*********************************************************************                               SRCINFO                            160. stevilka                           7. februar 2001          Glasilo mreze Studentskega informacijskega centra SRCe ********************************************************************* SRCINFO je tedensko glasilo Studentskih informacijskih centrov SRCe, ki predstavlja razlicne informacije s podrocja studija in stipendiranja v tujini in R Sloveniji. Informacije so prvenstveno namenjene studentom in profesorjem ter vsem ostalim, ki so zainteresirani za do- in podiplomski studij ali kaksno drugo obliko izobrazevanja. Vsakogar od prejemnikov tega glasila, kakor tudi druge, ki bi zeleli postati njegovi redni narocniki, vabimo, da se aktivno vkljucite v oblikovanje tega glasila. Svoja vprasanja, na katere bi zeleli prejeti odgovor v tem glasilu, lahko posljete na naslov: sonja.dular@uni-lj.si Vljudno vas tudi vabimo, da obiscete nase strani na internetu: http://www.ljudmila.org/srce ===================================================================== V tej stevilki predstavljamo: 1. 2001 Ron Brown Fellowship Program 2. 2001/2002  Vermont Studio Center/ArtsLink Central and Eastern European              Artists Fellowships 3. The Lemmermann Foundation Scholarship Awards 2001 4. Program NATO: Podoktorske stipendije nato za izpopolnjevanje iz naravoslovja    v Veliki Britaniji 5. The Maria Pia Gratton International Award (the University of Illinois at          Urbana-Champaign) 6. Program on Gender and Culture at Central European University 7. Oslo Summer School in Comparative Social Science Studies 2001 8. 7th International Summer School on Social Representations & Communication 9. Prosto mesto za prakso v Nemciji 10. POSEBNO OBVESTILO: Vabilo na predstavitev American College of Management &     Technology Dubrovnik (Ljubljana, Maribor, 9. februar 2001) ===================================================================== 1. 2001 Ron Brown Fellowship Program Supporting Central and Eastern European students and young professionals for study in U.S. graduate programs and professional development through open, merit-based competition. The Ron Brown Fellowship Program confers graduate degrees and practical training for qualified applicants in certain fields. The program was established in 1994 as the Central and Eastern European Graduate Fellowship Program and was renamed in 1996 in honor of the U.S. Secretary of Commerce Ronald H. Brown, who died in Croatia while promoting U.S. business interests in the Balkans. The program reflects the late Secretary's commitment to building democracy in the region and strengthening the global economy. The Ron Brown Fellowship Program seeks candidates with leadership skills, English proficiency, high academic qualifications, relevant professional experience, and a commitment to return to their home country upon completion of the program. Since 1994, the program has selected more than 200 individuals from Central and Eastern Europe, who have participated in the program's unique blend of rigorous academic work at leading U.S. universities and three-months of professional develop-ment experience. The Sponsor / Participating Countries The Ron Brown Fellowship Program is funded under the auspices of the Support for Eastern European Democracy Act (SEED) through the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the United States Department of State. The Insti-tute of International Education (IIE) administers it in the U.S. American Embassies and Fulbright Commissions recruit and select candidates. PARTICIPATING COUNTRIES Albania Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia FYR Macedonia Romania Slovenia Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia, Kosovo, Montenegro) Academic Program Course work is a vital part of the fellowship experience. The Ron Brown Fellowship Program offers fully funded two-year degree programs at the Master's level, (excluding law, which is one year, or one-year non-degree professional development programs). The program does not support Ph.D. studies. Eligible fields of study are: - Business Administration - Economics - Educational Administration - Environmental Policy/Management - Journalism/Communications - Law - Public Administration/Public Policy The program is intensive and places Fellows in leading institutions that best fit their academic needs and qualifications. Candidate Eligibility: - Citizenship of a participating country - Under the age of 40 at time of application - Undergraduate degree or equivalent - TOEFL (minimum of 550 written or 213 computer based) - GRE or GMAT depending on field - Two-years of relevant professional work experience (preferred) For program and application information, program status, and procedures, please contact the Public Affairs Section at the U.S. Embassy or the Fulbright Commission in your country after December 1, (Participating countries are subject to change.) Professional Development The program goes beyond