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Dear all
The Regional Research Promotion Programme (RRPP) Western Balkans, launched in 2007 and funded by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), aims at establishing and strengthening research capacities in the area of social sciences in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Macedonia and Serbia. For this purpose, and besides networking and capacity building, funding is provided for research projects conducted by researchers from the region.
The RRPP Management presently launches a call for proposals, open to researchers from and resident in Serbia. The research topics/project proposals to be submitted should be relevant to transition themes, and they should address and deal with specific issues at stake. Furthermore, the proposals must fit into the regional umbrella topic "Political, Social and Economic Change in the Western Balkans" and the research topic defined specifically for Serbia: "Governance, Social Change and Information Society".
Budget line: Swiss Francs (CHF) 25'000 maximum for one year per project
Deadline: 12 April 2010
For detailed information: http://www.rrpp- westernbalkans. net.
Thank you for widely disseminating this information.
Best regards,
Jasmina Opardija
Programme Manager
Regional Research Promotion Programme in the Western Balkans - RRPP
University of Fribourg / Interfaculty Institute for Central and Eastern Europe (IICEE)
Bd de Pérolles 90
1700 Fribourg/Switzerlan d
Phone: +41 (26) 300 7769
Mobile: +41 (79) 503 64 17
E-mail: jasmina.opardija@unifr.ch
www.rrpp-westernbalkans.net
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The Friedrich Ebert Stiftung launches a CALL FOR PAPERS:
Welfare States in Transition: The Development of the Welfare States of Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia and Macedonia, after the disintegration of Yugoslavia up to present date (political and socio-economic transformations)
Deadline for applying: 25th February 2010!
This Call for papers invites researchers to apply for writing a paper which will provide a better understanding of the welfare states of Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia and Macedonia. Researchers will be expected to write about the case of a single country and provide information about either the political or socio-economic transformations in the last almost 20 years of (post-socialist) transition, on example of the welfare policies.
Candidates should apply for writing a paper within one of the two main groups of papers:
1. The political transformations OR
2. The socio-economic transformations and the welfare system.
Note that one paper could be proposed by more than one author. In that case the authors will be invited to share the honorarium, as well as decide among themselves who will present the paper at the regional expert workshop in October.
For more details please visit: http://www.fes.org.mk/pdf/FES_CfP-WelfareStates.pdf
For any questions contact: marija.stambolieva@gmail.com
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EPOKA UNIVERSITY
CALL FOR CHAPTERS ON BALKANS: FOREIGN AFFAIRS, POLITICS AND SOCIO-CULTURES
One of the most important radical changes in the world arena is emerging new states in Balkan area in the post Cold War era. Radical changes and transformation process have brought new economic, political, socio-cultural and international relations problems in the Balkan agenda. Definitely, the most destructive and painful problem in the Balkan region was wars erupted in the 1990s. Building peace, democracy,
socioeconomic development and stability are still the most important issues and tasks for the Balkan states and nations. With aim of solving the existing problems and actualizing the existing huge socio-economic and cultural potential in the Balkans, socioeconomic cooperation among the Balkan countries should be developed and socioeconomic development process of the region should be continued successfully. In other words, socio-cultural, political and international cooperation and development
are major prerequisites for overcoming existing problems and for building sustainable peace, democracy and stability in the Balkans.
In order to supply these needs and be a general reference source for the experts of the area, it is planned to publish an edition book “BALKANS: Foreign Affairs, Politics and Socio-Cultures” by orchestrating of Epoka University and by bringing together academicians, experts and high level researchers from several countries. The aim of the book is becoming a primary research source for experts, academicians and researchers. The planned book is a collaborative project initiated by a working group
dedicated to these themes located within the Epoka University, Tirana, Albania.
Submissions are invited for an edited book provisionally entitled “BALKANS: Foreign Affairs, Politics and Socio-Cultures”. The book will be published by Epoka University Press as a first English book in the Balkan area in terms of encompassing three main issues of the Balkan countries and foreign affairs of the global actors toward Balkans. The book aims to be a main reference and primary source by bringing together
selective academicians, scholars and experts from the world. The book will focus on four main sections, Politics, Socio-culture, Foreign Policy and Balkans & World. Each section will include eleven Balkan countries’ situation on the sectional area. Authors are free to put article’s title.
Section I: Politics in the Balkans:
1. Politics in Albania
2. Politics in Bosnia and Herzegovina
3. Politics in Bulgaria
4. Politics in Croatia
5. Politics in Greece
6. Politics in Kosovo
7. Politics in Macedonia
8. Politics in Montenegro
9. Politics in Serbia
10. Politics in Romania
11. Politics in Turkey
Submissions should focus upon, as far as possible; engage with the following main- headlines within this section, some other headlines might be put under these headlines:
a) Historical background of the country’s politics
b) Current situation on the country’s politics
c) Main issues in country politics (solutions or suggestions) (optional)
Section II: Socio-Culture of Balkans
1. Albania’s Socio-culture
2. Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Socio-culture
3. Bulgaria’s Socio-culture
4. Croatia’s Socio-culture
5. Greece’s Socio-culture
6. Kosovo’s Socio-culture
7. Macedonia’s Socio-culture
8. Montenegro’s Socio-culture
9. Serbia’s Socio-culture
10. Romania’s Socio-culture
11. Turkey’s Socio-culture
The articles in “Socio-Cultural” section should include four main headlines; authors are free to put title and sub-titles under the following headlines:
a) Socio- cultural historical background of the country
b) National structure ( ethnic, religious, sects and other diversities)
c) Post Cold War developments on the Socio-Cultural situation
d) Socio-cultural (potential) Issues (and solution alternatives; optional)
Section III: Foreign Affairs of the Balkan States:
1. Albania’s Foreign Policy
2. Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Foreign Policy
3. Bulgaria’s Foreign Policy
4. Croatia’s Foreign Policy
5. Greece’s Foreign Policy
6. Kosovo’s Foreign Policy
7. Macedonia’s Foreign Policy
8. Montenegro’s Foreign Policy
9. Serbia’s Foreign Policy
10. Romania’s Foreign Policy
11. Turkey’s Foreign Policy
The articles in “Foreign Affairs” section should include three main headlines; authors are free to put title and sub-titles under the following headlines:
a) Post-Cold War era
b) Current foreign policy
c) Main issues on Foreign Policy
d) Futuristic Predictions on Foreign Policy (optional)
Section IV: World and the Balkans
1. US’s foreign policy toward the Balkans
2. Russian Federation’s foreign policy toward the Balkans
3. EU’s foreign policy toward the Balkans
4. Germany’s foreign policy toward the Balkans
5. France’s foreign policy toward the Balkans
6. UK’s foreign policy toward the Balkans
7. Turkey’s foreign policy toward the Balkans
Authors will be free to put title and headlines of the articles in this chapter.
