Professor Ukeje visits University of Ibadan

A Professor of Elementary and Early Childhood Education at the Kennesaw State University(KSU), Professor Ikechukwu Ukeje visited the University of Ibadan on 13th May, 2010. Prof. Ukeje's trip to UI was a follow-up on the collaboration between Kenessaw State University and the University of Ibadan on the possibility of making the latter, a regional anchor University for KSU research and educational activities with other institutions in West Africa.

The Coordinator of African Universities under the Institute for Global Initiative of the KSU, Prof. Ukeje also met with the DVC(Academic), Prof. Adigun Agbaje and the MacArthur Grant Liaison Officer, Prof.G.O.S. Ekhaguere and was pleased to know that the Office of International Programmes has been established.

African Network For Internationalization Of Education: Call for proposals

The African Network for Internationalization of Education (ANIE) invites research proposals from young scholars addressing the largely unexplored field of internationalization of higher education in Africa and its role in enhancing the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Interested researchers are required to develop research proposals to explore how internationalization of higher education could contribute towards the achievement of any of the four selected MDGs namely:

a) Global partnership for development
b) Universal Basic (Primary) Education
c) Promote gender equality and empowerment of women
d) Combat HIV& AIDS, malaria and other diseases
e) Other MDG(s) or relevant theme(s) can be addressed but only in addition to any of the above themes

Applicants should be young African researchers who have completed their first degree or equivalent professional training, with proven capacity to carry out research on the theme of this call. Those who are currently enrolled for post graduate degrees with evidence of successful research output are encouraged to apply. The successful candidates will be required to be registered as ANIE members.

Proposals should not be more than 2000 words and should demonstrate sound academic style and quality. Higher consideration will be given to collaborative and cross disciplinary research teams, multidisciplinarity, sensitivity to gender issues and development of young scholars. Proposals from a group of researchers doing a comparative research across different countries are particularly encouraged. In addition, the proposals should fulfill the following requirements;

1) Should address how internationalization of higher education will support the achievement of the chosen theme or goal of the research initiative.
2) Should address how internationalization of higher education will support the achievement of the chosen theme or goal of the research initiative.
3) Should underline the use of evidence-based or empirical research.

The proposals should include a background statement, problem statement, aims and objectives, a conceptual framework, methodology, work plan, a budget, and one page resume. ANIE will publish and disseminate the research outcomes and the authors are required not to publish the papers in any other media before the release of the ANIE publication. The deadline for submission of proposals is 30 August, 2010.


For further information please contact:

African Network for Internationalization of Education (ANIE)
Margaret Thatcher Library
Moi University
P.O.Box 3900
Eldoret, Kenya
Email: sec@anienetwork.org
Website: www.anienetwork.org

or

Office of International Programmes
University Advancement Centre Complex
Telephone: +234(0)2874 1045,
E-mail: oip@mail.ui.edu.ng
Blog site address: www.oipibadan.blogspot.com
Website: www.oip.ui.edu.ng

Visiting Fellowships in Human Rights - Call for Applications

Applications are invited for Visiting Fellowships in Human Rights, hosted by the
Human Rights Consortium at the School of Advanced Study, University of London.

(for more information: on the Consortium: human_rights.html> http://www.sas.ac.uk/human_rights.html)

Visiting Fellowships in Human Rights are granted for a period ranging from one
to six months. Fellows are expected to help develop the activities of the Human
Rights Consortium at the School by presenting at a conference or seminar or
contributing to a publication, and to pursue their own research. Office space,
access to computing and printing facilities and a library card are provided.

An honorarium of up to £2,000 is offered to one Visiting Fellow in Human Rights
each year. Non-stipendiary fellowships may also be offered, subject to space availability.

Deadline for submission of application is 30 September 2010 for a visit in 2011. Prospective applicants are encouraged to apply at least six months before their proposed visit.

For more information please visit:
http://www.sas.ac.uk/index.php?id=573 for particulars and the application forms are also available.


or


Office of International Programmes
University Advancement Centre Complex
Telephone: +234(0)2874 1045,
E-mail: oip@mail.ui.edu.ng
Blog site address: www.oipibadan.blogspot.com
Website: www.oip.ui.edu.ng

ACLS Announces 2010-2011 African Humanities Program Fellowship Competition

The African Humanities Program at the American Council of Learned
Societies (ACLS),with financial support from the Carnegie Corporation of New York, announces competitions for:

* Early career postdoctoral fellowships in Ghana, Nigeria, Tanzania,
Uganda, and South Africa

* Dissertation completion fellowships in Ghana, Nigeria, Tanzania, and
Uganda (there are no dissertation fellowships in South Africa)