enriching the Fellows academically. It provides Fellows the opportunity to gain practical, hands-on experience in their field of study during a three-month summer internship. This combination of education and practical experience allows Fellows to make a difference at work, in the community, and in society in their home countries. Sample internships include: Cable News Network (CNN), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), International Monetary Fund (IMF), and the Kennan Institute. For more information about the Fellowship, please contact: U.S. Embassy/Fulbright Commission in your respective country THE APPLICATION DEADLINE FOR SLOVENIAN CANDIDATES IS MARCH 3, 2001 One two-year or two one-year fellowships will be offered to citizens of Slovenia to pursue graduate studies (Master's Degree) in the United States. Eligible fields of study are: business administration, economics, educational administration, environmental management, journalism/mass communication, law, public administration, and public policy. You can download and print the application form from the web page: www.iie.org/pgms/ronbrown Completed application forms and all required documents must be MAILED by MARCH 3, 2001 to: AMERICAN EMBASSY PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE For Ron Brown Fellowship Program Presernova 31 1000 Ljubljana Slovenia _____________________________________________________________________ 2. 2001/2002  Vermont Studio Center/ArtsLink Central and Eastern European Artists Fellowships Call for Applications The Vermont Studio Center (VSC) and ArtsLink are pleased to announce the availability of three (3) one-month-long Vermont Studio Center Fellowships, to be awarded to outstanding Central and Eastern European visual artists. This program is made possible through the generosity of the Trust for Mutual Understanding. Applicants who are not awarded the VSC/ArtsLink Fellowships will be eligible for partial grants made through the Vermont Studio Center's own grants program. The residency period for the award is September 2001 through May 2002, with the exception of the month of October, 2001. Each VSC/ArtsLink award includes a month-long studio residency at the Vermont Studio Center, round trip air travel, materials and shipping expenses, traveler's insurance, and a 5-day visit to New York City immediately following the studio residency, hosted by ArtsLink. Applications for the VSC/ArtsLink awards can be found on the World Wide Web at www.cecip.org. Applicants may also request applications by email at info@vscvt.org, or by telephone at (802) 635-2727. There is no application fee. Send the completed application along with a resume, the names of three references, and a work sample of at least 4 slides to the Vermont Studio Center. Please do not send glass mounts or loose negatives.  Applications must be postmarked April 1, 2001, with notification by May 15, 2001. _____________________________________________________________________ 3. The Lemmermann Foundation Scholarship Awards 2001 The Lemmermann Foundation awards scholarships twice a year to University students, who need to study in Rome to carry out research and prepare their theses concerning Rome and the Roman culture from the Pre-Roman period to the present day time in the classical studies. Entry requirements: Applicants should: 1) not be older than 30 years of age; 2) be attending a recognized University course; 3) have a basic knowledge of the Italian language. New deadlines for sending applications - available at: http://lemmermann.nexus.it/lemmermann/appli.html - are: March 15 and September 30, 2001. The monthly scholarship amount is established in L.1.500.000 (Italian lira). Applicants should also attach the following documents: 1) A description of their area of study; 2) Two letters of reference containing a brief description of the student and his/her course; one from the student's tutor/professor; and one from the head of studies/faculty; 3) A curriculum vitae; 4) A photocopy of the student's passport or a birth certificate. The Foundation is unable to return any documents sent by the applicants and therefore they are advised NOT to send any original documents. Students resident in Lazio are excluded from the award; for them it is possible to assign an extraordinary grant for research una tantum of L. 1.000.000 (Italian lira). About Baron Basilio Lemmermann and the history of the Foundation in English: http://lemmermann.nexus.it/lemmermann/ebasilio.html Further information: Fondazione Lemmermann c/o Studio Associato Romanelli via Cosseria, 5 00192 Roma Italia tel. (+39-06) 324.30.23 - fax. (+39-06) 322.17.88 lemmermann@mail.nexus.it Source: http://lemmermann.nexus.it/lemmermann/index.html _____________________________________________________________________ 4. Program NATO: Podoktorske stipendije nato za izpopolnjevanje iz naravoslovja v Veliki Britaniji Kraljevo drustvo iz Londona (The Royal Society of London), ki administrativno vodi znanstvene podoktorske stipendije NATO v Zdruzenem