From graff at uwosh.edu Thu Nov 2 13:02:59 2006 From: graff at uwosh.edu (Jenna Graff) Date: Thu, 02 Nov 2006 13:02:59 -0600 Subject: [Intl] Faculty Development Seminar at the University of Hyderabad, India Message-ID: <6.1.2.0.2.20061102130135.01ae8e80@mail.uwosh.edu> Dear INTL Listserv Members: For more information on the opportunity listed below, please contact South Dakota State University or the University of Hyderabad directly. >Faculty Development Seminar at the University of Hyderabad, India > >July 29-August 11, 2007 > > > >Co-sponsored by South Dakota State University and the University of Hyderabad > > > >http://international.sdstate.edu/FacDev/India.htm > > > >Location > >The University of Hyderabad is located just outside Hyderabad, a city of 5 >million, India's fifth largest. Hyderabad is the capital of the modern >state of Andhra Pradesh, and was, until 1948, the capital of the old >princely state of Hyderabad, India's largest just prior to Independence. > > > >The University > >Situated on 2,300 acres of land, with many trees and rolling hills, the >University of Hyderabad is one of India's most attractive and >best-equipped campuses. Comprising eight schools, UofH has approximately >2,000 students, all at the graduate level (Master's and PhD). One of >India's most prestigious universities, UofH is also one of India's >youngest, founded in 1974. All instruction is in English. Most students >at UofH are from India, but the university has a growing international >student population. The Study India Program (SIP), which coordinates >short-term programs for international students at the UofH, will be >primarily responsible for organizing the Faculty Seminar on India. > > > >Seminar Program > >Established in 2000, the Faculty Seminar on India focuses on broad topics >in Indian history, culture, economy, politics, higher education, >religions, and language. It is designed to give participants a serious >academic grounding in India's past and present, as well as its >possibilities for the future. What makes this seminar unique is that the >participants themselves help determine some of the lecture topics, based >on their own individual interests and backgrounds. As a result, part of >each year's seminar varies, based on the mix of participants. > > > >Seminar members will attend morning lectures given by specialists from >both the University of Hyderabad and other nearby universities and >educational institutions. Afternoons are reserved for interactions >between US faculty and their Indian counterparts, as well as for site >visits to important places within Hyderabad. Two or three cultural >programs will be held during some evenings. One weekend trip within >Andhra Pradesh will also be scheduled as part of the seminar. In >addition, optional yoga classes are available each morning. > > > >Seminar Program Leadership > >Leading the group from the US is Dr. Karl J. Schmidt, Director of >International Affairs and associate professor of history at SDSU. A >specialist in the history of India/South Asia, he has conducted research, >lived and traveled in India eight times since his first visit in 1992. He >is the author of An Atlas and Survey of South Asian History. His current >research is on the history of fortifications in India. > > > >Program leadership at the University of Hyderabad includes Prof. Prakash >C. Sarangi, PhD (Rochester), Director, SIP and Professor of Political >Science; Dr. Aparna Rayaprol, PhD (Pittsburgh), Coordinator, SIP and >Reader in Sociology; Prof. Y. A. Sudhakar Reddy, PhD (IIT), Coordinator, >Faculty Seminar and Professor of Folk Culture Studies. > > > >Accommodations & Meals > >The Seminar includes lodging and all meals on campus at the university's >visiting scholar's residence. Meals are primarily Indian and >vegetarian. Bottled hygienic water will be provided at all times. The >city of Hyderabad also has many fine restaurants for those seeking some >variety, including a number of excellent restaurants within >international-class five-star hotels. > > > >Eligibility & Application > >Any university or college employee holding faculty rank in any discipline >is eligible to apply. Brochures and application forms are available >through the SDSU Office of International Affairs, at the address >below. Faculty members participating in this program must be willing to >show how they would incorporate material about India into the courses they >regularly teach, or demonstrate how the experience would benefit and have >an impact on their everyday work in helping to internationalize their own >campuses. > > > >Cost > >The cost of the Faculty Development Seminar on India is $1,875. The >seminar fee covers all lectures, meals, and lodging on campus for the >two-week seminar, as well as local site visits as part of the >seminar. While on campus, participants also have free access to yoga >classes, and all university facilities, such as the library, computer >center, sports and primary