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1. Funding
Opportunities
- Project
IDEAS- Innovations in Developing Enterprise Assistance- Joint
Project of IFC and FOSI
Application Deadline: June 21, 2002
- Training
of Writers Application for Educators from Former Soviet Union,
Central and Eastern Europe
Application Deadline: June 22, 2002
- Research
Fellow in the framework of the program "Functional Borders
and Sustainable Security: Integrating the Balkans in the European
Union"
Application Deadline: June 30
- "Women's
Politics and Women's Empowerment in Central European Countries"
program
Application Deadline: July 1, 2002
- The
NCEE 2002-2003 Training of Trainers Program
Application Deadline: July 15, 2002
- Cooperative
Grants Programme- Supporting NGOs Within and Beyond CEE borders
Application deadline: July 12, 2002( for concept papers)
- International
Policy Fellowships 2003
Application Deadline: August 1, 2002
- Human
Rights Advocates Training Program at Columbia University
Application Deadline: August 1, 2002
- Nexus
Associate Fellowship Program "How to think about the Balkans:
culture, region, identities"
Application Deadline: September 1, 2002
- Grants
for Open Access Journals
Application Deadline: September 9, 2002
- OSI
Roma Memorial University Scholarship Program Academic year 2002-2003
Application deadline: September 15, 2002
- Traineeship
Opportunities at the Council of Europe
Application deadline: September 15, 2002
- MAP
evaluation and communication grants
Application deadline: September 15, 2002
- Webb
Essay Competition 2002 : Why are we afraid of the European Union?
Application Deadline: September 28, 2002
2. Announcements
and Upcoming Events
- International
summer school "Deepening and Enlargement of the EU. European
Security"
September 1- 13, OPOLE, Poland
Application Deadline: June 6, 2002
- EURECA
conference:Non-formal Education - the Role of NGOs
July 4-7 2002, Tartu, Estonia
Application Deadline: June 18
- The
International Scientific On-Line Conference: "Globalization
and Sustainable Development"
July 1-3, 2002, Bulgaria
Application Deadline: June 20, 2002
- Conference:
"Women in decision-making in the Regions of Europe: men and
women sharing power"
October 25-26, 2002, Barcelona, Spain
Application deadline: June 20, 2002
- GENE
TECHNOLOGY FORUM 2002: Personalized Medicine: Myth or Reality
September 13-14, 2002, Tartu, Estonia
Application Deadline: June 25, 2002
- Multicultural
education for a new Europe
September, 24-29, Warsaw, Poland
Application Deadline: June 26, 2002
- Summer
school "Religions of Balkans: meetings and permeation"
August 4 - 12, 2002, Palic, Yugoslavia
Application deadline: June 30, 2002
- The
13th International Summer School on Human Rights in Warsaw-Miedzeszyn
September 7-14, 2002, Warsaw-Miedzeszyn, Poland
Application Deadline: June 30, 2002
- Regional
Policies in Europe
September 2-19, 2002, Graz, Austria
Application Deadline: June 30, 2002
- European
Summer University: Teaching by project at European Universities
September 9-14, Paris, France
Application Deadline: June 30, 2002
- The
third Annual " European Network Revolution" : How can
non-profit Organisations use the Internet?
August, 23-25, 2002, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Application Deadline: August 1, 2002
- The
International Student Conference Against Landmines
October 27-31, 2002, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Application Deadline: August 10, 2002
- 11th
European Students' Congress 2002
September 2-6, 2002, Gothenburg, Sweden
Application Deadline: August 15
- Education
of Roma/gypsy children: teacher training, preparatory classes
October, 23-27, Kosice, Slovakia
Application Deadline: September 15, 2002
- UNESCO
Conference on INTERCULTURAL EDUCATION
June, 15-18, 2003, Jyväskylä, Finland
Application Deadline: September 30, 2002 ( for abstracts)
- The
11th International Round Table "Neighborhood and barriers.
Experience of closeness on the Balkans "
February 26-28, 2003, Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria
Application Deadline: November 15, 2002
- The
21st Summer University "Territories, borders, movements"
September 2-20, 2002, Strasbourg, France
Application Deadline: n/a
- Bridges
for Education International Summer Camps
Summer 2002, Belarus, Poland, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria
July 22 - August 10, 2002, Timisoara, Romania
Application Deadline: apply as soon as possible
- European
Conference On Preventing and Combating Trafficking in Human Beings
- Global Challenge for the 21st Century
18-20 September, 2002, Brussels, Belgium
Application deadline: n/a
- European
Research 2002: The European Research Area and the Framework Programme
November, 11-13, 2002, Brussels, Belgium
Application deadline: open
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OSI-EBD
announce
Project IDEAS- Innovations in Developing Enterprise Assistance- Joint
Project of IFC and FOSI
Application Deadline: June 21, 2002
Project IDEAS
is a new joint initiative of FOSI (Foundation Open Society Institute)
and IFC (International Finance Corporation) to promote new and innovative
approaches to business services for small and medium sized enterprises.