kraljestvu, nas je obvestilo, da lahko kandidati iz Slovenije od leta 1996 zaprosijo za enoletne podoktorske stipendije s podroeja naravoslovja. Kandidati morajo imeti doktorat in ne smejo biti starejsi od 40 let. Vlogo za stipendijo mora poleg slovenskega kandidata izpolniti tudi znanstvenik oz. bodoei mentor iz angleskega znanstvenega instituta, ki bo sprejel kandidata iz Slovenije, kar pomeni, da mora imeti slovenski kandidat ze stike z angleskimi kolegi oziroma jih mora pred vlogo za stipendijo vzpostaviti. Prijavna roka: 15. april in 15. september vsako leto. Opozarjamo, da NATO praviloma dodeli stipendijo najvee enemu kandidatu iz vsake partnerske drzave. Splosne informacije: Ministrstvo za znanost in tehnologijo, ga. Barbara Zupan, tel. 1311 107, faks 302 951, e-mail: barbara.zupan@mzt.si. Podrobnejse informacije in prijavni obrazci: The Royal Society, 6 Carlton House Terrace, London SW 1Y 5 AG, tel. 0171 839 5561 (Ext. 2561), faks 0171 925 2620, e-mail: ezmb016@mailbox.ulcc.ac.uk. Source: http://www.mzt.si/mzt/med/nato/razpisi/NATOSTIP.HTML ____________________________________________________________________ 5. The Maria Pia Gratton International Award (the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) This international award has been established at the University of Illinois by family and friends of Maria Pia Gratton, who passed away on October 31, 1995, at the age of 47. When she came to the United States, Pia had two small children, a degree in math, and little grasp of the English language. Pia enrolled in classes to learn English and computer programming, and with determination she made a home for her family, developed close friendships and began a career in her new country. Those who knew Pia knew her to be a beautiful woman, a caring mother, a loving wife, a dependable co-worker, a true friend, a conscientious student, a patient teacher, and a daring traveler. This award continues Pia's memory with a living tribute to her life. Conditions and Eligibility Requirements The award, which includes a tuition waiver and a stipend, is intended to enable a female student from outside the United States to have an academic and cultural experience at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. - Applicants must be female, no age limit; mothers are encouraged to apply. - Preference will be given to those who have had limited opportunity to travel outside of their home country. - Although applicants may be residing in Urbana-Champaign at the time of application, their normal place of residence should be outside of the United States. - Applicants should be eligible for admission to undergraduate or graduate level coursework at the University of Illinois, but need not enroll in a degree program. - The average tenure of the scholarship is expected to be one or two semesters, depending on individual need and availability of funds. - A completed application form must be received no later than March 19, 2001 at 5PM. - The ten finalists for this award will be notified and asked to provide 2 letters of reference. - Emphasis will be given to the personal statement. Applicant must be able to demonstrate how her personal qualities and experiences relate to the award. To Learn more about the spirit and personality of Maria Pia Gratton, you are invited to visit the following websites:www.scs.uiuc.edu/~skypen/pia/index.html 01/01 The Maria Pia Gratton International Award Application form download: GrattonAwardApplication2001.html (HTML Format) http://www.uiuc.edu/providers/oisa/services/finAidLoan/grattonAwardApplicati on2001.html Please e-mail any questions, comments or suggestions to OISA@uiuc.edu _____________________________________________________________________ 6. Program on Gender and Culture at Central European University The Program The Program on Gender and Culture seeks to attract students and young scholars from a wide range of disciplines in social sciences and humanities and with a genuine interest in gender studies and interdisciplinarity. Gender has been established in the last decades as one of the basic categories of scholarly analysis, offering insight into the dynamics and intricacies of social and cultural change and promoting the production of socially relevant knowledge. Gender and women's studies are devoted to the critique of dominant patterns of the construction of knowledge and to social critique. Gender and women's studies are intended to contribute to a better understanding of the construction, the meaning and the consequences of gender and of the relation between male and female in society, culture and systems of knowledge. Gender studies (for example) analyzes systems of hierarchy, asymmetry, equality and difference, reciprocity and subordination. Focusing on gender in this sense means focusing on social systems as a whole. With Central and Eastern Europe as its focal point, the Program on Gender and Culture seeks to promote gender studies of local and at the same time global relevance. Analyzing gender in Central and