Academic staff call on Ottawa to boost research funding, improve access to education
(Thursday, November 24, 2011) Professors, librarians, researchers and general staff from across Canada are meeting today with members of Parliament to call for a pan-Canadian strategy to boost basic research and improve the accessibility and quality of post-secondary education. The annual lobby, organized by the Canadian Association of University Teachers, brings together nearly 100 representatives […]
Statistics in Africa: the big Challenge !
The most difficult task to be achieved in today’s Africa is the access to trustful data. At times, the national institutions in charge of statistics are not functional at all. Warfare or political instabilities generally cause dysfunctions in almost all sectors of the society. This is particularly true for countries which have been for a […]
Programme d’accueil de chercheurs à l’Université Laval: 3ème Appel à Candidatures de l’ODSEF
Programme d’accueil de chercheurs à l’Université Laval (ville de Québec, Canada) Observatoire démographique et statistique de l’espace francophone (ODSEF) Date limite de dépôt des dossier: 16 Janvier 2012 Ce programme d’accueil s’adresse aux personnes intéressées à participer aux activités de recherche de l’Observatoire démographique et statistique de l’espace francophone dont l’un des objectifs est […]
Theology as Science: Scholarships for African Students in Germany
DFG-Graduate Programme 1728 – »Theologie als Wissenschaft » We advise African Students to submit their application as soon as possible Application deadline is: 31.12.2011 The newly-established graduate programme « Theologie als Wissenschaft” – a joint programme between Goethe University, Frankfurt, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, the Institute for Jewish Studies, Heidelberg and the Sankt Georgen Institute for Philosophy […]
Chinese Government Scholarship programs: An opportunity for African Students
The Chinese Government Scholarship Scheme awards scholarships in China for international students. It is established by the Ministry of Education of P.R. China in accordance with educational exchange agreements or understandings reached between Chinese government and governments of other countries, organizations, education institutions and relevant international organizations to provide both full scholarships and partial scholarships […]
Eleven PhD and two Post-doc positions: University of Groningen (Netherlands)
Eleven PhD and two Post doc (PD) positions are available in the context of a European Marie Curie Initial Training Network (ITN), entitled ‘Network for Integrated Cellular Homeostasis’ (NICHE). The network is composed of nine groups from the Netherlands, United Kingdom, Germany and Spain. Our team is multidisciplinary, incorporating microbial physiology, chemistry, molecular biology and […]
Studies in Germany without a knowledge of German language? Yes, it is definitely possible
Germany as a country is becoming more opened. This “new age” in German history is easily noticeable. Cities like Berlin, Frankfurt, Munich, and Maanheim are a sort of melting pot of people from several nationalities and cultures. The central train station of Frankfurt am Main for instance is almost controlled by owners of Chinese restaurants. […]
The problem with PhD training in Canada
We hereby publish an article of the magazine University Affairs which clearly explains some problems related to PhD training in Canada. We are certain that this article will help several of our readers in Africa as well as in Europe in their decision. First of all, the article teaches us that Canada is at the […]
Vers un choc des civilisations? Une relecture de l’oeuvre de Samuel Huntington
La Lybie bombardée, la Syrie sous surveillance, l’Iran sous observation, la Chine toujours suspecte… Samuel P. Huntington avait-il donc raison? Evoluons-nous vraiment vers un « CHOC »? En 1993 dans la revue « Foreign Affairs » parait un article signé Samuel P. Huntington dans lequel l’auteur se pose la question de savoir ce que sera le monde de […]
Israel – Palestine: Le conflit se transporte à l’Université canadienne
Y a-t-il eu ingérence indue de la part du gouvernement dans les affaires universitaires? C’est du moins ce que semble conclure une enquête. D’après celle-ci,« l’intervention du gouvernement fédéral pour empêcher la tenue d’une conférence sur la qualité d’État d’Israël et de la Palestine à l’Université York constitue une ingérence indue ». Face à cet état […]