At the first stage, the authors who desire to contribute to the book should contact with the editors by e-mail to authorize and allocate which they want to write above-mentioned articles. Second, the deadline for the submission of the articles will be 15 April 2010. Contributors might be required to amend their papers in accordance with the final concept of the edited book and the results of the editors’ meeting(s).
Third, after reviewing the articles and the amendments, the last day to send to the editors is 10 May 2010. Contributions should be around 5000-6000 words, excluding footnotes. Abstracts should be sent as e-mail attachment to c.yenigun@iku. edu.tr; fgjana@epoka. edu.al and should include one paragraph biography of the author, to put into the book. It is encouraged interested contributors to apply by e-mail to write an article on the relevant chapters as well as any other countries of concern in the Section IV: World and the Balkans that have been left out. Authors will receive a contribution certificate and 3 complimentary copies of the published book.
For further enquiries, please do not hesitate to contact with: Dr.
Cüneyt Yenigün, Editor,
Istanbul Kültür University & Epoka University
c.yenigun@iku. edu.tr
or
Dr. Ferdinand Gjana, Editor, Epoka University
fgjana@epoka. edu.al
Please also visit the website at http://www.epoka.edu.al/
EUCES Secretariat
Epoka University
Rr. E Durresit, Sheshi Rilindja
Tirana, Albania
Tel: +355 4 2232 086
Fax: +355 4 2222 117
email:euces@epoka.edu.al
www.epoka.edu.Al
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The International IDS Challenge is an intensive five day course during which you will meet participants from many different countries. You will get insight into how information technology is used to produce commercial advantage in a global business environment. The five days are structured to include lectures and a series of real case studies. At the end of the course, you'll leave with a clear perspective on how Information & Decision Solutions (IDS) impacts on all aspects of business at P&G and the role you could play in driving P&G's continued success. We also want you to have fun - not only during the day but during the evenings too. Social events are organized for you to enjoy the week!
Agenda Highlights:
· Training about P&G - the role of IDS at P&G, application life-cycle, order shipping & billing cycle, sales
· Management Skill Development - leadership, inspirational presenting, team effectiveness, organization design, personalized coaching
· Business Cases following the Business Transformation Journey - portfolio management, strategic planning, vendor selection, project management and service management
· Evenings - social events, including a special chance to meet P&G's top IDS leaders from across the region.
· Istanbul - discover the city
This course is a wonderful opportunity to discover a week in the life of an IDS manager within P&G. It is a lot of work with fun and a unique chance to meet people from Europe, Middle East and Africa!
Do not miss this opportunity!
Qualifications:
- Do you want to experience the real-life challenges of Information & Decision Solutions managers at P&G?
- Do you want to develop your management and business skills with trainings and personalized coaching?
- Are you a dynamic student with a background in business or information technology - and a passion for both?
- Are you fluent in English?
- And, do you expect to graduate in 1-3 years?
Then you probably want to consider applying now!
Central & Eastern Europe, Middle East & Africa: (CEEMEA)
The seminar is open to top students from Balkans, Baltic, Central Europe, Eastern Europe, North West Africa, Near East, Israel and Turkey.
Način konkurisanja:
Please attach your CV as well as a motivation letter to your application.
Rok za konkurisanje: 05.02.2010.
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Assessing Accession - Central and Eastern Europe in the EU
Third Annual Research Symposium - Call for Papers
The New Politics of EU Integration: The View from Central and Eastern Europe
National School of Political Studies and Public Administration
Center for European Studies
Bucharest, Romania
Friday 21st and Saturday 22nd May 2010
With the ratification of the Treaty of Lisbon a period of institutional and political reform within the European Union (EU) has come full circle. Lasting almost eight years, the reform process, beginning with the Convention on the Future of Europe (2001) and ending with the Treaty of Lisbon (2009) was intended to create a functioning institutional framework for the EU following the historic 2004/2007 enlargements and allow for future expansion. The subsequent adjustments made to the Union´s decision-making mechanisms, inter-institutional interactions and policy agendas has led the EU into unchartered terrains where its functionality and legitimacy will be ultimately put to the test. Building on five full years of membership and in light of the high profile role played by some Central and East European (CEE) member states (i.e. Czech Republic and Poland) in the negotiations and ratification of the Treaty of Lisbon, the relevance of these reforms for CEE
cannot be underestimated, whether from a domestic or EU-wide perspective. Several topical issues can be raised for discussion; for example: What role/s will be played by CEE member states in the new institutional framework? Will CEE member states be capable of taking advantage of the new rules to further their national interest? Is the move toward a majoritarian view of democracy inside the EU detrimental to the CEE member states? Will the citizens of the CEE member states be satisfied with the workings of the Union or with the quality of national representation in the EU´s political structure and policy process?
