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Sunday, December 4, 2016

The 2017 Yale Young Global Scholars application is available! Apply now ----->>>

The 2017 Yale Young Global Scholars application is available! Apply now >>
  

The deadline to apply is January 31, 2017 at 11:59 PM EST. We encourage all potential applicants to begin and complete their applications as soon as possible to ensure all materials are submitted by the deadline.


An official Yale University program, participants in the Yale Young Global Scholars Program for Outstanding High School Students can expect an amazing summer experience studying in beautiful campus lecture halls and classrooms, living in Yale’s historic residential colleges, eating in award-winning dining halls, meeting a talented community of fellow students, engaging with world-renowned professors, and interacting with extraordinary visiting practitioners.
Interested in what students had to say about their YYGS experience?
2016 YYGS alumnus Abdul Moiz put together a collection of short vignettes from participants of the International Affairs & Security session as a sort of guidebook to prospective applicants. 


http://globalscholars.yale.edu/sites/default/files/files/Application%20Tips%20and%20What%20to%20Expect%20at%20YYGS%20by%20Abdul%20Moiz%20Guidebook.pdf

Monday, November 28, 2016

Full Tuition Fee LLM Scholarships, Queen Mary University of London, UK




Full Tuition Fee LLM Scholarships, Queen Mary University of London, UK

Full tuition fee scholarships are available for students from any country (UK, EU & international students) enrolling LLM in Energy and Natural Resources Law program for September 2017 intake at School of Law, Queen Mary University of London – UK.

The scholarship will cover the entire tuition fee at Home / EU / International students rate. Applicants must hold an offer (conditional / unconditional) for full time study in order to apply for this scholarship. Recipients of the scholarship will be asked to participate in marketing events to promote the scholarship program and Queen Mary University of London.
SEE ALSO: Fee Waiver + Stipend, PhD Scholarships in Management, Royal Holloway University of London, UK

Level of Education

Scholarships available for Master degree only.

Subjects or Fields of Study

Scholarships available only for LLM in Energy and Natural Resources Law offered at School of Law, Queen Mary University of London.

Amount of Scholarships

The scholarships will pay the full tuition fee at Home / EU / international rate.

Duration of Scholarships

Scholarships are available for the duration of the program.

Eligibility

To be eligible for the scholarships, applicants must meet all the eligibility criteria below:
  • Applicants must meet all the entry requirements for LLM degree program.
  • Applicants must hold a conditional / unconditional offer for full time study in LLM in Energy and Natural Resources Law.
  • Scholarships available for new students commencing study in September 2017.
  • Applicants must apply for the full time program. Part time students are not eligible to apply.

Number of Scholarships Available

2 (two) full scholarships available.

Nationality

Scholarships available for all students from any country. There is no restriction or nationality criteria.

Selection Criteria

Scholarships will be awarded based on merit. Make sure you have applied for the program and received the offer from the School of Law, Queen Mary University of London, before the deadline.

Please take note on the above eligibility criteria carefully.

How to Apply

You must download and complete the scholarship application form available on their website and send it via email. Please make sure you read all the guidelines available on their website before submitting your applications.

Application Deadline

The closing date for this scholarship is March 28, 2017 for academic year 2017 – 2018. However, you must have received the offer for study before you can apply for this scholarship.

The closing date for applying the LLM program is February 28, 2017.
Please take note of the deadline. Late submissions will not be entertained!

Result Notification

Please contact School of Law, Queen Mary University of London for more info about the result.

Important Notes

  • This scholarship will be based on merit and your academic achievements.
  • You can only apply for this scholarship after you have applied for the program and received the conditional / unconditional offer for full time study.

Sunday, July 3, 2016

Victoria Graduate Award, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand


Victoria Graduate Award, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand

 These awards consist of domestic tuition fees payable for the nominated degree programme up to the value of $5,000. Graduate Awards are awarded solely on the basis of academic merit.

Purpose of award
In line with the University’s strategic objective of encouraging undergraduate students to proceed to graduate study and to research degrees, the University offers Victoria Graduate Awards to students intending to embark upon an Honours degree or a Masters degree, Part 1.
Selection criteria
  • The intended programme must include at least 90 points of coursework at either 400 or 500 level.
  • These scholarships are not available for post experience or vocational master’s degrees e.g. MBA, MLIS MMIS nor to students intending to embark on the fourth year of a four year undergraduate degree programme e.g. LLB, BTech, BEng.
  • Post graduate Diploma study will only be considered if it is recognized as Part 1 of a two year Masters course.
  • Applicants are expected to have achieved at least an A grade average (GPA 8.0) over 72 points at 300-level or above. At least 60 of these points must be in their nominated major or, for a major that requires less than 60 points, the additional points must be in a 300 level subject either in their major or in a related subject.
How do students apply?
  • Applications for these awards must be made on the forms obtainable from the Scholarship Website or from the Scholarships Office.
  • Enrolling as an Honours or Masters student and applying for a Victoria Graduate Award are two separate processes. The holding of a Victoria Graduate Award is conditional upon the scholarship recipient gaining enrollment into their intended Honours or Masters programme.
  • Applicants, other than those who have completed all of their study at Victoria, must include a certified copy of their academic transcripts from other institutions with this application.
  • Applicants whose degree has been conferred at any university other than a New Zealand University will be considered in two categories:
    1. Category 1: applicants from the UK, Ireland, USA, Canada, Germany or Australia must supply an original or certified copy of their university transcript.
    2. Category 2: applicants from any other country must have their transcript verified and assessed with a course by course evaluation by one of the below education evaluators:
      • Educational Credential Evaluators www.ece.org/
      • National Recognition Information Centre (UK) www.naric.org.uk/
  • Application Form
  • Regulations


