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March 25, 1993
International Opportunities
Directions for application are included in most of the following
descriptions, and applications for some opportunities (and they are so
noted) are available at the Office of International Programs and Special
Sessions. For the latter, please contact Tony Stitt, Office of
International Programs and Special Sessions, 4 Kent Way. Include the
identification number listed after the title.
International Faculty Development Seminars (3/25-1)-The Council on
International Educational Exchange provides educational seminars designed
to stimulate initiatives toward internationalization of campuses. The
seminars, available on a wide variety of topics listed below, provide
short-term, intensive, overseas experiences for university faculty and
administrators. Each seminar is organized around a specific theme and
involves daily lecture presentations by local faculty experts or
specialists from public/private sector institutions. All sessions are
conducted in English. Also involved are visits to local historical sites
and educational, social and economic institutions, as well as attendance at
cultural performances. Participants are provided with the opportunity to
meet with local academics in their same disciplines. Full-time faculty and
administrators from two- or four-year institutions of higher education are
welcome to apply. Costs range from $1,000 to $1,800 and include seminar
sessions, related field visits, accommodations, orientation materials,
daily breakfast and lunch, cultural activities and the council
administration fee. Airfare is not included in the price. Dates and
deadlines are included in specific seminar descriptions below. For more
information, contact International Faculty Development Seminars,
Professional and Continuing Education Programs, Council on International
Educational Exchange, 205 East 42nd St., New York, NY 10017, telephone
(212) 661-1414, extension 1455; fax (212) 972-3231. Applications are
available at the Office of International Programs and Special Sessions.
Three Years After Unification: Germany In Crisis?
Free University, Berlin
June 13-19 * Cost: $1,600
Application deadline: April 5
The expectations of a united Germany are compared to the reality of
the unification. Causes of violence, xenophobia and
ultra-nationalism are explored.
Zimbabwe, South Africa and Southern Africa in the 1990's
University of Zimbabwe, Harare
June 13-19 * Cost: $1,350
Application deadline: April 5
Zimbabwe's confrontation with colonialism and internal conflict and
its creation of a modern nation-state are studied, as well as its
transformation from white to majority rule and the implications
for South Africa. The process of creating stable democracies in
southern Africa is analyzed.
Protecting the Environment: Politics and Policy
University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
June 13-20 * Cost: $1,150
Application deadline: April 5
This seminar looks at how rapid economic growth and development have
affected Brazil's fragile environment. Methods government policy
may use to harmonize economic, industrial and social exigencies
with efforts to preserve the environment are studied.
Politics and Society in Post-Pinochet Chile
Catholic University, Santiago
Nov. 21-27 * Cost: $1,550 in 1992 (1993 cost to be announced)
Application deadline: Sept. 20
With Chile's recent reversion to democracy after 17 years of
military rule, the new government faces the challenges of
retaining the economic transformations of the Pinochet years and,
at the same time, confronting the severe social ills that still
plague Chilean society. The question of how Chile will resist the
threat of renewed military rule, while assuaging the lingering
pain from past human rights abuses, will be studied.
Colonialism, Capitalism, Communism: Hong Kong 1997
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Nov. 21-27 * Cost: $1,250 in 1992 (1993 cost to be announced)
Application deadline: Sept. 20
The complex dynamics of Hong Kong's reversion to China and its
effects on the people and the international business community.
Japan's Role in the New World Order
International House of Japan, Tokyo
Nov. 21-27 * Cost: $1,990
Application deadline: Sept. 20
An attempt will be made to discover the industrial, political and
social forces that have enabled Japan to emerge from the ruins of
the last war to its current position of international economic
preeminence. How much of a leadership role Japan will play in the
future.
Northern Ireland: Images of A Divided Society
University of Ulster, Coleraine, Northern Ireland
Nov. 21-27 * Cost: $1,500
Application deadline: Sept. 20
Seminar will explore the strife in Northern Ireland, analyze the
area's cultural and literary traditions and explore the ways in
which its divided society has attempted to cope with the
attendant political, economic and social problems.
