Fudan University Detailed Implementation of the 2009 "Chinese Government Special Scholarship - Postgraduate Program" In order to increase the cooperation and understanding between the people of China and other countries, develop outstanding international talent and improve the perception of China’s higher education, under the mandate of the Department of Education, Fudan University is opening application for full-time postgraduate studies under the 2009 Chinese government scholarship program. In order to facilitate the implementation of the Chinese Government Scholarship, the following detailed implementation has been issued in accordance with the “Chinese Government Scholarship Application Method” I. Scholarship scope and distribution 1. The Scholarship is aimed at assisting Master’s and Doctorate candidate students who apply for Fudan University in 2009. 2. 30 Scholarships are available for 2009. 3. Scholarship scope: - Students are exempt from registration fees, tuition, l...

Research team at the Institute of Statistical Science, Academia Sinica seeks applicants for graduate research assistantship. Research opportunities are in different areas of brain science — EEG/MEG data processing and source localization, structure images, functional MRI and PET image analyses. Ideal candidates will need a strong background in computer sciences, statistics or numerical methods, and be really interested in doing research in brain science or related areas. Applicants must have a MS degree in computer sciences, applied mathematics or related areas. Research assistantship includes a monthly stipend, health benefits, scientific supervisor and tuition remission. Please email your vitae and plan of study to michelleliou[ at ]gmail.com Michelle Liou Research Fellow Tel: (886)2-27835611 X206 Fax: (886)2-27831523

Academia Vitae and Erasmus Unversity in the Netherlands are pleased to introduce an excellent international summer program in cultural economics: Value of Culture. This course examines how that relationship affects our work and has influence on the work of others. It explores the tension between the world of economics and the world of the arts, the practices of cultural entrepreneurship, the challenge of financing precious works, the functioning of the art market, international cultural policies, the important role of creativity in the modern economy, and the economics of cultural heritage. Students with little or no economic background will be able to take a seminar on basic economic principles (at a level sufficient to pursue the Master of Cultural Economics and Entrepreneurship at Erasmus University). Students will take part in debates on recent thought in the economics of the arts and cultural entrepreneurship, and learn from actual cases in the world of the arts and culture. They ...

Freshman Year and Study Abroad Program Scholarships, Academia Vitae, The Netherlands Academia Vitae in the Netherlands is pleased to introduce two excellent undergraduate (semester- or year-long) programs in the liberal arts: Freshman Year and Study Abroad. Academia Vitae is a new (2005) Dutch university in historic Deventer that focuses on the liberal arts. Its curriculum stresses the study of classical works in the sciences, humanities, and arts in small seminars with inspiring teachers. While immersed in the exquisite environment of our campus, students are stimulated to integrate their interests with their studies and connect what they learn with their own questions. Freshman Year at Academia Vitae is an international pre-academic year (also known as a “gap year”) that gives students a solid foundation for the academic years that loom ahead. Students also can join the program only for one semester. The program is targeted towards ambitious high school graduates (VWO, IB, or equival...

Erasmus Mundus Scholarships, MSc in Network and e-Business Centered Computing, Europe ERASMUS MUNDUS Network and E-business Centred Computing (NeBCC) This is a joint MSc programme to provide the students with an opportunity to study in a multi-cultural environment sharing knowledge with other students from different background. Partner Universities: University of Reading(UoR) - UK | Aristotle University of Thessaloniki(AUTh) - Greece University Carlos III Madrid (UC3M) - Spain | Trinity College Dublin - Ireland. Objectives of the programme * To prepare the future professionals for the digital economy to be capable of understanding the technical underpinnings and business opportunities of the new economy. * To provide in-depth study and training encompassing state-of-the-art principles and techniques in students chosen specialist e-business route. This is provided through having a set of in-depth specialist modules. * To provide students with research and development skills ...

PhD Scholarships in Languages of Emotion, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany Funded within the Excellence Initiative of the German Research Foundation (DFG), the Graduate School of the Cluster “Languages of Emotion” has as its aim the supervision of exceptional dissertation projects pertinent to the research of the Cluster. The graduate school offers intensive and individual supervision of the thesis as well as a structured course of studies. The research of the cluster is dedicated to the complex interrelations between the use of signs/symbols, the transfer of emotions, aesthetic practices, mental dispositions and affective modes of constructing both personal and social identities the cluster. The graduate school focuses on the following research areas: * the relations between affective phenomena and various representational media (lan-guage, sound, image); * the artistic practices and poetics of (re)presenting/ shaping emotion; * correlations between emotional and linguist...

M.Phil and PhD projects in experimental & computational geochemistry at high PT at The University of Hong Kong Applications are invited for M.Phil and Ph.D. studentships in the Department of Earth Sciences at the University of Hong Kong. The students will be involved in working on molecular-scale processes in high temperature aqueous systems using a variety of experimental and ab initio molecular modeling techniques. Of particular interest are studies of hydrothermal organic reactions, metal ion complexation and partitioning to steam and solute-solvent clustering processes in high-temperature low-density fluids. Students will have access to a suite of new experimental and high performance computing facilities and work in an interdisciplinary environment, interacting with groups from physics, chemistry and engineering. Scholarships and teaching assistantships are available. Applicants should hold a B.Sc. degree (or equivalent) in Geochemistry, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, or a ...

PhD Scholarship in Structural Health Monitoring of Bridges, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Australia PhD scholarship in structural health monitoring of bridges (up to $50K tax free) As one of Australia’s leading universities, Queensland University of Technology (QUT) has a solid record of success in solving problems for industry and the community, and developing new products and processes. Applications are invited from appropriately qualified individuals for a PhD scholarship being offered in QUT’s Faculty of Built Environment and Engineering (Brisbane) to work on the following project: Structural Health Monitoring of Bridges using Vibration Characteristics Many bridges in Australia are old and are now subjected to heavier and faster moving loads, than originally envisaged and in addition suffer structural deterioration with age. These factors can cause localised distress, which if not attended to can cause bridge failure with adverse consequences. To address this, the Comm...

Erasmus Mundus Masters Program in Geospatial Technologies, Grants for Students and Visiting Scholars, Europe The University of Münster, Germany, University Jaume I, Spain, and New University of Lisbon, Portugal, provide a new Masters Program in Geospatial Technologies. The English-taught Masters program has been approved in the educational program of excellence of the European Union ERASMUS MUNDUS. The program targets international applicants from NON-EU countries and will provide: 15-20 grants for non-EU students (35.600, for the entire Masters program of 18 months) 3-4 grants for non-EU visiting researchers/scholars (13.000, for four months of teaching and research) Application deadline: January 15, 2009 . Students - the Masters program addresses holders of Bachelor degrees in APPLICATION AREAS of Geographic Information, such as Geography, Environmental Planning, Regional Planning, Transportation/Logistics, Agriculture, Forestry, Retailing/Marketing , etc., and/or Researchers (vis...