Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Beasiswa Research Assistant program S2-MIK dan S3-DIK Fasilko - Universitas Indonesia

Dalam rangka meningkatkan kapasitas serta mutu penelitian, Fakultas
Ilmu Komputer Universitas Indonesia memberikan kesempatan pada
tahun ajaran 2010/11 untuk mendapatkan beasiswa mengikuti program
studi pascasarjana jenjang S2 (Magister Ilmu Komputer) dan S3
(Doktor Ilmu Komputer) sebagai Research Assistant (asisten peneliti).

Ketentuannya adalah sebagai berikut:

Calon penerima beasiswa harus mengikuti prosedur untuk diterima
sebagai mahasiswa S2 (MIK) atau S3 (DIK) sesuai aturan yang berlaku
di Universitas Indonesia (SIMAK UI).
Calon penerima beasiswa harus memiliki gelar Sarjana (untuk program
S2 MIK) atau Magister (untuk program S3 DIK) dari institusi akademik
berreputasi unggul di bidang ilmu komputer, informatika, elektro,
matematika, atau ilmu komputasional lainnya, dengan IPK minimal
3.00. Lulusan Sarjana dengan prestasi cemerlang dan IPK minimal 3.50
juga dapat langsung mendaftar ke program S3 DIK.
Penerima beasiswa akan mendapatkan pembebasan dari pembayaran biaya
DP (semester 1: untuk MIK sebesar Rp 6 juta, untuk DIK sebesar Rp 10
juta) dan BOP (tiap semester: untuk MIK sebesar Rp 8.5 juta, untuk
DIK sebesar Rp 12.5 juta). Selain itu, penerima beasiswa juga akan
mendapatkan tunjangan hidup bulanan sebesar Rp 1.5 juta/bulan (S2)
atau Rp 2 juta/bulan (S3). Untuk mahasiswa MIK, dukungan ini
diberikan selama 3 (tiga) semester, sedangkan untuk mahasiswa DIK,
dukungan ini diberikan selama 6 (enam) semester.
Selain menempuh studi pascasarjana, penerima beasiswa akan dikontrak
untuk bekerja sebagai Research Assistant dengan beban kerja paruh
waktu, di mana penerima beasiswa harus mendukung kegiatan penelitian
di salah satu dari 8 lab riset di Fakultas Ilmu Komputer UI, yaitu:

Computational Intelligence, Pattern Recognition & Image Processing
Computer Networks, Architecture & High Performance Computing
Digital Libraries & Distance Learning
E-Government
Enterprise Computing
Formal Methods in Software Engineering
IT Governance
Information Retrieval


Penerima beasiswa harus menghasilkan minimal 1 (satu) publikasi
jurnal internasional berdasarkan kegiatan riset yang dilakukan.
Penerima beasiswa tidak memiliki komitmen kerja di luar Fakultas
Ilmu Komputer UI selama menerima dukungan beasiswa.
Setelah kelulusan, penerima beasiswa bersedia untuk bekerja di
Fakultas Ilmu Komputer UI untuk jangka waktu minimal selama durasi
menerima beasiswa.

Untuk mendaftar, calon harus mengisi dan mengembalikan formulir
pendaftaran beasiswa beserta kelengkapannya via email ke mardiah.umar@ gmail.com
paling telat Jumat, 30 April 2010. Bersamaan dengan itu, calon
tetap harus mengikuti prosedur penerimaan mahasiswa UI melalui
website http://penerimaan.ui.ac.id. Untuk program MIK dan DIK,
peserta program beasiswa ini dapat mengikuti gelombang kedua yang
akan dibuka sekitar bulan Juni 2010.

Untuk informasi lebih lanjut mengenai program beasiswa ini, silakan
hubungi Dr. Wisnu Jatmiko (wisnuj@cs.ui. ac.id) atau Dr. Ruli
Manurung (maruli@cs.ui. ac.id).

