Opportunities at the Basel Institute on Governance, Switzerland. Various deadlines

The Basel Institute on Governance is an independent and non‐profit think tank conducting research and offering policy advice and capacity building support in public, global and corporate governance/compliance. Through the International Centre for Asset Recovery, we further provide training and advisory services in the field of asset recovery. On grounds of its academic research it provides assistance to developing and transition countries in the assessment and implementation of public sector reforms particularly with regard to their anti‐corruption legislation and institutions.
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Black Sea Summer University 2011, Constanta (Romania). Dead Line : 12 July 2011

Welcome to Black Sea Summer University 2011, an international summer program in business strategy. It takes place between July 29th and 6th of August 2011 in Constanta, Romania.
Designed for for senior students and young professionals with high potential to become the leaders of tomorrow, BSSU develops the essential building blocks for future success. During the 10 days of stay in Constanta you will gain new insights into the impact of globalization on business organizations and how managers could and should react.
The theme of the Black Sea Summer University 2011 is
"Strategy and Innovation"
The lectures will focus on the creation of competitive advantage in a global context, foreign market entry, emerging economies, and more, blending theory and practical, real life case studies to great effect.

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Scholarships for International Students at OKAN University, Istanbul (Turkey)

Scholarships for International Students Applying for Undergraduate Studies

In the spirit of promoting international education and fostering close educational ties between Turkey and various countries OKAN UNIVERSITY is offering scholarships to international students from the following countries applying for undergradute studies in the 2011-2012 academic year.
Scholarships will be awarded to successfull applicants based on the highest scores in international / national examinations and high school graduation grades.
Full or partial scholarships will be applied towards tuition fees for education. Students will be responsible for their own accomodation and living & travel expenses. for more information

Young People in the Balkans as Actors of Social Integration, Belgrade, 30 September- 1 October 2011

Conference call for papers
Institute for Sociological Research at the Faculty of Philosophy, University of Belgrade is organizing an international conference:
Young People in the Balkans as Actors of Social Integration
On September 30th and October 1st 2011 at the Faculty of Philosophy, Belgrade.
Topics: The conference aims at discovering the role, in the broadest terms, which young people from different Balkan countries play in processes of social dis/integration within particular society, the region, and Europe. The conference aims at covering the broad range of interdisciplinary topics, related to both normative and action level of young people's lives.
The conference will be in English and there will be no fee charge. Maintenance and travel costs for invited foreign participants will be covered by the organizers.
Conference participants are required to submit an abstract up to 250 words together with their affiliation and contact details via email to: isi@f.bg.ac.rs by June 1st, 2011

Internship at European Intermodal Association, Brussels

The European Intermodal Association (EIA) is the first European association open to all transport modes: rail, road, waterborne, air. Its aim is to improve the co-operation of the different modes of transport as the logistics’ chain still has lots of shortcomings in infrastructural, technical, organisational and legal respect. Therefore, this neutral organisation with more than 90 members is suitably qualified to discuss controversial subjects and to propose well balanced solutions in line with and to improve the EU transport policy. In this sense EIA offers its services to the EU Institutions and its members in order to help shaping the appropriate measures.
We are looking for an intern (m/f) for a period of 3 to 6 months
Profile
- ability to work in a small, international and committed team
- initiative taking and able to work independently
- accurate and an eye for details
- organisational and coordinative skills
- communication skills
- working knowledge of one or two EU working languages (English and French or German)
- computer literate (MS Office, WordPress)
Function
- assist in the daily administrative work of the Secretary General and Deputy Secretary General (for instance writing briefings and reports)
- assist in operational office management incl. EU research projects and EIA promotional initiatives
- drafting and delivering input for the EIA Info newsletters
- updating the EIA websites
Offer
- challenging experience in an international environment with Brussels as the operating base
- possibility to participate in projects that will influence the European transport industry over the coming decade
- Unfortunately, our budget doesn’t allow us to pay for the internship. Public transport within Brussels, however, will be paid.
Contact Send your motivation letter and your curriculum vitae to info@eia-ngo.com

