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Deadlines:

30 April 2008 for Scholarship application

Description:

• International Master of Advanced Studies in Development Studies
  

• Offered by: Asian Institute of Technology Center in Vietnam and the Geneva Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies
  

• Development and Globalization: between Growth and Exclusion
  

• Full or partial scholarships are available to cover the cost of tuition fees, transportation, cost of living in Hanoi and Geneva, depending on qualification of students.
  

• An international program in 3 phases and 3 places:

  1. Phase 1: 11 Aug to 10 Oct 2008 (9 weeks) in Hanoi, Vietnam

  2. Phase 2: 13 Oct 2009 to 6 Feb 2009 (16 weeks) in student's home country

  3. Phase 3: 9 Feb to 24 April 2009 (11 weeks) in Geneva, Switzerland

  
  

Eligibility and Restrictions:

• Candidates should be working in governmental agencies, international and local NGOs, international organizations, bilateral cooperation agencies, or private organizations in positions related to development aspects.

• Candidates should be coming from the Greater Mekong Region (mainly Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos,and Myanmar), North America or Europe.

Application Procedure:

• Selection criteria include:

  1. having a position dealing directly with development issues (public health, environment, SMEs, poverty alleviation, education, gender, labor, public administration, etc.)
  2. Having at least two years of professional experiences in development
  3. Being ideally between 25 and 35 years of age
  4. University degree or equivalent
  5. English proficiency, basic computer skills

• Send applications to:

  IMAS Program

  Asian Institute of Technology Center in Vietnam

  21 Le Thanh Tong

  GPO Box 136

  Ha Noi, Vietnam

Attachments:

not specified, refer to application