Additional information
  • International Students are eligible to apply for this Award, however, tuition fees for International Students will be funded at the same value as that for New Zealand citizens and permanent residents.
  • International student must attach all previous tertiary study academic transcripts.
  • Subject to the approval of the Academic Board, a Victoria Graduate Award may be held with any other award apart from an alternative fees scholarship for which the holder is eligible.
Decision makers
The selection of Award winners shall be made by the Scholarships Committee, a subcommittee of the University Research Council.
How and when do students learn of the decision?
By late December in the year of application. If you are unsuccessful you may be notified by email only. Please provide a clearly written email address if available.
Applications close 1 November each year.
What conditions are attached to acceptance of this award?
An Award shall lapse unless the Award winner, within 4 weeks of receipt of the official advice of his/her Award, completes and returns to the Scholarships Officer a letter setting out:
  1. his/her acceptance of the Award; and
  2. his/her intention of fulfilling the conditions attached to the holding of the Award.
The date of commencement for an Award shall normally be no later than the fifteenth day of March in the year following the year of application.
For guidelines, application forms and more information about this award contact:
Position: The Scholarships Office
Organisation: Victoria University of Wellington
Address: PO Box 600 Wellington 6140 New Zealand
Phone: +64 4 463 5557
E-mail: scholarships-office@vuw.ac.nz
Website: http://www.victoria.ac.nz/study/student-finance/scholarships
For more information, please visit official website: www.victoria.ac.nz.

 

 

Thursday, June 23, 2016

Meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping and President of Mongolia Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj


Meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping and President of Mongolia Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj

