Intern Legal Policy Conseil des Barreaux Européens Brussels, Belgium

The Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE), representative organisation of around 1 million European lawyers through its member bars and law societies, is currently seeking to recruit an Intern Legal Policy starting 1 September 2011 for a period of 6 month.
The Legal Policy Intern will assist the Legal Advisors within the CCBE with their daily work covering all CCBE policy areas.
The successful candidate should have:
the ability to understand and appreciate the interests of the legal profession in Europe, with a background in law
a good knowledge, and some experience, of EC law and EC institutions
a working knowledge of French and English, with any other language being an asset
good written and oral communication skills
computer literacy
The contract is a Belgian “contrat d'immersion professionnelle” and the monthly salary is 707 euros net.
Should you be interested in this position, please send a cover letter of no more than 1 page and a short CV in Europass format by 14 June 2011, exclusively by e-mail, to Geneviève Lecot (lecot@ccbe.eu).
Please clearly indicate in the subject line of the email for which position you apply.
Please note that only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
The interviews will take place in the week of 4 July 2011.

EU Stagiaire Schuman Associates, Brussels

EU STAGIAIRE
• Knowledge of EU affairs
• Preferably ‘stage’ in one of the EU institutions
• Preferably private sector experience in EU consultancy or similar
• Experience in organizing events and meetings an advantage
• (Preferably) experience in EU funding and project management
• Good IT skills, ability to work independently
• English mother tongue (other languages an advantage)
• Immediate availability
This is a paid internship for an initial period of 6 months. Please send your CV to Ms.Malgorzata Stepniak, malgorzata@schumanassociates.com Deadline: 08.06.2011

United Nations Environment Programme Communications Intern Brussels, Belgium

INTERNSHIP DESCRIPTION
The intern selected will gain pragmatic and professional experience of working at UNEP as well as engaging with various EU institutions. S/he will also gain an introduction to the broad range of UNEP’s activities worldwide. He/she will also be fully involved into other UNEP Brussels office activities and events.
The intern will be mainly dealing with:
Communications;
Major groups and stakeholder liaison.
DUTIES AND TASKS
a) Awareness-raising & visibility
Broaden the outreach and explore new partnerships with EU institutions, EU-focused organizations & Brussels-based media;
Contribute to the identification of areas of common interest between the European institutions and UNEP;
Assist in organizing and participating in UNEP-led and other partnership events;
Represent UNEP at conferences and public events.
b) Communication & outreach
Collect and monitor EU news and political developments as well as events organized by other EU-focused institutions;
Monitor and liaise with UNEP offices worldwide, especially to collect new reports and publications, in order to prepare UNEP’s newsletter to the EU and Brussels-based major groups and stakeholders;
Research UNEP products, programmes and activities; prepare summaries for short articles for press and promotional material;
Support the launch of UNEP reports.
c) Information management
Support internal information flow; keep contact with other UNEP offices worldwide as instructed.
d) Liaison with major groups and stakeholders
Contribute to UNEP Brussels Office’s strategy for engagement with major groups and stakeholders;
Contribute to the identification of major stakeholders; build the UNEP Brussels major groups and stakeholder database;
Assist in monitoring and analysis of relevant initiatives and possible collaboration with UNEP.
e) Other ad hoc duties as required
Attend meetings, conferences and events and report back to relevant UNEP staff;
Respond to email and phone enquiries;
Support the organization and undertaking of high-level visits and events;
Contribute with other UN entities on collaborative events.
REQUIREMENTS
University Degree in a discipline relevant to UNEP’s mandate. Interns should be currently enrolled at a University;
Demonstrated interest in Environmental issues, the United Nations, and/or international governance;
Good knowledge and interest in the European Union;
Excellent level of English. Other languages an asset, especially French.
Competencies:
• Leadership experience
• Confident speaker
• Creative & innovative thinker
• Well-prepared
• Concise and clear writer
• Motivated to work in an international organization
CONDITIONS
Applicants must as a minimum requirement be enrolled in the fourth semester of undergraduate (bachelor level) programme and be willing to work on a full-time basis, five days per week.
Interns receive no remuneration. Costs of travel, accommodation & living expenses are the responsibility of interns or their sponsoring institutions. Interns are solely responsible for obtaining the necessary visas and arranging their travel to Brussels. Interns must also provide for and prove that they are insured for the period of their internship. Please send you CV and a customized cover letter to Ms Martine Foerter by 14 June 2011: unep-eu@unep.org mentioning “UNEP Communications intern” in the subject of your e-mail.

