Scholarships are available for students and recent graduates up to 30 years of age. We welcome applications from all countries and
academic disciplines. Our main objective is to ensure the participation of many young people in the entire event.
The combination of academic seminars followed by symposiums and short courses on specific topics reflects the special character of the
European Forum Alpbach.
Please take into account that there are different scholarships programmes for the Alpbach Summer Schools on European
Integration and on Health Care and Social System, and that you can apply only either for the European Forum Alpbach or for
one of the Summer Schools.
Deadline for scholarship application: April 16, 2010 (postmark)
Scholarship Value
Usually the scholarship covers tuition fees only. For applicants from Central, East and Southeast Europe, a contribution to the
accommodation expenses and, as an exception, per-diems may also be included.
Travel costs have to be borne by the participants.
Application Requirements
Letter of Motivation
Please submit a one-page text which explains your reasons for the scholarship application. Please give evidence of your ongoing
interest in the contents and topics of the European Forum Alpbach.
The essential features to be included in the letter of motivation are:
a) A critical examination of your ideas and perspectives concerning the European integration process and of the fundamental ideas of
the European Forum Alpbach;
b) A comment on your personal thoughts and ideas about the topics of the current programme.
All applicants composing a contribution to the project “Europe 2057” (see www.alpbach.org/scholarships) will be allowed to limit the
letter of motivation to the personal part (b), if the project contribution is attached to the application.
Curriculum Vitae
The commitment to translating academic knowledge into practical experience should be emphasised.
Certificates and Transcripts
Please attach copies of relevant school and university certificates, as well as copies of relevant certificates and transcripts obtained
during the last academic year, in order to prove your academic progress.
Please note that applications via e-mail will not be accepted!
Selection Procedure
Successful candidates will be chosen taking into consideration the application package mentioned above. The candidates will be
selected by a committee chaired by the Vice-President of the European Forum Alpbach, Prof. Erich Gornik.
Selection Results
The scholarship holders will be informed by e-mail at the beginning of June at the latest. Please make sure to mention an e-mail
address in the application form that is valid from March to August. The European Forum Alpbach disposes of an adequate allocation of
student accommodation and will handle your room booking if you are granted a scholarship. Therefore, it is not necessary for you to
reserve accommodation prior to the announcement of the selection results.
For further information about the scholarship programme please contact:
Franz MAILER
European Forum Alpbach Non-Profit Foundation under Private Law Fon +43 (1) 718 17 11-13
Invalidenstraße 5/7 Fax +43 (1) 718 17 01
1030 Vienna stipendium@alpbach.org
Austria www.alpbach.org
World Bank Institute Launches Online Game EVOKE, a Crash Course in Changing the World Winners to earn mentorships and scholarships
WASHINGTON, March 3, 2010 – The World Bank Institute has launched an online multiplayer game, EVOKE, designed to empower young people all over the world, but especially in Africa, to start solving urgent social problems like hunger, poverty, disease, conflict, climate change, sustainable energy, lack of health care and education.
Over 4,000 participants from more than 120 countries and territories pre-registered to start playing on March 3. They will be challenged to complete a series of ten missions and ten quests -- one per week, over the course of the ten-week game.
"EVOKE helps players learn 21st century skills to become the social innovators who shape the future,” said Robert Hawkins, a Senior Education Specialist at the World Bank Institute, and Executive Producer for the game. "Top players will also earn real-world honors and rewards, namely mentorships with experienced social innovators and business leaders, and scholarships to share their vision for the future at an EVOKE Summit to be held in Washington DC.”
Players who successfully complete ten online missions in ten weeks will also be able to receive a special distinction: World Bank Institute Social Innovator – Class of 2010.
The project began as a response to African universities' desire to engage students in real world problems and to develop capacities for creativity, innovation, and entrepreneurial action that will be the engine for job creation now and in the future.
"An evoke is an urgent call to innovation," says the game's creative director, Jane McGonigal. "When we evoke, we look for creative solutions and learn how to tackle the world's toughest problems with creativity, courage, resourcefulness and collaboration."
