisms such as SWAps, joint programmes etc.] Explore the possibility of creating a basket fund for implementing joint programme and provide recommendations [insert any specifics that may arise for each outcome area – this may include issues like managing a thematic fund, if that were to be established or liaising with other existing mechanisms in that area of work] Facilitate the mainstreaming of conflict sensitivity in UN agencies and government partners. This includes: Ensuring that key staff (Government and UN) contributing to UNDAF Outputs are sensitized on conflict-sensitive approaches to development or peace building work; make recommendations to the UN Interagency Technical Team on Conflict Sensitivity for training/orientation needs for key staff contributing to UNDAF Outputs; Ensuring that each UNDAF Output conducts periodic Do No Harm analysis and integrates such analysis in annual planning and implementation; Monitoring the implementation of Output adjustments as a result of a Do No Harm analysis; Reviewing institutional guidelines associated with each UNDAF Output's implementation and ensures that targeting, beneficiary selection, partnership selection and grant policies are implemented in a conflict-sensitive manner. Any other task that may be reasonably requested by the head of the lead agency or the head of the RCO.
Competencies
Functional Competencies Advocacy/Advancing a Policy-Oriented Agenda Analysis and creation of messages and strategies: Creates effective advocacy strategies; Contributes to the elaboration of advocacy strategies by identifying and prioritizing audiences and communication means; Performs analysis of political situations and scenarios, and contributes to the formulation of institutional responses. Results-based Program Development and Management Achieving results through program design and innovative resourcing strategies: Identifies country needs and strategies using a fact-based approach; Sets performance standards, monitors progress and intervenes at an early stage to ensure results are in accordance with agreed-upon quality and timeframes and reports on it; Makes use of a variety of resources based on UN/UNCT priorities to achieve results, such as cross-functional teams, secondments and developmental assignments, and collaborative funding approaches; Oversees and documents the process of strategy formulation for programmes at country level. Building Strategic Partnerships Identifying and building partnerships: Effectively networks with partners seizing opportunities to build strategic alliances relevant to UN/UNCT’s strategic agenda; Sensitizes UN Partners, donors and other international organizations to the UN/UNCT’s strategic agenda, identifying areas for joint efforts; Develops positive ties with civil society to build/strengthen UN/UNCT’s mandate; Identifies needs and interventions for capacity building of counterparts, clients and potential partners; Effectively attentive to programmatic synergies in inter-agency meetings. Innovation and Marketing New Approaches Developing new approaches: Seeks a broad range of perspectives in working towards objectives; Generates for regional and innovative ideas and effective solutions to problems; Looks at experience critically, drawing lessons, and building them into the design of new approaches; Identifies new approaches and promotes their use in other situations; Documents successes and uses them to project a positive image. Resource Mobilization Building and maintaining donor relations; implementing resource mobilization strategy: Develops detailed knowledge and understanding of key donors, their priorities and areas of interest and adapts content and approach of resource mobilization activities to their requirements; Builds and maintains relationships with donors demonstrating professionalism in providing advice and information on UN activities and sensitivity to donor concerns. Promoting Organizational Learning and Knowledge Sharing Developing tools and mechanisms: Makes the case for innovative ideas documenting successes and building them into the design of new approaches; Identifies new approaches and strategies that promote the use of tools and mechanisms. Job Knowledge/Technical Expertise In-depth knowledge of the subject-matter: Understands more advanced aspects of primary area of specialization as well as the fundamental concepts of related disciplines; Serves as internal consultant in the area of expertise and shares knowledge with staff; Continues to seeks new and improved methods and systems for accomplishing the work of the unit; Keeps abreast of new developments in area of professional discipline and job knowledge and seeks to develop him/herself professionally; Demonstrates comprehensive knowledge of information technology and applies it in work assignments; Demonstrates comprehensive understanding and knowledge of the current guidelines and project management tools and utilizes these regularly in work assignments; Proven strong analytical capacity and the capacity to translate such analysis into easily accessible and concise reports; A can-do attitude and team-builder by excellence; Outstanding facilitation skills; Political acumen. Client Orientation Contributing to positive outcomes for the client: Anticipates client needs; Works towards creating an enabling environment for a smooth relationship between the clients and service provider; Demonstrates understanding of client’s perspective. Core Competencies Promoting ethics and integrity, creating organizational precedents; Building support and political acumen; Building staff competence, creating an environment of creativity and innovation; Building and promoting effective teams; Creating and promoting enabling environment for open communication; Creating an emotionally intelligent organization; Leveraging conflict in the interests of UNDP & setting standards; Sharing knowledge across the organization and building a culture of knowledge sharing and learning. Promoting learning and knowledge management/sharing is the responsibility of each staff member; Fair and transparent decision making; calculated risk-taking.
Required Skills and Experience
Education: Completion of Master’s Degree or equivalent in Economics, Social Sciences, International Relations, Political Sciences or related field. Experience: Minimum 7 years of relevant experience at the national or international level in substantive coordination work; In-depth understanding of Nepal’s development environment and its challenges and opportunities; Proven experience in the areas of economic growth and employment; Hands-on experience in design, monitoring and evaluation of development projects; Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages. Language: Fluency in spoken and written English and Nepali is an absolute must; Knowledge of other languages used in Nepal will be considered an advantage.

UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence.
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Global Change Leaders

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Global Change Leaders

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How to Apply

Applications are now being accepted for the 2014 Global Change Leaders Program. The application deadline is January 17, 2014 at 11:59 EST. Applications will only be accepted electronically using the online form below.
In the online form, applicants are asked to provide the names, contact details and the email addresses for two persons who can provide a recommendation for the candidate. The people named as references will receive an email from Coady’s International Centre for Women’s Leadership with a link to reference form that they can complete online. Your references will also receive an email once their form has been successfully submitted. Applicants should ensure that they have notified their referees prior to submitting their application. Applications which do not have two references will not be reviewed.
You have the option of saving a partially completed form with a login and password that you create, and returning to it later. Your login must be an email address, and your password must be at least six characters and contain a number and an upper case letter.
Shortlisted candidates will be contacted for a skype interview no later than 31 March 2014.
Frequently Asked Questions

2014 International Schools Essay Competition and Debate

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2014 International Schools Essay Competition and Debate

What does ‘sustainable living’ mean to you?

Global essay competition invites schoolchildren to outline their ideas for ‘sustainable living’ and the steps needed for societies to achieve them

2013 prize winners at the Southern Hemisphere Schools Debate, Seychelles National Botanical Gardens, Victoria, Mahe (July 2013)

Congratulations to all our 2013 Winners (Trophies, Finalists, Honourable Mentions)

Living Rainforest at Rio+20: Nardos Tilahun (Grand Prize Winner 2012) and father, centre, Esther Graham (Teacher Champion) and husband, left, and Karl Hansen (Living Rainforest director), right.

For the last quarter of a century, there has been much talk around the world about the need for ‘sustainable development’. But when it comes down to our own lives, what does ‘sustainable living’ actually mean?
We are inviting schoolchildren around the world to tell us what ’sustainable living’ means to them, and the steps which they believe their countries should be taking in order to achieve it. Whether it’s the food we eat, how we get around, where we work, what we buy, or some other dimension of how we live … ’sustainable living’ means different things to different people. As a child in your country, what does it mean to you?
The competition and debate are aimed at primary students (ages 7-11) and secondary students (ages 11-17) and their teachers in both formal and home schools. First, Second and Third Prizes will be awarded in both categories and one overall Grand Prize Winner (plus Teacher and Parent) will receive a free trip to the 2014 International Schools Debate in the UK (if the winner is from the UK, an alternative may be organised). All participating schools will be invited to participate in the International Schools Debate and related events in the UK during July 7-10, 2014.

Essay Competition

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon (pictured here at Rio+20) warmly received the Winners’ essays from the 2012 competition, ‘Dear Mr. UN Secretary General…’.

Students are invited to write an essay in English, as follows:
Primary students (ages 7-11):

What does ‘sustainable living’ mean to you? (max. 400 words)
Secondary students (ages 11-17):

Outline your ideas for ‘sustainable living’ and the steps needed for societies to achieve them (max. 600 words)
A distinguished panel of judges, drawn from experts and educationalists in the field, will select three winning entries for each age category. The winning students will be awarded trophies at the International Schools Debate and their essays will be published on the competition website. Essays will be judged for comprehensiveness and clarity, innovative and creative thinking and the potential to contribute to a broad-ranging and constructive international debate (see scoring and judging criteria).
For each category, schools will be invited to submit up to 30 essays online. (These must be submitted by the Teacher Champion, using the login details provided at registration. We regret that paper and emailed copies cannot be accepted.)

International Schools Debate & Prize-giving
In 2014, the International Schools Debate & Prize-giving will take place at the Living Rainforest centre in Hampstead Norreys, Berkshire, UK. Each school will be represented by a team of up to two students, plus one Teacher Champion. Aside from the Grand Prize Winner, each participating school must cover its own costs.

Secondary school students at the International Schools Debate & Prize-giving, Living Rainforest, 27 June 2013

Secondary school students at the Northern Hemisphere International Schools Debate, Living Rainforest, UK, June 2013

Key Dates
15 October 2013 – School/Teacher registration begins

10 February 2014 – Closing date for essay submissions (Teacher Champions login here)

2 April 2014 – Schools notified and invited to International Schools Debate

7-10 July 2014 - International Schools Debate & Prize-giving, Living Rainforest, UK. In addition to the
Primary and Secondary events, which occur on separate days, there will be a special programme of educational excursions to London and Oxford (booking optional). Travel Directions. Accommodation near Newbury.