International Summer School in Applied Environmental and Regulatory Economics, Turin (Italy). Dead Line: 13 June 2011

The School is designed to offer two weeks “full immersion” in user charges regulation of local public services (e.g. waste, water, public transport, district heating, sport facilities) and is addressed to undergraduate students at their last year, graduate students and officials from the Public Administration (municipalities, counties, regional bodies) and regulatory agencies.
The course lasts two weeks and is articulated in three parts:
- theoretical module
- industry analysis
- case studies (with a virtual regulatory final report prepared by attendants)
Applications and Deadlines
The application form will be on-line as from Monday, February the 7th 2011.
The deadline for the submission of the application form is the 13th of June 2011
Admitted attendants will be contacted directly by email by the 20th of June 2011.
Cancellation policy for admitted students
- Profile A: in case of withdrawal the fee will not be refunded
- Profile B: considering that the participation is free, a deposit is due (150 Euro with payment receipt returned by the 1st of July 2011); the deposit will be totally refunded to the attendant at the end of the Summer School (there is no deposit refund in case of cancellation)
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5th Annual International Conference on Mediterranean Studies, Athens, 4-7 April 2012‏

The Athens Institute for Education and Research (ATINER) organizes its 5th Annual International Conference on Mediterranean Studies in Athens, Greece, 4-7 April 2012. The conference website is: www.atiner.gr/mediterranean.htm<http://www.atiner.gr/mediterranean.htm>. Please submit an abstract (email only) to: atiner@atiner.gr<mailto:atiner@atiner.gr>, using the abstract submission form available at http://www.atiner.gr/docs/2012FORM-MDT.doc by the 5th of September 2011 to: Dr. Gregory A. Katsas, Academic Member of ATINER and Associate Professor, The American College of Greece-Deree College, Greece. Abstracts should include the following: Title of Paper, Full Name (s), Affiliation, Current Position, an email address, and at least 3 keywords that best describe the subject of your submission. Decisions are reached within 4 weeks. If you want to participate without presenting a paper, i.e. chair a session, review papers to be included in the conference proceedings or books, contribute to the editing of a book, or any other contribution, please send an email to Dr. Gregory T. Papanikos, Director, ATINER (gtp@atiner.gr<mailto:gtp@atiner.gr>).

The aim of the conference is to bring together scholars, researchers and students from all areas of Mediterranean Studies, such as history, arts, archaeology, philosophy, culture, sociology, politics, international relations, economics, business, sports, etc. Panel organizers are encouraged to submit their proposals by inviting other scholars that do research in the same area. Specific sessions will be organized on (a) country studies for both the European and non-European countries of the Mediterranean Basin, (b) the environmental, ecological and biological issues of the Mediterranean Sea, and (c) the Mediterranean islands (history, arts, culture, and all aspects of development) such as Cyprus, Malta, Sicily, Sardinia, Corsica, Crete, Euboea, Majorca, Rhodes, Cyclades, Ionian, Dodecanese, etc. The registration fee is 250 euro, covering access to all sessions, two lunches, coffee breaks, and conference materials. Special arrangements will be made with a local luxury hotel for a limited number of rooms at a special conference rate. In addition, a number of special social events will be organized: an official dinner with Greek night of entertainment with dinner, an educational excursion to Delphi, a special one-day educational cruise to the Greek islands, and a half-day tour around the wider area of Athens (Attica), which includes the Acropolis Hill and Parthenon.

The Athens Institute for Education and Research (ATINER) was established in 1995 as an independent academic organization, with the mission to become a forum, where academics and researchers - from all over the world - could meet in Athens to exchange ideas on their research and discuss the future developments of their discipline. Since 1995, ATINER has organized more than 150 international conferences and has published over 100 books<http://www.atiner.gr/docs/BOOK_PUBLICATIONS.htm>. Academically, the Institute consists of four research divisions<http://www.atiner.gr/docs/RESEARCH_DIVISIONS.htm> and nineteen research units<http://www.atiner.gr/docs/RESEARCH_DIVISIONS.htm>. Each research unit organizes at least an annual conference and undertakes various small and large research projects.