Development Project Management Institute in Cairo January 12-21/22, 2011

We are pleased to announce that we are planning to launch a new program this J-Term, DPMI-in-Cairo. The program will be hosted and sponsored by our partner, American University in Cairo (AUC). English will be the language of instruction. The primary instructor will be Dr. Beryl Levinger. Dr. Levinger will be joined byJennifer Bremer, chair of AUC’s MPA program. [...]

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Open Society Institute, Education Support Program, Call for Expressions of Interest, for investigating dimensions of the privatisation of public education in Africa, East Asia, South Asia and SE Asia

Education Support Program (ESP) CALL FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST for investigating dimensions of the privatisation of public education in Africa, East Asia, South Asia and South-East Asia Application procedures: All applications should be submitted by 12:00 GMT on 15th October 2010 and include the following: A covering letter indicating the potential significance of the research [...]

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Power and Dynamics of Civil Resistance, Slovenia

Deadline: 13/10/2010 Open to: postgraduate students Fund: covering tuition fee and/or accommodation Euro-Mediterranean University (EMUNI) invites you to participate in the course Power and Dynamics of Civil Resistance. The course will be held in the frame of EMUNI Professional School, prepared in cooperation with the International Center on Nonviolent Conflict (ICNC) from the United States [...]

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Alfred Friendly Press Fellowships- Call for Applicants

Each year the Alfred Friendly Press Fellowships (AFPF) brings approximately ten mid-career reporters and editors—usually between the ages of 25 and 35—to America for a six-month, in-depth, practical introduction to the professional and ethical standards of the U.S. print media. Alfred Friendly Press Fellowships **Applications for the 2011 fellowship program are now available online** http://www.pressfellowships.org/

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Call for Submissions: Democracy and Society (Publication from Georgetown University)

Call for Submissions: Democracy & Society, Volume 8, Issue 1 We are seeking well-written, interesting submissions of 1500-2000 words on the themes below, including summaries and/or excerpts of recently completed research, new publications, and works in progress. Submissions for the issue are due Friday, October 15, 2010. Please email submissions democracyandsociety (at) gmail.com. For additional information, please visitwww.democracyandsociety.com [...]

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Call for Applications, Center for Stabilization and Reconstruction Studies, “Exploring the DDR/SSR Nexus” A Short Course for Practitioners, Monterey, California, US

We anticipate demand for this course will exceed capacity.  Admission decisions will be announced on a rolling basis starting October 1, 2010 until all seats are filled.  The application period will close on October 15, 2010.  Applications are accepted via the CSRS online system at: http://www.csrs-nps.org/logistica/public/conference_register.cfm. For more information please see http://www.internationalpeaceandconflict.org/forum/topic/show?id=780588%3ATopic%3A292590&xgs=1&xg_source=msg_share_topic

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Front Line Fellowship for Human Rights Defenders 2011

The purpose of the Fellowship program is to offer a possibility for human rights defenders at risk to take some time out from their normal work to undertake a project which will further develop their capacities and contribute to the protection of human rights defenders internationally. All Fellowships have been allocated for 2010. The deadline [...]

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Position Announcement: Business Communications Instructor

POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT Title: Business Communications Instructor Office: Year Up Bay Area, San Francisco, CA For position description please follow the link http://idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Job/395287-163

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