The Mid-Atlantic Security Traders Foundation Scholarship, USA

Undergraduate Scholarship in Finance and Economics for USA citizens by The Mid-Atlantic Security Traders Foundation in USA
Study Subject(s):Finance, Economics
Course Level:Undergraduate
Scholarship Provider: The Mid-Atlantic Security Traders Foundation
Scholarship can be taken at: USA
Eligibility:Eligible candidates to be considered for the scholarship application should be undergraduates who are currently sophomore or junior business majors with a concentration in finance or economics and who are enrolled at a four-year state-sponsored college or private university.
Scholarship Open for International Students: No
Scholarship Description: The Mid-Atlantic Security Traders Foundation, Inc. is pleased to offer our annual scholarship award. Four $2,500 scholarships will be provided for the 2011-12 year.
-The Mid-Atlantic Security Traders Association is a non-profit organization and an affiliate of the Security Traders Association.
-The Security Traders Association, (STA), founded in 1934, is a professional trade organization that works to improve the ethics, business standards and working environment for members who are engaged in the buying, selling and trading of securities.
-With 27 affiliate organizations nationally and internationally and over 4,200 members, STA is the largest organization of its kind in the world
How to Apply: Online
Scholarship Application Deadline: 6 June 2011
Further Scholarship Information and Application

PhD Studentship:Automated Detection of Style Guide Violations in Legislative Drafts, Switzerland

The Institute of Computational Linguistics at the University of Zürich offers Phd in the field of Computational Linguistics in Switzerland -2011
Study Subject(s):Automated Detection of Style Guide Violations in Legislative Drafts
Course Level:PhD
Scholarship Provider: University of Zürich
Scholarship can be taken at: Switzerland
Eligibility:
•Licentiate or Master degree in Computational Linguistics or a related field
•Languages: good command of German and English
•Good programming skills
Scholarship Open for International Students: No
Scholarship Description: The project aims at developing methods and tools for automated style checking in the domain of legislative editing.The PhD student will be expected to work closely with the members of our team on: -Processing (tokenizing, part-of-speech tagging, parsing,). Swiss legislative texts written in German Building an annotated corpus of Swiss legislative texts Implementing a user-friendly front-end for a legislative style checker. Developing strategies for the detection of specific components of legislative texts Drafts of legislative texts have to go through several editorial cycles before they are published. The texts not only have to comply with formal and legal aspects but also with domain-specific linguistic style guidelines.
How to Apply: Online
Scholarship Application Deadline: 22 June 2011
Further Scholarship Information and Application

2011 Harkness Fellowships in Health Care Policy and Practice, USA

Fellowships in Health Care Policy and Practice for the applicants of Australia and New Zealand,Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland,United Kingdom funded by Commonwealth Fund in USA and the Applicant’s home country-2011
Study Subject(s):Health Care Policy and Practice
Course Level:Mid-career professionals,academic researchers, clinicians, managers, government policymakers, and journalists
Scholarship Provider: Commonwealth Fund
Scholarship can be taken at: United States and the Applicant’s home country
Eligibility:-Be citizens of Australia, Germany, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, or the United Kingdom (in the U.K., citizens of other countries with permanent residency and five or more years tenure in the U.K. may also apply);
-Show significant promise as a policy-oriented health services researcher or practitioner (clinician, health services manager, government official, or journalist);
-Have a demonstrated expertise in health policy issues and a track record of informing health policy through research, policy analysis, health services, or clinical leadership;
-Have a master’s degree or doctorate (or the equivalent thereof) in health care services, health policy research, or a related discipline, such as economics or political science (consideration may be given to candidates with a bachelor’s degree only, depending on work experience);
-If academically based, be at a mid-career level (e.g., research fellow to senior lecturer). Candidates are selected based on their qualifications and leadership potential; their commitment to improving health care through research and practice; the quality of their research proposal; the relevance of their proposed research to the Fund’s areas of interest and to policy development in their home country; and the strength of their supporting letters
Scholarship Open for International Students: Yes
Scholarship Open for Students of Following Countries: Australia and New Zealand,Germany, Netherlands, Norway,Sweden,Switzerland,United Kingdom.
Scholarship Description: The Commonwealth Fund invites promising mid-career professionals—academic researchers, clinicians, managers, government policymakers, and journalists—from Australia, Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom, to apply for a unique opportunity to spend up to 12 months in the United States as a Harkness Fellow in Health Care Policy and Practice. Fellows work with leading U.S. experts to conduct a research study that addresses a critical issue on the health policy agenda in both the U.S. and their home country. A rich program of seminars organized by the Fund throughout the year further enhances the fellowship experience.Applicants must demonstrate a strong interest in health policy issues and submit a formal application that includes a research proposal which falls within the scope of The Commonwealth Fund’s goals to promote a high-performing health care system that achieves better access, improved quality, and greater efficiency, particularly for society’s most vulnerable, including low-income people, the uninsured, minority Americans, young children, and elderly adults.
How to Apply: Online
Scholarship Application Deadline: September 12, 2011
Further Scholarship Information and Application

