"Change the Change" Seminar

There are times when we are not happy with the current situation - either in our closest environment or even at an international level. We have not managed to prevent it but we can still do something about. Bringing about change is a process that can go variuos ways. How to do it in a constructive, effective and peacefull way?

This seminar will develop new and fine-tune already existing tools on human rights education to empower participation of young people in decision making on local, regional, national and international level.

The seminar will be held in Tartu, Estonia, on 24.-30.03.2013. The seminar is financially supported by European Youth Foundation.

The last day for sign up is 15th of January 2013.

Who Can Apply?

• The seminar is open to participants from European countries. Participants from the other parts of the world are welcomed, but the organizers cannot cover the costs of travel.
• Participants should be between 15 and 30 years old.

Participation Costs

• 130 Euro for members from Sweden, Norway, Iceland, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Faroe Islands, Finland, Great Britain,
• 30 Euro for members from Albania, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Russian Federation, Serbia, Slovakia, Ukraine, Turkey, Romania, Moldova, Poland
• participation fee covers full travel reimbursement (one plane/train/bus ticket in both directions).
• 200 Euro for Participants from non-member organisations
• food and accommodation costs are covered by the organizers

Check the member organisations here.

Scholarships for Master’s Students at Central European University

CEU awards an extensive range of financial packages to support students on Master’s programs.
CEU Fellowship Awards for Master’s students come in two packages: Full Fellowship and Partial Fellowship. In both cases, award recipients are eligible for a monthly stipend and accommodation in the CEU Residence Center for the duration of their degree program. Stipends are issued for the length of each academic program in Academic Year 2011/2012. Note: in two year programs it does not cover the months of July and August of the first year.

The Full CEU Fellowship

Covers tuition and medical insurance. In addition, full fellowship recipients are awarded a monthly stipend of 96,000 HUF and accommodation in the CEU Residence Center, which is covered directly by the university. The monthly stipend is calculated to cover essential costs. Students need to budget additionally for travel, recreation, and incidentals, which can vary with the individual. Read more about the

• estimated costs of living
• tuition and fees

Find the daily exchange rates on http://www.ceu.hu/admissions/tuitionandfees/payment (bottom of the page), under section „Conversion of fees”. Always use the most current exchange rate! 

The Partial CEU Fellowship

Covers tuition and medical insurance. In addition, partial fellowship recipients are awarded a monthly stipend supplement of 50,000 HUF and accommodation in the CEU Residence Center, which is covered directly by the university. The monthly stipend supplement is calculated to cover some living costs. Students need to budget additionally for educational and daily costs, including—but not limited to— transportation, readers, travel, recreation, and other sundries, which can vary with the individual.
Read more about the

• estimated costs of living and accommodation
• tuition and fees

Find the daily exchange rates on http://www.ceu.hu/admissions/tuitionandfees/payment (bottom of the page), under section „Conversion of fees”. Always use the most current exchange rate!
Fellowship Recipients have the option to decline accommodation in CEU’s Residence Center. In such cases, however, CEU does not cover the costs of alternative accommodation.
All Master’s students are required to pay a Student Enrollment Fee of 62,700 HUF per academic year.

CEU offers a range of Tuition Scholarships

• The Full Tuition Scholarship: covers tuition and medical insurance. Recipients should cover their own accommodation, food and personal expenses for the academic year.
• The Partial Tuition Scholarship - 80%: covers 80% of tuition costs and full medical coverage. Students must pay 20% of their tuition and cover their own accommodation, food and personal expenses for the academic year.
• The Partial Tuition Scholarship - 70%: covers 70% of tuition costs and full medical coverage. Students must pay 30% of their tuition and cover their own accommodation, food and personal expenses for the academic year.
• The Partial Tuition Scholarship - 60%: covers 60% of tuition costs and full medical coverage. Students must pay 30% of their tuition and cover their own accommodation, food and personal expenses for the academic year.
• The Partial Tuition Scholarship - 50%: covers 50% of tuition costs and full medical coverage. Students must pay 50% of their tuition and cover their own accommodation, food and personal expenses for the academic year.