Moehammad Arief Furqon
Fakultas Ilmu Komputer
Universitas Indonesia

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Doctoral Researcher and PhD-student positions in Business Administration

Doctoral Researcher and PhD-student positions in Business Administration at Stockholm University School of Business. Reference number SU 617-0454-10. Deadline for applications: April 30, 2010.

Stockholm University School of Business welcomes applications to the Doctoral Programme in Business Administration and for full-time positions as Doctoral Researcher in Accounting, Finance, Management and Marketing beginning September 1, 2010.

Admission requirements
Applicants must either have completed a master’s degree, or completed at least 240 ECTS (incl. at least 60 ECTS at master’s level), or acquired the equivalent knowledge through academic studies in Sweden or abroad. Applicants must also have completed at least 90 ECTS in business administration, incl. a master’s dissertation of at least 15 ECTS.

Selection criteria
Selection is made on the basis of
(i) documented knowledge in a relevant subject area,
(ii) English language skills (written and spoken), and
(iii) analytical, critical and creative thinking skills. We pay particular attention to the quality of your research proposal, your academic merits, and your academic references. Short-listed candidates are called to an interview.

Applications

Your application should include the following documents:
1. a completed application form (pdf), please find link below,
2. a letter of intent,
3. copies of degree certificates, grades and reference letters,
4. your CV,
5. your research proposal (approx. 2,000 words),
6. a sample of your previous academic work (preferably your master’s dissertation; alternatively, a long essay completed within the remit of your master’s degree) and
7. two academic reference letters (these should be sent directly to the Registrar’s Office).

Application form for English speaking applicants:
http://www.fek.su.se/Global/Utbildning/Forskarutbildning/Application_Form_Doctoral_Programme_2010.pdf

Please note that electronic applications are not accepted. All documents should be sent by regular post.

Terms of employment
The Doctoral Programme and employment as Doctoral Researcher comprises of 48 months full-time, beginning September 1, 2010.

For further information contact Director of Graduate Studies, Dr Torkild Thanem, e-mail tt@fek.su.se.

Trade union representatives are Bo Ekengren (SACO), Lisbeth Häggberg (Fackförbundet ST), telephone +46-(0)8-16 2000 (switch board), and Gunnar Stenberg (SEKO), telephone +46-(0)70-316 43 41, and PhD student representative, e-mail do@sus.su.se.

Applications labelled with reference number SU 617-0454-10
are accepted after April 1, 2010, and should arrive
no later than April 30, 2010, by regular post to:
Stockholm University
Registrar/PÄ
SE-106 91 STOCKHOLM
SWEDEN.

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DAAD - SCHOLARSHIP 2011/2012

Postgraduate Courses for Professionals with Relevance to Developing Countries 2011/2012
CALL for APPLICATION (Deadline 29th July 2010)

The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) - Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst – supports a range of postgraduate courses at German universities which aim at providing academically educated young professionals from Developing Countries with further specialized studies. The DAAD supports these selected programs with a certain quota of scholarships and with financial assistance for a special tutoring system. At the end of the course (programs run 12 to 36 months, depending on the particular institution) participants can obtain an internationally recognized Master’s or in some courses PhD degree.
Target group:

University teaching staff, researchers and professionals holding an academic degree and with at least two years of experience in the public or private institutions in the following areas:

* Economic Sciences / Business Administration/ Political Economics
* Development Co-operation
* Engineering and related sciences
* Mathematics
* Regional Planning
* Agricultural and Forest Sciences
* Environmental Sciences
* Public Health / Veterinary Medicine / Medicine
* Sociology and Education

(Please klick here to download the list of selected courses)
Language of instruction:

German or English, depending on the degree course:

*Participants in postgraduate courses in which English is the language of instruction receive a scholarship for a two-month intensive German language course.
*Participants in postgraduate courses in which German or German/English is the language of instruction receive a scholarship for a six-month intensive German language course. Please note that the candidates must have certain German language certificate at the time of application.

