Overview The Society of Scholars in the Humanities at the University of Hong Kong invites applications for the four 2010 research scholarships, one in each of the following fields: Comparative Literature (including Film Studies), Linguistics, Music (including Composition and Ethnomusicology) and Philosophy. Each scholarship is for two years and non-renewable. Scholarships begin September 1, 2010. Application deadline: March 31, 2010. The Society of Scholars in the Humanities 2010 Research Scholarships- University of Hong Kong The Society of Scholars in the Humanities at the University of Hong Kong is a society of young scholars involved in cutting-edge research. It is designed to encourage critical and creative thought both within and between the disciplines in the Arts and Humanities. There are four research Scholarships for 2010, one in each of the following fields: Comparative Literature (including Film Studies), Linguistics, Music (including Composition and Ethnomusicology) and Philosophy. Applicants Each Scholarship is for two years and is non-renewable. Applicants are invited from all educational institutions across the world. The Scholarships are intended for researchers early in their careers to carry out innovative research. Candidates are expected to be either graduate students in the final stages of their Ph.D. studies, or researchers who have been awarded their Ph.D. degree for not more than two years from the date of application. Details about the Society are available at http://www.soh.hku.hk/ssh/2010/index.html . Value of this scholarship Scholars will be provided with free accommodation, office space, airfares for overseas candidates, a research grant of up to HK$14,000 a year , and a stipend of HK$23,000 per month . (Scholars who have not yet been awarded a Ph.D. degree will receive a salary of HK$19,000 per month.) Successful candidates will be appointed as Research Scholar. Although the Scholarship is primarily designed to encourage original research, Scholars will be expected to teach one course per year, interact with staff and students, present their research in colloquia and conferences, and organize a lecture series. All Scholars are expected to be resident in Hong Kong during the teaching semesters and may carry out research abroad for up to 100 days a year. How to apply The application form along with CV, research proposal (max. 1500 words) and two referees’ reports must be received by the School of Humanities by March 31, 2010. All Scholarships begin on September 1, 2010. Further particulars and application forms can be obtained at http://www.soh.hku.hk/ssh/2010/applications.html . Enquiries about the Scholarship can be directed to Ms. Vivian Chu, Secretary of the Society of Scholars (e-mail: scholars@hku.hk). There are no interviews. Successful applicants will be notified no later than June 30, 2010. Contact Information: Ms. Vivian Chu, Secretary of the Society of Scholars e-mail: scholars@hku.hk Please kindly mention Scholarization.blogspot.com when applying for this scholarship

