1. University of Oulu International Master’s Scholarship The University of Oulu International Master’s Scholarships provide EURO 2.4 million in scholarships to academically talented international students in architecture, business, economics, education, engineering, and sciences. The scholarship is aimed at students studying for a Master’s degree in the University of Oulu two-year international Master’s programmes*. The scholarship is for one academic year and covers the full international tuition fee. The University of Oulu IM Scholarship 2012 does not cover living costs. In order to retain the scholarship in the second year of study, a student must have completed 45 ECTS by the end of their first academic year. If a student does not achieve this requirement, they will be liable to pay the full international tuition fee if they wish to complete their Master’s degree programme. 2. Eligibility Requirements to Apply for International Master’s Scholarship a. Applicants are eligible to apply for a University of Oulu IM Scholarship 2012, if they are: Non-EU/EEA** citizens who do not have a permanent residence permit in Finland. (Applicants not eligible for the International Master’s Scholarship are: 1) non-EU/EEA citizens who have a permanent residence permit in Finland, 2) EU/EEA citizens or comparable persons , 3) University of Oulu students who have been accepted to study BEFORE the academic year 2012 – 13.) b. Eligible to apply for a Master’s degree programme* at the University of Oulu for academic year 2012 – 13. The applicant has obtained their first academic degree (Bachelor’s or equivalent) from a recognised institution of higher education. - applicants who are in their last term/semester of studies during the application period, can apply for the scholarship. Applicants who receive a conditional offer of study placement for a Master’s programme will receive a conditional scholarship offer. 3. Application for International Master’s Scholarship 2012 – 13 There is no separate application for the International Master’s Scholarship. All applicants for University of Oulu Master’s degree programmes need to complete the Online Application Form. Those applicants who are applying for the University of Oulu International Master’s Scholarship have to additionally complete the “Application for Scholarship,” which can be found at the end of the Online Application Form. The International Master’s Scholarship application form cannot be completed and/or submitted without the Online Application Form. Application period for the University of Oulu Master’s degree programmes and International Master’s Scholarship is 21.11.2011 – 31.1.2012. 4. Selection criteria for University of Oulu IM Scholarship 2012Admissions and scholarships decisions will be taken at the same time. Those students successful in obtaining an International Master’s Scholarship will be notified at the same time as their offer of admission to their International Master’s programme is confirmed. *International Master’s programmes in the scholarship scheme 2012 – 13: Architectural Design Astronomy and Space Physics Barents Environmental Engineering (BEE) Ecology and Population Genetics (ECOGEN) Education and Globalisation (EdGlo) Finance (MF) Financial and Management Accounting (FMA) International Business (IB) Learning, Education and Technology (LET) Magnetic Resonance in Materials (MRM) Protein Science and Biotechnology Software, Systems and Services Development in Global Environment (GS3D) Synchrotron Radiation Based Science and Accelerator Physics Wireless Communications Engineering (WCE) **European Union / European Economic Area member states are: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, and United Kingdom. With the EU legislation, Switzerland is also comparable for EU member states. The nature of residence permit is indicated in the residence permit with a letter. A permanent residence permit bears the letter P or A and an EC residence permit for third-country nationals with long-term EC resident status bears the letters P-EY. EU citizen or a comparable person means a citizen of a Member State of the European Union (EU) or a citizen of Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway or Switzerland. Tuition Fees at the University of Oulu 2012-2013 source: www.degree.oulu.fi/admission/scholarships DOCTORAL STUDENTSHIPS IN LAW AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI Advance notification In August 2011, a call for applications will be announced for the Law in a Changing World doctoral programme, co-ordinated by the University of Helsinki. Twelve full-time graduate school positions will be announced for the period 1 January 2012-31 December 2015. Law in a Changing World (LCW) includes almost all higher education institutes in Finland conducting legal research and offering legal education. The call for applications will be published in the daily newspaper Helsingin Sanomat on Sunday, 14 August 2011, and on the programme's web page at www.helsinki.fi/omm/english/index.htm. The closing date for applications is Thursday, 8 September 2011. The LCW programme has received 20 posts for doctoral students some of which will be filled during the second application round in the beginning of 2012. The latter group will begin their work on 1 September 2012. Unsuccessful applicants may be admitted as affiliated researchers to the LCW programme. The doctoral students will focus on completing a doctoral thesis in the field of legal studies. Their tasks will include a limited amount teaching and administrative work. The students must register in one of the participating Finnish universities to carry out the doctoral studies. Salaries will be based on levels 1-4 of the job requirement level chart for teaching and research staff in the salary scales of Finnish universities. In addition, the appointees will be paid a salary component based on personal work performance. The estimated monthly salary is 2050 euros. The application must include the following information and appendices:
source: www.helsinki.fi/omm/english/advance_notification.htm THE 7TH INTERNATIONAL PH.D. SCHOOL ON NATIONAL SYSTEMS OF INNOVATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GLOBELICS ACADEMY(www.globelicsacademy.net) Tampere, Finland, 16 to 26 May, 2011 The aim of the Globelics Academy PhD-School is to support the training of Ph.D. students from different parts of the world and who are writing theses on issues related with innovation and economic development. The Academy brings together frontier researchers in innovation with Ph.D. students from developing countries in order to inspire and qualify their work as well as in order to help them to join high-quality research networks in their field of research. Previously Globelics Academy has taken place five times in Lisbon, Portugal (from 2004 to 2009) and will now take turns with Tampere, Finland so that in 2008 and 2011 the Academy will be organized in Tampere by TaSTI, University of Tampere.The Academy will be organized around three kinds of activities. First, lectures on the most recent developments in innovation studies will be presented. Second, round table discussions and group work on particular issues related to innovation in developing countries are planned. Third, the students are expected to make presentations of their own research. The Academy originates from and is connected to the world-wide research network Globelics that brings together scholars working on National Systems of Innovation. In Lisbon Academy is jointly organized by the Center for Innovation, Technology and Policy Research, IN+, at Instituto Superior T'cnico (IST), Technical University of Lisbon and by the Instituto Superior de Economia e Gest'o (ISEG/UTL), the Economics and Business Administration Institute, Technical University of Lisbon. The secretariat and local coordination in Lisbon has included professor Rui Baptista (IST) andprofessor Manuel Mira Godinho (ISEG). In Tampere research director Erkki Kaukonen, academic coordinator Mika Raunio and senior researcher Mika Kautonen from TaSTI (Unit for Science, Technology and Innovation Studies) will be coordinating the Academy. The deadline is 31 January 2011. Links for more info:
EMSEP prepares you for a career in Sport and Exercise Psychology! The European Masters in Sport and Exercise Psychology programme (EMSEP) is a joint programme organised by four leading European universities in the field: the University of Jyväskylä, Finland; the University of Leipzig, Germany; the University of Thessaly, Greece, and Lund University, Sweden. The two-year full-time EMSEP programme is taught completely in English and it offers education opportunities for students of all nationalities. EMSEP provides you with high-quality teaching in a truly international environment, study abroad period, valuable hands-on experience through internship, networking with fellow students and experts, and a double degree. Note also the generous scholarship programme offered for both non-European and European students! Learn more about the programme at the links located to the left and join the dynamic group of future experts now! The application deadlines for entry in autumn 2011: * December 13, 2010 (non-EU/EEA nationals) * February 28, 2011 (EU/EEA nationals and non-EU nationals, who have spent more than a total of 12 months during the past 5 years in EU/EEA countries) Source: www.jyu.fi/sport/en/study/programmes/emsep Dear colleagues, We are looking for a PhD student to work at the Finnish Meteorological Institute, at the Greenhouse Gases Research Group. The student will be working in a project "The impact of soil nutrient status on carbon dynamics in forested peatlands - combining continuous flux measurements and isotopic methods" funded by the Nessling foundation. The project is linked to the carbon balance studies conducted at the FMI and the University of Eastern Finland, and includes participating in the field and lab studies using isotopes (13C labelling, 14C) as well as in eddy covariance measurements on forested peatlands. The student will also be involved in the development work of the atmospheric measurements of 13C isotope and in other research activities conducted by the group. Requirements:
Annalea Lohila (annalea.lohila@ fmi.fi). The application deadline is January 20, 2010. For more information please contact Annalea Lohila or Tuomas Laurila (tuomas.laurila@fmi.fi), the head of the research group, or visit our homepage http://www.fmi.fi/research_climate/climate_3.html Best regards, Annalea Lohila ************ ********* ** Annalea Lohila Finnish Meteorological Institute Climate Change Research P.O.Box 503, FI-00101 Helsinki, Finland tel. +358-9-1929 5498, mobile +358-50-366 3242 fax +358-9-1929 3503 ************ ********* ** | CategoriesAll |
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