The project is administered by the Economic and Business Development
(EBD) program of OSI (Open Society Institute). The acronym IDEAS
stands for "Innovations in Developing Enterprise Assistance,"
and the emphasis belongs on "innovations." IDEAS will
only support projects that are creative, innovative and unique.
The approach is that of a early-stage venture capital fund who invests
at high risks with the expectation of high returns, in this case,
would be defined as high community impact. Mandatory requirements:
Applicant organization must cover 20% of the project costs, maximum
funding amount is USD 50,000;
Project funding requirements should be for one year or less (project
should continue after initial Project IDEAS funding);
Funds should be used for innovative component of project implementation,
not current fixed costs of the organization or services supporting
the innovative idea; Projects should be transferable and have the
promise of being replicated in other areas and countries. Applicants
must: be either nonprofit or for-profit organizations, have been
in operation for at least two years, have demonstrated implementation
capacity,
have never received previous funding from IFC or the Soros network,
be located in and project should operate from Africa, Central Asia,
and
Southeastern Europe, in some cases larger foreign partners may be
involved.
More
information: www.projectideas.org
projectideas@sorosny.org
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The
National Council on Economic Education (NCEE) announces
Training of Writers Application for Educators from Former Soviet
Union, Central and Eastern Europe
Application Deadline: June 22, 2002
NCEE will train up to twelve writers of economic education instructional
materials from the former Soviet Union and central and eastern Europe.
Participants will be required to develop an economics lesson plan
that uses an active learning approach and is appropriate for use
in their respective countries. NCEE is seeking outstanding economic
educators from higher education and schools who have the commitment
and support to continue developing high quality economic education
instructional materials after completing this program. Housing (double
occupancy rooms), meals, and transportation will be covered by NCEE.
For application and participants criteria contact:
More
information: http://www.economicsintl.org/apps/RFP_020722-FSU.html
Mary Blanusa mblanusa@ncee.net
telephone: 212-730-0684
fax: 212-768-7894 or 212-730-1793
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The
Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy announces
Research Fellow in the framework of the program "Functional Borders
and Sustainable Security: Integrating the Balkans in the European
Union"
Application Deadline: June 30
The foundation
is recruiting a Research Fellow with expertise on the Balkans and/or
the European Union to work in the framework of an EU funded 2-year
project on: "Functional Borders and Sustainable Security: Integrating
the Balkans in the European Union." The successful candidate
will work under the guidance of the Scientific Coordinator Prof.
Loukas Tsoukalis, President of ELIAMEP. He or she should have a
post-graduate degree with good background in Economics or Political
Sciences, sound knowledge of the workings and policies of the European
Union and excellent knowledge of English. Knowledge of other European
languages would be an advantage.
More
information: http://www.eliamep.gr/
elizabeth@eliamep.gr
Tel.:(+30 1) 3315022-5
Fax:(+30 1) 3642139
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The
Heinrich Boell Foundation announces
"Women's Politics and Women's Empowerment in Central European
Countries" program
Application Deadline: July 1, 2002
Applications
for subsidies will be accepted from women's, ecological and human
rights organizations from Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia,
which, through their activities, contribute to the improvement of
the social, economic or political position of women. The maximum
amount of a single grant is: 4,000 Euro. The projects should be
submitted in either German or English. Application must be printed
and submitted by registered mail at the office of the Heinrich Boell
Foundation (ul. Podwale 13 room 210, 00-252 Warszawa).
More
information: e-mail: small.grants@boell.pl
tel: 48/22/831 63 56
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The
National Council on Economic Education (NCEE) announces
The NCEE 2002-2003 Training of Trainers Program
Application Deadline: July 15, 2002
The National
Council on Economic Education (NCEE) plans to train up to 110 teacher
trainers from the former Soviet Union and central and eastern Europe,
in two Training of Trainers programs comprising a series of four
one-week seminars to be offered in 2002-2003. They seek outstanding
educators from higher education, schools, and non-governmental organizations
(NGOs), who have the commitment and long-term institutional support
to offer training programs in economic education for school teachers
after completing this series of seminars. Accommodations and meals
(during the seminars) and travel expenses will be covered by NCEE.
English and Russian will be the working languages of these programs.