Both fellowships provide one year of support for research and writing to
scholars based on the continent and affiliated with institutions of higher learning
in Ghana, Nigeria, Tanzania, Uganda, and South Africa. Scholars working in any
humanistic discipline normally supported by the ACLS are encouraged to apply.
In addition to one year of stipend support, each ACLS AHP fellow is also eligible to
apply for a three-month residency as a visiting scholar at one of several select
institutions for advanced research on the continent.
The formal announcement of the competition is available for download in
PDF format from the ACLS website at:

https://www.acls.org/uploadedFiles/Fellowships_and_Grants/1011_AHP_Comp_Announcement.pdf


We encourage everyone to distribute this announcement widely, and to share
it with colleagues, students, and the press. (Open the announcement you may
require Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available for free download.)

The deadline for applications for the 2010-2011 fellowship competition is
December 1, 2010. The application form will be available for download from the
website later this summer.


Further information about the African Humanities Program, including
information on 2009 AHP Fellows and 2010 awardees, is available on the ACLS website at: https://www.acls.org/programs/ahp


or

Office of International Programmes
University Advancement Centre Complex
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E-mail: oip@mail.ui.edu.ng
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ACLS African Humanities Program in Ghana, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, and Uganda Announces Fellowship Awards

The American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) has announced 39 fellowship awards to African scholars in the second year (2010) of its African Humanities Program (AHP), a multi-year initiative of the international competitions funded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York.

In a bid to advance the humanities as a core component of higher education and research in Africa, the AHP provides two fellowship competitions to scholars from Uganda, Tanzania, South Africa, Ghana and Nigeria. One program promotes the completion of PhD dissertations in humanities by providing stipends to support the final year of writing. The second fellowship competition supports on-going research and publication of early career researchers by providing one year leaves from teaching in the form of postdoctoral fellowships. Out of the 39 fellowships awarded to Africans, 23 of the awardees are Nigerians and 7 of the Nigerians are from the University of Ibadan.

In addition to providing fellowships, the program organizes public meetings in the above mentioned countries for discussions of new intellectual directions and standards of quality in humanities scholarships. One of such meetings was held at the University of Ibadan from 21 to 23 June, 2010 with participants from across Nigeria and other countries.

The ACLS defines the humanities as the investigation of human cultures, languages, and histories through qualitative approaches in disciplines such as anthropology, history, literature, religion, philosophy and studies of the fine and performing arts.


For more information and applications visit: www.acls.org/program/ahp; ahp@acls.org
Or Contact:

Office of International Programmes
University Advancement Center Complex
Telephone: +234(0)2874 1045
E-mail: oip@mail.ui.edu.ng
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Website: www.oip.ui.edu.ng

2011-2012 EURIAS FELLOWSHIP CALL FOR APPLICATIONS

The European Institutes for Advanced Study (EURIAS) Fellowship Programme is an international researcher mobility programme offering 33 fellowships for the 2011-2012 academic year. It proposes 10-month residencies in one of the 14 participating Institutes: Berlin, Bologna, Brussels, Bucharest, Budapest, Cambridge, Helsinki, Jerusalem, Lyons, Nantes, Paris, Uppsala, Vienna and Wassenaar.

EURIAS Fellowships are mainly offered in the fields of the humanities and social sciences but may also be granted to scholars in natural and exact sciences whose proposed research projects do not require laboratory facilities.

The Programme welcomes applications worldwide from promising young scholars as well as from established senior researchers. During their fellowship, EURIAS fellows benefit from the high-quality research environment and working conditions provided by the host Institute. All Institutes for Advanced Study (IAS) have agreed on common standards, including the provision of a living allowance, accommodation or mobility allowance, a research budget and coverage of travel expenses.

APPLICATION AND DEADLINE
Applications must be submitted online via www.eurias-fp.eu on or before the deadline of September 10, 2010.
Detailed information regarding the content of the application, eligibility criteria, selection procedure, etc can be found online.
Late applications will not be considered.

The EURIAS Fellowship Programme is a project initiated by NetIAS (Network of European Institutes for Advanced Study), co-ordinated by the RFIEA (Network of French Institutes for Advanced Study) and co-sponsored by the European Commission 7th Framework Programme – COFUND action.

For further information on the IAS and their working conditions, visit: www.eurias-fp.eu/ias
or contact:
Office of International Programmes
University Advancement Centre Complex
Telephone: +234(0)2874 1045,
E-mail: oip@mail.ui.edu.ng
Blog site address: www.oipibadan.blogspot.com
Website: www.oip.ui.edu.ng