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United Kingdom - University of Central Lancashire, NDA and Sellafield Limited MPhil / PhD Studentship in Skills Forecasting for Nuclear Industry

MPhil/PhD
Skills Forecasting For The Nuclear Industry
Lancashire Business School

Reference No RS/08/10

A full-time MPhil/PhD funded studentship is available in the Lancashire Business School. The studentship is tenable up to 3 years (subject to satisfactory progress) with an expected commencement date of 1 January 2008. The studentship will cover the cost of tuition fees at UK/EU and Overseas rates plus a maintenance based grant of £12,940.

This project is jointly sponsored by the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA), Sellafield Limited and the University of Central Lancashire. It aims to examine the forecasting and management of skill requirements in the nuclear industry, with initial focus on the decommissioning industry. The project’s objectives will be to generate a baseline of knowledge on the theory and practice of skills forecasting and management on very long projects; to document, compare and contrast current skills forecasting practice amongst current site licensing companies in the UK nuclear industry; to develop models of good practice for exploratory discussion and monitored application by each tier of the industry and to propose a model of good practice for adoption by the industry.

Continue Reading September 24th, 2008

Italy - 2008 MIP Politecnico di Milano MBA Scholarships

MIP for Women
MIP created ad hoc scholarships for high-potential profile women applying to our MBA program.

The scholarship will cover up to 50% of the tuition fee. The deadline to submit your application is 30th September 2008.

MIP for Women project aims to:

• Increase the presence of women in MIP masters, particularly in our MBA and EMBA, by assigning partial or full scholarships
• Create ad hoc managerial courses for women in order to favour women’s managerial growth and their placement
• Stimulate the networking and the exchange of professional experiences through the establishing of a “women community”

BCG Full Scholarship
The Boston Consulting Group offers a full scholarship to one participant of our next MBA class edition, starting in May 2009. In order to apply for this scholarship you need to submit your application together with MBA required documents to imba@mip.polimi.it.

The deadline to apply from 30th September 2008 to 30th october 2008.

Continue Reading September 6th, 2008

Italy - 2009 University of Bologna PhD Scholarship in Business Administration

The PhD program in Business Administration of the University of Bologna trains brilliant researchers in the fields of management, by offering courses in several areas such as organization theory, business strategy, marketing, technology and innovation management, research methods, statistics, econometrics. In addition to the courses, PhD students have the opportunity to attend seminars held by internationally renowned scholars, present their work at conferences, spend a research period of at least 6 months in international academic institutions. The courses are held in English. The PhD in Business Administration (3-year program) is organized by the Department of Management of the University of Bologna (www.sa.unibo.it), in cooperation with the University LUISS Guido Carli of Rome and the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia.

In order to apply, a Master degree (laurea specialistica/magistrale) is required. The 2009 edition of the PhD in Business Administration (24th cycle) will start in January 2009. 10 students will be admitted to the program and 5 scholarships will be offered. The number of scholarship-assisted places may increase thanks to the financial support of public or private institutions. The net amount of the scholarship is around 1000 Euro per month, for a 3-year period. The amount of the scholarship can be increased during the research period spent abroad (+50%) and through assistantships in teaching or contract research activities.
Applications from foreign students are encouraged.

Continue Reading August 5th, 2008

Cyprus - 2008 / 2009 Republic of Cyprus MBA Scholarships at University of Nicosia

The Republic of Cyprus is offering five (5) full scholarships of 12-months duration to study for the attainment of the University of Nicosia Master in Business Administration Programme for the academic year 2008-2009. Eligible candidates are citizens of Bangladesh, Indonesia, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan.

Application Procedure
In order to submit an application for scholarship, the applicant must attain an official endorsement by her/his country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs completing the Endorsement Form, which must be submitted along with the application form (detailed instructions on the endorsement procedure are included in the endorsement form). The applicants may then submit their applications along with the endorsement form at a Competent Consular Authority of the Republic of Cyprus of their choice.

