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GROUP VISITS TO GERMANY BY FOREIGN STUDENTS

(Study Trips / Study Seminars and Practicals ) DAAD, Germany Scholarship / Financial aid: health, accident and public/private liability insurance covered Date: 12 days or longer Deadline: 1st Octomber 2008 Open to: groups of foreign students under the direction of university teachers Announcement follows: The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) funds Study Visits and Study Seminars and Practicals in the Federal Republic of Germany by groups of foreign students under the direction of ...

PhD student in the area of computational geometry

The faculty of mathematics and computer science offers bachelor and master programs, all of which are taught in English. Currently the faculty has more than 600 BSc and MSc students and employs more than 300 scientists, including more than 100 PhD students.   The faculty contains well-established research groups in diverse areas such as algorithms, visualization, information systems, combinatorial optimization, model-driven software engineering, security, and stochastics.   The a...

Ph.D. Position in Wireless Sensor Networks

The project aims at investigating the formation of small molecules and ices on surfaces under interstellar conditions, with the aim of uncovering the processes underlying interstellar chemical complexity and a possible interstellar molecular origin of life.   Experimental techniques used in the project include Scanning Tunneling Microscopy and Thermal Desorption Spectroscopy.   The PhD project is partly funded under ITN training network LASSIE.   The project will take plac...

PhD stipend: Experimental studies of interstellar surface reactions, Aarhus University

The project aims at investigating the formation of small molecules and ices on surfaces under interstellar conditions, with the aim of uncovering the processes underlying interstellar chemical complexity and a possible interstellar molecular origin of life.   Experimental techniques used in the project include Scanning Tunneling Microscopy and Thermal Desorption Spectroscopy.   The PhD project is partly funded under ITN training network LASSIE.   The project will take place...

3-year Ph.D. position at the University of Cologne

The summertime West African heat low (WAHL) over the western Sahara desert exerts a strong control on the continental-scale monsoon circulation and thereby, e.g., affects rainfalls over the Sahel. Until recently the lack of observational data has hindered our understanding of the WAHL dynamics, leading to comparably limited capabilities to predict the West African monsoon. The proposed PhD project will directly benefit from exciting new field activities in this region.   The internatio...

Postdoc in Bioinformatics-Statistical Genetics

The Bioinformatics Research Center (BiRC), Aarhus University, has an opening for a Bioinformatician/Statistician to work on an EU-funded project, NextGene, which is conducted in collaboration with partners at deCODE Genetics, Iceland.   Next-generation disease mapping calls for methods that can handle complete genetic information and relate it to complex biological information on the disease phenotypes. In NextGene, research will be done on new methods that can find more variants...

Post-Doctoral Researcher at Department of Economics, University of Zurich

Post-Doctoral Researcher at the Department of Economics at the University of Zurich, the group Macroeconomics and Labor Markets is looking for a post-doctoral researcher in one of the following areas: - Labor Economics (empirical) - International Trade - Growth / Development The Department of Economics at the University of Zurich is regularly ranked as the top department in German speaking countries and among one of the top departments in Europe. With its strong focus on high quality re...

Sustainable Global Technologies - Living Lab

Sustainable Global Technologies (SGT) is a multidisciplinary educational programme of Aalto University. The SGT programme aims to increase awareness, education as well as research in the fields of sustainability, development, and technology.The SGT programme organizes a summer course for Master's students in August 2011.   Summer course is mainly aimed for those already holding a Bachelor's degree and preferably have signed in a Master's programme. However, some undergraduate students ...

Introduction to Inter-Organisational Relations

Inter-organizational relations between two or more organizations exist in public, private and mix sector contexts for example in the form of, for example, alliances, joint ventures, consortia, networks as well as partnerships. Relationships between organizations are recognized to be of crucial importance for the success of the organizations involved in reaching goals they cannot reach on their own. As the field of inter-organizational relations gets input from various disciplines, it is of utmo...

Designing Sustainable Forest Landscapes

The use of forest resources is becoming more globalized while the demand to safeguard remaining natural forests, satisfy aesthetic, economic, and economic needs is increasing. The effects of climate change, the recovery of degraded forest soils, the management of environmental services as well as the pursuit of the economic; economic goals of forest dependent communities worldwide - all these phenomena call for integrated and multidisciplinary research approaches.   The current issues ...