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Overview MI Lab (Medical Imaging Laboratory for Innovative Future Healthcare) is an inter-disciplinary research centre integrating industry, hospital and university. The overall goal is to facilitate better health care and improved patient treatment through research and innovation in medical imaging. MI Lab is located in Trondheim, Norway, in the fully integrated university hospital, St. Olavs Hospital. Its main success factor is creating an environment of close daily collaboration between medical doctors and technology researchers. At present the multi-disciplinary research team includes PhD students and post doctors with the following backgrounds: Medicine, Cybernetics, Neuroscience, Psychology, Physics, Electronics, Physiology Mathematics, ICT, Molecular biology The MI Lab partners are St. Olavs Hospital, GE Vingmed Ultrasound, FAST, MediStim, Sonowand, NordicNeuroLab, Arctic Silicon Devices, Odetect, CorTechs Labs and Sintef. For more information on MI Lab please see: www.ntnu.no/milab The PhD positions will have different tasks in the areas of ultrasound technology, including acoustics, probe design, electronics, signal processing and image/video analysis. Also clinical research projects in applications of a new pocket-sized ultrasound scanner, and heart and brain imaging with MR and Ultrasound are available. We will to some extent tailor each PhD project to the candidates special competence and interests. Master students in their last year are also encouraged to apply. These applicants will be evaluated on the same line as other applicants, but may only start a PhD fellowship after finished Masters’s degree. MI Lab and NTNU want to attract outstanding and creative candidates who can contribute to our ongoing research activities. In the evaluation the main criteria will be: • the academic quality of the applicant • the ability to work in an interdisciplinary research team • personal creativity and innovation • the candidate’s motivation for the position Qualificaions and practical information: For a PhD position a Master’s degree or equivalent is required with at least 5 years of studies and an average grade of A or B within a scale of A-E for passing grades (A best). Applicants must also be able to communicate fluently in English (spoken and written). Selected applicants will be invited to undergo an interview. If none of the applicants holds up to the high standards of MI Lab, it may be decided not to hire any of the applicants. The duration of a PhD fellowship is 3 years. The PhD students in MI Lab are encouraged to take part in the Norwegian Research School in Medical Imaging. See: www.ntnu.no/medicalimaging Target candidates Applications from all countries are welcome. Trondheim is an ideal place to combine an academic career with a good personal life. Norway, like other Scandinavian countries, has generous rules for both maternity and paternity leave. Professional daycare for children is easily available. Trondheim has two international schools with English as the language of instruction, including Pre-school, Primary – and Middle school. Having a population of 160 000, Trondheim is a small city by international standards, and thus has low crime rates, little pollution, and easy access to a beautiful countryside. Still, the city can rival many larger cities in the availability of cultural facilities, having a professional theater, a professional symphony orchestra, and a soccer football club, Rosenborg, which regularly qualifies for Champions League. The Trondheim Municipal School of Music and Culture is outstanding, and caters for all levels of talent and a wide variety of cultural genres. NTNU is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applicants from both EU/EEA and non-EU countries. The university is strongly committed to diversity within its community, and welcomes applications from members of ethnic minorities. NTNU wants to increase the share of women in research positions. Women are encouraged to apply. Mentor program for women in academic positions is offered. Salary is according to the general policies of NTNU. Depending on qualifications and academic background, Research Fellows at the Faculty of Medicine will be remunerated at wage levels 45-55 on the Norwegian State salary scale, with gross salary from NOK 353 000 – NOK 420 600 a year , of which 2% is deducted for the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund. A yearly amount for operating costs will be added. The successful applicant must agree to the conditions laid down for public employees in Norway. How to apply: The application must contain information about education, examinations and previous experience, and also a short description of the applicants’ motivation for the position. Certified copies of testimonies and documents must be attached, and all documents must be in English (unless they already are in a Scandinavian language). Copies of publications and any other work which the applicant wishes to be taken into account should also be enclosed. Joint works will be considered. If it is difficult to specify the input of the applicant in a joint work, a short summary should be attached outlining the applicant’s input. Please send the application including CV, publication list, verified certificates and addresses of references via this website. The file number for the position, DMF 21-10, is to be clearly stated on the application. Application deadline: March 1, 2010. For further information please contact: Professor Olav Haraldseth: e-mail: olav.haraldseth@ntnu.no , Phone: +47 98 46 89 40. Professor Hans Torp: e-mail: hans.torp@ntnu.no , Phone: +47 90 91 85 79 For information concerning the application process, please contact: Executive officer Morten Carlson e-mail: morten.carlson@ntnu.no , Phone +47 73 59 87 25 Please kindly mention Scholarization.blogspot.com when applying for this opportunity

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Norway: Eight PhD positions available at MI Lab, Faculty of Medicine

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Overview The Institute of Contemporary Music Performance (ICMP) is delighted to announce, in conjunction with its leading partners, the launch of over £31,000 worth of scholarships for deserving students to study on the renowned ICMP Higher Diploma course starting October 2010. The scholarship categories are as follows: – GUITAR: Supported by Yamaha Guitar and Total Guitar Magazine – BASS: Supported by Musicman Bass and Bass Guitar Magazine – DRUMS: Supported by Mapex/Paiste and Drummer Magazine – VOCALS: Supported by Metropolis Studios Value of this scholarship Each category includes one full scholarship (worth £5,250 to the winner) and one partial scholarship (worth £2,625 each). The Higher Diploma is a specialist one-year full-time course, developed by the ICMP to train and develop students of guitar, bass, drums and vocals for a career in the music industry. It was the first full-time course of its kind ever developed in the UK and achieving a place on the course continues to be an aspirational goal for young musicians. The ICMP, widely recognised as one of Europe’s leading schools of modern music, counts on an unrivalled teaching and visiting faculty, many of whom regularly work and tour with some of the music industry’s greatest artists. ICMP alumni can be found throughout today’s music industry, working with high profile artists such as, Paolo Nutini, The Noisettes and Will Young. Previous scholarship winners can be seen performing with successful artists across the world including Estelle, N-Dubz and Lauren Hill. Application Closing date for entries is 5th March 2010 and there is always a great demand. The scholarships are open to anyone from the UK or internationally and the application form is available to download from www.icmp.co.uk. This is a fantastic opportunity to win a free place on one of the most prestigious vocal courses in Europe. For further information on how to apply or to download an application form contact: – 020 7328 0222 – enquiries@icmp.co.uk – www.icmp.co.uk Please kindly mention Scholarization.blogspot.com when applying for this scholarship