Trilateral talks took place in Tashkent between President Vladimir Putin, President of the People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping and President of Mongolia Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj.
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Meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping and President of Mongolia Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj.
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Meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping and President of Mongolia Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj.
Following the talks, the three presidents witnessed the signing of the Programme to Establish the China-Mongolia-Russia Economic Corridor and an agreement between Russia’s Federal Customs Service, China’s General Administration of Customs, and Mongolia’s General Tax and Customs Administration on mutual recognition of customs inspection results with regard to particular categories of goods.
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President of China Xi Jinping (retranslated): President Putin, President Elbegdorj, it is a great pleasure to see you again.
Following our meeting in Ufa last July, we jointly approved the roadmap for developing our trilateral cooperation over the medium term. Our three countries’ ministries, local authorities and companies are working actively to implement this roadmap and organising intensive coordination of projects in trade, the economy, humanitarian ties, transit traffic, tourism and sport. The positive results are visible. Following our meeting today, we will witness the signing of an important cooperation agreement – the programme to establish an economic corridor.
This all shows that we are capable of knitting close cooperation ties as neighbours. I am happy with the way our trilateral ties are developing. We are ready to listen to your remarks and proposals on the next steps to take.
I give the floor to President Putin.
President of Russia Vladimir Putin: Friends, President Xi Jinping, President Elbegdorj, I am also very pleased to see you again.
Russia has traditionally friendly ties with China and Mongolia. We are building our trilateral partnership on the principles of good-neighbourliness, equality, and mutual respect.
Yes, a year ago in Ufa, we agreed to step up our cooperation in a broad range of areas. It is important that we have started implementing the roadmap to develop our trilateral contacts in politics, the economy, international affairs, and the cultural and humanitarian sector. We have launched a mechanism for political consultations now and this is a good opportunity for coordinating our positions on current regional issues.
At the meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping and President of Mongolia Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj.
At the meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping and President of Mongolia Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj.
Building on the Ufa agreements, we have drafted a programme for establishing an economic corridor linking Russia, China and Mongolia. This programme seeks to substantially intensify cross-border ties by launching more than 30 trilateral investment projects.
Regarding the programme’s practical implementation, we think Mongolia’s idea of establishing a joint investment planning centre is a promising idea. Its main task would be to develop new cooperation proposals in transport, construction of communication and electricity transmission lines, and energy transport routes.
We also think it important to give priority attention to infrastructure initiatives. In particular, Russian business is ready to take part in modernising the Ulan Bator railway. I have discussed this on past occasions with the President of Mongolia. We will increase the railway’s throughput capacity to 100 million tonnes of freight a year. We will also develop road freight transport. This will help us to make better use of our countries’ transit potential.
We are sure that implementing these projects will help to develop regional integration projects too, especially the project to develop a Eurasian trade and economic partnership between the Eurasian Economic Union and the People’s Republic of China.
Further simplification of customs formalities will help to expand the trade ties between our countries, including ties between the border regions. The agreement on mutual recognition of customs inspections results that will be signed today will facilitate this.
We should most certainly continue working to strengthen contacts between our three countries’ business communities. In June last year, our countries’ chambers of commerce and industry held a successful forum in China. The next forum, which will take in Chita, in Russia, on August 5–6, has Russia’s active support.
Meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping and President of Mongolia Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj.
Meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping and President of Mongolia Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj.
I want to say that we are seeing positive changes taking place before our very eyes in environmental cooperation throughout the entire region. I know that Mongolia plans to build hydroelectricity facilities in the Selenga River basin. We would like to study these plans very carefully with our friends in Mongolia and China.
Russia and international environmental protection organisations have made their position on these plans known: this project could create some risks for water supply to Russia’s Irkutsk Region and affect the unique ecology of Lake Baikal, as Selenga is the main river flowing into Lake Baikal.
We realise that Mongolia’s energy shortage is a serious issue. Clearly, this is something we must reflect on and we need to resolve this issue. But there are different ways to resolve this problem, above all by developing the entire region’s energy sector. For example, Russian power stations could increase electricity supplies to Mongolia’s northern regions.
We think it important to encourage cooperation not only in this sector but in others too, in tourism, for example. The Federal Tourism Agency is drafting a number of proposals. One of them is to organise an international tourism route – the Great Tea Route – that could link 20 Russian regions with China and Mongolia. We could launch a special excursion train on this route.
We will continue to do all we can to expand scientific exchanges. The establishment of an association of research centres in Russia, China and Mongolia will play a big part in this.
Let me say again that I think our trilateral partnership has great potential in many areas and we should put this to more active use for the good of our peoples.
Thank you for your attention.
President of Mongolia Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj (retranslated): President of China Xi Jinping, President of Russia Vladimir Putin,
It is a great pleasure to greet you at this third summit of the leaders of Mongolia, Russia and China here in the capital of Uzbekistan.
Today, we will sign trilateral cooperation agreements such as the programme on establishing an economic corridor between Mongolia, Russia and China and the agreement between our three countries’ customs services on mutual recognition of customs inspection results with regard to particular categories of goods. The aim of establishing the economic corridor is to put in place conditions for expanding trilateral cooperation through increasing trade between our three countries.
President of Mongolia Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj.
President of Mongolia Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj.
I would like to exchange views and settle the following matters during this meeting.
First of all, this involves the implementation of a programme to create an economic corridor. I suggest we select those projects, out of the 32 from the programme, which can be implemented now, and find sources to finance them. Given the fact that the parties agreed to establish an investment centre to determine funding and do a feasibility study of projects, I propose such a centre be created in 2016.
Then, as part of improving cooperation on roads and transport, we propose holding regular consultations with transport agencies of the third parties, which are a real mechanism to promote railway projects. The second meeting on current issues is expected to be held in August-September in Ulan Bator.
Third, determining promising avenues of trilateral cooperation. Our cooperation should not be limited to economic corridors or transport and customs issues. One of the directions is regional cooperation; we support in principle China’s initiative to develop cooperation between the eastern regions of Mongolia, Russia and China. Mongolia is ready to develop an appropriate plan of cooperation.
I also believe it possible to develop trilateral cooperation in agriculture and emergency prevention, response and relief based on the experience of bilateral cooperation.
I would like to end my speech with a suggestion to hold a trilateral meeting in Ulan Bator to step up our cooperation. I am confident that our mutually advantageous cooperation will make a significant contribution not only to the development of the three states but the region as a whole.
Thank you for your attention.
Xi Jinping: Thank you, President Elbegdorj.
President Putin and President Elbegdorj presented good proposals. I suggest the relevant agencies of the three countries carefully study and implement them.
And now I would like to share my opinion. We should comprehensively promote trilateral cooperation by linking the Chinese Silk Road Economic Belt and Russian strategies, in particular, the construction of a trans-Eurasian corridor, and the Mongolian Steppe Route.
The first task is to work responsibly on implementing the programme to create an economic corridor linking China, Mongolia and Russia. This programme is a practical step towards linking together our three countries’ development strategies and outlines priorities for our business cooperation. It is important that we pursue cooperation in areas such as transport infrastructure, building border crossing points and production facilities, developing investment, trade and the economy, humanitarian ties and environmental cooperation. We must work together to carry out priority projects so as to speed up achievement of stage-by-stage results in establishing the China-Russia-Mongolia economic corridor.
Second, we must step up our cross-border cooperation. Our three countries’ border regions have advantages in terms of their geographical location, comprehensive interlinking and cooperation mechanisms, and they share a common great desire to develop trilateral cooperation, have solid foundations for doing this, and could become priority regions for our work together. China supports our Mongolian partners’ initiative on cross-border economic cooperation.
President of People's Republic of China Xi Jinping.
President of People's Republic of China Xi Jinping.
We propose taking the existing bilateral economic cooperation zone as a base we can build on to develop a trilateral zone with an emphasis on infrastructure construction, comprehensive interlinking, cross-border trade, industrialisation, tourism, and humanitarian ties. We should strengthen our links in industry and promote sub-regional cooperation in the interests of developing our countries’ border regions.
Third, we need to expand our cooperation within the SCO. The SCO has gained steadily in international influence over its 15 years of existence. More and more countries have shown their approval of the ‘Shanghai spirit’ and wish to develop cooperation with the organisation in order to work together on preventing threats and making use of development opportunities.
The accession process for new members we launched at the Ufa summit last year has progressed smoothly. The number of observers and dialogue partners is growing. This creates new development opportunities.
The SCO is a useful platform for our trilateral cooperation. Mongolia is the first observer country in the SCO. China is ready to work with Russia and other SCO member countries to strengthen our cooperation with our Mongolian partners, in particular, we are ready to work together on implementing the openness and partnership policy as part of the SCO’s development strategy through to 2025. We are ready to develop our work together with Mongolia in transit traffic, food safety, emergency situations, energy and other sectors.
This is my view. Overall, we have had a practical and useful discussion today.
Our Mongolian partners will chair the fourth summit next year. China is ready to provide all-round support in this.
Thank you.