To estimate living expenses in Budapest, please consult the Cost of living page.
Read more about tuition and fees

How to apply

Candidates interested in applying for CEU Financial Aid should not forget to complete the Financial Aid section of the online application.
Financial Aid awards (full or partial) are determined at the end of the admissions process when departments complete their academic merit-ranking lists. The CEU Admissions Office matches these lists with Financial Aid selections submitted by applicants. Because the number of applicants eligible for admission is normally higher than the number of students to whom CEU can offer support, Financial Aid offers depend on an applicant’s place in the merit-ranking list. Applicants may be offered Financial Aid according to their first or second choice, or an alternative package resulting from their place in the merit-ranking list. Applicants unable to accept the alternative Financial Aid offer will be placed on a waiting list for their first or second choice.
 

More information: http://www.ceu.hu/admissions/financialaid/master

Vulcanus in Japan A training programme for EU students

What is it?

Vulcanus in Japan started in 1997. The programme consists of industrial placements for EU students. It starts in September and ends in August of the following year in order to accommodate the academic year in EU Member States.
The students follow:

• a one-week seminar on Japan,
• a four-month intensive Japanese language course,
• and then an eight-month traineeship in a Japanese company.

Objectives

• To study the range of advanced technologies employed by a leading Japanese host company.
• To learn Japanese and to understand and appreciate Japanese culture with a view to an enriching one year experience abroad.
• To be well placed in your future career to interact with Japanese businesses and people.

Are you eligible?

At the time of application, you must be both:

• an EU citizen
• a student of engineering or science in at least the third year of a course at an EU University *.

In accordance with the regulations of their respective universities, the students will be either undergraduates or postgraduate students who are able to take a year out - as a recognised part of their course or as a year off - or postgraduates.
* Computer science, science engineering, mechanical engineering, chemical, electronics, biotechnology, electrical engineering, physics, telecommunication, nuclear engineering, civil engineering, metal materials, ceramics, production system,…

Who pays what

This programme is financed by the EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation and the Japanese host company. The European students are awarded a grant (Yen 1.900.000) to cover the cost of travel to and from Japan and living expenses in Japan. There is no charge for the language course and seminar, and accommodation is provided free of charge during the course and seminar and the company traineeship.

Selection criteria

Applicants are selected on the basis of their academic record and the opinion of their tutors, their knowledge of written and spoken English, their motivation, their attitude to EU-Japan relations and their ability to adapt to a different culture.

More information: http://www.eu-japan.eu/global/vulcanus-in-japan.html

Stage Assistante RH at Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development in Paris, France

Closing date: 31 Jan 2013
Département: RH
Position: Stagiaire RH
Durée du contrat: 6 mois
Lieu: Paris 9ème, HQ
Date de démarrage: Janvier 2013
I. ACTED
ACTED est une ONG créée en 1993 dont l’objet est la mise en œuvre de programmes d’urgence, de reconstruction et de développement dans les pays en crise et en voie de développement.. ACTED intervient dans 30 pays sur 5 zones (Asie, Afrique, Amérique, Europe et Moyen-Orient) et emploie environ 4000 personnes avec un budget en 2010 de 100M d’€. Suivant une approche de développement intégré répondant à la fois aux besoins économiques, sociaux, éducatifs et culturels depuis plusieurs années, ACTED a étendu son action au champ culturel, en se spécialisant notamment dans la sauvegarde du patrimoine et l’éducation. Plus récemment, ACTED a mis en place un réseau comprenant notamment une branche micro finance, Oxus Development Network, et une branche culturelle, la Fondation Bactria, dans laquelle s’inscrivent les activités du Centre Culturel Bactria.
II. Profil Pays
Le siège d’ACTED a été créé à Paris en 2000 dans le but de coordonner les interventions de l’organisation à l’échelle mondiale. Aujourd’hui le siège est composé d’une trentaine de personnes dans les départements Finance, Logistique/Sécurité, Administration/RH, Développement de projets/Reporting, Audit, Juridique et Transparence, HUB et Communication. Ces départements apportent leur soutien aux Directions Pays ainsi qu’aux Directions Régionales. Le siège fait aussi office de point de convergence pour la Direction d’ACTED, à savoir la Déléguée Générale, le Directeur du Développement et les quinze membres du Conseil d’Administration.
III. Profil de poste :
Basé(e) au siège, vous serez intégré(e) au sein du Département Ressources Humaines, en soutien à l’équipe sur tout le cycle de gestion RH des expatriés. Ce stage RH généraliste vous permettra de vous familiariser avec les domaines suivants :
La gestion du personnel
•Tenue et suivi des tableaux de bord RH et fichiers de reporting global interne
•Contacts avec les organismes sociaux.
•Assistante administrative et RH auprès des expatriés au départ, constitution des dossiers du personnel
•Saisie des notes de frais
•Mise à jour hebdomadaire du trombinoscope et de l’organigramme ACTED monde
•Interlocuteur privilégié des expatriés sur le suivi administratif de leur dossier (assurances, remboursements)
Le recrutement
•Participation aux forums écoles
•Gestion des relations candidats et suivi des dossiers de recrutement
•Possibilité de participer aux entretiens de recrutement (2ème partie du stage)
IV. Qualifications
•Formation généraliste ou RH (niveau Bac + 3/4)
•Bon niveau d’anglais indispensable
•Première expérience en ONG ou en milieu associatif serait un plus
•Dynamique, autonome et force de proposition
•Intérêt pour les programmes d’aide d’urgence et de développement internationaux
V. Conditions
•Indemnité de 436 € par mois
•Tickets Restaurant
•Remboursement de 50% du titre de transport
How to apply:
Merci de nous faire parvenir votre candidature en français : CV, lettre de motivation et trois références avec ce FORM. 