The Assessing Accession collaborative research network (CRN) maintains a research agenda which focuses on furthering the understanding of the relationship of the EU´s CEE member states´ to European governance. The above issues fit clearly within this research agenda and as such the network invites scholars, experts and policy makers to make a projection on how post-Lisbon EU politics will be configured and what role CEE member states will play. This new perspective will be informed by previous Assessing Accession member contributions on the impact of CEE states on the EU, and vice versa, over the past five years. This will allow the 2010 research symposium to initiate a substantive research agenda focusing on the place of CEE in a post-Lisbon Europe . It is intended that this will then be developed across future Assessing Accession events (including a "State of the Art" workshop) and inform a major research project bid to be coordinated by
the University of Glasgow in conjunction with the Assessing Accession network and submitted to a major funder by the end of 2010/early 2011.
Following the format of previous Assessing Accession Annual Research Symposia (Glasgow 2008, Gy"or 2009) this symposium will have two research streams; one focusing on policy and one focusing on institutions. These research themes will inform a series of panel sessions, key note addresses and workshops.
In the policy stream papers will ideally address, but are not limited to, the following issues:
· The position of CEE states towards key policies areas which impact on the region (e.g. neighbourhood policy, energy policy, minority and human rights policy etc.)
· EU policy areas successfully influenced by CEE States
· Eastern bloc tactics - is there an active CEE bloc in various policy areas and/or is this likely to develop in a post-Lisbon context?
In the institutional stream papers will ideally address, but are not limited to, the following issues:
· Governmental, regional/local and non-governmental representation in the EU political and policy process.
· Patterns, models and instruments in the organization of representation.
· CEE performance measurements and indicators of influence within key EU institutions.
· National overview mechanisms of CEE representation within the post-Lisbon EU.
The Assessing Accession CRN welcomes scholarly, empirically sound contributions but also practitioner accounts on the above mentioned topics. Comparative analyses are particularly welcomed. All papers will be made available online as joint Assessing Accession/CRCEES working papers and selected papers will be put forward for publication in an edited volume.
Abstracts should be no more than 250-300 words and should be submitted by email to e.butler@lbss. gla.ac.uk using the pro-forma document available for download from the Assessing Accession website (http://assessingacc ession.eu/ workshop2010. aspx). Abstracts can be submitted in English or French. Papers written in French will also be accepted, however, authors should be aware the working language of the symposium and all official publications will be English. The deadline for abstracts will be 30th January 2010. Acceptance of paper proposals will be communicated to the author by 20th February 2010. The conference will be open to non-paper givers. Some limited funding for travel bursaries is available for paper givers. Participants should be aware that this will not cover full costs of travel and accommodation and are encouraged to seek additional sources of funding.
For further information about the Assessing Accession Network and the 2010 Research Symposium to be held in Bucharest please visit the Assessing Accession website at: http://assessingacc ession.eu.
Assessing Accession is jointly supported by UACES (through its `Collaborative Research Networks´ initiative), BASEES (through its `Study Groups´ initiative) and CRCEES. Special support for the 2010 Research Symposium is provided by the event host, the Center for European Studies at the National School of Political Studies and Public Administration in Bucharest, Romania.
Organisers on behalf of Assessing Accession - Central and Eastern Europe in the EU
· Dr. Eamonn Butler - University of Glasgow
· Dr. Claudiu Craciun - National School of Political Studies and Administration
A PDF version of this call for papers can be found at: http://assessingaccession.eu/Documents/AA%20CfP%202010.pdf
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New Call for Proposals Launched by ASO Ljubljana: "Changing Identities in South Eastern Europe: Between Europeanisation, Globalisation, Regionalisation and Nationalism"
Dear Madam, Dear Sir,
In cooperation with ZSI in Vienna, the Austrian Science and Research Liaison Office Ljubljana is announcing a call for proposals for projects in research cooperation and networking between institutions in Austria, Slovenia and the Western Balkan countries (Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, FYR of Macedonia, Kosovo under UNSCR 1244/1999, Montenegro, Serbia).
The call is targeted at intensifying short-term cooperation in the scientific field of "Changing Identities in South Eastern Europe: Between Europeanisation, Globalisation, Regionalisation and Nationalism" , with the aim of supporting the development of long-term scientific collaboration. Funding is provided by the Austrian Federal Ministry of Science and Research (bmwf) within the framework of its South Eastern European Science Cooperation Initiative.
This call is open until 23 February 2010 (date of postmark).
For more information see:
www.aso.zsi.at/ausschreibung/3401.html
With best regards,
ASO Team
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ACDC Romania (Association Center for Dialog and Cooperation) has 3 questions for you:
1. Are you interested in Human Rights and Intercultural learning?
2. Are you ready to make a YiA project until the end of 2010?
3. Would you like to visit Romania?
If you answered YES at least to one of these questions, you are invited to our:
"Nice to meet you" Partnership Building Activity
Organizer: ACDC Romania
Title: Nice to meet you!
When: 21-26 June 2010
Where: Baile Herculane resort, Romania
Participants: 26 (2 from each organization)
Eligible countries: EU countries + Albania, Macedonia, Kosovo, Serbia, Moldova, Georgia, Azerbaijan.
The Objectives of the program are the following:
1. To give the participants belonging to associations from EU, Balkan and EECA the possibility to meet and reflect on common issues regarding human rights and intercultural dialog
2. To discuss and set up the base for future projects within Youth in Action framework, during 2010
3. To create the conditions for new partnerships in the field of human rights, ethnic relations and intercultural dialog
4. To provide the participants the necessary tools in order to develop future projects within Youth in Action (to present the program, technical aspects necessary for writing and implementing a YiA project)
We divided the activity in 4 sections: Youth in Action presentation and project management, Intercultural dialog, Human rights, creation and presentation of future projects. We would like to emphasize that there will be a lot of fun and nice time but there we will also work and we will do our best during the activity to see concrete drafts of projects in the field of Human rights and Intercultural dialog, to be developed until end of 2010.
Requirements:
- satisfactory level of English (everybody should understand easy everybody)
- clear commitment to get involved and create future projects until end of 2010
- "mandate" from your association, that is you are able to make future projects home, until the end of 2010
- to be interested and have a minimum of experience in Human Rights and Intercultural dialog issues
- to bring nice ideas and good vibration
Financial conditions:
Meals and accommodation will be supported by organizers. We will reimburse 70% of the cheapest means of transport (based on tickets, from your city to Romania and back).
