The World's 50 Best Open Courseware Collections

Thanks Jimmy Atkinson from Sir Learnalot's Knowledge Blog for writing to me.

Great collections over at this page for 50 of the World's Best Open Courseware Collections.

Do check it out at http://onlineuniversityrankings.org/2009/the-worlds-50-best-open-courseware-collections/

Do share the links to others too!

Japan-IMF Scholarship Program for Asia (JISPA)

Thanks a lot to my loyal blog contributor for this.

Check it out here .

Introduction

The Japan-IMF Scholarship Program for Asia (JISPA) was first introduced in 1993. It is funded by the Government of Japan, administered by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and conducted at various graduate schools in Japan. Its objective is to contribute to institutional capacity building in economic policymaking to promote the sustainable growth of emerging and developing economies in Asia and the Pacific. By training future macroeconomic managers in these countries, the JISPA aims to enable them to better formulate sound economic and financial stability policies needed for sustainable growth and development.

The JISPA targets highly motivated government officials who may serve as future macroeconomic policy makers with the capacity and vision to contribute effectively to the economic development of their countries. Scholarship awards are made on the basis of the candidate's academic record and work background, mathematical and statistics skills, English language proficiency, and potential for contributing to the macroeconomic and financial management and economic development of their country. The assessment also includes qualities such as the candidate's commitment to public service, willingness to learn, and openness to new ideas.

Currently, the JISPA is open to qualified candidates from the following countries:

Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Lao P.D.R., Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pacific Island Countries, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Vietnam.

The scholarship covers tuition-related costs and most living expenses for the scholar herself/himself. Officials who receive the JISPA scholarship cannot accept other scholarships. Scholars are expected to devote full time to their studies while in Japan.

The program comprises two tracks: the partnership track and the open track. Because of the strong competition for scholarships, the JISPA is highly selective. In 2010-2011, a total of 30 new scholarships are available to candidates for the partnership track. There is no fixed limit on new scholarships for the open track, but generally only a small number of scholarships are awarded.

MMMF Educational Grants US/Canada —Academic Year 2010-2011

Thanks to my loyal blog contributor for this info.

Check it out here

 

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MMMF GRANTS IN THE US AND CANADA

 

For students from developing countries who are currently studying in the United States or Canada, the MMMF awards  grants of approximetly $12,000 each; grants are not renewable. Every year, the MMMF also invites the recipients to Washington DC to participate in a three day Awards Program organized in their honor.

 

Follow the application procedure below.

 

Application Forms: available online from November 5, 2009.

Deadline for submitting completed applications: midnight February 18, 2010

Results: ONLY successful applicants will be notified around May 1, 2010

 

Eligibility Criteria 

 

A woman is eligible to apply for an MMMF grant if she meets all the following criteria:

1.Has a record of service to women and/or children in her country.

2.Resides in the U.S. or Canada at the time she submits the application.

3.Is enrolled at an accredited U.S. or Canadian educational institution for the academic year 2009-10 and remains enrolled during the entire year of the grant.

4.Uses the grant to continue to study for her degree.

5.Is a national of a lower or middle income country as designated by the Country Eligibility List of the World Bank (Country Eligibility List). Applicant cannot be a U.S. citizen, permanent U.S. resident or Canadian Land Immigrant.

6.Demonstrates a plan to return to a developing country in about two years after receiving the grant.

7.Demonstrates financial need.

8.Is at least 25 years old by December 31, 2009 (Born before December 31, 1984).

9.Is not related to any World Bank Group staff member or his/her or her spouse.

 

There are no exceptions to the MMMF Scholarship criteria listed above.

CNBC Town Hall with Warren Buffett and Bill Gates

Thanks a lot to my loyal blog contributor for sharing this.

This is a CNBC Town Hall at Columbia University with Warren Buffett and Bill Gates. 2 names that need no further introduction. 

It is a great sharing. Do read it up!