Set in the year 2020, the game’s story follows the efforts of a mysterious network of Africa’s best problem-solvers. Each week, as players unravel the mystery of the Evoke network, they will form their own innovation networks: brainstorming creative solutions to real-world development challenges, learning more about what it takes to be a successful social innovator, and finding ways to make a difference in the world.
"In the world of the EVOKE graphic novel, the people most prepared for the problems of the future are the ones who are grappling with them today," says EVOKE story director Kiyash Monsef. "And that's exactly what our players are doing by participating in this game. They're preparing for the future."
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For more information, please visit www.urgentevoke.com
Watch the game trailer at: http://vimeo.com/9094186
KEY FACTS ABOUT EVOKE:
The game is free to play and open to anyone, anywhere.
The game begins on March 3, 2010 and runs for 10 weeks.
Developed by the World Bank Institute, the learning arm of the World Bank (http://wbi.worldbank.org/wbi/), and sponsored by InfoDev (www.infodev.org) and Korean Trust Fund on ICT4D which funds cutting edge projects supporting ICT and sustainable development.
Directed by Jane McGonigal, award-winning alternate reality game director (www.avantgame.com)
Developed by Natron Baxter Applied Gaming (http://natronbaxter.com/)
Art for the graphic novel is by Jacob Glaser (http://www.jacobglaser.com/index.html).
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Over 4,000 participants from more than 120 countries and territories pre-registered to start playing on March 3. They will be challenged to complete a series of ten missions and ten quests -- one per week, over the course of the ten-week game.
"EVOKE helps players learn 21st century skills to become the social innovators who shape the future,” said Robert Hawkins, a Senior Education Specialist at the World Bank Institute, and Executive Producer for the game. "Top players will also earn real-world honors and rewards, namely mentorships with experienced social innovators and business leaders, and scholarships to share their vision for the future at an EVOKE Summit to be held in Washington DC.”
Players who successfully complete ten online missions in ten weeks will also be able to receive a special distinction: World Bank Institute Social Innovator – Class of 2010.
The project began as a response to African universities' desire to engage students in real world problems and to develop capacities for creativity, innovation, and entrepreneurial action that will be the engine for job creation now and in the future.
"An evoke is an urgent call to innovation," says the game's creative director, Jane McGonigal. "When we evoke, we look for creative solutions and learn how to tackle the world's toughest problems with creativity, courage, resourcefulness and collaboration."
Set in the year 2020, the game’s story follows the efforts of a mysterious network of Africa’s best problem-solvers. Each week, as players unravel the mystery of the Evoke network, they will form their own innovation networks: brainstorming creative solutions to real-world development challenges, learning more about what it takes to be a successful social innovator, and finding ways to make a difference in the world.
"In the world of the EVOKE graphic novel, the people most prepared for the problems of the future are the ones who are grappling with them today," says EVOKE story director Kiyash Monsef. "And that's exactly what our players are doing by participating in this game. They're preparing for the future."
###
For more information, please visit www.urgentevoke.com
Watch the game trailer at: http://vimeo.com/9094186
KEY FACTS ABOUT EVOKE:
The game is free to play and open to anyone, anywhere.
The game begins on March 3, 2010 and runs for 10 weeks.
Developed by the World Bank Institute, the learning arm of the World Bank (http://wbi.worldbank.org/wbi/), and sponsored by InfoDev (www.infodev.org) and Korean Trust Fund on ICT4D which funds cutting edge projects supporting ICT and sustainable development.
Directed by Jane McGonigal, award-winning alternate reality game director (www.avantgame.com)
Developed by Natron Baxter Applied Gaming (http://natronbaxter.com/)
Art for the graphic novel is by Jacob Glaser (http://www.jacobglaser.com/index.html).
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Lifelong learning Conference in Hamburg
Hamburg University's European Conference
"Lifelong learning, teaching, and research for active ageing in demographically changing european societies: The role of the elderly."
