New academic opportunities from the Virtual Institute network

Dear Vi friends,

I am pleased to forward the following academic offers proposed by our members and "extended family." I hope you find them of interest.

Vi Colombian core member, Universidad EAFIT, is offering one merit scholarship exclusively to candidates recommended by the Virtual Institute network. The scholarship will cover tuition fees for participation in the January 2013 edition of its Master's of International Business programme (taught in English). Spanish-language courses will also be provided to the selected candidate.

The scholarship will be awarded on a semester-by-semester basis upon satisfactory completion of the previous semester.

Interested candidates should send a letter of motivation, along with a detailed CV, to [email protected] by October 31.

The International Training Centre of the International Labour Organization (ITC-ILO), in collaboration with the OECD, is organizing a course on "International Trade, FDI and Labour Markets" November 12 - 16 at the ITC-ILO campus, in Turin, Italy.

A very limited number of partial fellowships are available for selected candidates from developing countries.

Deadline for application is September 24. For more information, [email protected] or [email protected].

The Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies announces the 2013-2014 edition of its Executive Master in International Oil and Gas Leadership programme, which aims to provide management training for company executives and civil servants involved in the governance of the oil and gas sector.

Applications are accepted on a rolling basis until 31 October 2012. For information, contact [email protected]

Scholarships may be available for exceptional applicants. 

Best regards,

Susana Olivares

Virtual Institute

UNCTAD - United Nations Conference on Trade and Development

Division on Globalization and Development Strategies

Palais des Nations

1211 Geneva 10 - Switzerland

Phone: +41 22 917 5823 Fax: +41-22 917 0050

Web: http://vi.unctad.org