More
information http://www.economicsintl.org/apps/RFP_020528.html
Mr. Mark Dempsey, Associate Director, mdempsey@ncee.net
tel: (212) 730-6586
fax: (212) 768-7894
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The
Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe (REC)
announces
Cooperative Grants Programme- Supporting NGOs Within and Beyond
CEE borders
Application deadline: July 12, 2002( for concept
papers)
NGOs from Central
and Eastern Europe (CEE) and the Newly Independent States (NIS)
are invited to apply. The maximum grant amount per project is EUR
35,000 and the total amount available is EUR 200,000. Only registered
non-governmental organizations from CE (Czech Republic, Estonia,
Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia), SEE
(Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, FYR Macedonia,
Romania and Yugoslavia) and NIS (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia,
Moldavia, Russia and Ukraine) whose work focuses primarily on the
environment, are eligible to apply. NGOs must propose a project
that includes cooperation with an NGO partner in at least one other
eligible country. The project may be no longer than 15 months in
duration. Proposals that include Danish NGOs or an NGO(s) from a
country outside the lead NGO's sub-region (CE, SEE or NIS) will
be favoured. Cooperation with local and regional authorities as
well as with the business sector is also encouraged and will be
regarded favourably during the grant awarding. Danish NGOs showing
interest in working in the region are eligible for funding through
Small Grants Facility Programme run by the Danish Outdoor Council.
A start-up grant of up to EUR 1,500 will be offered by the REC to
NGOs in order to help them meet the partners and prepare a full
application. In addition, the REC will assist the NGOs in preparing
the full proposal by providing training/assistance to the NGOs during
the project preparation meeting. Full project proposals will be
submitted by October 21, 2002.
More
information: http://www.rec.org/REC/Programs/NGO_Support/Grants/CoopGrants.PDF
Entela Pinguli , epinguli@rec.org
(36-26) 504-065
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Center
for Policy Studies announces
International Policy Fellowships 2003
Application Deadline: August 1, 2002
The CPS International
Policy Fellowships are intended to support the analytical policy
research of open society leaders and to provide these Fellows with
professional policy training. Fellows participate in four training
seminars in Budapest over the course of the fellowship year conducted
by professors of public policy from around the world and gain vital
skills including how to write professional policy documents, identify
appropriate policy instruments, and effectively advocate policies
skills that are underdeveloped in countries where the Soros foundations
work. Fellows will be provided with a one-year stipend, expenses
including travel, and needed communications equipment to work full-time
on research of their design in one of the above areas.
More
information: http://www.osi.hu/ipf
e-mail: fellows@osi.hu
tel: (36 1) 327-3863
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Center
for the Study of Human Rights announces
Human Rights Advocates Training Program at Columbia University
Application Deadline: August 1, 2002
Each year, the
Center for the Study of Human Rights hosts a four-month intensive
training program for human rights activists. The Human Rights Advocates
Training Program seeks to equip emerging human rights leaders with
the tools and information necessary to resolve human rights issues
in their own communities. To accomplish this, the Advocates Program
utilizes a combination of theory and practice, complementing academic
training in the principles and theories of human rights with practical
workshops on issues such as human rights advocacy, reporting, and
fundraising. In addition to supporting emerging leaders from countries
with significant abuses of civil and political rights, the Program
supports areas of struggles such as indigenous rights, Roma rights,
and gay and lesbian rights, exposing Program participants to a broad
vision of human rights. The Program is designed for lawyers, journalists,
teachers, community organizers, and other human rights activists
working for non-governmental human rights organizations. Participants
are selected on the basis of their previous work experience and
commitment to the human rights field, as well as the appropriateness
of a rigorous semester-long training at Columbia. Preference is
given to candidates from areas where human rights work is most difficult,
and where the existing human rights networks are least developed.
In addition, priority is given to applicants who have had limited
opportunities to study or travel abroad. Up to 14 fully-funded fellowships
will be offered each year. A few additional places may be reserved
for those who obtain external funding to cover program costs - this
is on a case by case basis.
More
information: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/humanrights/training.htm
E-MAIL: hradvocates@columbia.edu
FAX: 212.316.4578
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Centre
for Advanced Study in Sofia announces
Nexus Associate Fellowship Program "How to think about the Balkans:
culture, region, identities"
Application Deadline: September 1, 2002
The Associate
Fellows Team for the academic 2002-2003 will consist of six members:
four Bulgarian fellows (each for the duration of 10 months) and
two non-Bulgarian regional fellows (one for the duration of 10 months
and one for 6 months) who will be residing permanently or on a part-time
basis in Sofia (negotiable in each individual case).The selected
associate fellows will receive a stipend of 400 Euro per month and
a total of 1000 Euro for research trips. Accommodation and running
costs for the non-Bulgarian fellows will be covered. The Centre
of Advanced Study, Sofia is responsible for providing the organizational
support of the research. The working language of the research is
English. Knowledge of one or more of the SEE languages is a serious
advantage. Eligibility: Scholars with doctoral degree in the social
science or in the humanities. The applications will be submitted
to an International Selection Committee composed of representatives
of other Institutes for Advanced Study in Europe. The final results
will be announced on October 1st, 2002.