Call for participants 2013

Dear Friends of GLEN,
the application period for the Multipliers’ Training Cycle 2013 has started! The Multipliers’ Training Cycle is the main activity of GLEN and consists of two Training Seminars, a three-month internship in the Global South, a Transfer Seminar (optional) and the RENew Seminar for Reviewing, Engagement and Networking. This annual cycle trains every GLEN participant to become a Multiplier for Global Education. Please find all information about the Cycle here.
You can browse the List of Internships 2013 here. If you would like to take part in the next cycle, you can identify internships available in your country by using the drop down menu on the right side of the webpage (“internship by member organisation”).
Please contact your national GLEN member organisation directly to apply. You can find a list of their contacts here. Deadline for applications is the 10th of January 2013.
We are looking forward to your applications!

More information: http://glen-europe.org/?p=2485

Traineeships in the European Parliament

Parliament offers several options for traineeships within its Secretariat, to provide opportunities for vocational training and for learning more about what the European Parliament is and does.
The traineeships may be paid or unpaid and are of the following types: a general option, a journalism option and traineeships for translators.
When applying online, you have a maximum of 30 minutes to complete each page of the application form.

 

 

 

General Option or Journalism Option (Schuman Scholarships) - Paid Traineeships

Paid traineeships are awarded solely to graduates of universities or equivalent institutions. Their purpose is to enable trainees to supplement the knowledge which they acquired during their studies and to familiarise themselves with the activities of the European Union and, in particular, the European Parliament.
Paid traineeships cover:

• Robert Schuman scholarships, general option
• Robert Schuman scholarships, journalism option.

Applicants for Robert Schuman scholarships, general option, must also demonstrate that they have produced a substantial written paper, as part of the requirements for a university degree or for a scientific journal. One of these scholarships, known as the `Chris Piening Fellowship’, may be awarded to a candidate whose paper was concerned particularly with relations between the European Union and the United States.
Applicants for Robert Schuman scholarships, journalism option, must also demonstrate professional experience as evidenced either by works published, or by membership of an association of journalists in a Member State of the European Union, or by a qualification in journalism recognised in the Member States of the European Union or in the applicant countries.
Paid traineeships are awarded for a period of five months.

Starting dates and deadlines for receipt of applications
Beginning of traineeship	Application period
1 March	15 August – 15 October (midnight)
1 October	15 March – 15 May (midnight)

We advise you not to wait until the last day to apply, to prevent the system from becoming overloaded because there are a large number of applications.
If you are interested in a paid traineeship under this option, please read the Internal Rules Governing Traineeships.
Please note the conditions for admission. If you are selected, the following documents will be requested as supporting documents:

• a copy of your passport or identity card
• a copy of your university diploma(s)
• a letter from a professional person who is able to give an objective assessment of your aptitudes
• for general option candidates: proof of written work (attestation, cover page, diploma, etc.)
• for journalism option candidates: publication or membership of an association of journalists in a Member State of the European Union or a diploma in journalism recognised in the Member States of the European Union or in the applicant countries.