There is no participation fee.
Interested organizations are invited to contact us for application form at:
office[at]a- cdc.eu
dan_alex_ro[ at]yahoo. com.
Thank you and we are waiting for your inquires.
Dan Alex Florea
President ACDC Romania
www.a-cdc.eu
office[at]a- cdc.eu
dan_alex_ro[ at]yahoo. com.
tel: +40726671923
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Join with other school & university leavers, or during your student holidays, on a Volunteer Uganda project to:
- Take part in a unique, life-changing experience
- Make a real difference to peoples' lives in rural Uganda
- Learn new skills that future employers will value
- Join safaris & expeditions you will remember forever
- ...and have fun with new like-minded friends
Volunteering is open to all. Don't worry if you feel you haven't got the right experience, our team is here to help you before you go and while you are in Africa to give you the support and training you need.
Apply here >>
gapyear@volunteeruganda.org
http://www.volunteeruganda.org/gapyear.html
Rok za konkurisanje: 20.07.2010.
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Institut für Volkskunde/Europä ische Ethnologie, München
Bewerbungsschluss: 01.03.2010
Schroubek Fonds Östliches Europa
Der 2007 von Dr. Georg R. Schroubek und Barbara Schroubek an der Universität München eingerichtete "Schroubek-Fonds Östliches Europa" hat das Ziel, die Beschäftigung mit den Völkern und Kulturen des östlichen Europa zu fördern und insbesondere das Wissen über die kulturellen Beziehungen zwischen dieser Region und dem deutschen Sprachraum zu erweitern. Das Ziel soll erreicht werden durch die Förderung der Vermittlung von Sprach- und Kulturkompetenzen, der Durchführung von Forschung und des wissenschaftlichen Austauschs.
Die Aktivitäten des Fonds beziehen sich auf das gesamte östliche Europa, wobei der Schwerpunkt auf den slawischen Ländern liegt. Die Förderung gilt den Themen:
- Kulturen der Minderheiten, insbesondere die jüdische und deutsche Kultur,
- Beziehungen zwischen Mehrheiten und Minderheiten, Interethnik, Multiethnizitä t,
- interkulturelle und interreligiöse Kommunikation und Beziehungen,
- politische und Geschichtsmythen, nationale und transnationale Erinnerung,
- nationale, regionale, ethnische, religiöse Identitäten,
- gegenseitige Wahrnehmungen, Stereotypen, antisemitische Einstellungen,
- Alltagskultur und ihr Wandel, städtische und regionale Kulturen,
- (volks)künstlerische Ausdrucksformen,
- der Einfluss der Politik auf die Alltagskultur,
- historische und gegenwärtige Migrationsprozesse,
- Kulturaustausch zwischen dem deutschen Sprachraum und dem östlichen Europa.
Das Förderprogramm umfasst Stipendien, Sprachkurse, Workshops, Preise
für Abschlussarbeiten, Dozentenaustausch, Gastvorträge, Tagungen,
Publikationen und Ausstellungen.
Besonders begrüßt werden Bewerbungen aus den Fächern Volkskunde/Europä ische Ethnologie, (osteuropäische) Kunstgeschichte und Jüdische Kultur und Geschichte.
Detaillierte Informationen unter
http://www.schroube k-fonds.volkskun de.uni-muenchen. de/index. html
Nächster Bewerbungstermin ist der 1. März 2010.
Prof. Dr. Klaus Roth
Schroubek-Fonds
Institut für Volkskunde/Europ. Ethnologie
Universität München
Ludwigstr. 25
D-80539 München
schroubekfond@ vkde.fak12. uni-muenchen. de
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Call for participation [Test!0 International Festival of Student Theatre and Multimedia 2010]
We are happy to invite all interested artists and artistic groups working on universities to submit their works and projects for Test!0 The upcoming Festival of Student Theatre and Multimedia Test! will take place from 22nd till March 27th 2010. in Zagreb, Croatia. The deadline for submissions is December 31st 2009.
All the necessary infos and the application forms you can find on: www.test.hr
Kind regards,
Test! team
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*SOUTH** EAST EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY** *
*Faculty of Languages, Cultures and Communications*
*Department of English Language and Literature and the Language Centre*
*We are pleased to announce** that an international conference: **FROM TEACHING TO LEARNING: CURRENT TRENDS IN ELT** will **be held in Tetovo, Macedonia, 9-11 April**,** 2010**.*
CALL FOR PAPERS
English language teachers in Macedonia and in the Balkans generally face many challenges in teaching English as a Foreign Language. Traditional teaching methodologies have, over the past few years, come increasingly under scrutiny and teachers have had to adapt to new teaching models which emphasize active, task-based learning and which integrate modern technologies into the classroom. New trends in teaching constantly challenge educators and it is only through dialogue with fellow practitioners that educators can themselves learn and develop their professional skills. Conferences are obviously a good opportunity to foster a continuing professional dialogue amongst English language teachers.
This is why, in the eighth year of its operation, South East European University now invites proposals for an international conference to be held in Tetovo, on the theme: *“FROM TEACHING TO LEARNING: CURRENT TRENDS IN ELT” *. The aim of this conference is to bring together English language teachers from South East Europe and elsewhere to exchange views and present research on the many issues and challenges ELT professionals face in the context of modern trends in education. This conference will be an excellent opportunity for classroom practitioners to learn and share ideas, research findings and teaching philosophies.