Read it here

The QS World MBA Tour - Kuala Lumpur

For MBA aspirants, The QS World MBA Tour would be in KL Convention Center on 24th November 2009 (Tuesday) 6pm to 9pm.

Check it out at http://www.topmba.com/mba_fairs

5th World Youth Congress in Turkiye, 31 July - 13 August 2010

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5th World Youth Congress in Turkiye, 31 July - 13 August 2010

"Turkiye will welcome 1000 young people from around the world to meet during Istanbul's year as the European Capital of Culture. You will have the chance  to learn a lot about Turkish culture, about Turkish people, and the history of one of the oldest civilizations of the world - which is now the 2nd fastest growing modern economy in the world after China."

You can apply as:-

1. Young Activist 1 is an entry-level activist – a young person who is passionate about development, but hasn't got around to doing a project yet.
2. Young Activist 2 is a young activist who has done one or two projects, but has never been to a World Youth Congress and is eager to learn more.
3. Young Activist 3 is a 'Veteran' young activist who has done several projects and – crucially – has been to AT LEAST ONE World Youth Congress and/or worked with e- genclik association or Peace Child International either as a partner, a White House intern, or as an overseas affiliate.
4. Young Artists for Development - are young people using arts as a development tool aiming to engage communities to create change and raise awareness about global issues. Youth working in performance, audio-visual, graphic or plastic arts – whose work has a particular focus on global, development, sustainability and/or youth empowerment issues.
5. Young Educators will be innovative young educators who have ideas about how to teach global issues in compelling ways and are eager to meet other teachers from around the world to learn other approaches.
6. Young Entrepreneurs - a new category for the Turkey Congress: we seek young business people who have, or have plans to, set up a small business, especially in a sustainable, low-carbon field.
7. Young Journalists are young media people who want to report on the Congress for their local newspaper, Internet blog, TV or Radio Station. Young Journalists will also be responsible for creating the Congress Newspaper, radio shows, TV and internet blogs, chatrooms and virtual congress materials.

http://www.turkiye2010.org/en.html

Tawaran Biasiswa Lee Kuan Yew School Of Public Policy

Thanks to my loyal blog contributor for sharing this.

For those of you who would like to further studies to Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy in Singapore, there is JPA Scholarships for it.

It would be for Master in Public Policy and Master in Public Administration.

Check it out at http://www.jpa.gov.my/2009/11/1328/lang/en/

HSP Huygens Programme

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The prestigious HSP Huygens Programme is open to excellent students from all countries. It is aimed at talented students who want to come to the Netherlands in the final phase of their bachelor's studies or during their master's studies.

Application Deadline: 1 February 2010.

PhD applications can only be accepted from excellent students with the Chinese, Croatian or Turkish nationality. Furthermore, the minister has allocated part of the total budget for excellent students following programmes in Dutch language and literature, or Neerlandistiek.

Excellence

The Dutch Minister of Education, Culture and Science has allocated seven million euros for excellent students coming to the Netherlands under the HSP Huygens Programme. There is no fixed number of available scholarships. The actual number is determined by the total cost of the variable components of the scholarships.

New application round

The HSP Huygens application round for the 2010-2011 academic year will start on 1 November 2009.

Important: the complete application, both digital and on paper, must be received by Nuffic no later than 1 February 2010. Applications that have not been submitted both digitally and on paper or that are incomplete will not be accepted.

• Requirements for eligibility
• What does the scholarship cover?
• Application procedure
• Selection procedure

HSP Huygens Programme Further Scholarship Information and Application

World Business Dialogue

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World Business Dialogue - 17th and 18th March 2010 in Cologne, Germany.

Applications are now open till 31st December 2009.

http://www.world-business-dialogue.com/index.php?id=561

Check it out!

Cornell University Early Decision Contact Meeting

For all of you in Malaysia who are applying to Cornell University for Early Decision Admission of Fall 2010, please kindly contact me.

Would like to arrange for the Contact Meeting (Interview) with alumni.

Please kindly spread the words to others.