Criteria for applying:

* Age limit: 36 years of age at the time of application (for some courses 32 years)
*Degree: Bachelor or Master
* GPA: min 2,75 for Master candidates (some study programs applied GPA more than 2,75. Please see the detail on the website of each study program) and 3,00 for Doctoral candidates
* Work experience: at least two years after completing Bachelor degree.
* Language skill:

For postgraduate courses held in English request an international TOEFL (minimum score: 550 paper based, 213 computer based, 80 internet based) or IELTS (band 6). Some courses may expect a different level. For detailed information see the website of the relevant course.

For postgraduate courses held in German: please see the details on the course list. Certain level of German language exam may be required before admission to the course.

Information and DAAD form are available from the:

DAAD Jakarta Office
Summitmas I, Lt. 19
Jl. Jenderal Sudirman Kav. 61-62
Jakarta 12190

Consultation hours: Monday – Thursday, 1:30pm – 4:00pm
Contact person: Ms. Dwi Nurlianti/Ms. Muji Rahayu
Phone: (021) 520 0870 / 525 2807
Fax: (021) 525 2822
E-mail: info@daadjkt.org

You are suggested to apply online. However you must send the printed form together with other application documents (triplicate) via post to the DAAD Jakarta Office before the deadline. The instruction on how to apply online is available at http://jakarta.daad.de/scholarships/Online_Application.htm
or
if you encounter problem with internet connection during the online application, you can obtain the DAAD form at : http://jakarta.daad.de/download/ApplicationFormDAAD.pdf

Application documents (please set in the following order and DO NOT staple):


1. DAAD Form (see the above information)

2. Curriculum Vitae
please use the Europass specimen form at http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu/

3. A Statement of motivation for participation in the postgraduate courses with emphasis on the relevance to his/her occupation

4. Two letters of recommendation of recent date, each from supervisor at your company/institution, and from your previous academic supervisor

5. Confirmation of employment from the candidate’s employer in the home country and where possible, guarantee of re-employment upon his/her return to the home country

6. Academic Degree Certificate (certified copies of original) in Bahasa Indonesia and English/German translation

7. Academic transcript, covering the complete duration of academic studies (certified copies of original) in Bahasa Indonesia and English/German translation

8. Secondary School Leaving Certificates/ijazah SMA, including note of UAN (certified copies of original) in Bahasa Indonesia and English/German translation

9. Language certificate (see criteria for applying ‘Language skills’)
for course held in English: TOEFL or IELTS scores
for course held in German: please see the website of the relevant course

Important Notes (PLEASE READ THIS CAREFULLY BEFORE APPLYING):

1. You may apply only two study programs offered by this scholarship program. Prior to the application you are strongly recommended to visit the website of the study programs of your choice. If you find information about GPA, TOEFL, application deadline, etc. that do not match the DAAD pre-requisites, you must fulfill the pre-requisites from the study program.

2. All papers must be submitted in triplicate (1 original, 2 copies). Applications, which do not clearly specify the desired degree course, or those that are not complete in all respects, cannot be processed, and will not be considered.

3. Only complete applications will be sent to Germany. The selection at the respected universities will be held in September 2010 until the middle of February 2011. During those times it is possible for some applicants to be contacted by the university to conduct a telephone interview.

4. We are very strict about the deadline. If you think that you won’t be able to submit your application (the hard copy) to the DAAD Jakarta due to the application deadline (29th July 2010), please submit it directly to the chosen study program. You will find the address at their websites.

5. Result of the scholarship: only those who are granted the scholarship will be notified via E-mail by the DAAD headquarter. You will then obtain the original scholarship documents from the DAAD Jakarta.