Sunday, May 29, 2016

Forecasts for China’s economy in 2016

Forecasts for China’s economy in 2016 

 

Forecasts 6.5% China growth for 2016


A man carrying a kite in the shape of the Chinese national flag walks along the Bund while buildings of Pudong's Lujiazui financial district stand across the Huangpu River as the sun rises in Shanghai, China, on Friday, Oct. 2, 2015. China's consumer inflation moderated and factory gate deflation extended a record stretch of declines, signaling the People's Bank of China still has room to ease monetary policy further to support a slowing economy. Photographer: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg

China’s economic growth will only reach the lower end of its own projections and its slowdown risks weighing on the rest of Asia, according to a report from the Asian Development Bank.
The ADB’s flagship Asia Development Outlook 2016 forecast that China’s economy would grow at 6.5 per cent this year and 6.3 per cent next year, compared with Beijing’s expectations of between 6.5 and 7 per cent for 2016 and an average of 6.5 per cent over the next five years.

The slowdown in the region’s biggest economy has knocked as much as 0.3 percentage points off the outlook for developing Asian economies because of the region’s trade and supply chain links, the ADB said.
“[China’s] growth moderation and [the] uneven global recovery are weighing down overall growth in Asia,” said Shang-Jin Wei, ADB chief economist, who added that in spite of this, the region would still contribute more than 60 per cent of global growth this year.
The bank forecast regional growth of 5.7 per cent for this year and next, down from 5.9 per cent in 2015. “Developing Asia” is a 45-country grouping used by the ADB that includes central Asia and the Pacific as well as countries in east, south and Southeast Asia.
Despite the turmoil that gripped global markets in January as investors worried that China might be slowing faster than feared, the ADB said the country’s wider economic impact was still largely limited to the region, with any negative effects of the country’s slowdown elsewhere in the world offset by gains from lower commodity prices.
Should China experience the sort of hard landing that investors feared in January — classed as “unlikely” by the ADB — the global economy would be hit much harder, knocking up to 1.8 percentage points off worldwide growth.
The report also highlighted the complexity of China’s economic relationships in the region as supply chains evolve. While manufacturing powerhouses such as South Korea have lost market share as China has moved up the value chain, others such as Vietnam have benefited from taking over lower-end production from its giant neighbour.
The effect is not just limited to technology. Bangladesh has also been a notable gainer, becoming the world’s second-largest garment exporter as China focuses on developing less labour-intensive industries.
China will continue to struggle as it shifts from investment-led growth to an economy where consumption plays a larger role, the ADB said. Last year services and consumption accounted for 4.6 percentage points of China’s overall growth, up from 3.7 in 2014.
However, the ADB warned that governments around the region, including China, needed to focus far more on boosting productivity. Almost half the slowdown in average growth in the region between 2008 and 2014 was due to moderating potential growth.

“Potential growth depends on both the growth of the labour force and the growth of labour productivity,” said Mr Wei. “While altering demographics is not something that can be accomplished within a few years, many developing economies still have tremendous room to use structural reforms to remove distortions in the labour, capital and land markets‎.”
Only Southeast Asia is forecast to see growth rates improve in 2016, nudging up to an annual rate of 4.5 per cent from 4.4 per cent in 2015, the ADB said, before picking up to 4.8 per cent in 2017. Seven out of 10 members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations experienced weaker economic growth last year, including Indonesia, which underwent a fourth successive year of slowdown.




 

Thursday, May 12, 2016

100% Tuition Fee Scholarships for International Students, Monash University, Australia

100% Tuition Fee Scholarships for International Students, Monash University, Australia

100% tuition fee scholarships are available for international undergraduate and postgraduate (coursework) students at Monash University – Australia.


 These scholarships are available for those students commencing full time undergraduate or postgraduate degree at a Monash campus in Australia and must have received a full Monash course offer. Students may come from any disciplines except Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) or Master of Business Administration (MBA). Awardees will be asked to be profiled or participate in recruitment, Monash marketing, promotional events or materials.


Level of Education

Scholarships available for full time undergraduate and postgraduate (coursework).

Subjects or Fields of Study

Scholarships available for all subjects / fields of study offered at Monash University in Australia, except for the following subjects:
  • Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS)
  • Master of Business Administration (MBA)

Amount of Scholarships

This scholarship will pay 100% tuition fees.