More
information: www.cas.bg
Denitza Lozanova , d_lozanova@cas-nexus.org
tel.: ++359 2 9803704
fax: ++359 2 9803662
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The
Information Program of the Open Society Institute announces
Grants for Open Access Journals
Application Deadline: September 9, 2002
To support open
access to international research and scholarship, OSI will provide
$100,000 in funding to support the publication in open access peer-reviewed
online journals of articles by authors residing and working in countries
where the Soros foundations network is active. Journals that have
adopted an open access up-front payment business model will be eligible
for funding (please see http://www.earlham.edu/~peters/fos/boaifaq.htm#journals
for more information about open access funding models). Open access
is defined as free and unrestricted online availability of current
content. Funding will be provided directly to the journal to subsidize
the up-front fees. Funding will cover the fees for processing of
articles that are accepted for publication in 2002. A maximum of
two articles per author per year will be eligible for 100% funding
of the processing fee, while an additional two articles will be
eligible for funding at 50% of the processing fee, with the additional
50% coming from the institution supporting the research, the author's
affiliated institution, a government agency, etc.
More
information: http://www.soros.org/openaccess/grants-journals.shtml
Melissa Hagemann, mhagemann@sorosny.org
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Open
Society Institute announces
OSI Roma Memorial University Scholarship Program
Academic year 2002-2003
Application deadline: September 15, 2002
Roma
who are eligible will (a) have been accepted at a recognized Central
or East European university in their home country or country of
residence as a first year student in the fall of 2002 or (b) already
be enrolled at such a university in the second or higher years.
Preference will be given to those studying humanities or social
sciences economics, political science, journalism, sociology , or
medicine, public health, computer sciences, urban planning. Scholarship
winners must come from Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Macedonia,
Romania, Slovakia, Serbia. Scholarships normally will cover tuition;
partial living expenses; books and fees related to higher education,
such as exam fees. Scholarships may be awarded for up to 5 years
subject to successful completion of the prior academic year. Annual
Awards are expected to be in the range of $500- $1000.
More
information: rmusp@osi.hu
Fax: 00 36 1 327 3117
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Council
of Europe announces
Traineeship Opportunities at the Council of Europe
Application deadline: September 15, 2002
The Trainee
Scheme consists of three three-month periods per year: January to
March, April to June and October to December. The Council of Europe
does not organise any traineeships during the summer period. Eligibility:
Nationals of one of the Council of Europe's 43 member states; persons
who have completed their higher education or have successfully completed
at least three years of university study (six semesters), or candidates
from national administrations or private firms who wish to find
out about, learn more about or specialise in a particular field
of the Council of Europe's activities. They must have performed
duties requiring knowledge of university level for at least two
years. Trainees must have a very good knowledge of one of the Council
of Europe's official languages (English and French). A good knowledge
of the other is desirable. Good drafting ability required. Trainees
are selected by the Human Resources Department, in agreement with
the departments to which they are assigned, following the principle
of fair geographical distribution. Trainees are usually not paid.
Costs of travel and accommodation, as well as living expenses, are
the responsibility of trainees or their sponsoring institutions.By
the decision of the Committee of Ministers, remunerated traineeships
may be offered - in a restricted number - to nationals of Central
and Eastern European member States.
More
information: http://www.coe.int/t/e/Human_Resources/Jobs/10_Traineeship_opportunities/
Fax: 33-(0)3.88.41.27.10
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European
Cultural Foundation announces
MAP evaluation and communication grants
Application deadline: September 15, 2002
MAP evaluation
and communication grants enable new effective practices in participative
policymaking and organisational development in the cultural sector
to be analysed and the results shared and communicated at European
level. MAP evaluation and communication grants may also be used
for advocacy purposes. In 2002 this programme will run in Bulgaria,
Croatia, Macedonia, Yugoslavia and Romania. You can apply for a
MAP evaluation and communication grant if you represent an independent
non-profit organisation in the cultural sector. In exceptional cases,
the ECF may accept applications from individuals and agencies. Projects
should make new approaches to management and policymaking transparent
to others wishing to use this information in daily practice. Evaluation
projects should have well-defined evaluation questions and use relevant
evaluation methods. For communication projects it is important that
project organisers have a good understanding of the third parties
they wish to reach and how this can be achieved. As the ECF aims
to promote cultural cooperation in Europe, they are especially interested
in proposals which share knowledge across borders. Projects need
not be relevant for all European groups, but a regional approach
is highly appreciated.
More
information: http://www.eurocult.org/MAPcomeval
Vanessa Reed, Grants Officer, vreed@eurocult.org
Esther Claassen, Grants Administrator, eclaassen@eurocult.org
Tel: +31 20 676 0222
Fax: +31 20 675 2231
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The
Foreign Policy Center announces:
Webb Essay Competition 2002 : Why are we afraid of the European Union?
Application Deadline: September 28, 2002
The competition
is open to anyone under the age of 27. The winner will receive £1000
and be published in the New Statesman. All essays must be original
and the unaided work of the author. Entries should be no longer
than 2000 words in length, excluding references, notes and bibliographies.
The judges reserve the right to clarify any details about the competitor
or his/her essay . The competition is open to all nationalities.