JobStreet English Language Assessment

After some incubation, finally JobStreet English Language Assessment (JobStreet ELA) is borned!!!

Today, New Sunday Times gave a good write-up on it on Page 13 on NST. Check it out here .

Eric Sito, General Manager of JobStreet.com shared with NST on the mechanics of JobStreet ELA, and hopefully, we will be able to do our little bit to help improving the English Language of the workforce, where employers would have a better way to select job seekers with better English language command, and hence, job seekers would work hard to improve on their English.

Check it out at here .

It is launched for Malaysia now, and it would be launched for Singapore, the Philippines, Indonesia and Thailand next month.

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Cornell Malaysian Associations Activities

Calling Malaysian alumni of Cornell University, the current students of Malaysians there at our alma mater (Cornell Malaysian Association) would be organizing 2 interesting events:-

a) Mamak Night (21st Nov 2009 - with Cornell Indonesian Association)

b) Malaysian Cultural Night (7th Feb 2010 - theme is "Colours of Malaysia")

They are looking for any sponsorship/support from any alumni. If you would like to sponsor any food. drink, gift etc, do let me know. Will link you with Wei Kiat, President of Cornell Malaysian Association.

"Basics of Math Olympiad" - Problem Solving Guide for High School Students

Suhaimi Ramly, my fellow batchmates at ATU at INTEC, UiTM has published his series of 4 books, entitled "Basics of Math Olympiad" - Problem Solving Guide for High School Students.

Volume 1:- Number Theory
Volume 2:- Algebra
Volume 3:- Combinatorics
Volume 4:- Geometry

Do read more here .

It would be good if you decide to get a copy and donate to your high school's library!

Hopefully, this book would help Malaysians to one day get the elusive Gold Medal for International Mathematics Olympiads.

Suhaimi was a former Bronze Medalist (I hope I remember correctly, Bal) of International Mathematics Olympiads and he helped to train the National Team, which won the first silver medal in 2008. Suhaimi is an alumnus of MIT.

Suhaimi (or Bal), Congrats!!!

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MEDIcare 15th Anniversary Charity Carnival & Bazaar

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Fun and exciting carnival games, delicious food, beverages and ice cream; free basic health checks, inflatable bouncers, bazaar items, attractive lucky draw prizes, and much, much more! This is exactly what MAA – MEDIcare 15th Anniversary Carnival and Bazaar promises to bring!

Where:    Rainforest (LG), 1 Utama Shopping Centre, New Wing
When:     Sunday, 22 November 2009, from 10am - 7pm

The fun-packed carnival day is open to members of the public, and it includes an agenda of exhilarating games and activities, suitable for both the young and old; such as Merlin Throws, basketball hoops, golf putting, caricature and tattoo-painting, and ball ponds for kids.

Other attractions include - an array of of delicious food and beverage items, carnival's charity bazaar area which sells a range of clothes, decoration items, as well as art and craft items.

To participate in the games or to purchase any of the items at the carnival, members of the public are encouraged to purchase coupons. RM50 coupon booklets of RM10 values and RM10 booklets of RM2 values will be available for sale at the carnival.

To find out more information about the charity carnival and bazaar, members of the public are encouraged to call MAA – MEDIcare Kidney Charity Fund at 03- 4044 4468.

http://www.maa-medicare.com.my/NewEvent.aspx

Texas A&M University - New MA in Performance Studies

Thanks to Clarissa Lee for sharing on this.

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The Department of Performance Studies at Texas A&M University announces a new Master of Arts degree in Performance Studies. This interdisciplinary program emphasizes the ethnographic study of vernacular culture. The Department of Performance Studies has strengths in Africana studies, dance and ritual studies, ethnomusicology, folklore, performance ethnography, popular music studies, religious studies, theatre and media studies, and women's studies.

Assistantships are available. Application deadline for the Fall semester in 2010 is January 15, 2010.  Information on the application process, courses, and the degree plan can be found at http://performancestudies.tamu.edu/performance-studies.