Eastern Europe goes beyond looking at the region as something "backward" in comparison to the "West" or alternatively as something "specific" stemming from "indigenous" factors. The complexity of gender is therefore understood as a product of the often unequal entangling of global and local forces in the region. Accounting for diversity in this sense again means focusing on the whole. The program is registered to grant the Master of Arts degree in Gender Studies by the Board of Regents of the University of the State of New York (US). MPhil students receive a degree from the Open University London, and CEU is the sponsoring establishment. The PhD in Comparative History of Central, Southeastern and Eastern Europe is also accredited by the Board of Regents of the University of the State of New York (US), and students may pursue a specialization in Gender Studies in the framework of this PhD program offered by the History Department. In addition, the Program on Gender and Culture offers a specialization for CEU doctoral students and supports PhD-level visiting fellows through the Doctoral Support Program. Graduates of this program are eligible to apply to Cambridge University for a full PhD course of study sponsored in part by Central European University. Entry Requirements Interested individuals may apply by following the general CEU application guidelines. Doctoral Support Program candidates should also submit: 1) a three- to five-page description of their PhD thesis including research questions, theory and methodology, and the current status of the project; 2) a one- to two-page proposal of research to be carried out at CEU; 3) a letter of support from their PhD supervisor. In addition to meeting the general CEU admissions requirements, applicants to the PhD program should submit letters of recommendation from three professors familiar with their post-graduate work and a three-page research proposal. Interested students should apply through the Admissions Office of CEU to the Program on Gender and Culture. The deadline for external applications is 15 February 2001, and 30 March 2001 for CEU and former CEU students. Degree offered: Master of Arts in Gender Studies; Option to pursue The Open University London MPhil PhD in Comparative History of Central, Southeastern and Eastern Europe (Specialization in Gender Studies) Average length of study: MA: ten months; MPhil: two years; PhD: three years Graduation requirements: MA: 32 course credits; thesis writing/research colloquium (4 credits); Master's thesis and its defense (4 credits) MPhil: 18 course credits; two terms MPhil seminar (2 credits); 120 page MPhil thesis and its defense PhD: a total of 56 credits (including coursework, research, consultation, seminar, writing and teaching credits); PhD thesis and its defense Further information: Central European University Office of Admissions Nádor u. 9 1051 Budapest Hungary Tel: (36-1) 327-3009, 327-3272 Fax: (36-1) 327-3211 Email: admissions@ceu.hu Source: http://www.ceu.hu/misc/admissions/GENDER.htm _____________________________________________________________________ 7. Oslo Summer School in Comparative Social Science Studies 2001 The evolution of a post-Cold War Europe in the 1990s entails both processes of integration and disintegration. Integration radically changes relations between citizens, the nation-state and supranational structures. Disintegration challenges the social cohesion of old and new societies. These problems call for the expertise of social science. But European social science has to a great extent been confined to the nation-state. Social science must return to truly comparative studies. Comparative studies and methodology provide the obvious point of departure for social scientists wishing to address the problems of the New Europe. The Oslo Summer School in Comparative Social Science Studies provides post-graduate courses. It was initiated in 1992 to further international contact among students and researchers working within comparative social science and is being held for the 9th time in 2001. Funding for the Oslo Summer School has been provided by the Norwegian Research Council, the Nordic Academy for Advanced Study (NorFA), the Department of International Relations and the Faculty of Social Sciences. The Oslo Summer School in Comparative Social Science Studies aims to cover all social science diciplines. The following disciplines are represented in 2001: - sociology - human geography - political science - economics - education - social anthropology Main Objectives of the Oslo Summer School - to provide advanced training for young European researchers at the post-graduate and post-doctoral level - to offer Ph.D.