health center. The seminar fee does not >include international airfare, incidentals, tips, additional touring, cost >of passport or visa fees, or personal expenses. Optional touring can be >arranged at additional cost through a highly reputable travel agent in New >Delhi (please contact Dr. Schmidt for details). > > > > > >Contact Information > > > >In the US: > >Dr. Karl J. Schmidt, Director of International Affairs > >Associate Professor of History > >South Dakota State University > >ADM 315, Box 2201 > >Brookings, SD 57007-2098 > >Tel: 605.688.4706 > >Fax: 605.688.6540 > >E-mail: Karl.Schmidt at sdstate.edu > >Web: international.sdstate.edu > > > >In India: > >Prof. Prakash C. Sarangi, Director > >Professor of Political Science > >Study India Program > >University of Hyderabad > >Hyderabad, AP 500046 > >Tel: 91.40.23011773 > >E-mail: pcsss at uohyd.ernet.in > >Web: >www.uohyd.ernet.in This message was sent to this listserv by: Jenna Graff Office of International Education Dempsey 146 -------- http://www.uwosh.edu/oie/oie.html Phone: (920)424-0775 Fax: (920)424-0185 To unsubscribe from this list, go to http://lists.uwosh.edu/mailman/listinfo/intl -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: http://lists.uwosh.edu/archives/intl/mh/attachments/20061103/efb4af3e/attachment.htm From graff at uwosh.edu Tue Nov 14 10:50:41 2006 From: graff at uwosh.edu (Jenna Graff) Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2006 10:50:41 -0600 Subject: [Intl] IREX/WWC Grant for 2007 Regional Policy Symposium Message-ID: <6.1.2.0.2.20061114104928.01b66c10@mail.uwosh.edu> Dear INTL Listserv Members: For more information on the following, please contact IREX directly. >IREX/WWC Grant for US Graduate Students, Pre-Tenure Faculty and >Professionals to Participate in the 2007 Regional Policy Symposium > >The Former Soviet Republics of Central Asia and the Contemporary Silk Road > >Application Deadline: December 1, 2006 > >IREX (The International Research & Exchanges Board), in collaboration >with the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars' Kennan >Institute (WWC), is pleased to announce its 2007 Regional Policy >Symposium - The Former Soviet Republics of Central Asia and the >Contemporary Silk Road. > >The research symposium, which is being supported by the United States >Department of State (Title VIII Program), will bring together US senior >and junior scholars to examine and discuss a variety of political, >security, economic, historical, educational, and cultural topics related >to the former Soviet republics of Central Asia and their relationships >with countries along the contemporary Silk Road. > >Countries include: Afghanistan, China, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, >Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkey, >Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. > >Junior scholars will be chosen based on a national competition to >present their current research on the region. Applicants must be US >citizens or permanent residents of the United States. Grants will be >awarded to approximately 10 junior scholars. > >The 2007 Regional Symposium is scheduled to take place in late March >2007 in the Washington, DC, metropolitan area and will involve two full >days of reviews of current research projects, roundtable discussions, >and the development of policy recommendations. > >Grant Provisions > >* Round-trip airfare (provided by IREX through its travel office) and/or >surface transportation from anywhere in the United States to the >symposium site; and > >* Meals and accommodations for the duration of the symposium. > >To receive more information on the 2007 Regional Policy Symposium, >please send e-mail inquiries to Symposium at irex.org. > >Application materials are available on the IREX website at >www.irex.org/programs/symp/index.asp. This message was sent to this listserv by: Jenna Graff Office of International Education Dempsey 146 -------- http://www.uwosh.edu/oie/oie.html Phone: (920)424-0775 Fax: (920)424-0185 To unsubscribe from this list, go to http://lists.uwosh.edu/mailman/listinfo/intl From graff at uwosh.edu Tue Nov 21 07:58:48 2006 From: graff at uwosh.edu (Jenna Graff) Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2006 07:58:48 -0600 Subject: [Intl] National Endowment for the Humanities Collaborative Grants for Research, 2007 Message-ID: <6.1.2.0.2.20061121075725.01b36ab0@mail.uwosh.edu> Dear INTL Listserv Members: For more information no the opportunity listed below, please use the contact information for outbound programs or the program officer listed below. >National Endowment for the Humanities Grants for Collaborative Research >in Eastern Europe and Eurasia. >*Applications Now Available* > >American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS and the >National Council for Eurasian and East European Research (NCEEER) are >currently accepting applications for the 2007-2008 NEH Collaborative >Humanities