*The conference objectives are: *
* *
§ To exchange ideas about current teaching methods
§ To explore issues related to learner autonomy
§ To narrow the gap between teaching and research
§ To review the role of English Language in a changing world
§ To examine new trends in ELT
The conference organisers welcome proposals which fall within the broad areas of:
*1. **Applied **Linguistics* **
*2. **Second Language Acquisition* * *
*3. **ELT Methodology*
*Potential delegates may wish to consider sending proposals in the following areas (but please note that this is not an exhaustive list): *English for Specific Purposes, Assessment and Testing, Course Design and Needs Analysis, Classroom Management, Relationship between L1 and L2, Literature and ELT, The role of culture in ELT, Technology in the EFL Classroom.
*We invite the following types of proposals:*
*A) **Paper:* (30 minutes) which includes 20 minute presentation and 10 minutes question/answer time. It should discuss what the presenter is doing or has done in relation to theory and practice.
*B) **Workshop*: (40 minutes) The workshop leader should aim to involve the participants in activities which help the participants solve problems or develop specific teaching techniques. A step by step procedure of the workshop along with a short description of activities should be outlined.
*While writing the paper/workshop outline please keep the following points in mind:*
1. In general, presentations should draw on practical classroom experiences.
2. Preference will be given to papers which aim to explore new trends in ELT from a theoretical and practical standpoint.
3. Don’t forget to include your contact details and affiliation with your proposal.
*Please send proposals (special form) to the following e-mail address: *
*conference@ seeu.edu. mk*
*Deadline for Proposals: Friday 18th December 2009
*FROM TEACHING TO LEARNING**: CURRENT TRENDS IN ELT*
*South East European University, 9-11 April 2010***
*PRESENTER’S PROPOSAL FORM*
(BLOCK LETTERS PLEASE
Name
*___________ _________ _________ _____** *
Institution:
____________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _
Off. No: ____________ _________ _________ __* *
Cell Phone: ____________ _________ ___
Fax No: ____________ __* *
Email: ____________ _________ _________ _________ ____
Address:____ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________
ABSTRACT
(Approximately 200 words)
TITLE:
____________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _
(Not more than 10 words)
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Kompanija "Vip Mobile" u Srbiji otvorila je danas (18. novembar 2009. godine) konkurs za razvoj pograma za "Google" operativni sistem "android" koji koriste "pametni" (smart) mobilni telefoni, sa nagradnim fondom od 20.000 EUR.
Predsednik Upravnog odbora "Vip Mobile" Aleksandar Šperl kazao je na konferenciji za novinare u Beogradu da je to prvi konkurs te vrste u regionu i dodao da je cilj "Android izazova" razvoj programa za srpsko tžište.
Uslovi konkursa su da program ima verziju na srpskom jeziku i da bude besplatan, kazao je Šperl i dodao da će pobednik konkursa dobiti 10.000 EUR, drugoplasirani će biti nagrađen sa 3.000 EUR, treći sa 1.000 EUR, a biće dodeljeno i 11 "HTC hiro" telefona.
Registracija za učešće na konkursu trajaće do 31. decembra preko sajta http://android.vipmobile.rs, dok je rok za dostavljanje programa 31. januar 2010. godine, kazali su na konferenciji za novinare.
Pravo učešća imaju osobe starije od 18 godina, kompanije i fakulteti.
Programi sa konkursa biće dostupni za skidanje na "android marketu", na kojem trenutno postoji 15.000 različitih aplikacija za pametne telfone koji koriste taj operativni sistem.
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NVO altruista „SVJETLO“ ima za misiju pružiti podršku i stvoriti uslove da osobe s umanjenim sposobnostima iskažu vlastite vrijednosti i budu korisne sebi i zajednici.
www.svjetlo.ba
U cilju promocije pozitivnih primjera, dobrih djela, volonterizma, društvenog angažmana i doprinosa rješavanja problema u zajednici, NVO altruista „SVJETLO“ raspisuje:
NAGRADNI NATJEČAJ „BH VOLONTERSKI PODUHVAT 2009“
za odabir najboljih volonterskih akcija u BiH
Pravo učešća na natječaju imaju:
a) Organizacije/ ustanove / neformalne grupe (nagradni fond za tri najbolje akcije iznosi I- 500KM, II-300KM; III-200KM)
b) Pojedinci (nagradni fond iznosi I-300KM, II-200KM; III-100KM)
Obrazac za prijavu i uvjeti natječaja mogu se preuzeti zahtjevom na e-mail: svjetlo@svjetlo.ba.
Pod volonterskom akcijom, podrazumijeva se akcija koja je realizirana dobrovoljnim radom, bez naknade za osobe koje su učestvovale u realizaciji volonterske akcije.
Najboljim volonterskim akcijama, izabranim od strane žirija, nagrade će biti uručene na javnom događaju.
Prijave za nagradni natječaj trebaju biti dostavljene putem e-maila, pošte ili lično a primaju se do 25.11.2009.godine, NVO altruista „SVJETLO“, ul. Grbavička br.22, 71 000 Sarajevo.
„BH VOLONTERSKI PODUHVAT 2009“ sufinansira Ministarstvo civilnih poslova BiH.
„Humanost nije obaveza. To je ljubav, to je snaga koja doprinosi čovjekovoj sreći“
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Dear colleagues,
partners, students and friends,
I am pleased to announce that Balkan Heritage (BH) Field School has just opened the application session for six projects in 2010 in Archaeology, Art History, Restoration and Conservation of artefacts and monuments, Fine Arts and
Christian Theology:
Balkan
Heritage (BH) Field School (est. 2003) functions as a legal part of Balkan Heritage Foundation – a Bulgarian public, non-profit, non-governmental organization. It implements various educative projects in the areas of Archaeology, Cultural Anthropology, Folklore, Art History, Restoration and Conservation of artefacts and monuments, Fine Arts and Theology Europe with participation of students, scholars and volunteers from all over the World.
Balkan Heritage
Mission is to support study, protection, restoration and promotion of sites, artefacts and practices belonging or related to the cultural heritage of South-Eastern Europe.