Date: March 24 - 26, 2010
Location: University of Hamburg
Edmund-Siemers-Allee 1
Main Building West, Room 221,
GER-20146 Hamburg
Language: German (English in parts)
Organisation
Group for the Promotion of Studies for Older Students as part of Unitrain-Society for scientific continuing education
Gabriele Wesemann
Institute for Sociology, University of Hamburg
Prof. Dr. Birgit Pfau-Effinger
Dipl.-Soz. Patrizia Aurich
Sandra Holm
Jessica Werner
Academic support
Prof. Dr. Pfau-Effinger and
Prof. Dr. Peter Faulstich, Dpt. Educational Science, Sec. 3: Lifelong Learning, University of Hamburg
Additional support from volunteers of
* Group for the Promotion of Studies for Older Students
* DENISS - German Network of Senior Students Syndicates
* EFOS - European Federation of Older Students of Universities
* Prof. Dr. Gunther Engelhardt and Jürgen Büring
Contact:
Universität Hamburg
Institut für Soziologie
Sandra Holm
Jessica Werner
Allende-Platz 1
20146 Hamburg
Fax: 0049 40 42838 3545
Mail: aktivaltern@web.de
This conference is registered in the course programme http://ec.europa.eu/education/trainingdatabase/index.cfm?fuseaction=DisplayCourse&cid=21347 of the EuropeanCommission "Lifelong learning - Grundtivg- Adult Education" under the following reference number: DE-2010-967-001.
European participants (excluding German participants) are eligible for individual financial support for this Adults' Education Conference. Information is provided by your national agencies (European Commission Education & Training).
There is no attendance fee.
"Lifelong learning, teaching, and research for active ageing in demographically changing european societies: The role of the elderly."
Date: March 24 - 26, 2010
Location: University of Hamburg
Edmund-Siemers-Allee 1
Main Building West, Room 221,
GER-20146 Hamburg
Language: German (English in parts)
Organisation
Group for the Promotion of Studies for Older Students as part of Unitrain-Society for scientific continuing education
Gabriele Wesemann
Institute for Sociology, University of Hamburg
Prof. Dr. Birgit Pfau-Effinger
Dipl.-Soz. Patrizia Aurich
Sandra Holm
Jessica Werner
Academic support
Prof. Dr. Pfau-Effinger and
Prof. Dr. Peter Faulstich, Dpt. Educational Science, Sec. 3: Lifelong Learning, University of Hamburg
Additional support from volunteers of
* Group for the Promotion of Studies for Older Students
* DENISS - German Network of Senior Students Syndicates
* EFOS - European Federation of Older Students of Universities
* Prof. Dr. Gunther Engelhardt and Jürgen Büring
Contact:
Universität Hamburg
Institut für Soziologie
Sandra Holm
Jessica Werner
Allende-Platz 1
20146 Hamburg
Fax: 0049 40 42838 3545
Mail: aktivaltern@web.de
This conference is registered in the course programme http://ec.europa.eu/education/trainingdatabase/index.cfm?fuseaction=DisplayCourse&cid=21347 of the EuropeanCommission "Lifelong learning - Grundtivg- Adult Education" under the following reference number: DE-2010-967-001.
European participants (excluding German participants) are eligible for individual financial support for this Adults' Education Conference. Information is provided by your national agencies (European Commission Education & Training).
There is no attendance fee.
Balcans- Let's get up!
Learning project management | Changing your society | Finding friends from all over the Balkans
A Seminar in Sremski Karlovci - April 19-25 (start after breakfast)
Corrupt politicians, boring lectures at university, empty plastic bottles on the riverside, people who care just about themselves — are you familiar with these problems? We are convinced that everybody can change something in his/her society, because we experienced it ourselves.
During the seminar...
... you are going to discuss the problems of your societies with other young people from the Balkans. Boring?! We use creative, sometimes crazy, certainly practical methods. You will learn the basics of project management and intercultural communication and develop your own small project. Depending on further funding of our program, you will receive a scholarship to implement your own project.
The seminar is run by four young, international and experienced trainers.
Conditions
* 18 - 27 years
* able to communicate in English (not necessarily fluent)
* citizen of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania or Serbia.
Fees
5 €, all cost are covered, travel expenses will be refunded.
Application
Until 20th March 2010: apply here
A Seminar in Sremski Karlovci - April 19-25 (start after breakfast)
Corrupt politicians, boring lectures at university, empty plastic bottles on the riverside, people who care just about themselves — are you familiar with these problems? We are convinced that everybody can change something in his/her society, because we experienced it ourselves.
