Archive for June, 2011

ISSER-PhD Programme in Development Studies 2012, Ghana

ISSER-PhD Programme in Development Studies 2012, Ghana

| June 30, 2011

  UNIVERSITY OF GHANA Applications are invited  for a 3-Year Full-time PhD Programme in Development Studies beginning January 2012, Ghana Study Subject(s): Development StudiesCourse Level: PhDScholarship Provider: German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)Scholarship can be taken at: Ghana Eligibility:1. First degree (at least Second Class Lower Division) 2. Masters degree with research (MPhil.) Young and dynamic [...]

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M100 Youth Media Workshop

M100 Youth Media Workshop

| June 30, 2011

M100 Youth Media Workshop Reach the people! How can we encourage young people to read?  In recent years, tremendous efforts have been made (by politicians, foundations and educational institutions) to reach poorly educated and politically distant social groups. Unfortunately, the success remained mostly moderate. Instead many young people seem to turn away from politics and [...]

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NEW BOOK – The Armenians in the Medieval Islamic World, 2011

NEW BOOK – The Armenians in the Medieval Islamic World, 2011

| June 29, 2011

http://www.transactionpub.com/title/The-Armenians-in-the-Medieval-Islamic-World-978-1-4128-4577-9.html Seta B. Dadoyan, The Armenians in the Medieval Islamic World, Paradigms of Interaction—Seventh to Fourteenth Centuries; Volume One: The Arab Period in Armīnyah—Seventh to Eleventh Centuries, September 2011 In this first of a massive three-volume work, Seta B. Dadoyan studies the Armenian experience in the medieval Islamic world and takes the reader through hitherto undiscovered [...]

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European Youth Media Convention 2011 – “Whistleblowing – A New Competition for Journalists?”

European Youth Media Convention 2011 – “Whistleblowing – A New Competition for Journalists?”

| June 29, 2011

European Youth Media Convention 2011 – “Whistleblowing – A New Competition for Journalists?” Journalists are facing competition: Platforms like wikileaks reveal scandals, allow unprecedented insights into political strategies, and begin to impinge on the role of the journalist. Apparently, the public receives an additional level of control and knowledge.But is unconditional transparency of political systems, [...]

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ՄԱՄԼՈ ՀԱՂՈՐԴԱԳՐՈՒԹՅՈՒՆ – Գիտաժողով, Իրան և Կովկաս,  Երևան, հուլիսի 01-02, 2011

ՄԱՄԼՈ ՀԱՂՈՐԴԱԳՐՈՒԹՅՈՒՆ – Գիտաժողով, Իրան և Կովկաս, Երևան, հուլիսի 01-02, 2011

| June 29, 2011

Մամլո հաղորդագրություն. Այս տարի լրանում է «Իրան և Կովկաս» հայաստանյան միակ միջազգային գրախոսվող, ազդեցության գործակից ունեցող արևմտյան լեզուներով (անգլերեն, ֆրանսերեն, գերմաներեն) տպագրվող արևելագիտական/հասարակագիտական պարբերականի 15-ամյակը (Iran and the Caucasus, ed. by Garnik S. Asatrian, Brill Academic Publishers, Leiden-Boston)։ 2011թ. հուլիսի 1-2-ին Երևանում տասնչորս երկրներից ժամանած ավելի քան հիսուն և քսան տեղացի գիտնականների մասնակցությամբ տեղի կունենա [...]

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CONF/CIVILIZATIONAL CONTRIBUTION OF ARMENIA IN THE HISTORY OF THE SILK ROAD

CONF/CIVILIZATIONAL CONTRIBUTION OF ARMENIA IN THE HISTORY OF THE SILK ROAD

| June 29, 2011

  Armenian follows: International Conference  “CIVILIZATIONAL CONTRIBUTION OF ARMENIA IN THE HISTORY OF THE SILK ROAD” (15-17 November 2011, Yerevan)  NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA, INSTITUTE OF HISTORY Subjects of the Conference: 1. Civilizational significance of the Silk Road: history and the contemporary world.2. The Silk Road in ancient and medieval [...]

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CONF/PROG – Celebrating the 15th Anniversary of Iran and the Caucasus, July 01-02, 2011, Yerevan, Armenia

CONF/PROG – Celebrating the 15th Anniversary of Iran and the Caucasus, July 01-02, 2011, Yerevan, Armenia

| June 28, 2011

[Attachment(s) from ARMACAD included below] Dear colleagues, Please find attached as well as below the programme of the international conference devoted to 15 years of the international journal Iran and the Caucasus, July 01-02, 2011, Yerevan, Armenia. Programme International Conference 15 Years of Achievements: Celebrating the 15th Anniversary of Iran and the Caucasus, BRILL Academic [...]

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Afghanistan Student Conference

Afghanistan Student Conference

| June 28, 2011

    Dear Members,   When diplomats and politicians gather in Bonn(Germany) to discuss the future of Afghanistan in December 2011, 60 students from ISAF countries, Afghanistan and Pakistan will have a chance to do the same – just a few meters away. Based on first-hand information from and discussions with conference participants and independent [...]

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DAAD-Scholarships for Armenia

DAAD-Scholarships for Armenia

| June 28, 2011

http://daad.am/stip_en.html DAAD-Scholarships for Armenia General Information: Application deadline for all DAAD scholarships is October 31st, 2011. Please read the program information first, making sure you meet all of the eligibility requirements and understand the application instructions before you apply. Only complete application can be considered. Please consult our flyer for questions regarding motivation letter, CV [...]

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Request for Proposals_ Peer Learning, Exchange, and Cooperation for Think Tanks

Request for Proposals_ Peer Learning, Exchange, and Cooperation for Think Tanks

| June 28, 2011

    REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS for Peer Learning, Exchange, and Cooperation for Think Tanks   The deadline for the submission of concept papers is September 30, 2011.   The Think Tank Fund and the East East: Partnership Beyond Borders Program of the Open Society Foundations announce a Request for Proposals to launch a grant competition [...]

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