Resources for Schools

Winners’ Trophies 2013

To assist teachers and students in preparing for the competition and debate, key resources will be made available on the competition website in the months leading up to the submission deadline. Judging & scoring criteria

Schools Essay Competition Flyer (available soon)

Enquiries & Updates
Sign up here to receive periodic updates and announcements about the competition

Email queries should be directed to: schools[AT]livingrainforest.org

Master Grants for students from developing countries

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Master Grants for students from developing countries

Ghent University provides Master Grants to candidates from developing countries who wish to obtain a master’s degree at Ghent University. They are awarded for the duration of the studies with a maximum of 2 years. In case of a two-year-programme the scholarship will only be paid for the full term if the student successfully completes the first year of the programme. The scholarship consists of an insurance, an allowance of 1000 euro per month, an installation fee of 500€ and a refund of the yearly tuition fee with a maximum of 80€.

Deadline and decision

Deadline for new students: 24th of December 2013
Deadline for students who already have admission: 31st of March 2014
Decision will be in June 2014

About the Master Grants

Each year, a maximum of 10 scholarships can be awarded.
The master scholarships are awarded for the duration of the studies, aiming at the delivery of a Ghent University diploma after max. 2 years of study. The scholarship is paid for the total duration of the studies.
In case of a 2-year study programme, the 2nd year will be paid upon successful completion of the first year (minimum 60 credits)
The scholarship fee consists of:

Allowance of €1000 per month.
One-time only installation fee of €500
Insurance (health, civil liability, repatriation)
Yearly reimbursement of the tuition fee with a maximum of €80

Warning: in case of increased tuition fee for the master's programme, Ghent University will only reimburse the refundable part. Fees vary according to the programme and can be up to €1000.
Airline ticket and visa costs are not included in the grant.

Which programmes?

+ 7 International Course Programmes (ICP)*

*Only Residents from Angola, Myanmar, Niger, Pakistan, Algeria, China and Namibië (PDF) can apply for a Master Grant for an ICP program. If your country is not on this list, we suggest you to check the ICP scholarship of VLIR-UOS (external link).
Exception: ICP-students already in their first master and resident of the VLIR-UOS country list do can apply for the master grant.

Who can apply?

Applicants who already received a Master Grant in the past, are not eligible.

Degree

You have to have a bachelor degree when you submit your application.

Nationality

Master programme:

Your country is on the Master Grants country list (PDF)?
You can apply for a master program (not an ICP)

International Course Programmes (ICP):

Your country is on the VLIR-UOS country list (external link)?
Please apply for the VLIR-UOS scholarship (external link) instead. You cannot apply for a Master Grant.

Your country is on the Master Grants country list ICP (PDF) (external link) and not on the VLIR-UOS country (external link) list?
You can apply for one of the 7 ICP's.

Student, already in your first year ICP, applying for your second year ICP, check the Master Grants country list (PDF)
to know if you can apply.

Language and proficiency

You should have a very good command of the English language. Check the language requirements.

Selection procedure

Eligibility check

Application files that do not comply with all eligibility criteria or submission requirements, will not be considered for selection.

Selection Committee

The Council for Development Cooperation (COS or Commissie Ontwikkelingssamenwerking) makes a selection of the applications based in part on the recommendations obtained from a working group of this Council.
The Council then proceeds to formulate well-founded recommendations to the Executive Committee of Ghent University.

Selection criteria

The recommendations are based on:

The qualifications of the applicant for the master grant (this also implies that the chances of overly qualified candidates might increase).
Students who successfully follow the first year of a Master Grant programme at Ghent University may have a higher chance of selection.
There is no strict age limit, altough applicants below 40 years are preferred.
The significance of the master's programme for the student's country.
Validation of the knowledge in the student's country.
The student's nationality (see nationality).
The motivation of the applicant.
IMPORTANT selection criterium: Proof of relation with UGent: Demonstrate that the university of your studies, your current or future employer has a relation with Ghent University (former or current). For example: staff exchange, research projects, publications, etc.

For Ghent University it's important that for this type of grants, the student will return to his/her home country upon their study and add to the UGent international network in developing countries. Therefore as a prerequisite we ask that you can demonstrate that the university of your studies, your current or your future employer already has a former or current relation with UGent. It's an asset if this is in the field of your study, but if there's already collaboration in another field, that's also good.
In view of the extremely high number of Master Grant applications we normally receive, your application will not be eligible if there's no relation at all. It's up to the applicant to add documents or letters that support this institutional link.

How to apply?

General rules and guidelines
The application is to be made in English.