Duration of Scholarships

Scholarships available until the minimum number of points for your degree are completed.

Eligibility

To be eligible for this scholarship, the students must meet all the conditions below:
  • Must be international students. Students from all countries are invited to apply for this scholarships. There is no restriction or nationality criteria. However, preference will be given to students from countries with strategic priorities for Monash.
  • Students applying for full time undergraduate or postgraduate degree at Monash campus in Australia.
  • Students must have received full course offer from Monash.
The following students are NOT eligible to apply for this scholarship:
  • Students applying for MBBS or MBA are not eligible to apply.
  • Students in pathway programs are not eligible to apply.
  • Students in Australian Year 12 are not eligible to apply.
  • Students from another Australian university or transferring from another Monash campus are not eligible to apply.

Number of Scholarships Available

4 (four) scholarships are available for the most outstanding international undergraduate and postgraduate students.

Nationality

Scholarships available for all international students. There is no other restriction or nationality criteria. However, preference will be given to students from countries with strategic priorities.

Selection Criteria

Please take note on the above eligibility criteria carefully. Students will be assessed based on their academic achievements, personal statements in the scholarship application, and the candidate’s potential to be a Monash University ambassador.

How to Apply

You must apply and submit a separate application for this scholarship. The scholarship application form is available on their website. Please read the procedure carefully. Your application will only be considered when you follow their procedure.

Application Deadline

The closing dates for this scholarships are:
  • October 15
  • November 15
  • January 15
  • March 15
  • April 15
  • June 12
Please take note of the deadline. Late submissions will not be entertained!

Result Notification

Please contact Monash University to ask about the result.






Postgraduate Scholarships for International Students, Newcastle University, UK


Postgraduate Scholarships for International Students, Newcastle University, UK

 

Scholarships are available for international (non EU) postgraduate students at Newcastle University – UK, starting their studies in September 2016, academic year 2016 – 2017.

 

Scholarships are available for postgraduate taught degree at Newcastle University. For candidates applying for a degree within the faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, or the faculty of Medical Sciences, they must hold IELTS 7.0 and a first class Honours degree. For candidates applying for a degree within the faculty of Science, Agriculture and Engineering, they must hold IELTS 6.5 and an upper-second-class Honours degree.

Level of Education

Scholarships available only for postgraduate Masters and MRes courses.

Subjects or Fields of Study

Scholarships available for the following faculties:
  • Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Faculty of Medical Sciences
  • Faculty of Science, Agriculture and Engineering

Amount of Scholarships

This is a partial scholarship. The scholarships are valued at £2,000 and will be credited to your tuition fee account. Part-time students will receive pro-rata.

Duration of Scholarships

Scholarships only available to new students starting their studies September 2016 for 1 (one) year only. For students studying 2 year Master degree, the scholarships will be tenable for your first year only.



Eligibility

The eligibility criteria as follow:
  • This scholarships only available for new students starting their studies in September 2016, academic year 2016 – 2017. Continuing students are not eligible to apply.
  • Students who have been classified as international / overseas students. Students form UK & EU are not eligible to apply.
  • Students who have been offered a place on any postgraduate taught degree.
  • Students applying within the faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, or the faculty of Medical Sciences must hold IELTS 7.0 and a first class Honours degree.
  • Students applying within the faculty of Science, Agriculture and Engineering must hold IELTS 6.5 and an upper-second-class Honours degree.
  • Students must not hold other fully-funded scholarships such as Chevening scholarships, Commonwealth scholarships, etc. Students breaching this regulation will have their scholarship award suspended and the University will recover any previous payments.
  • Students may hold only one scholarship in any academic year. Students offered more than one scholarships must choose the one most appropriate.

Number of Scholarships Available

Unknown

Nationality

Scholarships only available for international (non UK & EU) students.

Selection Criteria

Other than the eligibility criteria mentioned above, Newcastle University will consider each individual application on merit and allocate the scholarships based on its strategic geographical priorities.

How to Apply

You must apply through their online electronic application form. Please make sure you read the regulations carefully before applying.

Application Deadline

The closing date is May 27, 2016.

Result Notification

Please contact the Newcastle University – Student Wellbeing Service (Financial Support) for more info about the result..





Sunday, March 27, 2016

How to Kill a Good Idea

How to Kill a Good Idea


Who needs an innovative proposal that might disrupt the routine or, worse, make you look bad?

Corporations are complex entities. There are many people working for them, usually. And by “many” I mean more than two. This creates politics and conflicting agendas and fuels the constant battle between forward ­momentum and inertia—with proponents on both sides.
Somewhere in all of that, an idea is occasionally born. A little flower pops its delicate head up through the organizational macadam and, against all odds, succeeds in blossoming into a healthy plant. Most of the time, though, somebody comes along with a heavy vehicle and runs over it.

Given that reality, it’s important to review why and how organizations kill ideas. I hope you find this exercise helpful the next time you want to be the one driving the truck. Or when your flower is about to get crushed. To begin, let’s look at some reasons an idea might get killed.
 

1. It’s bad: 85.4% of all ideas are useless, time wasting, distracting, aggravating to too many people, dangerous, boneheaded, or just plain superfluous. Unless they come from a senior officer, they are easily squelched.

