ALTEMUS (www.altemus.org) and VII (www.viiphoto.com) are pleased to announce a
training programme for young photojournalists from Central-Eastern Europe, South
Eastern Europe, the Baltics, the Newly Independent States and Turkey.
The goal of this programme is to help develop the leadership and photographic
skills of young photojournalists from the target regions. The methodology
employed includes brief theoretical presentations, case studies, role-playing,
simulations, coaching and outdoor experiential exercises. Active participation
and in-depth reflection are critical to the success of the training.
The programme will take place in late summer - early fall 2004 in France. It is
16 days in total and is comprised of: ten days of skills training in:
self-awareness, visioning, goal - setting and positive thinking, concentration
and visualization, cultural awareness, communication (including presentation
skills), conflict management, stress management, organisational, planning and
problem-solving skills, overview of International Humanitarian and Human Rights
Law and five days of photographic training covering: expanding narrative skills,
addressing issues in a comprehensive and sophisticated manner, editing and
marketing work using traditional techniques and the latest technology.
Applicants selected for the training must pay their own travel costs return to
the interview and the training. A limited number of scholarships will be
available to cover travel expenses. Altemus and VII will cover all costs on site
(food, lodging, travel expenses, film, processing etc).
The jury will apply the following criteria when evaluating applications. The
applicants must:
1. Be between 20-35 years old at the time of the application deadline
2. Be a citizen or current resident of one of the countries targeted
3. Be working as a photojournalist (on staff or freelancer)
4. Be working in his/her country of citizenship/ residence
5. Speak English/ Russian
6. Show leadership experience or potential.
SESI CALL FOR PROPOSALS 2004
Higher Education Support Program, OSI-Budapest
HESP invites concept papers for cross-border student initiatives from the
following Southeast European university student communities: Albania, Bosnia and
Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Romania,
Serbia, and Slovenia. The aim of the Southeast European Student Initiatives (SESI)
is to empower students to address systemic changes in higher education. SESI
supports the involvement of students in democratization of the educational
process and in building transnational student alliances in South Eastern Europe.
The full call for proposals will soon be available at
http://www.soros.org/initiatives/hesp. The online application is available
at www.soros.org/grants/oas.
Submission deadline: December 15, 2003. Contact: Zorana Gajic;
zorana@osi.hu
The Richter foundation (the Netherlands) is
organsing from 10 till 16 January 2004 a seminar/training to attempt
clarifying the use of theatre for establishing social integration. With
participating in this project we hope that the applicants and their organisations will improve their skills and to feed them with missing knowledge
about the theme. During the seminar/training there are opportunities for
creating European network, building youth bridges and establishing new
contacts and partnership among the applicants.
There will be (maximum) 15 places on the training. We expect that the applicant
is working with the theme theatre and social integration, that they can pass on
the information, skills and contacts, that they have a mandate in order to make
solid agreements and that they can communicate in English.
Almost all of the expenses will be covered by the hosting organisation Richter
Board, local transport and lodging are provided by the hosting organization and
are covered by the project budget;
For Western European countries we will reimbursed 70% of the travel expenses on
the basis of the most economic transport fairs (APEX, student fare etc.)
For Eastern European and formal Soviet countries we will reimbursed 85% of the
travel expenses on the basis of the most economic transport fairs (APEX,
student fare etc.)
The Center for Democracy and Reconciliation in Southeast Europe (CDRSEE)
Internet Forum is a platform for dialogue, that is being extended to include
university students and professors. If you are intersted in taking part or have
a question, please contact Leon Saltiel at:
saltiell@cdsee.org.
The CDRSEE is proposing to lecturers and professors on subjects related to
Southeast Europe to include in their classes one assignment that would be
on-line, posted on the Internet Forum (I.F.).
The students would post their papers on the IF, and would be able to read and
respond to other students' papers. If 5 classes are participating from
different universities, the diversity of responses will likely be great. This
will add an interesting interactive element to the assignment.
The Internet Forum (www.reconcilingforthefuture.org)
is designed as an inclusive dialogue platform that should facilitate a long-term
process of building up a regional consensus on fundamental rights and interests.
Its intentions are to develop both a wider reconciliation network and a
political initiative for the regional stabilisation and association process.
