Fourty internship positions now open in Europe with Daimler AG and the European Aerospace Defense and Security Company
The Doors for application to the Young Arab Leaders Arab and European Internship Exchange Program are now open!
An internship in Europe with Daimler AG or the European Aerospace Defense and Security Company is your opportunity to take your knowledge from university and apply it in a real life setting. During the three months of the internship, June – August 2010, you will be given the chance to work side by side with employees either on special projects or supporting them in daily business activities. You will be assigned with challenging tasks and will receive all the support needed to successfully accomplish them.
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Poets and writers from Armenia, Georgia, Iran, Azerbaijan and Turkey are
invited to submit poems, short stories and creative essays for
publication in the book “Our First Element: Caucasian Water.” Deadline:
February 5.
The book will include photographs by Caucasian photographers, old
legends, water ritual and celebration stories, proverbs and quotes,
contemporary poems and short stories. Entries can display the human
relationship to water or refer to any water issue in the Caucasus region.
The 20 best works will be published in the book in the Armenian and
English languages.
The publication is supported by The Foundation for the Preservation of
Wildlife and Cultural Assets in Armenia.
Works should be submitted to creative@fpwc. org.
*/Brought to you by Youth Action for Change/*
*Course Dates: Session 1, 15th March – 16th April. Session 2, June &
July.*
*Course Description:*
Learn how you can write effective grant applications for your community
projects or local and international non-profit organizations. This
course is designed for young people aged 18-30 who are actively involved
in making a difference in their communities and who have ideas for
projects they would like to undertake. The course aims to help its
participants improve their grant writing skills and thus undertake
community development initiatives.
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World Vision Austria, World Vision germany and World Vision Romania
are now seeking a consultant for a EU funded project.
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
The 3 year project “Youth envisioning the future in Europe and
Africa- strengthening capacity for innovative approaches to DE” aims
at involving youth aged 14 to 18 in peer-to-peer education. The
project is conducted in 3 different EU countries: Germany, Romania
and Austria. It has a different topic for every year: HIV/AIDS in
2010, Child and maternal health in 2011, and food security in 2012.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
The assigned consultant has a pedagogic background and already
collected experience in composing and generating teaching material.
HE/She has expereince in teaching youth aged 14/18 as to be able to
evaluate different methods with regards to their values for the
apckage. The consultatnt has, at least a proven basic understanding
of the 3 different yearly topics. He/She has proven proficiency in
writing and speaking German and English.
TEACHING PACKAGE: AIM AND OBJECTIVES
Collecting, composing and if necessary developing teaching materail
for peer to peer education which enables youth aged 14/18 from
Germany, Austria and Romania to educate their peers about development
issues and at the same time encourages them to create activities on their own.
For more information, please contact Johannes Backhaus (johannes_backhaus@wvi.org)
Deadline for submitting your proposal including a realistic timetable
and a final price (VAT included) is February 22, 2010.
Submission deadline: March 1, 2010
Named in honor of the founding editor of Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society, the Catharine Stimpson Prize is designed to recognize excellence and innovation in the work of emerging feminist scholars and is awarded biannually to the best paper in an international competition. Leading feminist scholars from around the globe will select the winner. The prizewinning paper will be published in Signs, and the author will be provided an honorarium of $1,000. All papers submitted for the Stimpson Prize will be considered for peer review and possible publication in Signs.
Eligibility: Feminist scholars in the early years of their careers (less than seven years since receipt of the terminal degree) are invited to submit papers for the Stimpson Prize.. Papers may be on any topic that falls within the broad rubric of interdisciplinary feminist scholarship.
For details, see: http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/page/signs/stimpson.html
World Urban Youth Assembly and World Urban Forum 2010
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
March 19-20, and 22-26, 2010
Deadline for Applications: February 10, 2010
UN-HABITAT is looking for young people aged 15–32, from all over the world, to help capture
the youth perspective on issues of urbanization at the upcoming World Urban Youth
Assembly and World Urban Forum in Brazil.
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SBS is offering a number of scholarships to self-funding candidates about to undertake full or part-time studies on our Department of Management (DoM) programmes at SBS.
Scholarships are available for the following programmes:
MBA Full-time:
2 scholarships of £3000 – DoM Women’s scholarships (for female students)
4 scholarships of £3000 – DoM European & International scholarships (1 each for students from an African*, Asian*, European* or Latin or Northern American* country)
2 Scholarships of £3000 – DoM Teamplayer scholarships
MBA Part-time:
1 scholarship of £3000 – DoM Women’s scholarship (for female students)
1 scholarship of £3000 – DoM Entrepreneurial scholarship (to students with an entrepreneurial background, & currently owner/manager of a start-up organization)
1 scholarships of £3000 – DoM Teamplayer scholarship
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Are you under 30 years old?
Are you concerned about HIV, human rights and equality?
Do you want to learn more about making a lasting positive impact in your community?
Are you from a population that is most affected by HIV, or are you living
with HIV?
Do you have regular internet access?
If so, please apply for an e-course on “Towards Universal Access: Young
People in Action”, conducted by the World AIDS Campaign, Y-Peer and the
Global Youth Coalition on HIV/AIDS (GYCA)!
You will have an opportunity to connect with young leaders from around the world and build an action plan to mobilise universal access campaigns.
More information can be found on the World AIDS Campaign’s website at
http://www.worldaidscampaign.org/en/Constituencies/Youth/Youth-ecourse#app,
Please send your application to Liping Mian at
mainl@worldaidscampaign.org by 15 February 2010. Application after 15 February will not be considered. Only shortlisted candidate will be informed.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) – Japan Scholarship Program (JSP) was established in April 1988 with financing from the Government of Japan.
It aims to provide an opportunity for well-qualified citizens of ADB’s developing member countries to pursue postgraduate studies in economics, management, science and technology, and other development-related fields at participating academic institutions in the Asian and Pacific Region.
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The UNESCO Chair & Institute of Comparative Human Rights at the University of Connecticut invites applications for the sixth annual International Leadership Programme: A Global Intergenerational Forum.
The Forum seeks to empower young leaders by involving them in finding solutions to emerging human rights problems, and nurturing individuals to be effective leaders in the field of human rights. To this end, the Forum will:
- Introduce participants to the United Nations Millennium Development Goals and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
- Build a network of solidarity among human rights leaders
- Expand the knowledge relevant to human rights practice
- Provide tools and a platform for open debates
- Provide programmes, activities and processes necessary for human rights leadership
- Promote the sharing of experiences and understanding
- Showcase speakers on such topics as: health and human rights, education, the environment, the plight of child soldiers, the use of media, fundraising, conflict resolution and transformation; litigation and advocacy
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http://cambodiajobs.blogspot.com/2010/02/unesco-international-leadership.html