NOTIFICATION

OSI CHEVENING CAMBRIDGE OVERSEAS TRUSTS JOINTLY-FUNDED SCHOLARSHIPS FOR POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS

The Open Society Foundation-London, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, the Cambridge Commonwealth Trust and the Cambridge Overseas Trust invite applications for the above scholarships at the University of Cambridge for the academic year 2010-11.  Applicants will normally be both nationals of and resident in Republic of Serbia.   The scholarships are for one-year taught postgraduate Programs leading to the award of the MPhil and LLM Law   MPhil     Criminology, Development Studies Education English and Applied Linguistics Historical Studies History, Philosophy & Sociology of Science, Technology & Medicine International Relations Philosophy Political Thought & Intellectual History, Social Anthropology LLM       Law   >>>

02. 12. 2009, SOC

OSI/FCO CHEVENING SCHOLARSHIPS 2010-2011 University of Oxford & University of York

The Belgrade Open School welcomes applications from citizens of Republic of Serbia for the OSI/FCO Chevening Scholarships 2010-2011, which are jointly funded by the Open Society Foundation and the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office. The scholarships are intended to provide opportunities for postgraduate study in selected fields in the United Kingdom for scholars and young professionals who demonstrate both academic excellence and the potential to become leaders, decision makers and opinion formers in their home countries. Applicants must have excellent academic qualifications, a clear and precise proposal describing what they wish to study, and a fluent command of the English language. The scholarships cover all university and college fees, travel to and from the UK, and basic living expenses for a single person.   Within the Scholarship Scheme the following options are available: >>>

24. 11. 2009, SOC

OSI UCL Chevening Scholarships Five Scholarships for 2010-11

The Foreign and Commonwealth Office, the Open Society Foundation - London and University College London - School of Slavonic and East European Studies are offering five scholarships for graduate study. University College London (UCL) is renowned worldwide for its high quality research and teaching. Its School of Slavonic and East European Studies (SSEES) was given the highest rating ‘5’ in the UK Research Assessment Exercise 2001 confirming its international excellence. The five scholarships offered are open to nationals and residents of either Macedonia, Moldova, Russia (Nizhny Novgorod, Irkutsk, Samara, Far East only) or Serbia, who are accepted for one of the following one-year Master’s degree programmes at UCL’s School of Slavonic and East European Studies: ·     MA Central and South-East European Studies ·     MA History ·     MA Identity, Culture and Power ·     MA Institutions, Development and Globalisation ·     MA Politics, Security and Integration ·     MRes Politics and Economics of Eastern Europe   Each award covers tuition fees, travel, and a maintenance allowance. >>>

23. 11. 2009, SOC

Undergraduate Exchange Program 2010-2011

The program seeks to assist educational and civic development in Southeastern and Eastern Europe and Mongolia by exposing participants to a liberal-arts curriculum, different models of classroom instruction, community service work, and civil society–related programming. UEP combines the U.S. liberal arts academic experience with exposure to American social issues and civic development through involvement in community service–related work. The program aims to create lasting ties among participants and their American colleagues, thereby contributing to cultural understanding and tolerance. Participants attend a university or college in the United States for one year. While in the United States, grantees agree to complete 25 hours per semester of community service work in an area of interest to them. At the end of the year, they are expected to return home to complete their degrees. Once back in their home country, grantees complete a community-based service project in their own community. Criteria: >>>

12. 10. 2009, SOC

Central European University is pleased to announce its Call for Applications for the academic year 2010/2011

Central European University (CEU) is a graduate, English-language, research-intensive university located in Budapest, Hungary. While concentrating on the social sciences and humanities, CEU also offers graduate programs in Business, Economics, Law, Environmental Sciences and Mathematics. With students coming from 100 countries, CEU is proud of its international community with no predominant national majority. The university offers small, seminar-style courses with a student/ faculty ratio 7:1, and individual consultations with professors.   CEU Degrees CEU offers a variety of Master’s (MA, MS) and Doctoral (PhD, SJD) degree programs in English: http://www.ceu.hu/academics/degrees; http://www.ceu.hu/academics/departments   For programs for faculty and professionals, see: http://www.ceu.hu/academics/specialprograms.   >>>

12. 10. 2009, SOC

New deadline for Central European University

You can still apply to the below listed CEU departments if you submit your own English test scores (TOEFL; IELTS; Cambridge) in addition to the general CEU and departmental-specific admissions requirements. The new deadlines for departments are: Philosophy - April 1st 2009. Political science, History, Medieval studies - April 15 2009. MATILDA European Master in Women’s and Gender History . June 15 2009 Financial Aid and Tuition CEU has a comprehensive series of financial aid packages, ranging from the Full and Partial Fellowship awards to tuition waivers. We offer these packages, including assistance with medical insurance and accommodation, to the majority of our students. For more information, see: http://www.ceu.hu/admissions/financialaid. You can apply online at: Online application form All additional information can be found on http://www.ceu.hu/academics/degrees, as well on Departmental websites  http://www.ceu.hu/academics/departments. If you need further assistance please call +381 11 30 61 371 or write on ena@bos.rs. >>>