2. You didn’t think of it: Other people’s ideas are a drag, aren’t they? You were doing something else. Now you have to think about this? Forget it.

3. It threatens your territory: Sure, it’s an intriguing notion. But executing it would put Bob or Barbra into your meeting zone. Who needs them in there?

4. It conflicts with something you’re doing: Like lunch. Or vacation. Or that trip to L.A. Or whatever, right?

5. Oswald thought of it: And you hate that preening little weasel.

6. You’re an insecure weasel yourself: Other people may get the credit, and there’s only so much credit to go around!

7. It’s inconsistent with prevailing culture: In the ’80s, you had to be for excellence. In the ’90s, you had to be for greed. Now you have to like disruption and open offices. Any contradictory notions must be terminated.

8. It’s good: Good ideas are deeply threatening to the everyday run of business. They get in the way of all the other things people are doing.
That’s the motivation side. As for implementation? There are a host of ways that even the best idea can be strangled in its cradle. Here are some classics.


1. Meeting it to death: This is often referred to politely as a “Japanese no.” Meeting after meeting is held to reach absolutely no conclusion, and even if one is reached, it’s never communicated. Anybody who’s ever had a movie script “in development” can relate.

2. Depositing it with the well-meaning but powerless: Earnest subordinates generally have a lot of good ideas of their own, but a limited ability to execute them. After a time, they will produce an excellent document that can be studied until it isn’t.

3. Bigfooting it: You don’t have to be a very big yeti to step on things. You just have to have a loud opinion. A strong view is relatively rare in corporate life. Those who have one often prevail.

4. Championing it to death: Hurray for this great idea! We’ll get to it next Tuesday!

5. Shooting the messenger: There are many, many organizations that actually punish the bearer of an idea that’s not generated by an ultra-senior executive. In such places it’s best not to have ideas at all. But that doesn’t stop people, does it?
Okay, I’ll admit it. This wasn’t a totally academic exercise. Last month a guy who works for me had a smart idea. I sent him to the proper part of the organization to get it underway. But now they’ve put it in a committee of some kind. I’m told that a report is coming soon.

Screw that. There’s one thing that eradicates this kind of nonsense: an angry senior officer. That’s me. I know who to talk to. Don’t worry. It won’t take them long to get the idea. 

Tuesday, March 15, 2016

Full Tuition Fee LLM Scholarships, University of Warwick, UK



Full Tuition Fee LLM Scholarships, University of Warwick, UK

Full tuition fee scholarships are available for UK, EU and international students commencing LLM degree at University of Warwick – UK. There are 4 (four) scholarships available for new students with the most outstanding academic performance in law.

Relevant subject degree and work experience will also be considered. Applicants must have already hold an offer from the School of Law, University of Warwick, and meet the English language requirements. Applicants do not need to submit separate application for the scholarship. Applicants only need to email application statement outlining the reasons why you deserve the scholarship (max. 500 words).

 

Level of Education

Scholarships only available for Master degree.

Subjects or Fields of Study

Scholarships available for LLM program only.

 

Amount of Scholarships

The scholarships will cover the full tuition fee for LLM degree.

Duration of Scholarships

Scholarships are available for the duration of the program.

Eligibility

To be eligible for the scholarships, applicants must meet all the eligibility criteria below:
  • Applicants must meet all the entry requirements for LLM degree program.
  • Scholarships available for new students only.
  • Applicants must show outstanding academic performance in law. Relevant subject degree and work experience will also be considered.
  • Applicants must hold an offer from School of Law for the LLM program.
  • Applicants must meet the English language requirements.

Number of Scholarships Available

4 (four) scholarships are available.

Nationality

Scholarships available for all students from any country. There is no restriction on the nationality.

Selection Criteria

Selection will be based on your academic performance. Applicants will be required to submit an application statements (max 500 words) outlining the reasons why you deserve the scholarship.

How to Apply

You must already hold the offer from School of Law for the LLM program. You then need to send an email with an application statements explaining why you deserve the scholarship (max 500 words).
Do not forget to state your Warwick student ID and your name on the application statement.

Application Deadline

The closing date is March 31, 2016.

Please take note of the deadline. Late submissions will not be entertained!

Result Notification

Successful applicants will be notified by end of May 2016.

Important Notes

  • Scholarship applications from those who do not hold the offer from School of Law, University of Warwick, will not be considered.
  • There is no separate application for the scholarship. You only need to email your application statements.
  • DO NOT FORGET to include your Warwick student ID and your name on your application statements.









Thursday, March 10, 2016

Fully Funded Master Scholarship for Student from Developing Country, University of Westminster, UK





Fully Funded Master Scholarship for Student from Developing Country, University of Westminster, UK

University of Westminster is offering fully funded scholarship for a student from developing country to study Master degree at the university.

The scholarship will cover full tuition fee, stipend for living expenses, accommodation, and two-way flights to London. Applicants must hold an offer to study full time Master degree at the university. Applicants must hold First Class Honours degree or equivalent. Applicants will be assessed based on their financial need and development potential.

Level of Education

Scholarships available for Master degree only.

Subjects or Fields of Study

Scholarships available for any subject offered at the University of Westminster.

