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Permalink Reply by Sheikh Adeel Danish on November 16, 2007 at 7:59am

Internship opportunities for overseas students in Singapore ...Posted on 16th Nov 2007

Internships

* You must be currently enrolled as a full-time student in a Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD degree program. In most cases, you must have completed at least the freshman year. Applicants are encouraged to provide evidence of academic excellence and leadership potential and should have established personal goals leading toward a career in the profession.



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Permalink Reply by Sheikh Adeel Danish on November 20, 2007 at 9:43am

MERIT / ERASMUS-MUNDUS 2008/2009 STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP CALL(posted on 20th Nov)(

http://www.meritmaster.org/res/img/upc/File/callstudents_08%20v3.pdf

This is the call for applications to the Erasmus-Mundus student scholarships for
MERIT – the European Master of Research on Information and Communication
Technologies (see http://www.meritmaster.org ).
MERIT is a European 2-year post-graduate programme taught in English at the
following institutions:
· Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), Barcelona, Spain
· Universität Karlsruhe (UKA), Karlsruhe, Germany
· Politecnico di Torino (PdT), Torino, Italy
· Université catholique de Louvain (UCL), Louvain, Belgium
These scholarships are addressed for highly qualified non-European students
willing to study the MERIT programme in two of the above institutions beginning
September 2008.
The application deadline is 10PM (GMT) January 21st 2008 to do electronic data
entry and upload of required documents in the on-line application tool. The
documents that support your application must be sent to the admissions office
by mail or courier and must be received at the MERIT admissions office by
February 11th 2008 (see Calendar below).
This call is subject to the general conditions of the Erasmus Mundus programme.
In any disagreement between the contents of these pages and those of the
Erasmus Mundus programme, the latter will prevail. Prospective applicants are
referred to the following pages:
General Information about the Erasmus Mundus programme:
http://europa.eu.int/comm/education/programmes/mundus/index_en.html
FAQs about Erasmus Mundus Scholarships:
http://europa.eu.int/comm/education/programmes/mundus/faq/index_en....
We would appreciate if you can distribute this information to potential applicants
The details of the MERIT/Erasmus-Mundus scholarship call follow.
MERIT / ERASMUS-MUNDUS 2008/2009 STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP CALL
FRAMEWORK
MERIT is a research oriented Master programme within the guidelines of the
Bologna process whose scope is Information and Communication Technologies.
The MERIT partners above have specific funding from the EU Erasmus Mundus
programme to set up a scholarship scheme for third-country graduate students
and scholars from the whole world. This scholarship scheme addresses highly
qualified individuals who come to Europe to follow the MERIT Masters academic
program. Students have to take two 1-year terms at two different institutions to
complete the 2-year MERIT Master programme.
ELIGIBILITY
Applications are sought from students in their final year of university programs
in engineering, sciences, or an equivalent university degree involving at least 3
years of coursework. Applications from persons holding university degrees in
these disciplines will also be considered. In any case, applicants should hold a
university degree by September 1st 2008.
Applicants should qualify as “third-country nationals”, as defined in the Erasmus
Mundus programme, all countries of the world - with the exception of the EU
Member States (Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark,
Estonia , Finland, France , Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia,
Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, The Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania,
Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom), the EEA-EFTA states
(Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway) and the candidate countries for accession to
the EU (Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Croatia and Turkey)- who are
not residents of any of the above countries, and who have not carried out their
main activities (studies, work, etc.) for more than a total of 12 months over the
last five years in any of the above countries.
SELECTION CRITERIA
Students will be selected on the basis of their CVs, study and academic merits,
recommendations, language skills (English), international test results (GRE),
etc. Priority will be given to applicants whose background and interest matches
closely with those of MERIT. To check this, prospective applicants are strongly
encouraged to see the program description at the section Prospective Students
at Merit Master website: http://www.meritmaster.org
In the case that the applicant has taken the GRE general test and, possibly, the
GRE subject test in mathematics, scores from these tests should be sent to UPC
directly by the organization administering these tests (ETS). To request this you
should use the GRE institution code corresponding to UPC (7124). See
http://www.gre.org for details.
MERIT / ERASMUS-MUNDUS 2008/2009 STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP CALL
DURATION, CONDITIONS AND AMOUNT OF THE SCHOLARSHIP
Scholarships will be awarded for two years. In each of these years, the student
will receive a total of 16.000 Euro in 10 monthly grants per year, for a grand
total of 32,000 Euro.
Note that the Erasmus Mundus scholarship also includes a yearly payment of
5,000 Euro for fees, travel expenses, relocation costs, etc. This payment will be
used to cover the MERIT tuition fees for non-European students (5,000 Euro /
year).
Note also that, if the scholarship is granted, no payments will be made until the
grant recipient arrives at the host university. No payment advances will be sent
abroad for covering travel and moving expenses.
CALENDAR
· Online Application System: 26th November 2007
· Deadline for online application: 10PM (GMT) January 21st 2008.
· Deadline for receiving supporting paper documents at MERIT admissions
office: February 11th 2008.
· Notification of Scholarships: April-May 2008.
· Start of MERIT studies: September 2008.
APPLICATION-SUBMISSION
Application for MERIT-Erasmus Mundus has to be done as follows:
· Personal data and electronic copies of supporting documents have to be
uploaded in the MERIT Erasmus Mundus Online Application Tool (MEAT),
http://www.meritmaster.org/meat . This tool supports most current webbrowsing
software, and will be used to check the applicant’s eligibility, get
his/her contact data, and upload relevant files such as CV, etc. MEAT
allows applicants to enter their personal data and the electronic versions
of documents to support the application (CVs, copies of academic
certificates, recommendation letters, etc.). Only PDF, JPG and GIF
formats will be allowed for upload to MEAT.
· All original supporting documents in the list INFORMATION TO BE
PROVIDED must be received by mail or courier in the MERIT admissions
office by February 11th 2008.
MERIT / ERASMUS-MUNDUS 2008/2009 STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP CALL
INFORMATION TO BE PROVIDED
MEAT will prompt the applicant to enter/upload the following information:
1. Citizenship and country of residence.
2. Periods of stay in Europe during the last 5 years (if any).
3. University degrees (held or currently studying) and universities where
those degrees where obtained.
4. Gender
5. Name
6. Email
7. Birth date
8. Postal address
9. (Optional) GRE exam codes and GRE exam dates (General and subject
test in mathematics).
10. Scanned image of your passport showing your picture (GIF/JPG/PDF).
11. CV-Resume (GIF/JPG/PDF)
12. (Optional) Name of a MERIT faculty member who knows you and knows
the most relevant items in your CV1
13. Academic certificates (school certificate/diploma, University transcripts,
University degree certificate) relevant to MERIT topics.
14. Description of the contents of the courses taken to obtain the degree of
the previous point.
15. Two recommendation letters following the format of the form available
at: http://www.meritmaster.org/meat/MERITRecommendationForm.pdf
16. Motivation letter, in which the applicant explains in English the reasons
to study MERIT and how they relate to his/her career goals.
17. English degrees held / English exams passed.
18. Order of preference of the 4 MERIT institutions for the first year of
studies.
19. Order of preference of the 4 MERIT institutions for the second year of
studies.
1 Please note that the acceptance/rejection of an application is a decision jointly taken by all consortium
universities. Therefore, it does not entirely depend on the opinion of a single faculty/staff member, even
though such opinions might positively influence the outcome of an application.