Source:http://jakarta.daad.de/scholarships/scholarship_postgraduate.htm

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Sunday, March 28, 2010

A*STAR Pre-Graduate Scholarship (PGS)

The A*STAR PGS provides a headstart for bright young undergraduates keen to pursue their PhD studies and embark on a research career.

Awardees from National University of Singapore (NUS) and Nanyang
Technological University (NTU) can look forward to research attachments at A*STAR’s Research
Institutes with state-of-the-art facilities and be part of A*STAR’s community of diverse and renowned
scientists and researchers.
For more details on the PGS , please go to http://www.a-star.edu.sg/pga

Eligibility
• Top undergraduates in Year from Biomedical, Physical Science and Engineering
at NUS or NTU
• Open to Singaporeans, Singaporean Permanent Residents and ASEAN Nationals
• Candidates must be on track to attain at least a good 2nd Upper Class Honours or equivalent
• Candidates must not concurrently hold any other scholarships or awards
Award Details*
Successful candidates will be provided with financial support for the duration of their undergraduate studies:
• Tuition fees subsidy
• Monthly sustenance allowance (depending on year of study)
• Research attachment opportunities at A*STAR Research Institutes
• One overseas exchange programme throughout the entire PGS programme. Funding include one
economy return airfare and monthly sustenance allowance up to 6 months. Awardees will have to gain
admission into the exchange programme through their respective universities based on their own merit.
Candidates awarded in Years 2 or 3 must maintain good academic standing for the award to be renewed
the following year.
*All rates/allowances are subject to A*STAR adjustments from time to time
Continuing with PhD Studies
Upon completion of their undergraduate studies, candidates are required to embark on a PhD programme
within 6 months. Candidates can apply to A*STAR scholarship in the final year of studiess at NUS or NTU.

Application Procedure
Applications are opened throughtout the year. Interested applicants may apply through their universities:
National University of Singapore
NUS Graduate School for Integrative Sciences & Engineering (NGS)
Centre for Life Sciences (CeLS), #05-01
28 Medical Drive
Singapore 117456
http://www.nus.edu.sg/ngs/PGSawards-shtml
Nanyang Technological University
Graduate Studies Office
Student Services Centre (formerly known as Admin Annexe), Level 3
42 Nanyang Avenue
Singapore 639815
http://admissions.ntu.edu.sg/graduate/scholarships/Pages/ASTARPre-GraduateAward.aspx

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SPRING PRESELECTION FOR NON-EU CITIZENS Academic Year 2010/2011

SCUOLA INTERNAZIONALE SUPERIORE DI STUDI AVANZATI
Via Beirut n.2-4, 34014 Trieste (Italy) tel.: 04037871 - telefax: 0403787249
“SPRING PRESELECTION FOR NON-EU CITIZENS”
Academic Year 2010/2011
Deadline: 1st April, 2010
SISSA offers opportunities for carrying out Ph.D studies in:
· Applied Mathematics
· Astrophysics
· Astroparticle Physics
· Functional and Structural Genomics
· Geometry
· Mathematical Analysis
· Mathematical Physics
· Neuroscience (Neurobiology / Cognitive Neuroscience)
· Physics and Chemistry of Biological Systems
· Statistical Physics
· Theory of Elementary Particles
· Theory and Numerical Simulation of Condensed Matter
The Ph.D. courses in Astroparticle Physics, Geometry, Mathematical Physics and Theory of
Elementary Particles start in October; all other courses start in November of each year. They last 3
years and may be extended for a fourth year, subject to approval by the School authorities.