It is not necessary to send these supporting documents at this stage. The documents will be requested when we offer you a traineeship.
If we offer you a traineeship, you will not be admitted unless you provide the full set of documents mentioned above as requested.
Before applying online the candidates are advised to familiarise with the work of the Directorates-General of the Secretariat of the European Parliament in order to apply to those departments that best suit their profile.
If you fulfil the conditions for admission, please complete the online application form.
Please note that if you leave your application form inactive for 30 minutes, the data you have entered will be lost. We therefore advise you to read carefully the ‘Internal rules governing traineeships and study visits in the Secretariat of the European Parliament’ and the Frequently Asked Questions before filling in the application form.
The application cannot be changed online and is completed and submitted in a single operation. After filling in your application please print the summary and make sure that it is correct and complete before submitting.
You may send only one application for one traineeship option. In case of multiply applications for one option we will keep only the most recent one.
NB: Any incomplete applications will automatically be rejected.
Once you have confirmed/sent your online application you will automatically receive a confirmation message at your email address. The message contains a confirmation number that you should quote in all future correspondence concerning the traineeship and the link to the summary of your application in pdf format, a paper version of which will be requested, if we offer you a traineeship
 

More information: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/aboutparliament/en/007cecd1cc/Traineeships.html;jsessionid=DA60D19F688B591010C08DBA67198F4B.node2

2013-2014 Louis Dreyfus PhD Scholarships, Oxford University

Louis Dreyfus Foundation funded PhD scholarships in Food Security (crop science, biodiversity, conservation) at Department of Plant Sciences in Oxford University. The students from Africa, Asia and South America are eligible to apply.  These scholarships will cover tuition fees and living expenses for three years.
Applications are to be submitted online. The application deadlines will be 18th January 2013 and 8th March 2013. If places will remain available after the 8th March deadline the university will consider applications up until August 2013. 
About Scholarship: Providing early-career support to promising young developing country researchers has been the mandate of the International Foundation for Science (IFS) for many years. Building on this experience, the new IFS Strategy 2011-2020, launched in 2011, emphasizes three approaches:
-Individual Research (this call)
-Collaborative Research
-Contributing Innovation
In the Individual Research Approach, IFS continues its commitment to support excellent individual research and to build capability of early-career scientists in the developing world to undertake research on the sustainable management of biological and water resources.  Applicants are encouraged to tackle research issues linked to these areas, and to develop solutions that are relevant to local contexts. By encouraging local researchers to work in their home countries, generating cutting-edge and locally relevant knowledge, we hope to contribute to strengthening their countries’ research capability and ultimately contributing to a global research community aimed at reducing poverty and supporting sustainable development. 
Study: Food Security (crop science, biodiversity, conservation)
Course Level: PhD degree
Scholarship By: Louis Dreyfus Foundation
Location: UK 
Eligibility:
- Applicants are normally expected to be predicted or to have achieved a first-class or an upper second class undergraduate degree (or equivalent international qualifications) in Biological Sciences or a related subject.
- For applicants with a degree from the USA, the minimum GPA we seek is 3.5 out of 4.0. However, entrance is very competitive and most successful applicants have achieved a first-class or an upper second class undergraduate degree (or equivalent international qualifications) in an appropriate subject.
- Applicants should supply academic references / letters of recommendation, which support intellectual ability, academic achievement, motivation, and ability to work in a group.
- Applicants whose first language is not English are usually required to provide evidence of proficiency in English at the higher level required by the University 
Duration: The scholarships are offered for three years.
Value: Scholarships will cover tuition fees and living expenses. 
Selection Criteria: This will be assessed for: your reasons for applying; the coherence of the proposal; the originality of the project; evidence of motivation for and understanding of the proposed area of study; the ability to present a reasoned case in English; the feasibility of successfully completing the project in the time available for the course (a maximum of 4 years); commitment to the subject, beyond the requirements of the degree course; preliminary knowledge of research techniques; capacity for sustained and intense work; reasoning ability; ability to absorb new ideas, often presented abstractly, at a rapid pace. 
Scholarship Open for: Outstanding students from Africa, Asia and South America are invited to apply. 
Apply: Online 
Deadline: There will be three main application deadlines: 16th November 2012, 18th January 2013 and 8th March 2013. If places are still available after the 8th March deadline the university will consider applications up until August 2013. 
Further Information: http://www.plants.ox.ac.uk/plants/students/postgraduates/Louis-Dreyfus.aspx