Amount of Scholarships

This scholarship program will pay full tuition fees, stipend for living expenses, accommodation, and two-way flights to London.

Duration of Scholarships

Scholarships available for the duration of your study.

Eligibility

To be eligible for the scholarships, applicants must meet all the eligibility criteria below:
  • Applicants must come from a developing country.
  • Applicants must meet all the entry requirements for Master degree program.
  • Applicants must meet the English language requirement.
  • Applicants must hold an offer to study Master program.
  • Applicants must hold First Class Honours degree.
  • Scholarship only available for full time students. Part time students are not eligible to apply for this scholarship.

Number of Scholarships Available

1 (one) scholarship is available for this program.

Nationality

Scholarships available for students from a developing country.

Selection Criteria

Please take note on the above eligibility criteria carefully. The team will assess you based on your nationality, degree, financial need, and development potential.

How to Apply

  1. Applicants must submit application for the full time Master program.
  2. Applicants must hold an offer to study at the University before applying for the scholarship.
Please check their website for further info and guidance on how to apply for this particular scholarship.

Application Deadline

The closing date for this scholarship is October 14, 2016.
Please take note of the deadline. Late or incomplete submissions will not be entertained!

Result Notification

Please contact University of Westminster for further info regarding the result.

Important Notes

  • This scholarship program is only for student from developing country.
  • Applicants must hold offer to study before applying for this scholarship.
  • Scholarship only available for full time Master program. 

For further info please visit: www.westminster.ac.uk.

Monday, February 29, 2016

Монголын Төрийн институт-байгууламж нурж байна


Монголын Төрийн Институт-Байгууламж нурж байна


Үндсэн хуулийн цэцийн даргыг илт хууль бус, Үндсэн хуулийн бус аргаар огцоруулж байгаа нь 1990 оноос эхэлсэн Ардчилсан чиг баримжаатай улсын Төрийн байгууламжаа Санаатайгаар нураан унагааж буй үйлдэл, эс үйлдэл мөн.
Төрийн эрх мэдэл хуваарилалт, түүний тэнцвэрийг хянан балансжуулах цор ганц үүрэгтэнээ ийм хялбархан гэгч, хэн нэгэнд захидал явуулсан гээд татаад унагачиж байгаа нь үндсэндээ том утгаараа Монголын Төр институт-байгууламжийн хувьд оршин тогнохоо болиход хууль зүйн агуулгаараа боломжтой болсон.
Энийг хэлэх шалтгаан нь хувь хүний фактор хамаагүй бөгөөд Үндсэн хуулийн Үндсэн бүтцийн ерөнхий онолын хүрээ хязгаарт хамааруулан ойлговол зохино.
Ерөнхийлөгч, УИХ, Ерөнхий сайд-ЗГ, Улсын Дээд Шүүхийн Ерөнхий шүүгчийн хууль бус үйлдлийг хазаарлан Тас цохих функцээ Хяналт тавиулдаг нөгөө хэд нь хамтраад нухчив.
Энэ ямар зүйлийн эхлэл, бэлтгэл ажил юм бүү мэд, тун их эргэлзээтэй!
Холын бус ойрхоны жишээ татахад 1919 оны 11 дүгээр сарын 17-нд Богд хаант Монгол Улсын Автономитын эрхийг Монголын ихэс Ноёд өөрсдөө санаачлан Улсын Дээд Хурлаараа хэлэлцэн Татан буулгаж устгаад, Хятадын Анфу бүлэглэлийн хулгай генерал Сү Шү Жанг Цэрэгтэй нь урьж авчирч байсан. 
Энэ мэт улс орны минь хувь заяа, эрх ашгийг хөндсөн ноцтой зүйл Ерөнхийлөгч, УИХ, Ерөнхий сайд-ЗГ-ын аль нэг нь үйлдэхэд Хэн Хяналт тавьж, Зоригтойгоор Хоншоорыг нь Тас Цохиж чадах юм бэ?
Дахин хэлэхэд Цэцийн дарга хэн байх нь ямарч хамаагүй, энд хувь хүний фактор хамааралгүй, Монголын Төрийн институт-байгууламж нуран унаж буйг хэллээ.

Ш.Үнэнтөгс Dr.Sc / PhD 


Tuesday, January 26, 2016

Үзэгдэх өнгөндөө цэвэр, цэмцгэр боловч үзэл хандлагадаа үгүй бол цэвэр цэмцгэр нь нүд хуурсан зэрэглээ төдий