The original plan was that the Forum would live from January 2003 until a
Brainstorming Workshop in April 2003. However, since it has been a fruitful and
useful platform for debate, the CDRSEE is currently exploring ways to keep this
process alive.
By including universities, CDRSEE hopes to enrich the discussions with new
ideas. A professor can ask the students, as a weekly assignment, to respond to a
question or two that will be posted on a special section of the IF. The
professor can then easily grade the papers, while the students can read what
others wrote and comment on them. The ideal would be that professors from
different universities in SE Europe and abroad could choose the same topic and
ask their students to contribute. Then the students from all the participating
universities, people who are already signed up and other groups that we have
invited can also join the discussions and comment upon the ideas.
CDRSEE is also cooperating and attracting audiences from other similar
initiatives like the European Commission's Netd@ys,
the Catholic Relief Services' School Connectivity project, and the Institute for
International Education's IIE Network, while a big pool of regional experts,
government officials and youth activists are already among the 250 registered
users of the IF. Moreover, CDRSEE plans to host officials and artists for online
chats so university students could also participated in them.
Professors who are interested in participating can suggest the topic of the
assignment, and can advise as to whether the assignment would be open to the
public or closed to only the participating students and professors.
The internet forum is sponsored by the US Government via USAID.
6th ANNUAL KOKKALIS GRADUATE STUDENT WORKSHOP
CALL FOR PAPERS
The Kokkalis Program on Southeastern and East-Central Europe, John F. Kennedy
School of Government, and the Southeast European Study Group, Minda de Gunzburg
Center for European Studies, Harvard University, will hold its 6th annual
Kokkalis Graduate Student Workshop CALL FOR PAPERS on February 5-6, 2004.
Doctoral students are invited to submit proposal for papers to be delivered at
the workshop. Proposals should be a maximum of 500 words and should fall into
one of the thematic units, relative to one or more of the countries of focus.
The thematic units are: Southeastern Europe and the United States, Religion in
Southeastern Europe: Historical and Contemporary, Post-Communist Transition and
the Prospect of EU Membership in Southeastern Europe. The countries of focus
are: Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Greece, Hungary,
F.Y.R. of Macedonia, Moldova, Romania, Serbia & Montenegro, Slovenia, and
Turkey.
CfA: Critical
Languages Institute 2004 Positions The Critical Languages Institute of Arizona State University is accepting
applications for our summer 2004 session for instructors for Albanian, Armenian,
Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian, Macedonian, Polish, and Tatar. The CLI, organized
through the Russian and East European Studies Center, is in its twelfth year as
a nationally recognized institute for intensive summer instruction in less
commonly taught languages of Eastern Europe and Eurasia (http://www.asu.edu/cli
or http://www.asu.edu/reesc).
Required: Bachelor's degree in a related field and experience in teaching at the
collegiate level.
Desired: Native competency in the language of instruction and effective
communication skills. Familiarity with the American university system and
culture and demonstrated academic interest in the field.
Teaching load for elementary and intermediate classes is eight credit hours
during a nine-week session (June 1 - July 30, 2004. The participants are also
expected to schedule daily laboratory exercises and assign and grade daily
homework assignments. In addition, each instructor is expected to participate in
the calendar of cultural events that is organized for all CLI students and to
conduct active recruiting for their CLI courses, CLI summer practicums, and
study abroad programs.
All courses listed above are contingent upon funding and sufficient student
enrollment. Contracts for courses will be issued to the instructors by May,
2004.
Send a CV and contact information (preferably e-mail addresses) of two
references to:
Search Committee
Critical Languages Institute, REESC
Arizona State University
PO Box 872601, Tempe, AZ 85278-2601
Applications can also be submitted electronically to:
Danko.Sipka@asu.edu, subject line: CLI
Instructor Position.
Short-listed candidates will be interviewed by telephone.
Deadline: December 1, 2003; if not filled every two weeks thereafter until the
search is closed. Persons selected for hire must be able to provide verification
of employment eligibility by the time employment begins, as required by the
Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986.
Arizona State University is an Equal Opportunity-Affirmative Action Employer.
Danko Sipka
Research Associate Professor and Acting Director
Critical Languages Institute (http://www.asu.edu/cli)
Arizona State University
E-mail: Danko.Sipka@asu.edu
Web:
http://www.public.asu.edu/~dsipka
Phone: 480-965-7706
Fax: 480-965-0310