-courses at the highest international level, drawing on top-ranking experts, whether they be Europeans or from other parts of the world - to cover all of the social sciences, and to encourage interdisciplinary approaches - to inspire young researchers to take up comparative projects at as early a point as possible in their careers - to contribute to denser networks between European social scientists and research institutions working with various types of comparative social science Target Groups The School's main target group is doctoral students with an interest in comparative social sciences attached to a doctoral program at a university. In addition, researchers, research scholars and advanced students working within the field of comparative social science, research methods, and methodology are welcome to apply for admission to the courses. Further information: Application Oslo Summer School 2001 The Faculty of Social Sciences P. O. Box 1084 Blindern N-0317 Oslo Norway Contact person Executive Officer Tron Harald Torneby The Faculty of Social Sciences P. O. Box 1084 Blindern N-0317 Oslo Norway Fax: + 47 22 85 48 25; Phone: + 47 22 85 44 49 E-mail: t.h.torneby@sv.uio.no Source: http://www.sv.uio.no/sv/oss/ ____________________________________________________________________ 8. 7th International Summer School on Social Representations & Communication Rome, 3-10 June 2001 Communication: Media, Social Interactions and Social Representations. In 2001 a new cycle of International Summer Schools (2001-2003), promoted by the co-ordinator of the Euro PhD on S.R. & C., will begin. This cycle will focus on the themes and the main theoretical paradigms addressed in the first cycle (Social Representations research areas theory), by concentrating on the area of communication and by widening the theoretical perspective towards multidisciplinary approaches. The general theme is Communication: Media, Social Interactions and Social Representations. The 7th International Summer School will be devoted to provide a theoretical multi-disciplinary framework for the theme. The International Summer School's link with the Euro PhD on S.R. & C. ensures participation by young researchers from 13 partner Universities in the EuroPhD network in 8 different countries. However, the programme is also open to students of any country, not just the EU, and as with previous Summer Schools, interaction between researchers from Member States and Associated States will be encouraged, as well as the participation of a few researchers working outside Europe. Beside the participation of the teaching staff of the Euro PhD on S.R. & C., and the founder of the theory, Prof. Serge Moscovici, following experts have been invited to present a lecture (to be confirmed): Prof. Daniel Dayan, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (Paris, France) Prof. Ivana Markova, University of Sterling, UK Prof. Bernard Schiele, Université du Québec a Montréal, Canada The programme will also include evaluation of EuroPhD theses final reports by the Euro PhD committee as well as presentation of current projects by other participants in the Euro PhD. Information: Prof. Annamaria Silvana de Rosa European PhD on Social Representations and Communication annamaria.derosa@uniroma1.it http://www.europhd.psi.uniroma1.it _____________________________________________________________________ 9. Prosto mesto za prakso v Nemciji SOU v Ljubljani, Mednarodna pisarna, v sodelovanju z Univerzo v Magdeburgu objavlja eno prosto mesto za prakso v Nemciji v okviru programa Leonardo, pri cemer je nujno, da se praksa zakljuci najkasneje z 31. julijem 2001, in traja najmanj 3 mesece. Zbrali bomo prijave vec kandidatov, koncno izbiro pa bodo opravili v Nemciji. Informacije o praksah so na voljo na: www.uni-magdeburg.de/akaa/comeast/placement_ger.html   in sicer profili praks na razdelku "Inland", prijavnice pa na razdelku "Bewerbungsunterlagen". Informacije in prijave: Studentska organizacija Univerze v Ljubljani, Mednarodna pisarna, Kersnikova 4, 1000 Ljubljana, tel. (01)433-72-19, e-posta: int-office.sou@uni-lj.si _____________________________________________________________________ 10. POSEBNO OBVESTILO: Vabilo na predstavitev American College of Management & Technology Dubrovnik (Ljubljana, Maribor, 9. februar 2001) Vabimo vas, da udelezite predstavitve American College of Management & Technology Dubrovnik, ki bo potekala 9. februarja 2001 v Ljubljani, Hotel Slon, Slovenska 34 ob 13.30 uri in v Mariboru, Kibla, Narodni dom, Kneza Koclja 9 ob 18.30 uri. Opomba: Drzavljani RS, ki so zainteresirani za vpis na dodiplomski studij in se bodo prijavili ter najbolje opravili sprejemne izpite, bo ACMT (ki je del Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York, ZDA) omogocil tudi financno pomoc. Vec o samem kolidzu, studijskih programih in pogojih vpisa na spletni strani: http://www.acmt.hr/ ********************************************************************* SRCINFO je projekt programa Studentski informacijski center SRCe, ki ga je leta 1995 ustanovil Open Society Institute-Slovenia. Od januarja 2000 ga izvaja in organizira Mednarodna pisarna SOU v Ljubljani, Kersnikova 4, Ljubljana, tel. 01/433 72 19, faks 01/433 33 48. _______________________________________________ Srcinfo mailing list Srcinfo@mail.ljudmila.org http://www.ljudmila.org/mailman/listinfo/srcinfo