Month: October 2019

Qatar University Underggraduate Scholarship

Qatar University supports a wide variety of scholarships recipients each academic year in order to attract highly qualified students. While the vast majority of academic scholarships are awarded on the basis of academic merit and scholarly achievement. Continue reading “Qatar University Underggraduate Scholarship”

The 1st iDove Intercontinental Youth Forum in Southeast Asia

Are you engaged or interested in preventing violent extremism? Do you have experience in and/or want to learn more about building social cohesion through interfaith dialogue? Are you excited about exchanging ideas with like-minded young people from all over the world? Continue reading “The 1st iDove Intercontinental Youth Forum in Southeast Asia”

Fully-funded Chevening Scholarships in the UK

Chevening Scholarships enable outstanding emerging leaders from all over the world to pursue one-year master’s degrees in the UK. Whilst there is no ‘typical’ Chevening Scholar, we are looking for the kind of people who have the passion, ideas, and influence to provide the solutions and leadership needed to create a better future. Continue reading “Fully-funded Chevening Scholarships in the UK”

Microsoft Internship Opportunities in Nigeria for Students: Software Engineering

Software engineers at Microsoft are passionate about building technologies that make the world a better place. At Microsoft, you will collaborate with others to solve problems and build some of the world’s most advanced services and devices. Your efforts on the design, development, and testing of next-generation applications will have an impact on millions of people. Continue reading “Microsoft Internship Opportunities in Nigeria for Students: Software Engineering”

Closing Soon! 15 Fully funded PhD studentships in Quantitative Biology at the University of Lausanne (Switzerland)

The advent of large-throughput data is transforming life sciences into an increasingly quantitative discipline. The University of Lausanne (Switzerland) is at the forefront of this revolution, with quantitative research ramping up throughout the Faculty of Biology Continue reading “Closing Soon! 15 Fully funded PhD studentships in Quantitative Biology at the University of Lausanne (Switzerland)”

45 China Scholarship Council – University of Melbourne PhD Scholarship for International Students

This scholarship was established by the Chinese Scholarship Council and the University of Melbourne to promote international collaboration and is awarded to citizens of the People’s Republic of China wishing to undertake a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree at the University of Melbourne. Continue reading “45 China Scholarship Council – University of Melbourne PhD Scholarship for International Students”

WHO Call for Abstracts for Young Global Health Leaders and Researchers

This call for abstracts aims to identify outstanding youth applicants from around the world, to share their personal experiences, case studies or research papers, as well as initiatives that propose innovative solutions to address the growing burden of noncommunicable diseases and mental health conditions. Authors of the accepted abstracts will be invited to participate in the WHO Global Meeting to Accelerate Progress on SDG targets 3.4 on NCDs and Mental Health (9-12 December 2019, Muscat, Oman).

Continue reading “WHO Call for Abstracts for Young Global Health Leaders and Researchers”

MIT-Empowering the Teachers (MIT-ETT) program for Nigerians

The MIT-Empowering the Teachers (MIT-ETT) program at MIT strives to foster innovation in science and engineering education in tertiary academic institutions in Africa through an intense engagement with faculty members from African universities. NNPC/TOTAL is the corporate partner and sponsor of this program.

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Three Tenure track assistant professor positions at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark

The UCPH tenure-track programme is designed to attract the most talented researchers and lecturers. The programme offers tenure-track candidates a contract of six years that can result in a tenured associate professorship. Continue reading “Three Tenure track assistant professor positions at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark”

56 Postdoctoral, faculty and academic positions at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark

Listed here are 56 Faculty and academic positions at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark. The University of Copenhagen is an internationally recognised multidisciplinary university, focusing on basic research and developing solutions to global challenges. UCPH offers cutting edge research in an international atmosphere. In 2013 Monocle Magazine heralded Copenhagen as ”the most liveable city in the world”. Continue reading “56 Postdoctoral, faculty and academic positions at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark”

Apple, Google, and Netflix don’t require employees to have 4-year degrees, and this could soon become an industry norm

Reposted from an Insider publication – Written by ALLANA AKHTAR. 

Many of the nation’s most popular companies to work for don’t require a college degree, and certain jobs are more likely to be filled with non-college graduates than others, LinkedIn found. Continue reading “Apple, Google, and Netflix don’t require employees to have 4-year degrees, and this could soon become an industry norm”

Career Advancement Myths: 10 Mistakes That Keep You From Getting Ahead

From Forbes – Career advancement is not one-size-fits-all. There are different and sometimes surprising paths you can take. A mid-level manager and former student of mine recently landed a new job, which is not only a step up in title but also a wider scope Continue reading “Career Advancement Myths: 10 Mistakes That Keep You From Getting Ahead”