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Ravi Shankar Legendary sitar virtuoso and composer Ravi Shankar has been awarded an Honorary Fellowship of Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance . The renowned musician was honoured for his contribution to the performance and promotion of Indian music and for his patronage of the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan Centre . The ceremony featured a drum and sitar performance by Bhavan Centre musicians and Ravi Sankar students. Trinity Laban has previously collaborated with the Bhavan Centre to offer the first BMus in Indian Music in the UK. Ravi Shankar, performer, composer, teacher and writer, is one of India’s most esteemed musical ambassadors. He is known for his pioneering work in bringing Indian music to the West through teaching, performance, and his association with violinist Yehudi Menuhin and George Harrison of The Beatles. Kevin – www.studylondon.ac.uk Tagged: Indian Music

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These scholarships are open to full-time overseas research students (UK/EU students are ineligible) who begin an MPhil-PhD in Music in 2010-2011.

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IIM Lucknow students organize workshop for career guidance Pragyaan-The business quiz of Shailesh J Mehta School of Management Western Classical Music Concert at IIM K Jaipuria Institute of Management, Noida organized ‘Enlightened Manager’ MDI Gurgaon hosts Padamshree Guru Kalamandalam Gopi VGSOM, IIT KGP Hosts Awdhesh Krishna, MD, Nomura ‘Retail Week’ organized in VGSOM IIM Bangalore confers its Distinguished Alumni Awards 2009 IIM Lucknow students organize workshop for career guidance for underprivileged students Disha is an initiative of Bhavishya, IIM Lucknow’s Social Initiatives Committee towards providing career guidance to the underprivileged pre-university students. The objective of this initiative is to identify bright students having little opportunity and exposure to the outside world, counsel them about the various career paths available to them and prepare them for the same. To meet this objective, Bhavishya has partnered with Jaipuria Institute of Management (JIM), Lucknow to provide career guidance and personality development to students of Prakash Bal Vidya Mandir (PBVM), Lucknow. Disha has a vision ‘A smile on every face’. An attempt to realize this was the workshop designed for PBVM students of standard 11 and 12 on October 23, 2009 at Jaipuria Institute of Management to help them out with their careers in this critical juncture of their lives.The first step towards this was the computer awareness program especially ‘Googling’ on the internet, as this will help them get details of the career of their choice intricate. Also the basics of writing CV in Microsoft Word and marksheet in Microsoft Excel were introduced. Secondly, various career paths that is, Engineering, Medicine, Accountancy and other opportunities was discussed in detail which included the deadline dates of each forms, making them aware of the various options providing them deeper insights on getting through the competition. Finally, the program ended with motivational insights for the budding future representatives of emerging India. It also included creativity activities like ‘Newspaper Dressing’ and Quizzes.

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The National Gallery Inside Out is a major new arts festival organised by nine of London’s leading creative universities. It is the UK’s first-ever festival of higher education and will see a range of cultural events taking place all over the city, both on-campus and at leading cultural venues in the city including King’s Place, Somerset House and the National Portrait Gallery. From film and music to theatre and visual art, from exhibitions and screenings to workshops and debates, the Inside Out Festival will add an extra splash of colour and energy to the city’s university campuses in October. The participating universities are: University of the Arts London Birkbeck, University of London City University London The Courtauld Institute of Art Goldsmiths, University of London Guildhall School of Music & Drama King’s College London Queen Mary, University of London Royal Holloway, University of London Kevin – www.studylondon.ac.uk

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Vocational training can be very beneficial for students of middle and senior schools in Indian schools. There are certain schools which offer lessons in carpentry, fabric designing, glass painting, clay modeling, and technical drawing. There also are certain boards where students might select on of these subjects as their additional subject. These lessons in skills or vocations are always helpful for the students.   Many schools conduct lessons in performing arts like dramatics, public speaking, music and dancing. In our Calcutta Boys School we had dedicated teachers for giving lessons in musical instruments. Most of the boys interested in taking lessons in music learnt to play the violin and a few the piano.

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XLRI, Jamshedpur launches Agri-Business Management program Xavier Labour Relations Institute, Jamshedpur has launched a six month certificate program in Agri-Business Management in Hyderabad at the Loyola Academy in association with Ikisan (an agri portal promoted by Nagarjuna group). The online self learning program aims to help students understand marketing and sales jobs in the agri-business industry. The students who have completed or are in the final year of B.SE/ M.SC (Ag or Allied programmers) and other graduates with at least two years experience in agri business will be eligible to enroll for this specialized course. The aspiring students must possess the following, to pursue entrance exam: School leaving exam with a score greater than 60% GPA at the end of second year should be greater than 60% equivalent One reference letter A statement of purpose Experience certificate (in case of non Agricultural graduates) The programme would be open for registration twice during an academic year, starting in August and January.

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