More
information: http://fpc.org.uk/hotnews/
webb2002@fpc.org.uk
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International
summer school "Deepening and Enlargement of the EU. European
Security"
September 1- 13, OPOLE, Poland
Application Deadline: June 6, 2002
International
Summer School in Opole Voivodeship is an recognized event were known
scholars and practitioners as well as students can exchange knowledge
and experience concerning European Union during a set of lectures
and workshops. This year the organizers have invited many known
specialists from all over Europe.In order to follow this course
to its full advantage, the candidates should be at an advanced stage
of their university studies and have a good knowledge of working
language - English . All the candidates admitted to the course must
pay 150 EURO (if from Eastand Central Europe) and 250 Euro (if from
West Europe) to cover the expenses for their registration. The fee
covers accommodation, board and travel to Brussels by coach. It
does not include your travelling cost to Poland, Opole or pocket
money.
More
information: http://www.rcie.opole.pl
domeuropejski@fundacja.opole.pl
tel.: +48 /77/ 454-26-21
fax: +48 /77/ 454-56-10
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EURECA
conference:Non-formal Education - the Role of NGOs
July 4-7 2002, Tartu, Estonia
Application Deadline: June 18
Non-formal Education
- the Role of NGOs is an international student conference the aim
of which is to discuss the value of youth NGOs in education and
elaborate a concrete proposal for a new European-wide education
programme about a cooperation network between NGOs, universities,
governments and European institutions. The subgoal of the project
is to discuss the value of non-formal education in one's life, the
complementary function of student NGOs to formal education and the
different assets that participating in NGOs offer to young people.
Target group: 100 young people aged between 18-35 will be selected
from among the members of AEGEE-Europe (more than 20, 000 students
in about 40 countries in Europe) and other student organizations.
The fee is 10 EURO.
More
information: http://www.ut.ee/aegee/eureca/index.php?id=conference
Katrin Oja, katrin.oja@aegee.org
Tel: +3725090198
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The
International Scientific On-Line Conference: "Globalization and
Sustainable Development"
July 1-3, 2002, Bulgaria
Application Deadline: June 20, 2002
Applications
are invited to participating on-line to the conference. Participants
can present their reports, scientific announcements, comments and
opinions via the Internet at http://www.vfu.bg/forum. A moderator
is going to determine the sequence of online reports. For the conference
schedule and password to log onto the site and participate in the
discussion please contact:
More
information: Vasil Popov: vasko@vfu.bg
projects@vfu.bg
Tel.: +421 4 44372035
Fax: +421 2 44371187
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Conference:
"Women in decision-making in the Regions of Europe: men and women
sharing power"
October 25-26, 2002, Barcelona, Spain
Application deadline: June 20, 2002
This annual
Conference of the AER working group "equal opportunities for
men and women" will take an indepth look at the role of women
in both political and economical decision-making and consider how
the presence of women could be enhanced and how to achieve a balanced
situation in accordance with the principles of democracy.Active
participation of men in this debate is indispensable. Only by sharing
power in an equal manner can we achieve a fairer, more open and
more diverse society.
More
information: http://www.are-regions-europe.org/COMMUN/A28-1bis.html
Juce Evans: j.evans@are-regions-europe.org
fax to : 33 388 756719
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GENE
TECHNOLOGY FORUM 2002: Personalized Medicine: Myth or Reality
September 13-14, 2002, Tartu, Estonia
Application Deadline: June 25, 2002
The conference
aims to introduce foresight methodologies as tools for policy planning
and to discuss issues and challenges related to the development
of biotechnology, particularly in small candidate countries. Systematic
advances in biomedical research enabled by genomics are expected
to revolutionize medicine in the near future. Differences in individual
genomes cause responses to drugs to vary considerably - "one
size fits all" drug is not possible. The best strategy to discover
the genetic basis for variation in health among human beings is
through analysis of sequence variation in DNA. Estonia is about
to do just that. The Estonian Genome Project (www.geenivaramu.ee)
will be launched shortly in a clearly defined ethical and legal
environment. The project aims to phenotype and genotype approximately
1 million individuals in Estonia. The genotype-phenotype database
to be completed will serve as a valuable tool in population based
post-genomic database driven drug discovery. Participation fees
vary between 29 and 225 EUR.
More
information: http://www.geneforum.ee
geneforum@genomics.ee
telephone: +372 55 75173
fax: +372 7 440421
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Multicultural
education for a new Europe
September, 24-29, Warsaw, Poland
Application Deadline: June 26, 2002
During the seminar
we will try to answer the basic question: how to incorporate multicultural
education and the European dimension into school programmes, including
teaching foreign languages? We will try to highlight examples of
good practice of European educational projects, especially those
which promote the idea of cultural diversity in Europe and mutual
understanding between young people from different countries. We
will offer an opportunity for an exchange of information and experiences
between participants. There will be also some Polish examples of
the issue. The seminar will be based on comparative workshops and
group work. The seminar will also contain expert lectures and study
visits to schools. Methodology:workshops for all participants, group
work with use of different active methods, school visits - active
observation, lectures given by Polish experts, discussions in plenary
and presentation of case studies. Participants are asked to be able
to present the role of multicultural education and European dimension
in education in their country and to show examples of good practice.
