Child slavery in cocoa plantations in Ivory Coast and other African countries: can we prevent it?
Frantz fanon in his book “The Wretched of the Earth” (1961) described the dehumanizing effects of colonization upon local populations in colonised societies. He mainly stressed the decline in mental health derived from imperialism. Many other authors such as Mongo Beti, Wole Soyinka, Aime Cesaire, Chinua Achebe, etc. have described the broader social, cultural, and […]
Attention aux fausses annonces de bourses pour la Suisse
Nous avons publié il y a quelques semaines les vraies annonces de bourses du gouvernement suisse. Mais, actuellement circule sur internet plusieurs autres annonces de bourses pour la Suisse. Elle sont toutes frauduleuses. Nous publions ci-après un exemple de fausse annonce actuellement en circulation. Objet: UN APPEL A LA CANDIDATURE POUR 500 BOURSES D’ETUDES De: « DIRECTION […]
Commonwealth Scholarships for Master’s and PhD study – developing Commonwealth country citizens
Commonwealth Scholarships for Master’s and PhD study in the UK are offered for citizens of developing Commonwealth countries. These scholarships are funded by the UK Department for International Development (DFID). For information on other scholarships offered by the CSC, visit our Apply page. Levels and subjects of study You can apply for a Commonwealth Scholarship for the following levels […]
International Postgraduate Research Scholarships in Australia (IPRS)
Applications are invited from suitably qualified international students to apply for International Postgraduate Research Scholarships (IPRS) to undertake the degree of Master by Research or Doctorate by Research at The University of Western Australia. Application for a scholarship is also an application for admission to the University. The purpose of the IPRS scheme is to attract top quality […]
Tuition Fee Waivers and Scholarships (Denmark)
A limited number of Danish state tuition fee waivers and scholarships are offered to highly talented students at graduate level, who come from countries outside of the EU/EEA and need a residence permit to study at Roskilde University. The tuition fee waiver and scholarship has a maximum length of 22 months for programmes that start […]
Ph.D. fellowships in the area of Synthetic Biology (Denmark)
We are seeking a Ph.D student to join our newly established and highly international research center – The Novo Nordisk Foundation for Biosustainability, Technical University of Denmark, and become part of the Nørholm lab in the Bacterial Cell Factory Section. Responsibilities and tasks The successful candidate will be working on projects concerning engineering of membrane […]
PhD scholarship in Paderborn (Germany)
Application can also be submited in english NRW Fortschrittskolleg: « Gestaltung von flexiblen Arbeitswelten – Menschen-zentrierte Nutzung von Cyber-Physical Systems in Industrie 4.0« Das NRW Fortschrittskolleg: Gestaltung von flexiblen Arbeitswelten – Menschen-zentrierte Nutzung von Cyber-Physical Systems in Industrie 4.0 schreibt zum 01.10.2014 an den Universitäten Paderborn und Bielefeld 10 Stellen für Doktorandinnen und Doktoranden (Entgeltgruppe 13 […]
Ph.D. fellowships in the area of Synthetic Biology (Denmark)
We are seeking a Ph.D student to join our newly established and highly international research center – The Novo Nordisk Foundation for Biosustainability, Technical University of Denmark, and become part of the Nørholm lab in the Bacterial Cell Factory Section. Responsibilities and tasks The successful candidate will be working on projects concerning engineering of membrane […]
bourse du gouvernement suisse: les citoyens d’Haiti
Pour l’édition 2015-2016, le gouvernement helvétique a normalisé la situation des citoyens haitiens. Les étudiants et chercheurs originaires d’Haïti peuvent désormais appliquer pour les bourses du gouvernement de la Suisse. Pour plus de détails: http://www.sbfi.admin.ch/themen/01366/01380/02175/02254/index.html?lang=fr
Afrique: Ebola ne sera pas la peste
Pas de panique! Ébola ne sera pas la peste, cette maladie qui, au moyen âge, décima une partie importante de la population européenne de l’époque. De 1347 à 1352 par exemple, environ 25 % à 50 % de la population européenne fut exterminé par la peste noire. La France à elle seule perdit 7 millions d’habitants sur […]