Bilborough College Undergraduate High Achiever Scholarship, UK

You can apply for this scholarship if you are from Bilborough College Nottingham AND are classed as an overseas student for fee purposes AND already hold an offer to start a full-time Undergraduate degree programme at Nottingham in 2011 – any subject area

Scholarship Open for International Students: Yes
Scholarship Open for Students of Following Countries: International
Scholarship Description: The University of Nottingham International Office provides specialist support and guidance for students, staff and visitors from over 150 countries.
-Whether you’re an international student interested in applying to Nottingham, a current student searching for information on study abroad opportunities, or an overseas institution looking to work with us, we are here to help.
How to Apply: Online
Scholarship Application Deadline: 30 June 2011
Further Scholarship Information and Application

Internship within the Financial Services Practice at Accenture, Brussels

Accenture is a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company. Combining unparalleled experience, comprehensive capabilities across all industries and business functions, and extensive research on the world's most successful companies, Accenture collaborates with clients to help them become high-performance businesses and governments. With more than 215,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries, Accenture generated net revenues of US$21.6 billion for the fiscal year ended Aug. 31, 2010.
Will you take the challenge of determining who should win the Innovation Award….?
Are you looking for an internship which would allow you to play an active role within the selection of the best innovations of the Belgian financial world? Accenture offers you the opportunity to perform a full time internship of several months in our Brussels office.
You will work within a team composed of other interns and of Accenture consultants. The team will be in charge of the organization of an event aiming at promoting and rewarding innovation projects in the financial domain.
You will be responsible for:
Identifying potential candidates to the Innovation Award ;
Contacting and giving support to the competing companies ;
Maintaining the website created for the Innovation Award ;
Following up on a daily basis with the various stakeholders, among which the partners who are assisting Accenture in the organization ;
Taking part in the internal and external communication regarding the Innovation Award ;
Helping in the event organization. For more information

Four Year Funded PhD Studentship in Mathematics for EU Students at University College Dublin, Ireland

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A PhD studentship in mathematics is available in the School of Mathematical Sciences at University College Dublin starting as early as September 2011 for up to four years to work under the supervision of Dr Helena Smigoc on a project Positivity in Matrix Theory.
Positivity arises in a large variety of settings: time, money, goods, buffer sizes, queue lengths, network data, packet flow rates, human, animal and plant populations, concentration of substances, light intensity levels, probabilities---these are all positive. The wide range of applications of positivity gives rise to many problems that have substantial value in pure mathematics and enrich research in linear algebra and other branches of mathematics. The project addresses one of the most intriguing and challenging mathematical topics in the theory of positive operators: spectral properties of nonnegative matrices.
Candidate Profile
The successful applicant should have a B.S. or masters degree in pure or applied mathematics. Relevant background would include linear and abstract algebra, functional analysis, combinatorics, computational skills and experience writing mathematical text.
Stipend
The fellowship includes an annual stipend of EUR 18,000 (tax free) and payment of annual tuition fees for EU students, as well as funding for international research visits and attendance at international conferences.
How to apply
Applications should include a CV, (unofficial) transcript of undergraduate grades, a short statement (no more than 200 words) of mathematical interests, and the names and contact details of two academic references. Application materials should be sent as e-mail attachments in PDF format.
Enquiries and applications should be made to Dr Helena Smigoc: helena dot smigoc at ucd dot ie
Closing date: Rolling deadline until the position is filled.
Further Information: http://mathsci.ucd.ie/~smigoc/

ASEAN Millennium Leaders College Student Exchange Program 2011

Applicant must be a citizen of ASEAN nations and currently enrolled in College or University.
•Undergraduate students majoring in Information Technology (e.g. Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical/Electrics Engineering, Communications Engineering or IT related major) or,
•Undergraduate students majoring in Social Science Studies (e.g. Economics, Business, Public Administration, Political Science, International Studies) and Korean Studies
•Applicant must has an excellent academic record (Should be in the top 10% of their classes)
•Applicant must have a good command of written and spoken English.
•Applicant must have a good medical record
Scholarship Open for International Students: Yes
Scholarship Open for Students of Following Countries:Republic of Korea and ASEAN Nations
Scholarship Description: Full Scholarships covering tuition fee, room and board, roundtrip ticket, and living allowance, will be offered to 30 students from ASEAN Nations who interested to study in the fields of Social Science and ICT at Daejeon University for the year 2011-2012. The program is developed for international exchange students and classes will be taught in English. Students will be given a chance to attend a 2-month internship programme at the leading organizations in Korea, namely United Nations-Asian and Pacific Training Centre for Information and Communication Technology for Development (UN APCICT), Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Korea-ASEAN Center, Korea Institute of Nuclear Safety (KINS), Korea Nuclear International Cooperation Foundation (KONICOF), Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, etc.
How to Apply: Online and Post
Scholarship Application Deadline: July 10, 2011
Further Scholarship Information and Application

