CALL FOR PROPOSALS
Deadline for submission October 1st
Under the framework of the "Agreement
between the Government of Romania and the Government of the Republic of
India on Cooperation in Science and Technology", it is proposed to
evolve a Programme of Cooperation (POC) for the period 2004-2006. The POC
document is expected to contain the administrative and financial terms for
implementing the approved joint research projects. Interested researchers
from the scientific and technological research institutions and universities
in Romania and India are invited to submit joint research proposals of
mutual interest to the contact persons in Romania and India in the following
areas:
? Information and communication technologies;
? Life-sciences and biotechnology;
? New materials;
? Environment protection;
? Metallurgy;
? Oil, gas and mining;
? Nuclear energy and safety;
? Other areas depending on the applications in the above fields.
The applications must be submitted in the attached format by the researchers
when they will be peer reviewed on both sides. Subsequently, the Joint S&T
Committee would consider them for implementation and the two sides,
according to the terms and conditions of the Programme of Cooperation, will
fund approved projects. The projects may be framed for a maximum of three
years. The deadline for submission of projects is 1st of October 2003.
Projects involving industrial participation will be given preference. For
further details and clarifications, if any, kindly contact any of the
following:
FOR ROMANIA FOR INDIA
Ministry of Education and Research Ministry of Science and Technology
Dept. of European Integration and Dept. of Science and Technology
International Relations Technology Bhavan,
Bilateral Cooperation and International New Mehrauli Road,
Organisations Division New Delhi - 110 016
21-25 Mendeleev Str., 70168 Bucharest INDIA
ROMANIA
Tel/fax: +40.21.211.42.75 Fax: +91.11.268.624.18
e-mail aghines@mct.ro e-mail
akkalra@alpha.nic.in
EU funds further reform of the child protection sector
The National Authority for Child Protection and Adoption and the Delegation
of the European Commission in Romania have launched the EU - PHARE Programme
2001 “Strengthening and Diversification of the Child Welfare Activities in
Romania”, which will continue the reform of the sector undertaken under the
previous PHARE Programme. The programme will focus on the development of
alternative services leading to the closure of large institutions,
particularly those housing infants (leagans) and children with special needs
(camine-spital). The total budget allocated to the programme is 10 MEURO, of
which 7.5 MEuro will go to the “Children First” grant scheme, 1 MEuro to the
continuation of the public awareness campaign “A children’s home is not a
home” and 1.5 MEuro for technical assistance to the NAPCA.
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CONCEPT Foundation announces an Open Competition for the
LOOKING INSIDE SUB-COMPONENT OF THE ARTS AND CULTURE NETWORK PROGRAM The aim of Looking Inside is to organize an East-East program of
placements in well established and acknowledged cultural institutions of
Central and Eastern Europe, Central Asia, the Caucasus and Mongolia for art
managers and cultural administrators from the region. The program is
addressed to art managers and cultural administrators with professional
background in the field, who are interested in sharing experience and
knowledge, learning about other cultural practices, and raising their
professional skills. Procedures and Guidelines: Applicants must be employed
by a Romanian state, municipal or private non-profit cultural institution;
Basic communication skills in English or the host country's language are
required; Applications should be filled out in English only; The duration of
internships is 2-3 weeks, taking place preferably not later than May 2003;
Expected grant for one internship should not exceed 3000 USD for all related
expenses (travel, visa, per diems, insurance, accommodation, fee for tutor,
small organizational costs concerning intern's stay). Students from
undergraduate programs and those without some practical experience are not
eligible for support. Artists are not eligible to apply unless they perform
managerial or administrative functions at cultural
organizations/institutions. The deadline for submitting applications is
October 28, 2002. All applications should be submitted in 3 copies and 1
electronic form, to CONCEPT Foundation 14, Pictor Constantin Stahi St., 1
sector, zip code 707642, Bucharest; phone: 313 78 72, 311 12 53; e-mail:
info@concept.osf.ro; webpage:
www.concept.ro.
