From: Lisa Tasiam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Wednesday, February 03, 1999 6:26 PM >From: Suhaesih R. Basari <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Date: Wednesday, February 03, 1999 4:32 PM >>From: Laurie Pierce [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >>Sent: Wednesday, January 27, 1999 8:48 AM >> >>Dear All, >> >>The attached invitation states that there is full funding for FIVE >>developing country nationals for a 4-5 year Ph.D. program at Goteberg >>University in Sweden. The deadline for applications is February 28, 1999. >> >>Please pass this on to individuals who you think might be interested. >> >>Thanks, >> >>Laurie >> >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >>Sent: Wednesday, January 27, 1999 7:22 AM From: "Mike & Rosie Ounsted" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1999 14:35:04 +0700 From: Melisch, Roland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: 26 January 1999 01:15 > Von: VORHIES Frank [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Gesendet am: Montag, 25. Januar 1999 17:54 > From: Fredrik Carlsson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, January 25, 1999 9:32 AM > > From a colleague of mine: > > Invitation to Ph.D. program in Environmental Economics > > Dear List-members. Please pass this on to colleagues from developing > countries who wants to pursue a Ph.D. in environmental economics with > full > financing. Deadline is February 28, 1999. No special application forms > necessary. All information needed is found below. > > In brief > The Environmental Economics Unit at G�teborg University and the Beijer > International Institute of Ecological Economics are delighted to offer > five > full scholarships in our Ph.D. program in environmental economics. The > program is supported by SAREC and includes one year of general > economics > courses, one year of specialization courses, two-three years of data > collection and thesis writing. The scholarships are open for > applicants > from developing countries. Deadline for applications is February 28 > and the > program starts in September 1999. > > Background > The Department of Economics, G�teborg University has a long history of > supporting Ph.D. candidates from developing countries. Since 1997 this > is > carried out with the close collaboration of the Beijer Institute. The > experiences so far have been very positive. Stiff competition has led > to an > excellent selection of Ph.D. candidates and the support from the > Swedish > International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) has led to a > unique > program with a sequence of specialization courses, a vibrant academic > environment and means to conduct relevant field studies in the > candidates' > home countries. Links are also developing to the other activities > carried > out by the EEU, Beijer, and Sida regarding environmental economics in > developing countries. > > The purpose of the program is to strengthen the capacity in developing > countries and in particular the capacity to teach environmental > economics > at the university level and to establish a firm basis for research > that can > be used for policy advice. > > Description of the program > The training is based on the "sandwich model" which means that the > students > will have the opportunity to go back and forth between Sweden and > their > home countries. The advantage of this model is that the students can > maintain close ties with their home departments. This facilitates > identification of thesis topic, re-integration with the respective > departments and the subsequent long-term capacity building that the > program > aims for. > > The program spans four to five years. The first two years consist of > intensive course work. The first year is identical to the general > Ph.D. > program in economics, i.e. mathematics, statistics, econometrics, > micro, > and macro. The second year includes a sequence of courses in > environmental > economics such as welfare economics, environmental valuation, natural > resource economics and regulation together with optional courses such > as > advanced econometrics, public choice, development economics, public > economics, industrial organization etc. There is also a comprehensive > course in ecology at the Department of Systems Ecology at Stockholm > University in the fourth semester. The students can attend more > science > courses related to their thesis topic as well as relevant training > opportunities at the Beijer Institute. > > The thesis may be theoretical or empirical and in order to facilitate > the > choice of thesis topic as well as data collection a number of trips > back to > the home university are made possible. After the first academic year > the > students are encouraged to have discussions with advisors in Sweden > and at > home (normally a three-month stay over the summer) to discuss his/her > thesis topic. During the thesis work, the student will have an > opportunity > to go back for a second time in order to collect data, or simply to > maintain contact with their home institution or other appropriate > institutions while writing. Since environmental data seldom are > available, > special funds are provided for data collection. > > Practical arrangements > There is no tuition fee and the program will pay excursion airfares as > well > as an appropriate monthly allowance (roughly USD 1,000 at present) to > cover > personal expenses and accommodation. Computers, books and data > collection > is covered by the program. The program starts in the first week of > September 1999. Participants are requested to arrive a few days before > this. > > Teaching and supervision will be organized by the EEU and Beijer and > will > include a number of guest professors. So far the program has utilized > Gardner Brown, Henk Folmer, Ramon Lopez, William Hyde, Peter Parks, P > O > Johansson, Bengt Kristr�m, Eytan Sheshinski, Kenneth Arrow, R�gnvaldur > Hannesson, David Layton besides the staff at EEU and Beijer. > > Applications > Based on previous experience we have the following preferred profile > for > the candidates: > > Academic background: The candidate should have a strong background in > economics and preferably in maths and statistics. Teaching experience > (preferably in microeconomics, mathematics or statistics) and research > experience strengthen the application. A good command of English is a > prerequisite since all teaching is carried out in English. > > Interests: It is also preferable if the candidate has a vivid interest > in > environmental issues. Practical experience of environmental matters or > previous involvement in environmental economics is an extra benefit > (but > not necessary). > > Personal and institutional context: We are looking for exceptionally > promising academics in developing countries who are expected to take > on a > leading role in future capacity building in their countries. This > means not > only a strong background in economics (including quantitative methods > such > as econometrics) but also that the candidate should preferably have a > strong institutional affiliation since we believe that capacity is > best > built in a strong institutional setting. Women are particularly > encouraged > to apply and candidates from modest economic circumstances are also > particularly encouraged. > > The invitation is sent to departments and researchers in more than 20 > developing countries and the selection of five candidates will be > carried > out by the Program Committee consisting of Prof. Thomas Sterner, Prof. > Karl-G�ran M�ler, Dr. Olof Johansson-Stenman and Dr. Gunnar K�hlin. > The > selection will be based on the candidates' suitability according to > the > criteria above. A new round of applications is planned for year 2001. > > Applications should arrive at EEU before February 28, 1999. The > applications should include a detailed curriculum vitae, academic > transcripts, teaching experience, and current employment. Please note > that > we will probably be receiving a large number of applications and that > the > most important criterion is prior training. Your CV must therefore be > very > detailed concerning your knowledge of economics, particularly micro, > mathematics, statistics and econometrics. Be sure to include grades > that > can easily be interpreted and if in doubt describe the content, > literature, > length etc. of key courses. > > It is also necessary that you attach at least two letters of > recommendation, especially statements of how the candidate performs > academically and how he or she could contribute to existing plans of > building capacity in environmental economics. Attachment of previous > research is strongly encouraged, you may for instance send us a copy > of the > paper or essay you are most proud of. If you have been teaching, then > please provide detailed information on the courses taught. > > We would also like to take this opportunity to inform you that there > will > be scholarships at EEU to attend the specializing courses only, (a > regulation course will for example be given in September 1999) as well > as > to spend time at EEU as visiting researcher. > > > Yours very sincerely, > > > Gunnar K�hlin, on behalf of the Program Committee > Acting head > Environmental Economics Unit > Department of Economics > Vasagatan 1 > 41180 Gothenburg > Sweden > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Fax + 46 31 773 1043 Tel + 46 31 7734426 > For updates, check our homepage: http://www.handels.gu.se/econ/EEU/ > ___________________________________________________________________ Mulai langganan envorum: "subscribe envorum" ke [EMAIL PROTECTED] Stop langganan envorum: "unsubscribe envorum" ke [EMAIL PROTECTED] Arsip di http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]