Call for Applications-PhD Programmes at University of Bologna, Italy

Study Subject(s): Economics and Statistics,Mathematics, Physics and Astronomy,Humanities
Course Level: PhD
Scholarship Provider: University of Bologna
Scholarship can be taken at: Italy
Eligibility:1.An Italian university degree (vecchio ordinamento -4 years); .
2.An Italian university degree (laurea specialistica/magistrale -3+2 years); .
3.An academic Master’s degree awarded by a foreign institution/University, validated as equivalent (equipollente) to an Italian degree by the Italian Ministry of Education, University and research (MIUR) or acknowledged as equivalent by the Selection Committee for the sole purposes of the selection.
4.For the sole purposes of the selection, applicants in possession of a foreign University degree must attach to the application form copy of the such degree together with the transcript of records translated into Italian or English. Those who are about to obtain a foreign University degree must attach the transcript of records translated into Italian or English.
5.Other additional documents, duly certified and translated into Italian or English, which may be judged appropriate for the purpose of the evaluation (Diploma Supplement, courses, programmes, exams, etc.) can be also attached.

Scholarship Open for International Students: Yes
Scholarship Description: The number of scholarships to be assigned can be increased only in case new financial support is made available before the beginning of the activities. Scholarships are assigned according to the ranking list drawn up by the Selection Committee. The yearly gross amount is € 13.638,47. Such amount can be increased by 50% for stages abroad lasting minimum one month and maximum 18 months. The scholarships are paid in monthly instalments and are incompatible with other fellowships and grants, except for those delivered by national or international bodies to cover research activities during stages abroad.The enrolment in a PhD course is not compatible with the enrolment in Italy and abroad in other PhD Courses, First cycle and Second Cycle degree courses, courses aiming at 4-years university degree (the so-called, vecchio ordinamento), First level and Second Level Master and Specialisation Schools (all but Medical schools), not including co-tutorship agreements. PhD students enrolled in a PhD course cannot be enrolled in the same PhD course and they will be excluded from the ranking list in case they have participated to the selection procedure.
How to Apply: Online
Scholarship Application Deadline: June 23rd 2011
Further Scholarship Information and Application

National Foster Parent Association Scholarship, USA

Applicants who reside in the United States must meet one of the following requirements:

be a legal resident of the United States;
have been granted permanent residency;
have a valid visa that does not prohibit educational studies;
have been granted temporary protected status along with approved Notice of Action issued by Citizen Immigration Services and verified through CIS Form g-845;
or have been granted asylum along with the approved Notice of Action issued by the Citizen Immigration Services.
-Applicants must be one of the following: A current foster youth (graduated from high school before June 2011);
An alumnus of foster care; or A foster parent who is either currently fostering a child or has fostered a child within the past two years;is and will remain licensed by the foster care system in their state; and will continue to foster children throughout the duration of the degree program.
-Must be a regular member of NFPA and provide NFPA number. If not a current member.
Scholarship Description: University of Phoenix is pleased to partner with the National Foster Parent Association (NFPA) to offer a scholarship program.
-NFPA was established in 1972 as a non-profit, volunteer organization.
-Its mission is to support the needs of foster families as they provide a safe environment for those in foster care.
-Today, NFPA represents thousands of foster families nationwide through foster parent affiliates.
How to Apply: Online, Post
Scholarship Application Deadline: 1 July 2011
Further Scholarship Information and Application

2011 Campbell Fellowship for Women Scholar-Practitioners from Developing Nations

Applicants must be nationals of developing countries that are currently eligible to borrow from the World Bank.
Applicants should be pursuing research in one of the social sciences: anthropology, economics, education, geography, history, law, linguistics, political science, psychology, social work, or sociology, or in an interdisciplinary field that incorporates two or more of these disciplines.
To facilitate full engagement in the SAR intellectual community, applicants must demonstrate their fluency in English, such as through their record of professional interaction in written and spoken English.
Scholarship Open for International Students: Yes
Scholarship Description: One six-month fellowship is available for a female social scientist from a developing nation, either a PhD candidate or post-doctoral scholar, whose work addresses women’s economic and social empowerment in that nation. The goal of the program is two fold: to advance the scholarly careers of women social scientists from the developing world, and to support research that identifies causes of gender inequity in the developing world and that proposes practical solutions for promoting women’s economic and social empowerment.
How to Apply: By Post
Scholarship Application Deadline: 1 November 2011
Further Scholarship Information and Application