Тэнэг шавийн тэрсүүд багштайгаа хэлцсэн үгсээс


  • Багш, багш.. Урьд орой та яагаад айлын эзэгтэйн засаж өгсөн орон дээр нь унтсангүй, гадаа бараан дээр чичирч хонохыг эрхэмд үзэв? Таныг үргэлж ийн хатуужлийг эрхэмлэдгийг би үл сананам...
  • Би хатуужлыг эрхэмлэсэндээ гадаа бараан дээр даарч хоносонгүй, цээр цэврийг эрхэмлэж тийн хонов.
  • Энэ айлыг цэвэр бус гэж та хэрхэн хэлнэ вэ? Үзтэл хог үгүй, хир үгүй цэмцгэр байсан бус уу?.
  • Орныхоо толгой дээр оймсоо тохсон айл цэвэр хийгээд цэмцгэр байх уу? Цэмцгэр гэдэг ч, цэвэр гэдэг ч үзэгдэх өнгө, үйлдэх хэв, үзэл хандлагад гурвуул хосолж байж сая мөн болдог болой... Энэ гурваас үзэл хандлага нь эхлэл юм. Үзэгдэх өнгөндөө цэвэр, цэмцгэр боловч үзэл хандлагадаа үгүй бол цэвэр цэмцгэр нь нүд хуурсан зэрэглээ төдий билээ.
  • Багш минь, орны толгойд оймс байх нь үзэл хандлага цэвэр бусаас үүдсэн хэрэг үү?
  • Тийм, шавь минь. Юу дээр, юу доор байхыг үл мэдэх, үл ойлгох, үл мэдрэхээс цэвэр, цэмцгэр бус үзэл эхэлдэг.
    Цэвэр цэмцгэр бус үзлээс
    Цээр, хориог үл ялгах үйлдэл үүсдэг.
    Цээр хорио үгүй бол
    Тоос тортог үгүй ч
    Дотор чанар үнэхээрийн бохир буй.
    Хир буртаг үгүй ч
    Хилэнц бузар арвин буй.
    Түрүү, толгойн бөөс хоёроо ялгаж үл чадваас
    Үйл үртэс, үнээ сааль төдийхнийг мэдэгч энэ мэт гэрийн эзэгтэй ч,
    Үй олныг мэдэгч хаан захирагч ч ялгалгүй
    Үйл хийгээд хүмүүний
    Үнэн худал хоёрыг ялгаж хэрхэн чадах билээ.
    Үнэн худал хоёрыг ялгаж үл чадваас
    Үйлс буян хэрхэн арвидах билээ...
  • Багш минь та, тэгвэл өглөө юунд цай үл амсан, энэ өглөө дияаныг эхлүүлж буй хэмээн худал хэлэв. Та бидэн энэ оны дияаныг эрт цагт дуусгасан биш билүү? Таны энэ үйл үнэн худал хоёрын алин болохыг үл ялганам би...
  • Өлөн хирээ угаалгүйгээр
    Өглөөн цайгаа үйдэг эхнэрийн
    Өргөсөн идээ ундааныг амсах нь
    Өөр хэнд ч хор үгүй
    Өдөржин өлөн шогшихоос илүү зовлон учраас тэр билээ.
  • Тийм бол та юунд эхнэрийг үл зэмлэв?
  • Үнэн төрхийг нь чичлэн хэлээд
    Өчүүхэн эхнэрт хараалгаснаас
    Өдөржин өлөн хоосон шогших минь
    Өөрт илүү чухал үнэн учраас тэр билээ. Ингэхэд үнэн гэдэг их олон өнгө хальстай буюу...
  • Багш минь, та хүсээгүй байхад минь надад үргэлжид номыг залхтал номлох атлаа өглөг өргөн хүсэн гуйж буй тэр айлын эмд юунд юуг ч үл номлов...? Үнэн байдлыг нь өгүүлвээс өөдөөс ихэд хараана хэмээн та юунд таав?
  • Өчигдөр тэр эхнэр өөрийгөө өөгүй тунгалаг, үлгэр жишээ эхнэр хэмээн ихэд магтан магтан хэлснийг чи сонсоогүй юу, шавь минь?
  • Тиймээ, сонссон багш минь. Бас үлгэр жишээ гэр бүлд үлгэр жишээ хүмүүжин өссөн хэмээн яхир хахир дуунаар ярин ярин сайрхсаныг ч энэ хоёр хулгар минь сонсон сонсон суусан билээ...
  • Яхир хахир дуугаа
    Яруу эгшиг хэмээх,
    Хийрхүү сайрхуу зангаа
    Хэлэмгий сайхан гэх,
    Хэм үгүй явдлаа
    Хээгүй сайхан гэх
    Үлгэр үгүй өссөнөө
    Үзтэл сайнд тооцох,
    Өөд урууг ялгахгүйгээ
    Үнэхээрийн баясгалант гэнэн гэх нь
    Тогтоол ус
    Толинд туссанаас ялгаа юун.
    Ийм хүмүүнд үнэн үг хэлэх нь
    Тогтоол усыг тонгочуулж самрахаас өөрцгүй.
    Тогтоол усыг самраваас юу болох буй?
  • Булингар болно, багш минь...
  • Тийм аваас үг хайран бус уу... Үг хайран төдий ч бус, булингар босгож, буртаг нэмэх хэрэг юун.
  • Тийм аваас та юунд тэр айлын хүнийг ихэд эрхэмлэн, номгүй мухар хар хүн атал хормой дор нь мөргөв?
  • Тэр хүмүүний
    Балчиг намаг дотор
    Баясгалантай амгалан суугаа
    Барагдашгүй их тэвчээр дор мөргөсөн билээ...
    Үзтэл мунхаг эхнэрийн
    Үнэнийг мэдэх атлаа
    Үл ажрах их бодь сэтгэл дор мөргөсөн билээ...