[Cyprus] Postgraduate Research Associate in The Area of E-Learning at University of Cyprus

The Department of Computer Science of the University of Cyprus intends to officially announce shortly (within the next three months) a position for a Research Associate within the research project “Tooling of and Training for Collaborative, Distributed Product Innovation” (idSpace), to be funded by IST of FP7.

The position is initially for one year, renewable for one more year. The annual salary for a Research Associate starts at the A8 scale (about EUR 15,000 initially), but the exact amount will depend on qualifications and prior experience. Innovative design is characterised by an intense, collaborative process of generating and exploring ideas meant to contribute to the solution of particular problems.

Innovators go through cycles of divergence, in which new ideas are generated and explored, and convergence, in which new ideas are valued and detailed. The idSpace project will design and build a responsive web-based environment that will offer an integrated suite of knowledge eliciting and sharing tools, and create a collective, sharable memory to support the entire innovative design process.

A suitable candidate for the above position should have a degree in Computer Science or related field and post graduate studies related to one or more of the following areas: Context Awareness, Adaptive Systems, Ontologies, User Modeling, e-learning, Collaborative learning.

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Masters Program in International Political Economy at Jacobs University Bremen

The MA in International Political Economy offers a specialization in the rich interactions between economic systems and political institutions. It is based on the belief that an examination of these interactions provides students with a better understanding of pressing social challenges and public policy choices.

The Master`s Program is designed for an international student body by a faculty strongly committed to interdisciplinary studies. The program shares its interest in the globalization process with two companion programs, Comparative Politics & Society and International Communication, from which students can choose optional courses.

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East-West Center Fellowships and Scholarships - 2008

These are opportunities for the East-West Center fellowships, beginning in Fall 2008. The upcoming competitions are listed in order of their deadlines:East-West Center Graduate Degree Fellowship
In its 5th decade, the EWC Graduate Degree Fellowship continues to draw outstanding applicants in the fellowship competition for graduate study. The fellowship provides funding for MA (up to 24-month fellowship) or Doctoral degree (up to 48- month fellowship) study.
Eligibility: Citizens or permanent residents of the United States and citizens of countries in the Pacific and Asia, including Russia and Iran.
Application Deadline: November 1, 2007
Application forms and information: www.eastwestcenter.org/studentprograms
Inquiries: scholarships[ at ]eastwestcenter.org

Asian Development Bank-Government of Japan Scholarships
Funding for graduate degree study (up to 24-month scholarship) to participate in educational programs and the Leadership Certificate at the EWC while pursuing graduate study in ADB-approved fields at the University of Hawai’i at MÇnoa.
Eligibility: Applicants must be a citizen of a borrowing member country of the Asian Development Bank.
Application Deadline: November 1, 2007
Application forms and information, visit: www.eastwestcenter.org/studentprograms
Inquiries: adbjsp[ at ]eastwestcenter.org

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