2011 Aston Business School offers Scholarships for MBA Students, UK

Scholarships are only available to students applying for the fulltime MBA commencing September 2011
-Scholarships are only available for students who are self-funded (ie not sponsored by an organisation)
-All applicants will be informed of our decision early in August
-The decision of the Business School Scholarship Panel is final
-Aston Business School reserves the right to conduct a phone interview with suitable candidates
-Since these scholarships are limited, it is essential that you let us know by email if you wish to be considered within 10 days of your offer letter.Scholarship Open for International Students: Yes
Scholarship Open for Students of Following Countries: EU countries, Latin American Countries, African countries, Middle Eastern Countries
Scholarship Description: Aston graduates-A 10% discount on fees is available for all graduates of Aston University on all MBA programmes. If you want to be considered for a scholarship, you should submit an essay along with your completed application form. Please state clearly which scholarship you are applying for. If you have already submitted an MBA application form you are welcome to apply for a scholarship separately. Please ensure you state your full name and contact details (as stated in your MBA application) on your essay before submission. Separate scholarship applications without these details will not be considered.
How to Apply: By Online, Post
Scholarship Application Deadline: 11 July 2011
Further Scholarship Information and Application

8th European Feminist Research Conference, CEU Budapest, May 17-20 2012‏

Women and men in Europe in the first decades of the 21st century are
confronted with acute social, political, cultural, economic and
environmental concerns, including increasingly racist politics and
nationalist discourses across Europe, huge cutbacks in social services
and education, strengthening conservative gender discourses, and an
overall climate unfavorable if not hostile to feminist, queer, and other
progressive movements. In striving to address these concerns on
regional, national and international levels, feminist scholars are
re-assessing their theoretical and political toolbox. The ‘politics of
location’, coined by Adrienne Rich in 1976, continues to play a crucial
role in these debates. Women’s and gender studies cannot do without
reflecting on the politics of their locations, but how to use this tool
now that locations are constantly shifting? When the locations we
inhabit are perceived to be multiple, paradoxical and (in)comparable?
The 8th European Feminist Research Conference invites scholars,
students, activists and policy makers to re-visit their politics of
location in the light of current crises in Europe and beyond, and to
reflect upon the ways in which feminist scholarly tools can be used for
understanding and for changing the world.
Reflecting the diversity of women’s and gender studies European Feminist
Research Conferences represent cutting-edge scholarship. The 8th
European Feminist Research Conference is organized by the Central
European University, Department of Gender Studies and AtGender, the
European Association for Gender Research, Education and Documentation.
The European Feminist Research Conferences usually have more than 500
participants from both inside and outside Europe. The Conferences have a
track record of presenting innovative feminist scholarly work with
critical perspectives on contemporary Europe and its histories. The
previous European Feminist Research Conferences were held at the
universities of Ålborg (1991), Graz (1994), Coimbra (1997), Bologna
(2000), Lund (2003), Łódź (2006) and Utrecht (2009).
This one will be held in Budapest, Hungary, May 17 - 20, 2012.

Confirmed Keynote Speakers
Hana Havelkova (Faculty of Humanities, Charles University, Prague, Czech
Republic)

Clare Hemmings (Gender Institute, The London School of Economics and
Political Science, United Kingdom)

Andrea Pető (Central European University, Budapest, Hungary)

Fatima Sadiqi (International Institute for Languages and Cultures, Fez,
Morocco)

Call for Papers
The 8th European Feminist Research Conference welcomes papers that keep
in focus the connections among a number of relevant axes that frame
current researches in the field. We have in mind connections between
disciplines and interdisciplinarity; the past, the present and the
future; gender and intersectionality; activism and power; local and
global; margin and center. The strands listed below indicate the main
lines of inquiry around which the Conference will be structured.
Participants must indicate the strand their paper addresses; it is also
possible to indicate a second strand that will be addressed in their
contribution. Based on these indications the Conference Board will
create intersecting panels across different strands.

Conference strands
Women’s and Gender Studies between Neo-discipline and
InterdisciplinarityRooting and Shifting (in) Feminist Research:
Assessing the ‘Turns’ in Feminist TheoryTeaching ‘Gender’ across the
Borders of the Human, Social, Natural and Biomedical SciencesLocated at
Crossroads of Race and Gender: Intersectional Analysis in Women’s and
Gender StudiesShifting Sexualities, Masculinities and Femininities:
LGBTQIRevisiting ‘Equality vs. Difference’: Feminism in the 21st
CenturyTriple Helix of Social Inclusion: Connecting Activism,
Policy-making and Gender ResearchFeminist Legacies, Feminist Futures:
Generating FeminismsThe Politics of Migration: Transnational
Feminisms?Re-Imagining ‘Europe’: Imperialism, Post-State Socialism and
Multiculturalism in the 21st CenturyViolence Revisited: Security,
War and Peace NarratedReligion Revisited: Spirituality, Gender and the
Post-SecularCreativity Reconsidered: Rethinking Feminist Art, Media
and Technological Practices
Abstracts should have not more than 300 words and can only be uploaded
at http://www.8thfeministconference.org.
Abstracts must be submitted before July 31, 2011.
The conference organizers also welcome proposals for whole panels as
well as presentations by women’s centers, libraries, documentation
centers, networks or publishers.
The conference fees and other relevant information are posted on the
conference website http://www.8thfeministconference.org.