Application for new students

Procedure for new students applying for following programmes:

Master of Science in Technology for Integrated Water Management
Master of Advanced Studies in European Law
Master of Science in Plant Biotechnology
Master of Science in Statistical Data Analysis
Master of Science in Photonics Science and Engineering
Master of Science in Textile Engineering
Master of Science in Nuclear Engineering
Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering
Master of Science in Chemical Engineering
Master of Science in Civil Engineering
Master of Science in Electromechanical Engineering

1. Send an e-mail to admission@UGent.be with the following information:
Title of your e-mail: Admission - Master Grant 2014-2015
Content of your e-mail:

Your first and last name (surname) separately
Your complete postal address
Date and place of birth
The programme you are applying for
A confirmation that you have read, understood and accept the admission requirements

2. We will send you the application form by e-mail.
3. Send your completed application form together with all the required documents before the 24th December 2013 to the International Admission Desk. Postmark date will serve as proof.
If the outcome is successful, the International Admissions Desk will forward the application and letter of admission to the Department of Research Affairs.
Once the Department of Research Affairs gets your application from the International Admissions Desk, you will be informed by e-mail.

Procedure for new students applying for the following programmes:

Please visit the website of the program and apply before the 24th of December 2013.
How to apply is mentioned on their website.

Application for students already in their first Master at Ghent University

1. Send an e-mail to developmentcooperation@UGent.be with the following information before the 1st of March 2014:

Your full name
The complete postal address
The date and place of birth
The programme you are applying for
A scan of your admission letter

You will receive an e-mail of confirmation and an application form.
Before the 31st of March 2014, send a copy to:
developmentcooperation@UGent.be
AND
University Ghent, DOZA
tav Liesbeth Vandepitte
Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat 25
9000 Ghent

Application students already having official admission to Ghent University

Send an e-mail to developmentcooperation@UGent.be with the following information before the 1st of March 2014:

Your full name
The complete postal address
The date and place of birth
The programme you are applying for
A scan of your admission letter

Global Fellows Program

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Global Fellows Program

The Global Fellows Program brings academics, researchers, scholars, practitioners and post-doctoral students from around the world to NYU for up to one year to conduct and present their research for future publication.
The principal objective of the Global Fellows Program at NYU School of Law is the production of scholarship through the advancement of research. We have a notable history of hosting distinguished scholars, judges, lawyers and government officials who wish to spend time advancing their scholarship and engaging in the intellectual life of the Law School. Fellows are welcome to participate in academic activities such as fora, lectures, colloquia, seminars and conferences. They are also invited to various social events, including some organized specifically for global fellows and others aimed at the broader community.
Through the Global Fellows Forums, Global Fellows share their research with colleagues, students, and faculty and receive comment and feedback. In this way, they contribute to the intellectual life of the Law School and provide an opportunity for the community to learn about current law research from a global perspective and in a wide range of topics. The primary goal of the Global Fellows Program is the enhancement of research and it is expected that participation in the Program will result in a substantial publishable piece of scholarship.
In recent years, we have introduced a specialized post-doctoral programming component designed especially for our Post-Doctoral Global Fellows (fellows who have attained their doctoral degrees within the past four years and who have not yet secured a tenure-track academic appointment at an institution), in partnership with the J.S.D. program, to provide opportunities for the presentation of works-in-progress and the exploration of methodological questions in legal research.
The Global Fellows Program continues to reach out to universities around the world to encourage application and participation in this program. Past Global Fellows have gone on to become well-respected scholars in their area of expertise and have been invited back to the Law School as Global Law Faculty. Potential fellows are encouraged to review the extensive course offerings, colloquia and special events on this and the Law School's web site to better understand the ways in which they may be enriched by their time at NYU School of Law and the Law School enriched by them.

Global Fellows Program Categories

Global and Senior Global Research Fellows are tenured or tenure-track academics with a demonstrable background of strong legal scholarship. More senior academics (for example, faculty members tenured for ten years or more) may be designated as Senior Global Research Fellows at the discretion of the selection committee.
Global and Senior Global Fellows from Practice & Government are government officials, judges, officials from international organizations and lawyers in private practice who wish to take a semester or academic year away from their posts to engage in serious scholarship. More experienced officials and practitioners may be designated as Senior Global Fellows from Practice & Government at the discretion of the selection committee.
Post-Doctoral Global Fellows are post-doctoral scholars who have attained their doctoral degrees within the past four years and who have not yet secured a tenure-track academic appointment at an institution. Post-Doctoral Global Fellows meeting certain eligibility requirements may be considered for a merit-based post-doctoral stipend of US$30,000 for the academic year (or US$15,000 per academic semester), subject to tax.
Emile Noël Fellows are post-doctoral or tenured academics with a demonstrable background of legal scholarship on the themes prioritized by the Jean Monnet Center for International and Regional Economic Law & Justice.

Any questions regarding the Global Fellows Program should be directed to GlobalVisitors@exchange.law.nyu.edu.

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