Projects’ location: Bulgaria, Macedonia
Projects’ language: ENGLISH
Projects in 2010:
“FRESCO-HUNTING" PHOTO EXPEDITION TO MEDIEVAL CHURCHES OF WEST BULGARIA
An expedition for fresco-documenting to some abandoned medieval churches and chapels in West Bulgaria. Dates: 8-22 May, 2010.
A BYZANTINE COLD CASE FILE - EARLY CHRISTIAN MONASTERY -STRONGHOLD EXCAVATIONS IN VARNA (ANCIENT ODESSOS)
Excavation of an early Christian monastery-stronghol d next to Varna on Black sea, Bulgaria. Two field school sessions are available: First session: July 3 – July 17, 2010; Second session: July 18 - August 1, 2010.
HERACLEA LYNCESTIS
EXCAVATIONS PROJECT
Excavations of the ancient (Hellenistic, Roman, Late Roman) town of Heraclea Lyncestis in Bitola, Macedonia.
Two field school sessions are available: First session: July 3 – July 17, 2010; Second session: July 18 - August 1, 2010.
STOBI (THE CAPITAL CITY OF MACEDONIA SECUNDA) EXCAVATIONS PROJECT
Excavations of the ancient (Late Hellenistic, Roman, Early Byzantine) town of Stobi, Macedonia. Two field school sessions are available: First session: August 7 – August 21, 2010; Second session: August 22-September 5, 2010.
WORKSHOP FOR FOR CHRISTIAN ORTHODOX ICON PAINTING
The workshop is an introduction to the theory, technology and art of the Medieval Orthodox Icon-Painting. It will take place in the town area of Tryavna - famous for its icon-painting style, Bulgaria. Dates: August 15-29, 2010.
WORKSHOP FOR RESTORATION AND DOCUMENTATION OF
ANCIENT GREEK POTTERY
The workshop will guide the participants through the history of ancient Greek pottery, its production and consequent stages of archaeological conservation, documentation, study, and restoration. It will take place in both Emona and Sozopol (ancient Apollonia Pontica) on the Black sea coast, Bulgaria. Dates: September 6-19, 2010.
www.bhfieldschool.org
Sincerely,
Ivan Ginchev
Balkan Heritage Field School
www.bhfieldschool.org
204 Sveta Troica Str.
BG-6004 Stara Zagora, Bulgaria
Phone/fax: +359 42 235 402
Phone: + 359 888 165 402
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Applications are now available for the 2010-2011 Collaborative Research Grants in the Humanities.
Application deadline: February 15, 2010.
The Collaborative Research Grants in the Humanities program provides support of up to $50,400 for U.S. scholars conducting humanities research in any country of Eurasia and Eastern Europe. (See list of eligible countries below.) This is a program of American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS in cooperation with The National Council for Eurasian and East European Research (NCEEER) supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Countries Eligible for Research: Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine.
A wide range of humanities topics are eligible for support; however, all projects must involve at least one collaborator from the region and field-based research in the region itself. In addition, applicants must hold a Ph.D. or other terminal degree and have a working knowledge of one or more of the languages of East-Central Europe or Eurasia, or be able to demonstrate that such language proficiency is not critical for the successful completion of their particular projects. Applications with a strong regional focus and the potential to strengthen academic linkages beyond the traditional centers are particularly encouraged.
Eligible Fields of Research:
The 1965 National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities Act states: "The term 'humanities' includes, but is not limited to, the study of the following: language, both modern and classical; linguistics; literature; history; jurisprudence; philosophy; archaeology; comparative religion; ethics; the history, criticism, and theory of the arts; aspects of social sciences which have a humanistic content and employ humanistic methods; and the study and application of the humanities to the human environment with particular attention to reflecting our diverse heritage, traditions, and history and to the relevance of the humanities to the current conditions of national life." Scholars conducting research that falls under this definition are eligible for support from the Collaborative Research Grants in the Humanities program.
The NEH does not fund any creative or performing arts such as the writing of fiction or poetry, painting, sculpting, composing or performing music, acting, directing, and dance. Critical, historical, and theoretical studies of the arts, however, are eligible for NEH support.
Application Deadline:
February 15th, 2010: Programs must begin between June 2010 and May 2011 and be completed by August 31st, 2011. Applicants must plan to spend a minimum of four consecutive months carrying out their research (maximum of twelve consecutive months), of which at least two consecutive months must be spent conducting research in the field.
For more information and an application, please contact:
Outbound Programs
American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS
1776 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W., Suite 700
Washington, D.C. 20036
Phone: (202) 833-7522
Website: http://www.americancouncils.org/program/1p/NEH/
Email: outbound@americancouncils.org
Brita Ericson
Information and Outreach Officer
American Councils for International Education: ACTR-ACCELS
1776 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Suite 700
Washington, DC 20036
202-572-9102
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Dear Colleagues,
The Aguirre Division of JBS International is soliciting a RFP for a desktop analytical study for USAID on the impact of the economic downturn on the social systems and vulnerable population in the countries of Europe and Eurasia (E&E).
The goal of this study is to present a detailed analysis of the impact of the global fiscal crisis on vulnerable groups in the E&E region, and to document the extent to which individuals in the region have been made newly vulnerable (e.g. orphans and street children, child and adult victims of human trafficking, people with disabilities, those living below the poverty line, the unemployed, and the elderly).
The report should be generally applicable to the E&E region. However, USAID is especially interested in the countries in which the Agency maintains a presence, including: Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia, Georgia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Moldova, Russia, Serbia, Montenegro, and Ukraine.
The deadline for proposal submission is Friday, November 13, 2009. Please submit to rtsanov@jbsinternat ional.com
Please contact me via email with any questions.
Thank you!
Rossen Tsanov
Aguirre Division of JBS International, Inc.
5515 Security Lane, Suite 800
North Bethesda, MD 20852
+1 (240) 645-4826
rtsanov@jbsinternat ional.com
Request for Proposals for Consultant Services
Report on “Effects of the Fiscal Crisis on Vulnerable Groups in the E&E Region”
October 2009
A. Introduction
The Aguirre Division of JBS International submits the following request for proposals (RFP) in order to obtain the services of a consultant qualified to produce a study entitled “Effects of the Fiscal Crisis on Vulnerable Groups in the E&E Region.”