Post-Communist Poland: An Economic Miracle?
Warsaw School of Economics, Warsaw
Nov. 21-27 * Cost: $1,400
Application deadline: Sept. 20
This seminar traces Poland's evolution from communism to democracy,
from a planned to a market economy, and analyzes profound social
and political transformations.
The United States of Europe: Beyond 1992
University of Limburg, Maastricht, Netherlands, and Brussels,
Belgium
Jan. 2-8, 1994 * Cost: $1,675
Application deadline: Oct. 25
The political, economic, social and educational consequences of the
unification of Europe will be the subject of this seminar.
Tradition and Reform in Vietnam Today
Ministry of Education and Training and Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City
universities, Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Jan. 2-15, 1994 * Cost: $1,675
Application deadline: Oct. 18
This seminar will provide the opportunity to understand Vietnamese
culture and history within the context of the ongoing political
and economic reforms shaping Vietnam's destiny.
The Center for Human Rights Advocacy (3/25-2)-The Center for Human Rights
Advocacy will sponsor the following internship positions in 1993-94. For
more information, contact the center at 934 Pearl St., Suite F, Boulder, CO
80302; telephone (303) 444-0970, fax (303) 444-0982.
Richard Weiner Internship-Selected interns will be involved in all
aspects of the center's work in promoting the human rights of
Jews and other minorities in the former Soviet Union.
Responsibilities will include research and advocacy for refugee,
refusenik and criminal cases; participation in criminal justice
reform programs; translation and interpretation; and possibly
public relations and fundraising. Interns will be trained in the
refugee advocacy training process and will learn the fundamentals
of developing cases, working with clients and coordinating
communications with local relatives of refugee applicants, U.S.
government officials in Washington and Moscow, resettlement
agencies and the applicants themselves. The internship lasts for
one year, with the possibility of continuation in a salaried,
staff position. The intern receives a monthly stipend of $850 to
cover living expenses in Boulder. Applicants must have a
bachelor's degree and strong research, writing, communications
and critical reasoning skills. Excellent written and spoken
Russian skills are necessary.
Summer Paralegal Intern-The summer paralegal intern position is
substantively similar to the above Richard Weiner internship.
Dates of participation are approximately June 1 through late
August. There is no stipend for the summer intern program.
Qualifications are also the same as above, with the exception
that college juniors may also apply.
Paralegal/Advocacy Intern-Interns with this program will reside in
the former Soviet Union to assist with operations. Efforts will
include communication with refugee, refusenik and criminal case
clients, compiling information on general conditions and human
rights practices in various republics, serving as liaison and
distribution coordinator for official documents and information
at various stages of the refugee application process, preparing
refugee status applicants for their interviews with U.S.
Immigration and Naturalization Service officials in Moscow,
aiding applicants denied refugee status in preparing requests for
reconsideration and assisting with ongoing criminal justice
reform programs in the former Soviet Union. The position lasts
from six months to one year; specific dates are flexible. Interns
must cover their own living and transportation expenses.
Qualifications are the same as those for the Richard Weiner
internship above. However, summer positions may be available for
college seniors.
Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER) (3/25-3)
CIBER Seminars in International Business Series -This program is
designed to help business schools meet the need for more
internationalization of curricula. It is intended for faculty who
want to add international concepts to their courses or for
faculty who already teach internationally oriented courses but
want to increase their knowledge. The seminars will provide
current information on the international dimension of accounting,
finance, management and marketing. The seminar will take place
June 13-15 on the Memphis State University campus, and
participants will be housed in a nearby hotel. The fee is $945,
which covers all instruction materials, housing, breakfast, lunch
and refreshments. A limited number of $500 faculty fellowships,
sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education, are available.
Registration deadline is April 1. Contact International Programs
and Special Sessions for a registration form.