During the seminar...
... you are going to discuss the problems of your societies with other young people from the Balkans. Boring?! We use creative, sometimes crazy, certainly practical methods. You will learn the basics of project management and intercultural communication and develop your own small project. Depending on further funding of our program, you will receive a scholarship to implement your own project.
The seminar is run by four young, international and experienced trainers.
Conditions
* 18 - 27 years
* able to communicate in English (not necessarily fluent)
* citizen of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania or Serbia.
Fees
5 €, all cost are covered, travel expenses will be refunded.
Application
Until 20th March 2010: apply here
PEACE EDUCATION PROGRAMS 2010 International Essay Contest for Young People
International decade for a culture of peace 2004
Organized by The Goi Peace Foundation and UNESCO
Endorsed by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan
Japanese National Commission for UNESCO, Japan Broadcasting Corporation,
Nikkei Inc., Tokyo Metropolitan Board of Education
The United Nations has designated 2001-2010 as the "International Decade for a Culture of Peace and Non-Violence for the Children of the World" and 2005-2014 as the "United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development." Additionally, 2010 celebrates the International Year of Youth as well as the International Year for the Rapprochement of Cultures. Young people are encouraged to participate in these global initiatives and play a leading role in promoting peace and understanding among all cultures.
Theme:
"MY ROLE IN CREATING A PEACEFUL WORLD"
What is your vision of a peaceful and harmonious world? What can you and the young people of the world do to realize that vision?
Guidelines:
1. Essays may be submitted by anyone up to 25 years old (as of June 30, 2010) in one of the following age categories:
a) Children (ages up to 14) b) Youth (ages 15 - 25)
2. Essays must be 800 words or less in English, French, Spanish or German; or 1600 characters or less in Japanese, typed or printed.
3. Essays must have a cover page indicating (1) category (Children or Youth) (2) essay title(3) your name (4) mailing address (5) phone number (6) e-mail address (7) nationality (8) age as of June 30, 2010 (9) sex (10) school name (if applicable) (11) word count.
Teachers and youth directors may submit a collection of essays from their class or group. Please enclose a list of participants' names and the name and contact information of the submitting teacher or director.
(Entries missing any of the above information will not be considered.)
4. Entries may be submitted by postal mail or e-mail.
(Email entries must be in text or MS Word format, with the cover page and essay sent together as one document.)
5. Essays must be original and unpublished.
6. Essays must be written by one person. Co-authored essays are not accepted.
7. Copyright of the essays entered will be assigned to the organizers.
Deadline: Entries must be received by June 30, 2010.
Awards: The following awards will be given in the Children’s category and Youth category respectively:
1st Prize: Certificate and prize of 100,000 Yen (approx. US$1,000) ... 1 entrant
2nd Prize: Certificate and prize of 50,000 Yen (approx. US$500) ... 2 entrants
3rd Prize: Certificate and gift ... 5 entrants
Honorable Mention: Certificate and gift ... 25 entrants
* 1st prize winners will be invited to the award ceremony in Tokyo, Japan scheduled for November 2010. (Travel expenses will be covered by the organizers.)
** All prize winners will be announced in November 2010 on the Goi Peace Foundation web site (www.goipeace.or.jp) and UNESCO web site (www.unesco.org/youth).
Please send your entries to: International Essay Contest c/o The Goi Peace Foundation
1-4-5 Hirakawacho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0093 Japan
E-mail: essay@goipeace.or.jp
* We are unable to confirm receipt of individual essays.
Organized by The Goi Peace Foundation and UNESCO
Endorsed by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan
Japanese National Commission for UNESCO, Japan Broadcasting Corporation,
Nikkei Inc., Tokyo Metropolitan Board of Education
The United Nations has designated 2001-2010 as the "International Decade for a Culture of Peace and Non-Violence for the Children of the World" and 2005-2014 as the "United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development." Additionally, 2010 celebrates the International Year of Youth as well as the International Year for the Rapprochement of Cultures. Young people are encouraged to participate in these global initiatives and play a leading role in promoting peace and understanding among all cultures.
Theme:
"MY ROLE IN CREATING A PEACEFUL WORLD"
What is your vision of a peaceful and harmonious world? What can you and the young people of the world do to realize that vision?