Purpose of the Study
The goal of this study is to present a detailed analysis of the impact of the global fiscal crisis on vulnerable groups in the E&E region, and to document the extent to which individuals in the region have been made newly vulnerable. The analysis will rely on both quantitative data and qualitative data to examine the impact of the crisis on the following vulnerable groups (at a minimum): at-risk children (including orphans and street children), child and adult victims of human trafficking, people with disabilities, those living below the poverty line, the unemployed, and the elderly. As much as is feasible, the analysis will: document increases or decreases in the number of vulnerable people in these groups, articulate mechanisms via which the fiscal crisis has impacted these individuals and increased the number who can be
considered vulnerable, and make recommendations as to how programs may be designed or modified so as to best address and combat increases in any of these categories of vulnerability.
This activity is expected to stimulate timely and critical dialogue and to provide concrete resources and technical information that are necessary to develop strong programs that address the needs of these vulnerable individuals and measurably improve their lives.
Target audience(s)
The primary target audience for this activity is USAID Mission and USAID/Washington personnel and their implementers. Other audiences for this activity would comprise anyone with an interest in programmatic responses to the impacts of the fiscal crisis on vulnerable groups, including other USAID bureaus or operating units, U.S. Dept of State and other USG Agencies, NGOs that work n the region, other donors, and the
Program Office in the E&E Bureau.
B. Qualifications of the Consultant(s)
The consultant or consultants should be well-acquainted with the impacts of the fiscal crisis and should have in-depth knowledge of the practical tools and resources that are available to flesh out a fully articulated picture of how the crisis is impacting vulnerable groups. The consultants( s) will also have in-depth knowledge of the E&E region and will be familiar with how to gather data from governments and other sources in the field. Consultants must have familiarity with quantitative datasets and indicators, experience building and maintaining a dataset, understanding of economic or financial indicators, and experience analyzing and evaluating trends. Since there is no field work in conjunction with the report, the selected consultants should be familiar with and skilled at correctly and responsibly utilizing opinion surveys, and intermediary reports (from think tanks, NGOs, etc). He or she would also ideally have contacts at other donor or NGO organizations that work on issues related to the current activity that may assist in locating and gathering information and possibly, with translation. Facility with the Russian language would also be a plus.
Qualified candidates will have excellent writing skills and will be able to produce a professional document that does not need extensive editing and that is capable of communicating with both technical/specialis t and non-specialist audiences. Consultant(s) will also be able to craft a document that applies a theoretical understanding of how the fiscal crisis is impacting vulnerable groups in E&E to the generation of practical “how to” steps for Missions that need concrete action recommendations and resources to assist in program design and revision.
A report that does not provide concrete and practical applications of this type will not be viewed as useful or as fulfilling these technical directions. In this light, it would be best if at least one consultant is familiar with the types and nature of typical USAID programming in the region.
C. Description of Primary Duties
The primary duty of the consultant(s) is to produce a written Report that achieves the goals outlined in Section A above and that addresses the specific points outlined in D below.
The report should be generally applicable to the E&E region. However, USAID is especially interested in the countries in which the Agency maintains a presence, including: Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia, Georgia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Moldova, Russia, Serbia, Montenegro, and Ukraine.
There is no field work authorized in conjunction with producing the required report. Consultants are expected to obtain information via access to data sets, publications and other printed materials, phone calls, emails, and the internet. It is expected that in writing the report, the consultant(s) will rely on and utilize professional journals and publications as applicable. If possible, the consultant(s) should strive to gain access to qualitative and quantitative reports from the region; because these may not be in English, it will be helpful if the consultant(s) have contacts in the region that can help with translation.
D. Description of Specific Duties
The required report should provide the following information, at a minimum. The consultant(s) may wish to add other information that they view as being relevant and important.
An overview of the impacts of the crisis on the region, with a special focus on the impacts on people. This overview should describe regional impacts but if some countries have been hit disproportionately hard, this should be noted. Annexes with data may be used to illustrate differential impacts across countries. If applicable, this section of the Report could also include a discussion of perceived versus real impacts.
A detailed discussion of each of the following vulnerable groups: at-risk children (including orphans and street children), child and adult victims of human trafficking, people with disabilities, those living below the poverty line, the unemployed, and the elderly. This discussion should highlight what is known about the impact of the fiscal crisis on the size and status of each group, based on qualitative and quantitative data and should describe the major pathways or mechanisms by which the group has been or is being impacted. As much as possible,
the conclusions that are drawn in these discussions should be based on data, but news reports, journal articles, etc. may also be utilized.
A discussion of any possible long-term impacts on human and social capital in the region.
Consideration of whether women or men in the region should be classified as a vulnerable group in the context of the fiscal crisis. If an analysis of the available data suggests that gender is linked with vulnerability, a section presenting the results of a gender analysis of the crisis should be included in the Report.
Alternatively, gender issues could be addressed in a sub-section of the portion of the paper that addresses each of the vulnerable groups listed in the bullet above.
Concrete and practical recommendations as to how Missions can design or revise ongoing programming so as to address the issues that are uncovered by the Report. These recommendations should include general advice as to the vulnerable groups Missions should attend to most, the types of Mission programming that should be especially attuned to addressing
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AEGEE Sofia
Trajanje: 27.11 - 1.12.2009.
Opšte informacije:
"Good Morning" Green People!!!!!
Are you there? Do you hear us? still on the Earth ? Aegee-Sofia is screaming for YOU! Exactly for YOU - join-t us in 350° hours of hot, globally warm and green experiences.
If you dare to know that you can help the only planet we have,
If you want to dance, and party, and jump, and breath freely on a LIVE planet always,
JOIN our new project : "Eco spirit" - the responsible way of living (27 Nov- 01 Dec 2009) and be a special guests at AEGEE - Sofia 18th Anniversary cool Birthday Party.
