Study and Scholarships Info in US

Usefull Links for Study info in US

Overviews of the U.S. Education System
http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/edlite-about.html
http://www.edupass.org

Academic Exchange and Educational Organizations

http://www.iie.org
IIE's homepage contains information on exchange programs, fellowships, and services.

http://www.nafsa.org
Site of NAFSA: the Association of International Educators. Contains resources/advice for foreign students on study abroad, financial aid, immigration policies, study programs and advising centers.

http://www.ciee.org/study/index.htm
Council on International Education Exchange. CIEE's study abroad programs throughout the world. Offers an International Student Identity card.

http://www.cies.org/
Council for International Exchange of Scholars. Information on the Fulbright Senior Scholar Program.

Advising Resources

http://exchanges.state.gov/education/educationusa
U.S. State Department. Overview of the Educational Information and Resources Branch and its programs.

http://www.amideast.org/aq
The Advising Quarterly Online. Password protected site with access to old and current editions of the Advising Quarterly, the AQ Research Service, and a library of links.

http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-study-us.html
The United States Network for Education Information (USNEI) has a wealth of information on U.S. education and education around the world. The site also contains information about specific programs and institutions, scholarships, accreditation, visiting the U.S. and related links.

http://www.bibl.u-szeged.hu/oseas/europe.html
Site of OSEAS (Overseas Educational Advisors) Europe. It has a virtual Educational Advising Office with information on education in the US, financial aid, English language programs and visas. Provides links to other related sites.

http://www.ed.gov/
U.S. Department of Education homepage. Provides links to other educational sites.

http://www.bls.gov/oco
The Occupational Outlook Handbook online. Contains descriptions of careers, education requirements and training, and sources of additional information.

Unaccredited Institutions and Diploma Mills

Postsecondary Educational Institutions and Programs Accredited by Accrediting Agencies and State Approval Agencies Recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education: U.S. Department of Education Accreditation Web site designed to help students avoid online diploma mills. Provides a searchable list of institutions accredited by federally approved organizations.

Avoid Fake-Degree Burns by Researching Academic Credentials: Report from the Office of Personnel Management and the Federal Trade Commission with guidelines on unaccredited degrees and tips for spotting diploma mills.

http://www.ossc.state.or.us/oda/unaccredited.html
The state of Oregon's Student Assistance Commission, Office of Degree Authorization. Information on accreditation, diploma mills and unaccredited institutions. Provides a list of unaccredited institutions, some of which are diploma mills, whose degrees cannot be used in the State of Oregon. Links to other State sites.

http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/edcams/scholarship/index.html
Federal Trade Commission Web Site. How to spot fraudulent scholarship organizations. Provides six tell tale lines that should make students suspicious and cautious. Also provides a list of organizations that are currently defendants in scholarship fraud.

Regional Accreditation Organizations

http://www.chea.org
Council for Higher Education Accreditation Directories, links to regional accrediting agencies and a searchable database of accredited institutions of higher education by name, state, and accreditation association.

Journals

http://www.chronicle.com
Chronicle of Higher Education. Requires a paid subscription and a password.

PhD Scholarship Department of Civil Engineering

University of Strathclyde is coordinating an EC-funded Marie Curie Research Training Network on Advanced Modelling of Ground Improvement on Soft Soils (AMGISS), see ARGISS http://www.ce.strath.ac.uk/amgiss/ for details. As part of the AMGISS network, we hope to fill the following research vacancy that is not funded directly by the network. The applicant will, however, benefit the international networking and training opportunities of the AMGISS network, including research training and secondments with the network partners and their academic and industrial collaborators.

*Start date October 2006.

*The studentship will consist of a tax-free scholarship of £12,500 per annum and the tuition fees at home/EU student level for three years. The fellowship is funded by the Faculty of Engineering.

*Topic of research:*
The PhD project deals with finite element modelling of embankments on soft soils, considering various foundation methods, such as preloading, vertical drains and stone columns/lime-cement columns. The numerical simulations willbe done by 2D and 3D version of PLAXIS, using recently developed advanced soil models that account for plastic strain induced anisotropy, bonding and destructuration and this may involve constitutive model development and numerical implementation.

*Requirements:
*A good undergraduate degree in civil engineering, geotechnical engineering or a related topic. An MSc degree in Geotechnical Engineering and/or industrial experience would be an advantage.

More information from Dr Minna Karstunen (email:minna.karstunen@strath.ac.uk,Tel. +44 141 5483252)

PhD & Postdoctoral Fellows, Sustainable Development

FELLOWSHIPS: PhD & Postdoctoral Fellows, Sustainable Development The United Nations University Institute of Advanced Studies (UNU-IAS) is now accepting applications for its three fellowship programmes: UNU-IASPhD Fellowships,
UNU-IAS Postdoctoral Fellowships, and
JSPS-UNUPostdoctoral Fellowships.

The closing date for applications is 12 May2006. UNU-IAS is a multi-thematic, interdisciplinary, research and trainingcentre located in Yokohama, Japan. The Institute's fellowship programmesprovide young scientists, policy makers, and developing country scholarswith the opportunity to expand their intellectual vision beyond a singlescientific field. UNU-IAS PhD and Postdoctoral Fellowships are offered for a period of 10months beginning in October 2006. JSPS-UNU Postdoctoral Fellowships areoffered for 12-24 months beginning in November 2006. Postdoctoral candidates must have completed a PhD degree, and PhDcandidates must be at the advanced stage of their doctoral dissertation.

Candidates' current research must be closely related to one of thecurrent thematic areas of the Institute (see www.ias.unu.edu/research for more details).
For more information: - UNU-IAS Fellowships, http://www.ias.unu.edu/fellowships - Application forms may be downloaded from www.ias.unu.edu/fellowshipsor by email: mailto:fellowships@ias.unu.edu - For additional research areas and separate fellowship conditions forJSPS-UNU Postdoctoral Fellowships, see
http://www.ias.unu.edu/fellowships/jspspostdoc.cfm

The UNU Fisheries Training Prgramme

The UNU Fisheries Training Prgramme is a postgraduate training programme that offers training in various areas of the fisheries sector for practicing professionals in the less developed countries. The programme is led by the Marine Research Institute in a formal cooperation with the Icelandic Fisheries Laboratories, University of Iceland and the University of Akureyri.Location: Iceland (Reykjavik and Akureyri)Length: 6 months - from September to FebruaryNumber of fellows: 18-22Admission's requirements:

At least one university degree
1-2 years of experience in the area of interest
Proficiency in both written and spoken English

For additional information please contact:Dr. Tumi Tomasson, programme directorMr. Thor Asgeirsson, deputy programme directorat unu@hafro.is
Website: http://www.unuftp.is/index.html