EUROSPHERE PhD Summer School on Public Sphere, Sabanci University, Istanbul, 18-22 July 2011‏

Is Public Sphere Exclusively a Nation-State Phenomenon?
EUROSPHERE's next researcher training activity takes place between 18-22 July 2011, hosted in Istanbul by the Sabanci University. This is a PhD-level course on public sphere. The main target group is PhD students who are enrolled in a social science PhD programme. Persons seeking enrollment in a PhD-programme and advanced MA students are also encouraged to apply for admission.
This year's course consists of five thematic components:
The first component presents the ongoing research within the EUROSPHERE Project and introduces a discussion of theories of public sphere.
The second component offers lectures analyzing the status of everyday life and human imagination in people's understandings and experiences of the public sphere.
The third block elucidates the role of civil society and democratic institutions in public spheres, whereas the fourth conceives the public sphere with a focus on diversity and domination in public spheres.
The final component offers two philosophical analyses of ethics in public sphere.
The course lasts five days and offers lectures and student presentations each day. The overall course provides 20 hours of lectures and 10 hours of student presentations. The course programme, content, and curriculum have been devised to enable the participating PhD students to obtain ECTS
credits that can be used as part of their PhD-education.
There are two levels of participation, each of which qualifies for different levels of ECTS:
• Full course attendance and active participation in discussions for five days gives 5 ECTS
• Full course attendance and paper presentation qualifies the candidates for 10 ECTS credits.
PhD students who wish to obtain full ECTS credits from this course are expected to (1) attend the whole course, (2) present a paper during a student presentation session (see the programme below), (3) actively discuss other students' papers, and (4) submit the final version of their papers after the course, latest by 1 November 2011. All course participants, including MA students, can apply to present a
paper in a student session. However, only participants who are enrolled in a university PhDprogramme can submit a paper after the course to acquire the full 10 ECTS credits. Upon approval of full course attendance and curriculum knowledge, participants who are not enrolled PhD students receive an official certificate of participation specifying the acquired 5 ECTS credits. The enrolled PhD students whose papers pass the evaluation will receive an official course certificate specifying the 10 ECTS credits they have acquired.
Lecturers (in alphabetical order):
Geoff S. Bove, Thompson Rivers University, Canada
Andras Bozoki, Central European University, Hungary
Wanda Dressler, FMSH-Paris, France
Jostein Gripsrud, University of Bergen, Norway
Gürcan Kocan, Istanbul Technical University, Turkey
Trond Kvamme, Norwegian Social Science Data Services, Norway
Yngve G. Lithman, University of Bergen, Norway
Ahmet Öncü, Sabanci University, Turkey
Hakan G. Sicakkan, University of Bergen, Norway
Slavko Splichal, University of Ljubliana, Slovenia
Travel Grants
The five PhD students who apply first will be awarded with a 400 euro travel grant. The grant will be paid after the course. The conditions for such payment are:
• Being an enrolled PhD student
• Attendance to the whole course
• Presenting own research paper
• Participation in discussions of other students' papers
Travel and accommodation
Sabanci University has reserved 20 rooms at its campus hotel for the EUROSPHERE PhD School participants. Please check the relevant box in the online application form if you want to stay at the Sabanci University campus during the course.
Curriculum
The course curriculum will be sent to all students whose applications are granted.
Registration
Online registration will be open on http://eurospheres.org between 16 May and 24 June 2011.

Bringing Migration and History into the Equation: Re-Imagining Nationhood and Belonging, Jewish Museum Berlin, 5-7 October 2011‏