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Permalink Reply by Sheikh Adeel Danish on November 27, 2007 at 5:58am

International Master in Management of Information Technology(Posted on 27th Nov)

Scholarship for Two Years 21,000 Euros under Erasmus Mundus Program

Participating Countries : Natherland,Finland,France

http://www.immit.eu/default.htm
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Admission Requirements and Procedures

Please note !

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Application for 2008/2009 is now open.

The instructions below give an overall view of application requirements and procedures. Small changes are, however, possible.
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Admission requirements

IMMIT is open to students with Bachelor or equivalent undergraduate degree (180ECTS) either in

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Management/Economics/Business Administration or in
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Computer Science/Information System.

Students with an engineering degree can be admitted if their previous education includes ICT and information systems (at least 24 ECTS).

Candidates must have good proficiency of English (IELTS 6.5 or equivalent) and pass the GMAT test (score > 570).

Qualitative criteria include:

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Marks obtained in the bachelor studies (must be above average)
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Quality/recognition of home institution having awarded the first degree
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The strength of the statement of purpose, in other words motivation to study IMMIT
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CV including extra-curricular activities (especially those associated with cross-cultural/international experiences

How to apply?

Candidates apply by posting a duly completed application form including statement of purpose, filled out in English and signed. It should include one paper version of each of the following as well as scanned versions:

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official results of GMAT ( http://www.gmac.com ) or GRE ( http://www.ets.org/gre ) – Code for GRE: 9860
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official results of an English language test (IELTS http://www.ielts.org or TOEFL http://www.toefl.org )
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a certified copy of previous diploma as well as the transcripts in either Dutch, English, Finnish, French or translated into English if it is in any other language
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a European form of CV
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a copy of passport

If Applying for an Eramus Mundus Scholarship applications must also include:

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Two letters of recommendation

Those applying for an Erasmus Mundus scholarship must mark the correspondent box in the application form. Therefore no separate application for the Erasmus Mundus scholarships is needed.

Chinese applicants are kindly asked to note that they'll need to apply for a NESO certificate in order to be able to study in the Netherlands. For this certificate, only the IELTS score is accepted.


A paper version of the application package including a signed application form and all required documents must arrive at University by:

February 2, : for Non-EEA candidates requesting an Erasmus Mundus scholarship

April 15 : for Non-EEA not requesting an Erasmus Mundus scholarship and all EEA candidates

The paper version should be mailed to:

Tilburg University
Faculty of Economics and Business Administration
International Student Services Office
PO Box 90153
5000 LE TILBURG
The Netherlands
Attn: IMMIT

APPLICATION FORMS:
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The Application Form for 2008/2009
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Tilburg University's Institutional codes:

for TOEFL: 9860
for GRE: 0730
for GMAT: VMV-LT-02

Tilburg University's street address:

Tilburg University
Faculty of Economics and Business Administration
International Student Services Office
Warandalaan 2
5037 AB Tilburg
The Netherlands
Attn: IMMIT

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