Continue Reading May 30th, 2008

India, USA, UK, Germany, France, Spain, Switzerland - 2008 / 2009 Aegis Postgraduate Scholarships (June & July deadline)

A generous range of scholarships are available to students from across the world to support full-time study at Aegis School of Business. All successful candidates are automatically considered for scholarship support and are notified as part of the admissions process.

Prospective students are encouraged to apply early to ensure they are considered for all scholarship opportunities. Please note that scholarships vary in value and have different criteria on which they are awarded. Scholarships awarded on an ongoing basis:

Scholarships:

• Aegis Leadership Scholarship
  A number of scholarships up to $11,750 are available for highly motivated self-funded outstanding candidates from any part of the world. In awarding these scholarships we will be looking for evidence of exceptional leadership qualities in your career to date. Scholarship available for following full-time One Year MBA/PGP
  Eligibility: Confirm Admission for full-time One Year MBA/PGP 2008-09 program at Aegis School of Business, Mumbai
• Aegis Women Leadership Scholarships in Business and Technology for outstanding candidates with demonstrated leadership qualities for studying following full time programs:
  • One Year MBA/PGP (Candidates required min two year work experience.)
  • One Year MS Computer Science/ Masters Program in Information Systems (MPIS) (Candidates without experience can apply.)
  • Masters Program in Telecom Management (MPTM) (Candidates without experience can apply.)
  • Two Year Post Graduate Diploma in Retail Management (Candidates without experience can apply.)
  • One Year Post Graduate Program in Communication (Candidates without experience can apply.)
• Aegis Entrepreneurship Challenge Scholarship for candidates with potential to be groomed as new generation Entrepreneur. This Scholarship is available for candidates admitted in full-time, One Year MBA/PGP. For this scholarship candidates need to submit a Business Plan including a brief executive summery.
• Aegis MBA/PGP Open Scholarships
  Several scholarships of $1,000-$5,000 are available to self-funded candidates. Selection for these scholarships will focus on the insights provided by your business and managerial experience, technical competency, academic excellence and how these, together with your interpersonal skills, can be used to enhance learning and group work on the Aegis MBA/PGP.
• Alexander Graham Bell Scholarship for study in Masters Program in Telecom Management (MPTM).
• The Dean’s International Diversity Scholarship (Available to international students only): The Dean’s International Diversity Scholarships are Aegis School of Business’s full-tuition scholarships, starting for 2008 August intake and available exclusively to international students. The scholarship program has been established to increase opportunities for international students, and reflects our commitment to international diversity. The scholarships recognise the high calibre of international students. Awarded on merit, the scholarships recognise candidates who demonstrate academic excellence, high level of team skill, and who will add value to Aegis School of Business’s International Diversity.
  • One Year MBA/PGP (Candidates required min two year work experience.)
  • One Year MS Computer Science/ Masters Program in Information Systems (MPIS) (Candidates without experience can apply.)
  • Masters Program in Telecom Management (MPTM) (Candidates without experience can apply.)
  • Two Year Post Graduate Diploma in Retail Management (Candidates without experience can apply.)
  • One Year Post Graduate Program in Communication (Candidates without experience can apply.)
• G4 Scholarship in the field of “Technology in Class Room” by G4Solutions. This Scholarship is only available for One Year Masters Program in Information Systems (MPIS) (Candidates without experience can apply.)

All above Scholarships are available for Indian as well as international students.

Continue Reading May 18th, 2008

Cyprus - 2008 / 2009 Republic of Cyprus MBA / MPSM Scholarships

MBA/MPSM Scholarships provided by the Republic of Cyprus

MBA Scholarships provided by the Republic of Cyprus for the academic year 2008-2009

The Republic of Cyprus is offering five (5) full scholarships of 12-months duration to study for the attainment of the Cyprus International Institute of Management (CIIM) Master in Business Administration or Master in Public Sector Management Programme for the academic year 2008-2009. Eligible candidates are citizens of Uzbekistan, Gambia, Azerbaijan and Sudan.