Students who are not citizens of European Union member states have two possibilities to be
admitted to SISSA as a Ph.D student:
1) to pass the regular entrance examination (written and oral) held in Trieste.
Details can be found at the web page:
http://www.sissa.it/main/?p=COURSES_PHD_C2
2) to pass a Spring preselection based on academic and scientific qualifications as well as on
letters of reference. Students selected in this way will therefore enter the School without
taking the regular entrance examination, but will be expected to pass a qualifying
examination within the first year of study.
Applicants interested in participating in this pre-selection must have a University degree which
qualifies them for a Ph.D programme.
The Graduate Record Examination (GRE) Subject Test is required for applicants in Theory of
Elementary Particles but is also recommended for applicants to the other courses. Any further
information which the candidate may consider useful will be welcome.
An online application must be filled and sent using the procedure available at the page
http://www.sissa.it/applications by the deadlines shown in the schedule of each Ph.D course.
Candidates should upload the following documents in pdf format:
- curriculum vitae et studiorum;
- a certificate of University examinations taken (with marks) in Italian, English, French,
German or Spanish;
- a final degree certificate in Italian, English, French, German or Spanish;
- If, at the time of application, candidates should not be yet in possession of a degree
certificate, they can submit it at the time of the examination.
European Union candidates can submit a personal declaration instead of the
aforementioned certificates.
- a copy of the diploma thesis (if any).
Candidates will have to indicate the names and email addresses of two professors that will be
asked to send a recommendation letter through the same online procedure.
A confirmation message will be sent to the candidate when he/she will complete the application
process.
The candidate will then have to print out the admission request form, sign it and send it,
together with a copy o fan ID document (i.e. passport) by fax or post to the address printed on the
form itself.
The request form must reach SISSA by 8th April, 2010. Late arrival of the application, for
whatever reason, will not be accepted.
All necessary information about the online procedure can be found at the page
http://www.sissa.it/applications
For further information see http://wiki.sissa.it/students/ or contact the Students’ Secretariat:
phd@sissa.it
The Director
(Prof. S. Fantoni)
Source: http://www.sissa.it/download/announcements/0712/foreigners1011.pdf

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Master and PhD Scholarship in French

Notification and implementation

* The French educational establishments concerned will receive a letter from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, along with the full list of results obtained by each applicant.
* Grantholders will be informed individually by Égide, via the educational establishments concerned, of the procedure for obtaining their grants.
* Grants take effect from the actual date on which the course (or the preliminary language training) starts.

Eiffel Programme, Master’s 2009

* By speciality
* By establishment
* By nationality
* By gender


Eiffel Programme, PhD 2009

* By speciality
* By establishment
* By nationality
* By gender
Source: http://www.egide.asso.fr/jahia/Jahia/accueil/appels/eiffel/resultats_et_statistiques

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Sunday, March 21, 2010

Be the Indonesian Youth Ambassador

ONCE LIFE TIME EXPERIENCE
Joint Us to Be the Indonesian Youth Ambassador

If you consider yourself as a youth, active, dynamic
The programs offered for Yogyakarta Special Province’s Candidate selection year 2010:

* Ship for South East Asian Youth Program-SSEYAP (Kapal Pemuda ASEAN-Jepang) - The length of duration is around 2 months.
* Australia Indonesia Youth Exchange Program-AIYEP (Pertukaran Pemuda Australia Indonesia-PPAI) - The length of duration is 6 month (3 months in Australia and 3 months in Indonesia)

The financing for each program is fully covered by the Indonesian government and the sponsoring committee in each related country. One of the things that need to be concerned by the future participants is to prepare their best to be able to represent Yogyakarta Special Province.

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

1. Indonesian citizen
2. Listed as a citizen of Yogyakarta Special Province
3. Physically and mentally healthy
4. Not married yet
5. Fluent in English (both oral and written)
6. Have a broad view of international & national issues
7. Active in organization or other vocational activities
8. Have competencies in arts and culture
9. Never joined any international youth exchange program sponsored by Department of National Education or State Ministry of Youth and Sports Republic of Indonesia
10. Passed selection in provincial and national level

SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS

AIYEP Requirements:

1. Male
2. 21-24 Years of age

SSEAYP Requirements:

1. Female
2. 20-30 Years of age

SELECTION PROCESS

Schedule:

1. Administrative Selection (results are announced at April 8, 2010)
2. First Phase selection (interviews): April 10, 2010 (results are announced at April 11, 2010)
3. Second Phase Selection (finals) : April 16-18, 2010 (results are announced at April 19, 2010)

Materials:

1. English fluency
2. General knowledge
3. Leadership, civic and nationalism
4. Individual character, arts and skills
5. Program preparedness
6. Yogyakarta Special Province in-depth knowledge

REMARKS:

* The registration form submission deadline is due from April 5, 2010 to April 7 2010 (every 10 AM – 1 PM) at Balai Pemuda dan Olah raga, nDalem Ngadiwinatan KT II / 23 Alun-alun Selatan Yogyakarta.
* Insert registration form and the supporting requirements in yellow folder for SSEAYP and a red folder for AIYEP.
* Applicants must submit in person completed form with following documents:

1. One copy of Yogyakarta ID Card (KIPEM/KTP DIY)
2. One copy of student ID Card (for student)
3. One copy of most recent academic Diploma (School/University/College)
4. Recent color photographs (white background): 4×6 and 2×3, 6 sheets each
5. Personal CV and supporting documents

APPLICATION FORM 2010 (Click here to download)

For detail information, please contact:

pcmi_jogja@yahoo.com

Contact Person: Kiki (0274-9655660), no SMS!
Spurce:http://pcmijogja.wordpress.com/

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21 Scholarships to Study in Austria

International PhD Programme

Biomolecular Technology of Proteins (BioToP)

at the Vienna Institute of BioTechnology of BOKU - University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria

21 PhD student positions

BioToP offers an inter- and multi-disciplinary research-based doctoral education at the interface of basic and applied science in the field of protein biotechnology.

BioToP offers a challenging scientific environment with state-of-the-art facilities and provides comprehensive and thorough up-to-date research training in the fields of:

- structure-function analysis, engineering and design of proteins
- protein synthesis, targeting and post-translational modifications
- expression systems and cell factories
- bioinformatics and molecular modelling

The BioToP-specific educational programme comprises lectures, seminars and instructional courses that complement the research work in the participating groups.

Highly qualified and motivated students of any nationality are invited to apply for the 3-year studentships. Funding will be according to the salary scheme of the Austrian Science Fund. Additionally students will receive funding for research stays abroad and for the participation at international conferences.

Further information on research projects as well as application guidelines and forms are available at: http://biotop.boku.ac.at

Application deadline: May 15th, 2010

Guidelines and other information is available: http://biotop.boku.ac.at/

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Fully-funded scholarships

Scholarships for You

Thanks to the participation of a number of companies and institutions, the Barcelona GSE is able to offer a limited number of scholarships based on academic merit. These financial awards help the School attract the best and brightest international students and are highly competitive.

How to Apply

Students are reminded that only complete applications will be considered. In the online application form candidates must provide the following attachments:

  • academic transcript
  • statement of purpose
  • curriculum vitae
  • proof of knowledge of English

Two letters of reference must be sent to references@barcelonagse.eu. Click here for more information on the application process. Please note that the selection process for all scholarships is handled entirely by the Admissions Committee of the Barcelona GSE.


“La Caixa” Foundation - Barcelona GSE Scholarships for students from emerging and developing countries

The “la Caixa” savings bank Foundation and the Barcelona GSE offer 14 fully-funded scholarships to students from emerging and developing countries (*) with excellent academic backgrounds who will return to their home countries at the end of their professional training process to implement their knowledge.

This award covers:

  • master program tuition
  • medical insurance
  • round-trip airfare from the student's country of residence
  • monthly stipend for expenses during the student's stay in Barcelona

(*) Note: “Emerging and developing countries” is an expression used to name all countries not included on the following 2008 IMF list of “advanced economies”: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong SAR, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, United Kingdom, United States of America.

source: http://www.barcelonagse.eu/Scholarship_Sponsors.html

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