Master Scholarships in Energy and Environmental Management and Economics: The Eni Corporate University , Italy

The Eni Corporate University announces a competition for an academic course that leads to a Master`s Degree in Energy and Environmental Management and Economics - MEDEA. The course is organized and managed by the Scuola Enrico Mattei.

The Master is offered to Italian and foreign university graduates that are interested in career paths within firms, authorities and other institutions operating in the energy and environmental sectors. For the Academic Year 2007-2008, the Scuola Enrico Mattei will assign a maximum of 50 scholarships.

Three programs of the MEDEA are offered:
  • Energy Industry Economics
  • Business Administration in Energy Industry
  • Managing Technical Assets in Energy Industry


The program is articulated on three phases, with an increasing degree of specialisation. All profiles consist of preliminary courses, followed by fundamental courses and by specialisation classes.

The Academic Year runs for ten months, from September 5, 2007 through to June 27, 2008. Full-time attendance is required. Since courses are conducted in Italian and in English, an intensive Italian language course will be held during the summer of 2007. Those who have successfully completed the programme of study will be awarded a Master`s Degree in Energy and Environmental Management and Economics - MEDEA.

REQUIREMENTS

Admission is subject to the following requirements:
  • university degree in Italy, or an equivalent academic qualification abroad, in departments of: Business Administration, Chemistry, Economics, Engineering, Geology, Industrial Chemistry, International Law, Physics and Statistics;

  • Italian candidates must be under the age of 28 years and non-Italian candidates must be under the age of 32 at the beginning of the Master course;

  • good knowledge of the English language.
The course, moreover, can be attended also by people autonomously chosen by the Eni Companies.

APPLICATION AND SELECTIONS

The deadline for application is March 31, 2007 for foreign citizens and April 30, 2007 for Italian citizens. Italian candidates will attend the final selection in San Donato Milanese (MI); non-Italian candidates in Algeri, Almaty, Ankara, Beijing, Brussels, Budapest, Cairo, Lagos, London, Luanda, Madrid, Monaco, Moscow, New York, Sao Paulo, Tripoli, or in other offices of Eni, depending on their nationality.

FEES

Euros 25,000

GRANTS

For successful candidates, the admission to and the enrolment in the School carry no fees. The School offers students a financial contribution for the accommodation and living expenses. Moreover, students are given free training materials and the opportunity to avail themselves of Eni canteen facilities. Finally, scholarships are provided on the basis of examination results.

San Donato Milanese, December 15, 2006 The Chief Executive Officer Sergio Primus

Applications must be sent online at:
http://www.enicorporateuniversity.it/scuolamattei

For further information and leaflet please contact the School Secretary at:

Scuola Enrico Mattei - Eni Corporate University

Via S. Salvo, 1
20097 - San Donato Milanese (MI), Italy.
Tel. (0039) 02.520.57922
(0039) 02.520.57907
Fax (0039) 02.520.37067
e-mail: info.scuolamattei@eni.it

Master and Doctoral Studenships in Cancer Models at Technical University Munich, Germany

We currently have positions available for Master`s students in our group to work on projects in two areas of research:
  1. The production of large animal models of human cancers - to facilitate the development of diagnosis and therapy.
  2. RNA interference techniques for the specific inhibition of gene expression in transgenic pigs.
We also have a position available for a Ph.D student as part of a project funded by the German Cancer Research Foundation (Deutsche Krebshilfe) to establish physiological animal models of human cancer. Applicants should hold a master`s degree, or equivalent in biology, molecular biotechnology or a related field. Previous laboratory experience in molecular biology, gene targeting, transgenic livestock and/or the derivation, cultivation and genetic manipulation of primary cells cultures is desirable. The salary will be according to BAT IIa/2. The position is funded for an initial period of three years.

Application Deadline: April 02, 2007

For general enquiries, please contact our group secretary,

Barbara Bauer
email: bbauer@wzw.tum.de

Postal address:
Lehrstuhl fuer Biotechnologie der Nutztiere
TU Muenchen
WZW Weihenstephan
Hochfeldweg, 1
85354 Freising
Germany
Tel: 08161-712005
Fax: 08161-712108

For further informations open website below:
http://www.wzw.tum.de/btn/

Master and PhD Scholarships in Bonn Graduate School of Economics, Germany

Students who join the BGSE as students of the Master program are offered grants of about EUR 800 per month; doctoral students are offered grants of about EUR 1.100 per month, to cover living expenses during the first year. Thereafter, grants are provided to students in good standing.

Students of the BGSE who have a paper accepted at a conference are provided with travel funds if the attendance of the conference is endorsed by the supervisor. Similar funds are available to attend summer schools.