Guidelines:
1. Essays may be submitted by anyone up to 25 years old (as of June 30, 2010) in one of the following age categories:
a) Children (ages up to 14) b) Youth (ages 15 - 25)
2. Essays must be 800 words or less in English, French, Spanish or German; or 1600 characters or less in Japanese, typed or printed.
3. Essays must have a cover page indicating (1) category (Children or Youth) (2) essay title(3) your name (4) mailing address (5) phone number (6) e-mail address (7) nationality (8) age as of June 30, 2010 (9) sex (10) school name (if applicable) (11) word count.
Teachers and youth directors may submit a collection of essays from their class or group. Please enclose a list of participants' names and the name and contact information of the submitting teacher or director.
(Entries missing any of the above information will not be considered.)
4. Entries may be submitted by postal mail or e-mail.
(Email entries must be in text or MS Word format, with the cover page and essay sent together as one document.)
5. Essays must be original and unpublished.
6. Essays must be written by one person. Co-authored essays are not accepted.
7. Copyright of the essays entered will be assigned to the organizers.
Deadline: Entries must be received by June 30, 2010.
Awards: The following awards will be given in the Children’s category and Youth category respectively:
1st Prize: Certificate and prize of 100,000 Yen (approx. US$1,000) ... 1 entrant
2nd Prize: Certificate and prize of 50,000 Yen (approx. US$500) ... 2 entrants
3rd Prize: Certificate and gift ... 5 entrants
Honorable Mention: Certificate and gift ... 25 entrants
* 1st prize winners will be invited to the award ceremony in Tokyo, Japan scheduled for November 2010. (Travel expenses will be covered by the organizers.)
** All prize winners will be announced in November 2010 on the Goi Peace Foundation web site (www.goipeace.or.jp) and UNESCO web site (www.unesco.org/youth).
Please send your entries to: International Essay Contest c/o The Goi Peace Foundation
1-4-5 Hirakawacho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0093 Japan
E-mail: essay@goipeace.or.jp
* We are unable to confirm receipt of individual essays.
ISWiB 2010 Applications are open!
International Student Week in Belgrade 2010 will be held from 11th to 18th July under the motto "Do we tolerate intolerance?"
This year, the participants can choose following workshops: Human Rights, Filmmaking, Photography, Marketing, Arts & Crafts, Youth Activism, Media, Performing Arts, Sustainable Development, and Environmental Protection.
Apart from the workshops led by partner organizations, the educational program will include a panel discussion and open lectures.
As the goal of ISWiB is breaking national, religious, cultural and language barriers, not only through the exchange of knowledge, opinions and ideas, but also by making friends and hanging out with each other, ISWiB 2010 will be an opportunity for lots of fun, cultural manifestations, day trips and, of course, parties! :)
The participation fee is 80 euros for foreign students, and covers accomodation, food and workshop materials.
For Serbian students, the participation fee is 40 euros and doesn't cover accomodation.
All students studying at European universities, fluent in English are eligible to apply.
The application form can be downloaded from our site, filled out, and e-mailed to:
apply@iswib.org
The deadline for applications is April 1st, 2010.
All questions may be sent to:
participants@iswib.org
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This year, the participants can choose following workshops: Human Rights, Filmmaking, Photography, Marketing, Arts & Crafts, Youth Activism, Media, Performing Arts, Sustainable Development, and Environmental Protection.
Apart from the workshops led by partner organizations, the educational program will include a panel discussion and open lectures.
As the goal of ISWiB is breaking national, religious, cultural and language barriers, not only through the exchange of knowledge, opinions and ideas, but also by making friends and hanging out with each other, ISWiB 2010 will be an opportunity for lots of fun, cultural manifestations, day trips and, of course, parties! :)
The participation fee is 80 euros for foreign students, and covers accomodation, food and workshop materials.
For Serbian students, the participation fee is 40 euros and doesn't cover accomodation.
All students studying at European universities, fluent in English are eligible to apply.
The application form can be downloaded from our site, filled out, and e-mailed to:
apply@iswib.org
The deadline for applications is April 1st, 2010.
All questions may be sent to:
participants@iswib.org
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