Application Procedure
In order to submit an application for scholarship, the applicant must attain an official endorsement by her/his country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs completing the Endorsement Form, which must be submitted along with the application form (detailed instructions on the endorsement procedure are included in the endorsement form). The applicants may then submit their applications along with the endorsement form at a Competent Consular Authority of the Republic of Cyprus of their choice.

Continue Reading February 12th, 2008

India, USA, UK, Germany, France, Spain, Switzerland - 2008 / 2009 Aegis Postgraduate Scholarships and Financial Aid

Aegis, a small live consulting based business school, was started in 2002 with the support of Bharti Tele (Airtel) for developing the next generation of leaders. Aegis School of Business is the most international business school in India in term of student and faculty diversity. We have over 70 % overseas candidates for July 07 - June 08 session, which is the highest among Indian B. Schools. The diversity at Aegis prepare participants for a global work place. Aegis offers a one-year full time programs: MBA/ PGP, MBA IT, MS in Computer Engineering/ MPIS, Masters in Telecommunication Management program in association with Schiller International University.

Aegis-Schiller association offers you an option to study 6 / 8 months in Mumbai and one semester of 6/4 months at any one of Schiller’s eight campuses, based in Florida (USA), London (UK), Heidelberg (GERMANY), Paris and Strasbourg (FRANCE), Madrid (SPAIN), Leysin and Engelberg (SWITZERLAND), leading to an MBA or MIM or MBA International Business, MS in computer Engineering, MBA IT from Schiller International University. Candidates studying at Aegis will be offered two months live internship with leading firms in Mumbai, India.

Continue Reading October 11th, 2007

Netherlands, Finland, France - 2008 / 2009 Erasmus Mundus Scholarships: International Master in Management of Information Technology (IMMIT)

Erasmus Mudus Scholarships: IMMIT - International Master in Management of Information Technology

Duration in months: 24 months (2 years)

Course description:
Information and information technology (IT) have become an integral part of products and services and an enabler of business processes in an increasingly global economy. As IT becomes embedded in (international) business strategies and processes, the roles of technologists and business managers become increasingly intertwined. IMMIT, the International Master in Management of Information Technology, is designed to prepare students to become effective managers at the interface between Information Systems and business functions in an increasingly international business environment.

IMMIT is delivered jointly by IAE Aix-en-Provence (France), Tilburg University, (The Netherlands) and Turku School of Economics (Finland), which are among the best European institutions in the field of IT management. This is an integrated Masters taught in English and based on the most relevant courses of each institution in order to create a unique programme in International IT management.

Upon completion, students get three degrees:

• Master of Science in Information Management (recognised in the Netherlands)
• Master Sciences du Management Spécialité Management et Technologies de l’Information (France) and
• Master of Science in Economics and Business Administration (Finland).

Eligibility
IMMIT is open to students with Bachelor or equivalent undergraduate degree (180ECTS) either in

• Management/Economics/Business Administration or in
• Computer Science/Information System.

Students with an engineering degree can be admitted if their previous education includes ICT and information systems (at least 24 ECTS).

Candidates must have good proficiency of English (IELTS 6.5 or equivalent).

Qualitative criteria include:

• Marks obtained in the bachelor studies (must be above average)
• Quality/recognition of home institution having awarded the first degree
• The strength of the statement of purpose, in other words motivation to study IMMIT
• CV including extra-curricular activities (especially those associated with cross-cultural/international experiences

The programme constitutes four successive phases:

• Foundations: International Business (France)
• Skills: IT Management (Finland)
• ntegration: Managing IT for International Business (Netherlands)
• Thesis: International IT Management Topics (any location in Europe).

IMMIT is a European innovation with its uniqueness in offering a European perspective on IT Management in internationally operating organisations. At the same time, IMMIT addresses the differences in culture, geography, time zones, telecommunication infrastructure and country-specific legal frameworks.