The European Movement International Training Academy Brussels, Belgium

The EMI Training Academy is a high-level, tailor-made training course on the workings of the EU institutions and on programmes available to university students. The European Movement International, with its growing network of 43 National Councils and 31 International member associations across Europe has direct access to professionals of the EU structure at all levels, making the EMI Training Academy the perfect tool for students who want to pursue a career in EU affairs, or who want to pe...

Peace and Human Rights Education

This year's focus: Examples of peace and human rights education in Asia Art and creative educational approachesIn our world many conflicts are going on and in general political and financial investments in violent strategies are much higher than investments in non-violent conflict resolution.   Therefore the United Nations propagate the development of a Culture of Peace and Non-Violence for the Children of the World. According to this concept long term (positive) peace extends the are...

Italian History of Art (in Florence)

Florence, originally founded by the Romans, was governed by the Medici family for centuries. Most of them had a passionate interest in painting, sculpture, architecture and literature. Still Florence keeps an exceptional artistic heritage which is a marvelous evidence of its aged culture.Florence is the most marked example of Renaissance cities in Italy.   Nowhere else in Italy does one find this multitude of buildings and works of art from this period. Among the cultural highlights is ...

From Van Gogh to Picasso: Modern European and Dutch Art

In the 19th and 20th century there was a crisis in art. Being able to paint a convincing image of a mythical goddess leaning against a broken column was no longer a guarantee for success.It is the period of the -isms, such as Impressionism, Cubism and Expressionism. But despite the obvious differences between these movements, each of them strove for the same thing: to create an art more truthful than ever before.Approximately 40 contact hours.As you will see in the day-to-day programme, the cou...

A Journey Through Dutch Art

Take up residence in the beautiful city of Utrecht for four weeks and experience the highlights of over 400 years of Dutch art first hand. This course covers many of the country's most renowned museums, artists and cities, and the interactive activities for a large part take place in front of the original art works.The first half of the course focuses on Dutch Art of the Golden Age, the time of legendary painters such as Rembrandt and Vermeer. Until recently, most art from this period was seen ...

PayPal vs. SpaceX: Different Entrepreneurial Challenges

By Elon Musk - Stanford UniversityLicence: Course Description: Lectures: Lecture 1 - Career Development Elon Musk, co-founder, CEO, and chairman of PayPal, shares his background: He was accepted into Stanford but deferred his admission to start an internet company in 1995. His company was zip2 which helped the media industry convert their content to electronic medium. Then, he sold the company for over $300 m...

The European Decision - Making Process

Two weeks of intensive study on the European decision-making process. Inter-University programme: Study one week in the heart of Europe, i.e. at the Institute for European Studies of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, where the theory of the decision-making process can be translated into practice: students will get a theoretical framework linked to study visits to the European Commission, the Parliament, and the Council.   The one week study in Brussels is complemented with a one week stud...

Viking Age Scandinavia

Follow the steps of the Vikings and discover a fascinating period of European history: During the Viking Age (c. 700 - 1050 AD), Scandinavians suddenly enter the scene of the world known at that time. They were to leave their mark all over Europe and beyond, and contributed in shaping the world we live in today.   We will examine Viking Age Scandinavia as an interdisciplinary field of study, concentrating on archaeology and textual sources. Subjects include various aspects of Viking soci...

Summer School Lisbon (7th Edition)

Now in its seventh year, the ISCTE Business School's Summer School Lisbon has expanded its high level academic courses in the field of business and management.   We now offer three intensive and specialised programmes taught fully in English: 1)%09Leadership and Strategic Knowledge 2)%09International Financial Management 3)%09Marketing, Communications & BrandingIn addition to these challenging courses tailored to specific academic interests each student will also take courses ...

Summer Programme on International Affairs and Multilateral Governance

The summer programme on International Affairs and Multilateral Governance provides participants with a unique opportunity to learn and think about major current issues in world politics and the resulting challenges for multilateral governance.   The summer programme explores key issues in international affairs with a substantive focus on the three following concentrations : - Global Public Goods : Health and Environment (week 1) - Global Migration, Cooperation and Development (week 2)...

Doctoral Programme in Leaders for Technical Industries

Programme Description Keywords * Material Science and Engineering * Engineering Sciences * Product Design and Development * Engineering * Engineering Systems * Industrial Visits

Estate Management

Programme Description The management of any property or property portfolio involves many specialist activities, ranging from negotiating the sale or purchase of property to advising on all forms of development....

International Business and Management Studies (IBMS)

Programme Description This is a 14-month postgraduate programme for graduates of business and business-related disciplines, e.g. economics or management studies. At least two years of relevant work-experience is...