Migration poses challenges to European societies as we know them today; indeed, the inclusion of immigrants in these societies has become a controversial issue in most European countries.
Both of these statements are reflected in ongoing debates in numerous European countries. All too often, immigrants are seen as "Others" when it comes to constructing national cohesion and patterns of belonging and identity. The "Othering" of immigrants, perhaps best seen as a process of social construction and engineering, is closely interrelated with social, economic, linguistic and, increasingly, religious questions.
However, immigrant inclusion and exclusion cannot be regarded without reference to historical, cultural and symbolic questions. Thus the analysis of identity formation and collective identities in multiethnic societies brings the political scope of identity politics, historical representations and national narratives to the fore. It entails theoretical and practical questions of (newly) constituting nationhood and transcultural belonging, as well as re-positioning ethnic/migrant minorities in the public sphere.
This conference, Bringing Migration and History into the Equation: Re-Imagining Nationhood and Belonging, will address this intersection of migration, identity formation and belonging from comparative and historical perspectives. The emphasis will be on the intersection of history, politics and commemorative practices/strategies. Case studies as well as theoretical contributions are welcome. We invite the submission of papers on the following topics:
- Migrant inclusion and political/historical representation;
- (Re)formation of nationhood and identities under conditions of diversity;
- Writing, teaching and displaying history in immigrant societies;
- Social and cultural practices/strategies of institutions, organisations and communities to represent migrants and their cultures/histories;
- Transnational and mediated public spheres;
- Borders and belongings: From guest workers and refugees to post-migrants;
- Methodological and theoretical contributions with regard to identity formation, identity politics and historical representation of migration;
The conference will be composed of:
- an opening panel for a larger audience, including invited spokespeople from politics and art;
- a keynote opening lecture;
- panels based on academic papers;
- roundtables with short statements to generate new questions and ideas;
Contributions may be either (longer) academic papers or (shorter) input statements for roundtables, focused on innovative and relevant topics. The conference will be framed by the 50th anniversary of the German-Turkish labor recruitment contract in October 2011. Its commemoration raises a number of questions which will be contextualized in a comparative and international framework. The conference will take up the case of fifty years of German-Turkish labor agreements to shed light on more general issues
stated above. A follow-up conference will be held in Essen in spring 2012, focussing on Lieux de mémoire [places/sites of memory] of migration history. The October 2011 conference is open to scholars in the Humanities and the Social Sciences in the widest sense (anthropology, ethnology, geography, history, law, political sciences, sociology etc.). Abstracts for papers or contributions to roundtables will be considered on a competitive basis. The number of speakers for panels will be limited to 25. Limited financial
support for participants to subsidize expenses for accommodation is available upon request.
Submissions of abstracts (max. 600 words) and a short biographical note (not more than two pages) including a list of (selected) publications are welcomed until June 30, 2011. Papers and contributions will be circulated in advance and must be received by September 25, 2011. Please indicate if you intend to give a full paper or wish to participate in a roundtable.
For further information please visit
http://www.network-migration.org/workshop2011 (accessible from June 1, 2011)
or contact ohliger@network-migration.org.
Submission deadline: June 30, 2011
Please send your application to ohliger@network-migration.org
The selection committee will select and notify the participants by early July 2011.

Balkan Connection, University of Sussex, 2-3 June 2011

Below is the programme for the conference. Please do not hesitate to circulate it.
All the best,
On behalf of the Organization Committee,
Ali Huseyinoglu
Balkan Connections Conference
June 2-3, 2011
Venue: Global Studies Resource Centre (Arts C)
University of Sussex (Brighton)
Programme
Thursday
Welcome tea and coffee: 12:00-12:30
Opening remarks (12:30-13:00)
Dr. Eugene Michail: Balkan histories: Key themes and alternative paths (University of Sussex)
Session I: Representing the Balkans (13:00-14:30)
Ana Živković Snowley: Splits and changes in discourse on Montenegro in the nineteenth century British writing: From denigration to glorification (University of Brighton)
Dr. Katerina Gachevska: Criminal identities and mafia images: Crime and political reform in post-communist Bulgaria (Birmingham City University)
Andy Anderson: A Map of the Vilayet of the Danube 1869 (Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society (FRGS))
Tea and Coffee Break: 14:30-15:00
Session II: Echoes of the Ottoman Empire (15:00-16:30)
Dr. Clemens Hoffmann: Debating the Balkanization of Ottoman rule (University of Sussex)
Kerem Nisancioglu: Rethinking Ottoman decline: Uneven and combined development and the modern nation-state (University of Sussex)
Vesselina Ratcheva: Affects of the post-Ottoman: Narrating the present through the past (University of Sussex)
Break: 16:30-17:00
Keynote speaker: 17:00-18:30
Prof. Russell King: Geography-Migration-Albania (University of Sussex)
Dinner with keynote speakers (open to all participants): 19:30 at Ottoman Cuisine (BN2 3HQ)
Friday
Tea and coffee reception: 8:30-9:00
Session III: Trauma and Violence (9:00-10:30)
Marika Djolai: Community cooperation and adaptation strategies: The shaping of post-conflict in Bosnia and Herzegovina (University of Sussex)
Andrea Szkil: Forensic specialists’ work in post-war Bosnia and Herzegovina (University of Sussex)
Kalina Yordanova: Trauma transmission in the former Yugoslavia (UCL)
Break: 10:30-11:00
Keynote speaker: 11:00-12:00
Prof. Jane Cowan: A critical journey from the Balkans to Geneva (University of Sussex)
Lunch break: 12:00-12:45
Session IV: ‘Minorities’ in the ‘Balkans’ (12:45-14:15)
Emina Demiri: Social inclusion of Croatian ethnic minorities in the context of EU accession (University of Sussex)
Sebahattin Abdurrahman: Homogenization, integration or segregation: Minority rights in education of Western Thrace Turks in Greece (SOAS)
Ali Huseyinoglu: A missing ‘fourth’ actor?: Education of the Turkish minority in Greece through the lens of Brubaker’s Triadic Nexus Theory (University of Sussex)
Deniz Duru: Homogenization and New Diversities in Burgaz, the Princes Islands, Istanbul (University of Sussex)
Tea and coffee break: 14:15-14:45
Session V: NGOs, Nations-states, and EU Integration (14:45-16:15)
Marko Stojic: The changing nature of Serbian political parties’ attitudes towards the EU (University of Sussex)
Piotr Goldstein: Who are the 'NGO People' in Mostar and Novi Sad (University of Manchester)
Closing reception: 16:15-16:30
Closing remarks: 16:30-17:00
Dr. Dimitris Dalakoglou: Balkan (Dis)connections: Re-approaching the Balkan questions in the age of capitalist crisis (University of Sussex)
Dinner with keynote speakers (open to all participants): 18:30 at the Lion and Lobster pub (BN1 2PS)
Balkan Connections: ‘Balkan Connections’ is an initiative by a number of doctoral students at Sussex University. As a continuation of our respective research interests, we decided to create a platform to promote this area of regional studies at our university and to connect with other relevant departments throughout the UK and beyond