Fellowship. > >Full and partial fellowships are available through American Councils >and NCEEER from National Endowment for the Humanities grant support. >Fellowships provide up to $40,000 for four to nine months of research in >Eastern Europe and Eurasia. Proposals must include plans to work with a >least one collaborator in the field. Especially encouraged are >applications with a strong regional focus and the potential to broaden >and strengthen international academic linkages beyond the traditional >centers such as Moscow, St. Petersburg, Warsaw, and Prague. > >The merit-based competition is open to all U.S. post-doctoral scholars >in the humanities and most social sciences, including such disciplines >as anthropology, modern and classical languages, history, linguistics, >literature, jurisprudence, philosophy, political science, archaeology, >comparative religion, sociology, and ethics. U.S. citizenship, permanent >resident status, or residency in the U.S. for three years before date of >application is required. > >Application Deadline: February 15, 2007 > >For more information and an application, please contact: > >Outbound Programs >American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS >1776 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W. >Suite 700 >Washington, D.C. 20036 >Phone: (202) 833-7522 >Website: www.americancouncils.org >Email: outbound at americancouncils.org > >Program Officer >NEH Collaborative Humanities Fellowship >NCEEER >University of Washington >Room 224 Thompson Hall >Box 353650 >Seattle, WA 98195-3650 >Phone (206) 543-1666 >Website: www.nceeer.org >Email: dc at nceeer.org > >All applications will receive consideration without regard to any >non-merit factor such as race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, >national origin, marital status, age, political affiliation, or >disability. This message was sent to this listserv by: Jenna Graff Office of International Education Dempsey 146 -------- http://www.uwosh.edu/oie/oie.html Phone: (920)424-0775 Fax: (920)424-0185 To unsubscribe from this list, go to http://lists.uwosh.edu/mailman/listinfo/intl From graff at uwosh.edu Thu Nov 30 08:24:11 2006 From: graff at uwosh.edu (Jenna Graff) Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2006 08:24:11 -0600 Subject: [Intl] IREX/WWC Grant to Participate in the 2007 Silk Road Regional Policy Symposium Message-ID: <6.1.2.0.2.20061130082259.01ba4458@mail.uwosh.edu> Dear INTL Listserv Members, For more information on the IREX/WWC Grant to Participate in the 2007 Silk Road Regional Policy Symposium, please see below and/or contact IREX directly at Symposium at irex.org. >The Former Soviet Republics of Central Asia and the Contemporary Silk >Road > >Application Deadline: *** Extended to December 15, 2006 > >IREX (The International Research & Exchanges Board), in collaboration >with the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars' Kennan >Institute (WWC), is pleased to announce its 2007 Regional Policy >Symposium - The Former Soviet Republics of Central Asia and the >Contemporary Silk Road. > >The research symposium, which is being supported by the United States >Department of State (Title VIII Program), will bring together US senior >and junior scholars to examine and discuss a variety of political, >security, economic, historical, educational, and cultural topics related >to the former Soviet republics of Central Asia and their relationships >with countries along the contemporary Silk Road. > >Countries include: Afghanistan, China, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, >Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkey, >Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. > >Junior scholars will be chosen based on a national competition to >present their current research on the region. Applicants must be US >citizens or permanent residents of the United States. Grants will be >awarded to approximately 10 junior scholars. > >The 2007 Regional Symposium is scheduled to take place on April 26 - 29, >2007 in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area and will involve two full >days of reviews of current research projects, roundtable discussions, >and the development of policy recommendations. > >GRANT PROVISIONS > >* Round-trip airfare (provided by IREX through its travel office) and/or >surface transportation from anywhere in the United States to the >symposium site; and > >* Meals and accommodations for the duration of the symposium. > >To receive more information on the 2007 Regional Policy Symposium, >please send e-mail inquiries to Symposium at irex.org. > >Application materials are available on the IREX website at: >www.irex.org/programs/symp/index.asp This message was sent to this listserv by: Jenna Graff Office of International Education Dempsey 146 -------- http://www.uwosh.edu/oie/oie.html Phone: (920)424-0775 Fax: (920)424-0185 To unsubscribe from this list, go to http://lists.uwosh.edu/mailman/listinfo/intl