Application
Candidates apply by posting a duly completed application form including statement of purpose, filled out in English and signed. It should include one paper version of each of the following as well as scanned versions:

• official results of GMAT (http://www.gmac.com) or GRE (http://www.ets.org/gre) – Code for GRE: 9860
• official results of an English language test (IELTS or TOEFL
• a certified copy of previous diploma as well as the transcripts in either Dutch, English, Finnish, French or translated into English if it is in any other language
• a European form of CV
• a copy of passport

If Applying for an Eramus Mundus Scholarship applications must also include:

• Two letters of recommendation

Those applying for an Erasmus Mundus scholarship must mark the correspondent box in the application form. Therefore no separate application for the Erasmus Mundus scholarships is needed.

Chinese applicants are kindly asked to note that they’ll need to apply for a NESO certificate in order to be able to study in the Netherlands. For this certificate, only the IELTS score is accepted.

A paper version of the application package including a signed application form and all required documents should be sent to Tilburg University by:

• February 2, 2008: for Non-EEA candidates requesting an Erasmus Mundus scholarship
• April 15, 2008: for Non-EEA not requesting an Erasmus Mundus scholarship
• June 1, 2008: for all EEA candidates

The paper version should be mailed to:

Tilburg University
Faculty of Economics and Business Administration
International Student Services Office
PO Box 90153
5000 LE TILBURG
The Netherlands
Attn: IMMIT

APPLICATION FORMS:
The Application Form for 2008/2009

Tilburg University’s Institutional codes:

• for TOEFL: 9860
• for GRE: 9860
• for GMAT: VMV-LT-72

Partners
NL (Netherlands) - Stichting Katholieke Universiteit Brabant (Co-ordinataning institution)
FI (Finland) - Turun Kauppakorkeakoulu
FR (France) - Universite Paul Cézanne Aix-Marseille III

Tilburg University’s street address:

Tilburg University
Faculty of Economics and Business Administration
International Student Services Office
Warandalaan 2
5037 AB Tilburg
The Netherlands
Attn: IMMIT

For further information on IMMIT program, please contact: immit@uvt.nl or infofeb@uvt.nl (Mr Ramon O’CALLAGHAN)

September 30th, 2007

USA - United States - South Pacific Scholarship Program for Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree Study in Fall 2008

2007 COMPETITION ANNOUNCEMENT
The United States-South Pacific Scholarship Program, authorized by the U.S. Congress and funded by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the U.S. Department of State, is a competitive, merit-based scholarship program that provides opportunities for degree study at U.S. institutions of higher education. The scholarship program will include a summer internship in Washington, D.C. as well as a four to five week community service project in the student’s home country.

Candidates from the following countries, who meet specific selection criteria, are eligible for the program: Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Niue, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu. The U.S.-South Pacific Scholarship Program is administered by the East-West Center on behalf of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.

Eligible fields of Study
Standard liberal arts curriculum and other selected fields, with priority given to agriculture, business administration, economics, education, environmental studies, information technology & management, journalism, political science, public administration, and related fields. If a proposed field of study within the liberal arts is not among the priority fields, the applicant should give special attention to explaining how this course of study would support the goals of the program. Support is not available for professional degrees such as medicine (M.D.) or law (J.D.).

Up to five (5) scholarships will be available for studies to begin in August 2008.

Continue Reading September 27th, 2007

Netherlands - 2008 Netherlands Fellowship Programmes (NFP) (administered by Nuffic)

The Netherlands Fellowship Programmes (NFP) are demand-driven fellowship programmes designed to foster capacity building within organizations in 57 countries in development by providing training and education to their mid-career staff members. The NFP are funded by the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs from the budget for development cooperation.

The need for education and training must occur within the organization of the applicant. This means that applicants must be nominated by their employers. In fact, applications without the support of an employer will not be considered.

Nuffic (the Netherlands Organization for International Cooperation in Higher Education) administers the NFP on behalf of the Minister for Development Cooperation. The Minister determines the policy that governs the framework of the NFP programme. Nuffic manages and monitors the programmes as a whole. The Dutch organizations selected to provide the required education and training are responsible for awarding and administering the fellowships.

Continue Reading September 23rd, 2007