Subsistence expenses will be covered by the Ministry of National
Education and Sport for the duration of the course only. Travel
expenses will be refunded by the Council of Europe after the course
on the receipt of completed travel expenses claim form, together
with the necessary documentation and a report on the course. The
Council of Europe will reimburse 13 air fares and 7 rail fares.
Candidates should submit their completed application form to the
National Liaison Officer of their country of residence. Approved
applications will be forwarded to the Council of Europe and to the
NLO of the host country(list of NLOs: http://www.coe.int/T/E/Cultural%5FCo%2Doperation/education/Teacher%5Ftraining/How%5Fto%5Fapply/cList_of_NLO.asp#TopOfPage)
More
information: Ms Joanna Gospodarczyk, Director of the course
gosp@codn.edu.pl
Ms Maria Szarynska
National Liaison Officer for Poland
Tel. (+48 22) 628 04 61, 629 72 41
fax (+4822) 628 73 89
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Summer
school "Religions of Balkans: meetings and permeation"
August 4 - 12, 2002, Palic, Yugoslavia
Application deadline: June 30, 2002
Main aim of
organizer of this international summer school is discussion about
numerous cultures and traditions, both in local communities and
at global level, which will provide mutual introduction and understanding
of young people from countries of SEE. Goal of the school is to
provide to participants different interpretations of theories and
activities of religious communities in this region. Lecturers of
the summer school will be famous scientists and expertsfrom FRY,
Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. 30 students will be invited
on summer school from former Yugoslav republics: 11 from Serbia,
4 from Montenegro, 10 from Bosnia and Herzegovina and 5 from Croatia.
More
information: www.bos.org.yu
cirel@bos.org.yu
tel: +381 11 30 65 800
fax: +381 11 36 13 112
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The
13th International Summer School on Human Rights in Warsaw-Miedzeszyn
September 7-14, 2002, Warsaw-Miedzeszyn, Poland
Application Deadline: June 30, 2002
The School is
intended for human rights activists, teachers and young lawyers
from Central, Eastern European and CIS countries. Our program combines
lectures and discussions on the historical and philosophical background
of human rights, domestic systems of protection of human rights,
international systems of protection of human rights, and aspects
of some selected rights: rights of minorities, rights of refugees
etc. The organizers will cover round-trip travel expenses (train
or air-economy rates), accommodation in double rooms and meals.
Ability to communicate well in English, Russian or Polish is required.
More
information: http://www.hfhrpol.waw.pl/en/index.html
pyrek@hfhrpol.waw.pl
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Regional
Policies in Europe
September 2-19, 2002, Graz, Austria
Application Deadline: June 30, 2002
The main subject
of the symposium concerns the features for innovative cross-boarder
co-operation such as achieving synergies through economic co-operation,
key tools and techniques for successful co-operation, and co-operation
through partnership and participation models.
More
information: http://www.unigraz.at/geowww
regi-sommeruni@uni-graz.at
Phone: 43 316 380 8844 or 8897
Fax: 43 316 380 9886
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European
Summer University: Teaching by project at European Universities
September 9-14, Paris, France
Application Deadline: June 30, 2002
Teaching by
project constitutes an alternative and a complement to traditional
pedagogy, transforming the conditions of learning and appropriation
of knowledge by introducing a dynamic and collaborative dimension
into the production and acquisition of knowledge and skills. The
use of new technologies confers on this process its full power because
it facilitates interactivity. The meeting of students, lecturers
and trainers from various European countries interested in the themes
of this summer school will develop these new methods of teaching,
contribute to their dissemination, encourage the creation of new
partnerships in Europe and the development of the existing networks,
in particular in Eastern Europe where it is important to popularize
the project approach to both academics and students. In the ten
last years cooperation has reduced the differences between the university
education all over Europe including in the East ; there still remains
much to achieve on the methodological level to give students more
responsibility and autonomy.
More
information: http://www.formation-continuep7.jussieu.fr/UEete/cadreUEEAng.htm
Marie Lise MICHELI, micheli@artemis.jussieu.fr
Tél. : +33 (0) 1 44 27 78 06
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The third
Annual " European Network Revolution" : How can non-profit
Organisations use the Internet?