The BGSE does not raise tuition. Yet most students register with the University of Bonn as a doctoral student. Registration costs are approximately € 150 per term, including a seasonal ticket for public transportation.

Admission

deadline:15 May


Outstanding (top 10%) students with a university degree in economics or related fields, such as mathematics, statistics, business administration, accounting, and finance, are encouraged to apply for admission to the BGSE. Successful applicants who already hold a Master degree (or equivalent) are admitted as doctoral students of the Economics Department of Bonn University; applicants who only hold a Bachelor join the BGSE as students of the Master in Economics offered by the Department and transfer to doctoral status upon successful completion of the course work required for the Master degree.

The application requires a form that must be filled in online (>> LINK <<) as well as a short curriculum vitae, academic transcripts and two confidential letters (formless) of recommendation from academic teachers that must be sent by ordinary mail to the following address:

Prof. Urs Schweizer
BGSE
University of Bonn
Adenauerallee 24
D-53113 Bonn, Germany

Applicants who have taken the GRE or the TOEFL should include a copy of their test scores with their application. Applications must arrive by May 15 for entry into the program starting the following October.

The material submitted cannot be returned to the applicant. Applicants will learn the decision of the admission committee by June 15.

For more details open:
http://www.bgse.uni-bonn.de/index.php?id=418

PhD Scholarships in Chemistry Faculty of Science: University of Hull, UK

The University offers the following Scholarships to suitably qualified
applicants wishing to pursue research leading to PhD status under the
supervision of leading researchers in the fields indicated below. The
research programmes will be integrated with training in accordance
with Research Council specifications and accredited to the level of
additional qualifications (Postgraduate Masters, Certificate and
Diploma in Research Training).

• Using colloidal particles at interfaces to encapsulate fluids, to be
carried out within the Surfactant & Colloid Group
• Development of a micro fluidic device for the study of chaperone
drugs within a tissue environment as a route to personalised
pharmaceutical therapies
• Synthesis of highly light active self-assembling materials

Each full-time PhD Scholarship will include fees at the 'home/EU'
student rate and maintenance (£12,300 in 2006/07), for three years.
Overseas students will need to apply for additional funding to cover
the overseas fees, such as the Overseas Research Student Award Scheme.
Applicants must be able to register before 31st July 2007.

For further details and an application form, see
http://www.hull.ac.uk/graduateschool/Funding/index.html or e-mail
l.thomas@hull.ac.uk, supplying your name, postal address and the
department you are interested in. Please include 'PhD Scholarships' in
the subject box header.

The closing date for applications is 30th March 2007.

Research Scholarships Architecture, Property and Urban Development, University of Westminster London

Research Scholarships
Architecture, Property and Urban Development
The School of Architecture and the Built Environment, Marylebone Campus

Fixed term (renewable for 3 years subject to satisfactory progress)
£12,000 p.a. tax-free stipend (plus tuition fee waiver)

The School has an international reputation for its research and
postgraduate teaching in Architecture; Property and Construction;
Tourism; Transport; Planning; Urban Design; Housing; and Regeneration.
It has a large portfolio of research contracts from the public,
private and charitable sectors and focuses particularly on
inter-disciplinary research which addresses issues of design and
planning, collaboration and evaluation, and sustainability and
delivery in Architecture; the built environment and Tourism.

Further information is available about specific research groups on
www.wmin.ac.uk/sabe

We are currently offering up to 5 bursaries to well qualified
candidates who wish to register for a M.Phil/PhD in one of the
following subject areas:

Architecture:
Experimental practice; historical and cultural studies; doctorate by
design project.

Property and Construction:
Project management; construction management; design management;
property management

Transport:
Air transport and airports; logistics and distribution; public
passenger transport; urban transport and traveller behaviour.

Tourism:
Development of tourism in London; Management of tourism in
tourist-historic cities; business and conference tourism in cities;
city image and events.

Urban Development & Regeneration:
Urban planning; urban design; housing; urban regeneration; city and
regional governance.

To be eligible to apply you will need to hold an Upper Second Class
Honours first degree in a relevant subject, and a Masters degree, or
equivalent, at postgraduate level.

To receive an application pack and further details of the
scholarships, please e-mail: L.McDonagh@westminster.ac.uk

Please specify that you wish to apply for a SABE Scholarship.

***PLEASE DO NOT APPLY THROUGH OUR WEBSITE***

Closing date: 11 April 2007

Interviews will take place: 3 May 2007

The successful candidates for the Scholarships will be required to
attend enrolment/induction on 17 September 2007. The scholarships will
commence in October 2007.

For further information on research activity within the School of
Architecture and the Built Environment visit our web page at
www.wmin.ac.uk/sabe