The International Summer School on Religion and Public LifeMesto:Sofia , BugarskaTrajanje:4-18.7.2011.Opšte informacije:

The International Summer School on Religion and Public Life provides a laboratory for the practical pedagogy of tolerance and living with difference in a global society. Its goals are to produce new practices and understandings for living together in a world populated by people with very different political ideas, moral beliefs and communal loyalties. Its focus is on religion, as our religious identities are our most exclusive and our religious communities are those to which we devote our greatest loyalties. In our diverse but increasingly interconnected world, we need to find ways to live together. The school takes these very real, critical and defining differences, especially communal and religious differences between people, as the starting point of a publically shared life.

We look forward to a small but select group of international fellows who may include, religious elites, NGO leaders, school teachers, major actors in the non-profit and third-sectors, as well as political leaders and members of the business communities of different countries. Fellows will be joined by an international faculty and so comprise a cohort from the Americas, the Balkans, Central and Southeast Asia, the Middle East, Sub-Saharan Africa, Western Europe and elsewhere. The success of the school has always depended on the wide range of people, commitments and views presented. It is through the intense encounter with the truly different that we are forced to rethink our fundamental assessments and so break-through to new ways of knowing, thinking, feeling, and hence, acting.

(извор: www.infostud.com, 29.11.2010.)

Decolonization in the Third World: Challenges, Hopes and LimitationsMesto:Sherbrooke , Kanada
Trajanje:17-18.11.2011.
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In Africa, Latin America and Asia, the end of European colonial domination is a period of particular interest as it leads, almost invariably, to a new era characterized by uncertainty and the unknown. Upon achieving independence, previously colonized countries are often confronted with unprecedented cultural, ideological and political upheaval. This is usually indicative of an effort to exorcise the country's colonial heritage, to rebuild the nation, and to look for ways and means of renewing the culture and social and economic development. The management of independence in the new Third World countries deals not only with which ideological model is best for the development of the nation, but also with establishing proactive socio-cultural, educational and economic policies. These policies are meant to build or re-build societies and nation-states, and to re-establish national identity, as well as combat the inequality and economic under-development inherent to colonialism. However, it would seem that despite important changes and significant results, postcolonial policies must contend with a number of limitations due, in part, to the persistence of prior dependence, to the nature of the political regimes in place and to new forms of economic dependence.

In consideration of the fiftieth anniversary of the decolonization of several African countries, the Lucienne-Cnockaert Research Chair in Modern History of European and Africa will be holding a conference entitled "Decolonization in the Third World: Challenges, Hopes and Limitations" on 17-18 November 2011. This conference will be an opportunity to study the magnitude and complexity of the responsibilities and challenges, and the various administrative paths chosen by the post-colonial societies of Africa, Asia and Latin America.

The aim of this conference is first and foremost to examine the objectives and challenges of cultural, educational and economic reforms in the Third World after attaining independence. Researchers will be invited to examine the nature of interracial and interreligious relations, as well as the role of minority groups and demographically diverse populations (women, youth, ethnic groups, descendents of colonizers, regional groups, etc.) in the process of identity-building and socio-economic development within the new nation-states. A critical evaluation of the various reforms undertaken in postcolonial societies will allow researchers to take note of their limitations and their success, however limited the latter may appear to be. Finally, particular attention will be given to the various types of relations established between Third World countries and the Western world as a whole, and with international organizations and institutions such as UNESCO, the UN, the IMF, the Francophonie and the Commonwealth.

Način konkurisanja:

We welcome conference proposals touching upon the following themes:
- Cultural and economic aspects of colonialism
- Discourses and intellectual trajectories of the leaders of independence movements
- The meaning of national symbols: national anthems, mottos and flags
- The nature of the postcolonial State and the ideologies of independence
- Cultural policies established in order to restore a national identity
- Relationships between native populations and the descendents of colonizers
- Policies respecting women and/or minorities
- Studies of particular concepts or ideologies (pan-Africanism, pan-Asianism, non-alignment, post- colonialism, socialism, etc.)
- Management of regional, ethnic and religious diversity
- Economic planning and development
- Neo-colonialism and international relationships between North and South
- International relationships amongst the South
- Interventions of the IMF and the World Bank: challenges and results
- Memories of independence

Researchers, professors and students interested in participating in this conference are invited to send proposals approximately 300 words in length before 1 March 2011.

Registration fees for this conference are $150 CAD. Travel and accommodation expenses may be reimbursed depending on funding received from granting agencies.

Please send proposals along with a brief CV by email to Professor Patrick Dramé: patrick.drame@usherbrooke.ca

(извор: www.infostud.com 29.11.2010.)

Конкурс за четврту генерацију стипендиста компаније "Vip mobile" у оквиру пројекта "Буди ВИП студент" отворен је јуче и трајаће до 31. децембра 2010. године.

Најбољих 20 академаца и ове године очекују атрактивне награде: плаћена двомесечна летња пракса у Vip-у, "notebook" рачунар HP Pro Book 4520 s, "smart" телефон HTC Wildfire сa 15.000 динара кредита, три едукативна "soft-skills" семинара у оквиру Vip клуба, предавање стручњака " Telekom Austria Grupe" у оквиру "TAG kluba", као и менторство менаџера Vipa током праксе и мастер студија.

Право учешћа на конкурсу имају редовни студенти завршних година основних студија одабраних државних факултета ИТ и бизнис оријентације Универзитета у Београду, Нишу, Новом Саду и Крагујевцу.

Све информације о пројекту и формуларе за пријављивање заинтересовани студенти могу да преузму на сајту:  www.jasamvip.rs.

(Вест преузета са сајта: www.blic.rs, 26. новембра 2010.)