August, 23-25, 2002, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Application Deadline: August 1, 2002
This seminar
aims to give a clear overview of the opportunities the internet
has to offer to non-profit organisations - both large and small
ones. The seminar will focus on recent internet and broadband developments
in Europe, and will include sessions on fundraising via the internet,
developing alternative media channels and workshops on website development
and communications strategies. Lectures and workshops will be given
by experienced practitioners. Not only will the seminar be a showcase
of what is possible on the internet, but will also give in-depth
information on how to implement new technologies and how one can
afford them. The seminar is primarily aimed at professionals from
not-for-profit fundraising organisations, communication students
and other individuals aiming at a career or interested in the non-profit
sector. Standard fee: 425 euro. Special reduced fee: 350 euro. There
are a limited number of scholarships available for participants
from Central and Eastern Europe and Turkey. These include the tuition
fee, accommodation and a per diem for lunches and dinners.
More
information: http://www.amsu.edu/courses/media/media52002.htm
Ruggero Lala, ruggero.lala@amsu.edu
T+31.20.620.0225, F+31.20.624.9368
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The
International Student Conference Against Landmines
October 27-31, 2002, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Application Deadline: August 10, 2002
The Conference
is designed and open for students interested in landmines issue.
Students from all over the world are free to apply. Registration
fee costs 210 € (to be paid in Euros upon arrival) and is fully
inclusive - includes airport-hotel-airport transport, academic and
social program, conference materials, hotel accomodation and board
(4 nights with 3 meals a day). The Organizers will try to fundraise
some limited funds which would enable participants from low-income
countries* to attend the Conference.These funds would be used both
for free registration fee and for travel funds (TAF). Participants
from these countries may apply for any of them (or both) but will
be informed about status of their application whenever there are
news on this issue.Lectures will be held by experts from National
and International Organizations on topics such as International
Humanitarian Law, Landmines silent killers as well as Techniques
and principles of demining.
More
information: http://home.talkcity.com/LibertySt/sarajevoconf/
sarajevoconf@lycos.com
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11th
European Students' Congress 2002
September 2-6, 2002, Gothenburg, Sweden
Application Deadline: August 15
Students For
Europe was founded in 1991 at the European Business School in Germany
and has ever since organized yearly congresses in European cities
to foster the European Integration Process and bring together students
and young professionals from all over Europe. This year's motto
is "United States of €urope? - Under Construction!".
For a participation fee of € 100, the organizers provide accomodation
including breakfast for the time of the congress and furthermore
they organize cultural and leisure time activities. A short time
after the congress, participants, sponsors and speakers will receive
a résumé-book as a remembrance of the event describing
the conference proceedings and results.
More
information: http://www.sfe-congress.de
Christian.Johansson@ebs.de
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Education
of Roma/gypsy children: teacher training, preparatory classes
October, 23-27, Kosice, Slovakia
Application Deadline: September 15, 2002
The aim of this
project is the exchange of educational experience and training in
new methods of working with Roma/gypsy children.The seminar will
focus on the setting up of preparatory classes as introduced by
Slovakia in 1992. These classes provide an opportunity to bring
children up to a standard level and to prepare them for when they
begin normal classes. Topics dealt with will include teacher training,
educational practice and content, first results, etc. Participants
will be the guests of the Slovak authorities for the duration of
the seminar. Travel expenses of Council of Europe participants (second-class
train fare or, if necessary, weekend economy airfare) will be refunded
after the course on receipt of the completed travel expenses claim
forms, together with the necessary documentation and a report on
the course. Candidates should submit their completed application
form to the National Liaison Officer (NLO) of their country of residence.
Approved applications will be forwarded to the Council of Europe
and to the NLO of the host country. NLOs: http://www.coe.int/T/E/Cultural%5FCo%2Doperation/education/Teacher%5Ftraining/How%5Fto%5Fapply/cList_of_NLO.asp#TopOfPage
More
information: Anna Butasova & Silvia Kompoltova
butasova@fedu.uniba.sk
silvia.kompoltova@spu.sanet.sk
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UNESCO
Conference on INTERCULTURAL EDUCATION
June, 15-18, 2003, Jyväskylä, Finland
Application Deadline: September 30, 2002 ( for
abstracts)
The Organising
Committee invites papers and performances that address educational
and pedagogical issues in academic and vocational higher education
from the perspective of intercultural education. Within this broad
framework, the papers may focus on a variety of structures and methods:
regional, national or institutional policies, study and training
programmes, courses and curricula, teaching-learning processes,
classroom strategies and activities, in-service education and faculty/staff
development, or scientific research. Teachers, developers or researchers
involved in intercultural education or active in any other field
and willing to examine and develop their work from the perspective
of promoting intercultural understanding are invited.