Since AEGEE-Sofia think creative and responsible about the "eco" issues we decided to combine our coming 18 Anniversary with our new project "ECO SPIRIT"!!!! There will be lots of creativity workshops, discussions and games on the topic of climate change. During this project, all participants will be given certain tasks, which will help them to find out the effects of eco-living. You will find out some simple, clever, innovative little things that are effective enough to make our own world a better place to live in. The focus will be on the practical experience : only when we try something we can understand the necessity of it.
At the end of our event, we will compare the results of "eco" with the results of "non-eco living". Just a few days before the beginning of Climate Conference in Copenhagen you will have the ability to immerse into the climate change issues and to explore a new way of living !!!!!
Have you ever tried yoga? This ancient philosophy of healthy way of living becomes even more popular and attractive in our stressed daily live. Take a class and experience the difference. Your level of stress will be reduced and you will feel the inspiration for creativity in a thousands of new endeavors.
Explore Sofia.:) Try our national cuisine and very many drinks ! Take part in a one day trip to the nearest National Park - Vitosha mountain, situated just a few kilometers from the city centre. Lot's of ice-breaking games, parties are waiting for you ... and off course you will be honorable guest at our special AEGEE - Sofia Birthday Party! Take the chance to celebrate with us one of the most important day for our Antenna - our 18 Anniversary!!!!
Troškovi:
48 euros
Način konkurisanja:
treasurer.aegee.sofia@gmail.com
treasurer.aegee.sofia@gmail.com
Rok za konkurisanje: 22.11.2009.
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Vlade Japana nudi učešće na konkursu za izbor programa u okviru projekta Naučna i tehnička saradnja na globalnim pitanjima. Program ima tri ciljne naučno-istraživačke oblasti:
• Okolina i energija
• Sprečavanje prirodnih nepogoda
• Kontrola zaraznih bolesti
Cilj programa je da se unaprijedi rješavanje globalnih pitanja, za koja zemlje u razvoju ne mogu samostalno naći pravo rješenje, pa i sama realizacija projekata podrazumijeva saradnju sa naučno-istraživačkim timovima iz Japana.
Posebno se ukazuje potreba da projekti koji budu pripremljeni za ovaj konkurs budu globalnog karaktera, da se bave univerzalnim naučno-istraživačkim pitanjima, jer je to i osnovna odrednica ukupnog projekta.
Rok za dostavu projekata Ambasadi Japana u Sarajevu je 30. oktobar 2009. godine.
Univerziteti, akademije nauka, naučno-istraživački centri, ukoliko se odluče da pripreme odgovarajuće projekte i da ih dostave Ambasadi Japana u Sarajevu, treba da obavijeste i MVP BiH – Odjeljenje za međunarodnu naučnu, tehničku, obrazovnu, kulturnu i sportsku saradnju kako bi oni pratili dalji postupak vrednovanja prijavljenih projekata.
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Komora mladih Novi Sad objavljuje konkurs za dodelu 100.000,00 dinara namenskih sredstava u humanitarne svrhe.
Komora mladih - JCI (Junior Chamber International) je međunarodna organizacija koja okuplja mlade lidere i preduzetnike između 18 i 40 godina koji vodeći se principom "Learning by Doing", aktivno učestvujući u organizovanju i vođenju projekata i aktivnosti za nas i našu zajednicu.
JCI OpeNS je humnitarni teniski turnir koji se svake godine održava u Novom Sadu a nosilac projekat je Komora mladih Novi Sad. Inicijalna ideja organizovanja ovog skupa je da se kroz sport, druženje i zabavu prikupe humanitarna sredstva.
Sredstva prikupljena 2010. godine biće namenjena za finansiranje projekta odabranog na osnovu kriterijuma ovog konkursa.
Uslovi konkursa
Sredstva nisu namenjena za finansiranje funkcionisanja određenih organizacija ili kupovinu potrošnih dobara već isključivo za rešavanje konkretnih problema ili aktivnosti od značaja za određenu grupu ljudi ili širu društvenu zajednicu.
Prednost u dobijanju sredstava imaju projekti i aktivnosti koji obuhvataju veći broj korisnika pomoći ili imaju širi društveni značaj.
Pravo na učešće imaju nevladine organizacije, udruženja građana i humanitarne organizacije koje su registrovane na teritoriji grada Novog Sada.
Organizator zadržava pravo da ne prihvati ni jedan predlog projekta ukoliko odbor za dodelu sredstava proceni da nisu zadovoljeni uslovi i kriterijumi raspisani ovim konkursom.
Konkursnu dokumentaciju možete preuzeti ovde
Rok za podnošenje konkursne dokumentacije je 11. decembar 2009.
Rezultati konkursa biće objavljeni na web adresi www.jciopens.com do 15. decembra 2009. godine.
Povodom svih pitanja vezano za konkurs možete se obratiti na e-mail: info@jciopens.com
Sve prijave sa skeniranom pratećom dokumentacijom slati na e-mail: konkurs@jciopens.com
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What?
The Faces of Design Awards are an interdisciplinary design competition,
open to designers and design students around the globe. No matter what your background is - Fashion Design, Architecture, Industrial or Product Design, Graphics or Illustration - this is your chance to present your profile to key decision makers at more than 300 companies such as vitra, IKEA, Swarovski, BMW, design studios such as the Campanas' and the Bouroullecs', and to the international design press!
Why?
Have your work showcased to over 1.000 international design leaders in a printed volume including manufacturers, design studios, journalists and design associations!
Meet the client or employer you would most like to work with for each of the three participants that receive the most panel votes, we will do our utmost to secure at least one meeting or interview with the design companies of their choice!
How?
In two rounds, leading international design experts from a wide range of backgrounds review your work.
We - the team and management at Faces of Design - then actively promote the best candidates and their work to opinion leaders, the press, and potential employers and clients around the world.