18. 03. 2009, SOC

Global Supplementary Grant Program (GSGP 2009 – 2010)

The Open Society Institute's Network Scholarship Programs (NSP) is pleased to announce the Global Supplementary Grant Program (GSGP) for the 2009 – 2010 academic year. GSGP offers supplementary grants to students from select countries of Eastern and Central Europe, the former Soviet Union, and Mongolia. The purpose of the program is to enable qualified students to pursue doctoral studies in the Humanities and Social Sciences at accredited universities in Asia, Australia, Europe, the Middle/Near East, and North America. Eligibility The Global Supplementary Grant Program is available to citizens of the following countries: Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia, Croatia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Macedonia, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Russia, Serbia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan. Students pursuing doctorates in the medical, physical, chemical, technical or natural sciences as well as fine or performing arts are not eligible for this grant. Ineligible fields of study include: - Business Administration/Management Training - Computer Science - Finance/Banking/Marketing - Engineering - Hard & Natural Sciences (Physics, Biology, Chemistry, etc.) - Mathematics - Medical Sciences GSGP grants are for students pursuing doctorate degrees only. Students admitted to master’s programs with the intent to continue, but who are not clearly admitted into a Ph.D. program, are ineligible. Please note that this is a supplementary program not intended for full funding. Applicants must be able to demonstrate additional support from other sources. >>>

24. 02. 2009, SOC

INTERNATIONAL SUMMER RESEARCH PROGRAMME 2009

This is the third year that the Crown Prince Alexander II Foundation for Education continues cooperation with L’ Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Switzerland on promoting its educational programmes and offering access in its research projects to top students from Serbia. The Summer Research Programme will give to the participating student hands-on research experience on projects in its four institute’s research labs and special seminars and activities during the programme. The programme will run from 6 July - 28 August 2009 although earlier arrivals and later departures can be envisaged. >>>

04. 02. 2009, SOC

Call for Application 2009/10 'Cultural managers from Central and Eastern Europe'

The Robert Bosch Stiftung invites selected German speaking fellows from Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe to Germany for a thirteen-month course qualifying them in international cultural management. The aim of the program is to familiarize a German audience with the cultural variety of these countries, to strengthen network structures for workable cooperative ventures between Germany and its eastern neighbors, and to qualify the next generation of managers for international cultural exchange. The program is carried out by MitOst e.V. In the year of the European Capital of Culture Pécs 2010 three Hungarian cultural managers will be invited in cooperation with the Hungarian Ministry of Education and Culture to participate in the program in Germany as ambassadors from the Capital of Culture. Further information and the online-application until March 15th 2009 on: www.moe-kulturmanager.de. >>>

19. 01. 2009, SOC

Presentation of Central European University in Podgorica

The representative of the Belgrade open School and coordinator of the Educational Advising Centre held a presentation of scholarship programs and departments of Central European University in Budapest at the Faculty of Political Sciences in Podgorica, Montenegro on December 10th 2008. The students have been introduced with the scholarship programs and with the possibilities to continue their studies, on MA or PhD courses, at the Central European University. >>>

19. 12. 2008, SOC

15th jubilee of the Belgrade Open School

Belgrade Open School in honor of celebrating the 15 years of establishment organized on December 4 in hotel Yugoslavia great birthday celebration. On that occasion the Department for undergraduate multidisciplinary studies organized the inauguration of diplomas for students of XV generation and wish worm welcome to the students of following XVI generation. The Alumni of the XVI generation of students attend at the celebration, as well as numerous associates, friends and partners trough the years of Belgrade Open School. >>>

19. 12. 2008, bos

Conference “Agents of social changes: challenges and possibilities”

Belgrade Open School, with the Student Culture Centre and Coca Cola Hellenic Company, in honor of celebrating the 15 years of establishment organized on December 3. the conference “Agents of social changes: challenges and possibilities”. Since establishment 1993. Belgrade Open School contributes to the overall development of society through additional education and training to agents of social change, research and policy-development in order to build modern society based on democratic values. The aim of the Conference was that trough constructive work and dialog, celebrating the 15th birthday, create an intersect of the results that had been achieved, to establish the critical overview and trough and jointly create the guidelines for future work in areas that we are in. Participants at the Conference were the representatives of public, state authorities, local self government, non governmental organizations, academic society in Serbia, economy, various international organizations, political parties, syndicates, religious communities, media and other relevant organization and institutions. The program of the Conference had been organized trough activities on six simultaneously held round tables, with particularly topic. After discussion on round tables and before the closing of the Conference each moderator of particularly round table presented the conclusion that has been achieved trough discussion. This recommendations and conclusions will be the basic point in defining priorities in the areas in which we take the leading role in our community. >>>

19. 12. 2008, bos