Faculty Study Abroad, Antwerp, Belgium-The third annual faculty
study abroad program will be held May 16 -28 in Antwerp, Belgium.
The program will include seminars on European business and
cultural issues, on-site visits to industries and other events.
Participating faculty will be exposed to the latest developments
in European business issues and practices through discussion with
leading faculty and business experts. The seminars are designed
to increase understanding of the format and structure of the
European Commission and related agencies. The program fee is
$2,350 and includes all seminars and materials, hotel
accommodations, two meals per day, local transportation for
excursions, cultural event tickets and a concluding luncheon. A
limited number of $500 fellowships sponsored by the U.S.
Department of Education are available. The program is designed
for faculty from business, foreign language and area studies. For
a registration form, contact International Programs and Special
Sessions.
Africa Writing Request (3/25-4)-Scholars interested in writing about the
peoples of Africa for general readership are sought by the Rosen Publishing
Group. For more information, graduate students, specialists in the field
and other potential authors are encouraged to contact Roger Rosen, 29 East
21st St., New York, NY 10010, telephone (800) 237-9932.
The American University in Cairo (3/25-5)- Fellowships with free tuition
for two years are being provided there to African students interested in
pursuing a master's program for the 1993-94 academic year. Contact
International Graduate Program Coordinator, Office of the Provost, American
University in Cairo, 113 Kasr El Aini St., P.O. Box 2511, Cairo, Egypt.
Education, Society and Learning in an African Context (3/25-6)-The African
Studies Center and the Department of Teacher Education at Michigan State
University will offer this course from June 30 to Aug. 1 in Zimbabwe.
Undergraduates and practicing teachers are encouraged to apply. Contact
John Metzler, telephone (517) 353-1700, or Anne Schneller, telephone (517)
355-5522.
Study Tour to South Africa and Zimbabwe (3/25-7)-Sponsored by the Southern
Africa Education Program, the tour will be May 21 to June 7. The topic is a
comparison of Zimbabwe's multiracial government and South Africa's
aspiration to end apartheid. In Zimbabwe, the tour will be based in Harare,
with trips to surrounding rural areas and Victoria Falls. In South Africa,
participants will meet with representatives from the ANC, PAC, IFP, Cosatu,
Codesa and other political organizations in Johannesburg, Pretoria, Durban
and Pietermaritzburg. Visits to squatter communities and African townships
are planned. Contact John Kenyon, Southern Africa Education Program, Stony
Point Center, 17 Crickettown Rd., Stony Point, NY 10980; telephone (914)
786-5072, fax (914) 786-5919.
Scholars in Residence Program (3/25-8)-The Schomburg Center for Research in
Black Culture, a unit of the New York Public Library's Research Libraries,
offers a program to assist scholars and professionals whose research in the
black experience can benefit from extended access to the center's
collections. The program encompasses projects in African, African-American
and African-Caribbean history and culture. Fellows receive stipends of
$15,000 for six months and up to $30,000 for 12 months. Foreign nationals
(unless they have resided in the U.S. for three years) and persons seeking
support for research leading to a degree are ineligible. Participants must
work full time on their projects. Contact Arnold Rampersad and Hylan Lewis,
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, 515 Malcolm X Blvd., New
York, NY 10037-1801, telephone (212) 491-2203.
The Education Re-Entry Program (3/25-9)- The Rockefeller Foundation
sponsors this program to assist in the professional re-establishment of
African scholars who are returning from doctoral studies in the U.S.,
Canada and Europe and who have an interest in issues related to education
revitalization and development in sub-Saharan Africa. The program has been
established to assist fellows who have been supported under the Rockefeller
Foundation's African Dissertation Internship Program, as well as those
trained under the auspices of other organizations. Proposals must include
an explicit and substantial focus on female school participation as part of
the set of issues to be examined. Contact the Rockefeller Foundation, 1133
Ave. of the Americas, New York, NY 10036.