2nd International Conference- Matter and Materials in/for Cultural Heritage, Craiova, Romania, 24-28 August 2011‏

We are pleased to inform scientists and professionals in the field of conservation and restoration of cultural heritage as well as anybody interested in this area, about the 2nd International Conference "Matter and Materials in/for Cultural Heritage" (MATCONS 2011) to be held on 24-28 August 2011 in Craiova, Romania.
The first International edition of MATCONS was organised in Craiova in 2009 and its great success convinced us to maintain the same structure consisting in Plenary Sessions on general interest topics, Parallel Sessions on specific conservation and restoration subjects, training modules, a Round Table and a thematic excursion.
During the conference, the traditional National exhibition of restored heritage objects from workshops and laboratories across Romania will be displayed.
We cordially invite you to participate in this highly stimulating and practically oriented event and would be glad to welcome you to MATCONS 2011 in Craiova.
Scope
The Conference is aimed at providing a platform for presentation and discussion on the capabilities of Chemistry, Physics, Engineering and Technology to answer specific conservation-restoration needs raised by the conservation-restoration community. The Conference will focus not only on the scientific research and its direct application to the treatment and analysis of cultural heritage but also on the practical problems of intervention facing conservators and restorers and innovative possibilities for the conservation practice. It will offer the opportunity to share methods, studies and strategies regarding conservation, to deepen the interdisciplinary aspects, as well as the development of research and education in heritage conservation, bring out the activity of young conservation professionals and encourage networking.
Plenary lectures will provide the state-of-the-art of the international research in the field of conservation and restoration.
The official languages of the Conference are English and Romanian. A simultaneous interpretation service will be provided during the Conference.
Registration
The Registration Form must be returned by e-mail to the Conference Secretariat matcons2011@yahoo.com .
Deadline for the registration is June 10th, 2011.
The registration is valid only if accompanied or followed by the copy of the Registration Fee payment.
Registration fee
Regular participant EUR 150.00
Students (Certificate required) EUR 75.00
Registration fee includes:
• Attendance to all Scientific Sessions, Round Table, Training Course, National Exhibition of Restauration
• Conference material
• Social events
• Lunches, dinners and coffee breaks
Deadline for the registration fee payment is July 1st, 2011.
Social Programme
A Piano and Opera Arias Concert will be given by Master students of the National University of Music of Bucharest.
Group visits will be organised on request at:
• Casa Baniei, the ethnographic section of Oltenia Museum
• Historical churches in Craiova
A thematic excursion will be organised on 27 and 28 August at UNESCO and protected national sites in Oltenia.
Details on social and excursion programme will be made available soon.

The Florida Stormwater Association’s Scholarship Program, 2011 in USA

Applications will be accepted from graduate students in colleges or schools of engineering, natural science, public administration that have an interest in storm water science, engineering or finance.
- Eligibility is limited to students in good standing that are currently enrolled on a full-time basis in a graduate program at a Florida college or university, and plan to attend classes in the Fall 2011 semester on a full-time basis,
Scholarship Description: The Florida Stormwater Association’s Scholarship Program awards financial assistance to qualified students attending Florida colleges and universities whose education interest is in storm water research, management or finance. Applications are accepted annually from graduate students in colleges or schools of engineering, natural science, public administration that have an interest in storm water management or finance.
-Eligibility is limited to students in good standing that are enrolled in a graduate program at a Florida college or university.
How to Apply: Post
Scholarship Application Deadline: 12 Aug 2011
Further Scholarship Information and Application