More
information: www.jyu.fi/ktl/unesco2003/
pirjo-leena.pitkanen@jyvaskylaan.com,
Ms Pirjo-Leena Pitkänen
Congress Manager
Fax +358 14 339 8159
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The
11th International Round Table "Neighborhood and barriers. Experience
of closeness on the Balkans "
February 26-28, 2003, Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria
Application Deadline: November 15, 2002
The Round Table
intends to address the social relations of closeness and distance,
the personal experience of belonging and being different. Applications
together with a summary of your paper on this topic (2-3 pages)
should be sent to the organizers (Managing Board of International
University Seminar for Balkan Studies and Specialization):
More
information: bforum@pirin.com
Tel./fax 00359 73 375 31
1"Georgi Izmirliev" Pl., AUBG building, room 105
2700 Blagoevgrad, BULGARIA
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The
21st Summer University "Territories, borders, movements"
September 2-20, 2002, Strasbourg, France
Application Deadline: n/a
The program
is addressed to students younger than 28 from the following countries:
Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Croatia, Greece,
Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Montenegro, Kosovo, Slovenia and Turkey.
30 students who speak French and are in their last year of study
in the field of philosophy, history, human geography, comparative
language and literature, ethnic studies, anthropology, sociology
or political science will with selected to participate.
More
information: www.transeuropeennes.org
e-mail M. Christophe Ingels, transeuropeennes@wanadoo.fr
Tel: +33 1 55 07 88 90
fax: + 33 1 55 07 97 38
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Bridges
for Education International Summer Camps
Summer 2002, Belarus, Poland, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria
July 22 - August 10, 2002, Timisoara, Romania
Application Deadline: apply as soon as possible
The purpose
of Bridges for Education is to promote tolerance and understanding
using English as a bridge. To date, BFE has organized 66 camps,
sending approximately 750 teachers to eight countries serving about
8,500 students from 33 countries. BFE programs are international
with students from Albania, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus,
Bulgaria, Bosnia, Canada, Chechnya, Crimea, Cyprus, Estonia, Georgia,
Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Finland, France, Kosovo, Kyrgzakstan,
Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Mongolia, Poland, Serbia, Slovakia,
Sweden, Switzerland, Romania, Russia, and Ukraine. All students
are recruited without regard to their religious, ethnic, or racial
backgrounds in order to promote understanding, tolerance, and friendships.
International teachers who bring ten students to the BFE camps do
not have to pay tuition. International students and teachers who
wish to enroll must contact the Camp Directors listed on the website.
One of the camps takes place in Timisoara, Romania, between July
22nd and August 10th. There are 100 place available for this camp
and the application process is still open.
More
information: www.bridges4edu.org
jbc@buffalo.edu
For camp in Timisoara: Mr. Petru Unguras, atttstm@saratoga.com
Aurel Cotarca, aurelski@hotmail.com
tel/fax 011-40-56-190469 or 221347
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European
Conference On Preventing and Combating Trafficking in Human Beings
- Global Challenge for the 21st Century
18-20 September, 2002, Brussels, Belgium
Application deadline: n/a
Trafficking
in human beings and organized crime is a complex phenomenon requiring
increased co-ordination and co-operation between States. The European
Union and the EU Candidate Countries as well as the international
community at large share a common interest in countering trafficking
in human beings and ensuring respect for the rights and dignity
of the victims, especially women and children. The International
Organization for Migration (IOM), in co-operation with the European
Commission (EC), European Parliament (EP) and EU Member States and
Candidate Countries, will jointly organize a Conference addressing
the issues of Preventing and Combating Trafficking in Human Beings
with Particular Focus on Enhancing Co-operation in the Process to
Enlarge the European Union. This Conference is organized in the
framework of the European Commission DG Justice and Home Affairs's
STOP Program, and under the responsibility of Commissioner Antonio
Vitorino. The conference will draw app. 500 selected participants
from EU Member States and Candidate Countries, and relevant third
countries. Experts and academics from various governments, international,
and national organizations including NGOs, have also been invited
to share their experiences and knowledge in view of drafting recommendations
for a new European policy to fight this phenomenon in an enlarged
Europe.
More
information: http://www.belgium.iom.int/STOPConference/
Katia WU, kwu@iom.int
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European
Research 2002: The European Research Area and the Framework Programme
November, 11-13, 2002, Brussels, Belgium
Application deadline: open
From 11 to 13
November 2002 the European Commission will hold a major conference
to mark the launch of the EU's Sixth Framework Programme for research,
which will cover the period from 2002 to 2006. Based on the experience
of a similar event in February 1999 which attracted over 5 000 participants
the conference will be a major forum to present the objectives and
priorities of the Framework Programme and to explain rules for participation.
At the same time the conference is meant to create opportunities
for scientific debate and exchange of best practice beyond those
subjects addressed in the Framework Programme. The conference will
include sessions addressing all the main thematic priorities of
the Framework Programme as well as the cross-cutting issues of the
European Research Area such as human resources and mobility, patenting
and intellectual property, etc. and sessions providing guidance
on How to participate in the Framework Programme. Participants will
cover their own travel and accommodation costs. The conference fee
will be €60 for participants from countries having applied
for EU membership; € 80 after 15 September.
More
information: http://europa.eu.int/comm/research/conferences/2002/index_en.html
rtd-conference2002@cec.eu.int
Tel: +32-2-295 99 71
Fax: +32-2-295 82 20
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