International Student Scholarships 2015 at Asia Pacific University in Malaysia

Deadline: July 31, 2015

Location: Malaysia.

Asia Pacific University of Technology and Innovation (APU) is awarding international student scholarships for students joining APU programmes in 2015 onwards. Scholarship holders must maintain a CGPA score of 3.00 to carry forward and maintain their scholarship throughout their studies. The application criteria includes academic success, financial need, community involvement, sports excellence, references from instructors or employers. These partial scholarships are limited to course fees only.

Eligibility:

• Scholarship holders must maintain a CGPA score of 3.00 to carry forward and maintain their scholarship throughout their studies.
• Students who have not obtained their final results may use their Forecast results to apply. However, their forecast results must be certified by the School.
• Should the student fail to achieve the required actual results after having been awarded a scholarship based on Forecast results, the award will be rescinded.

Scholarship:

These partial scholarships are limited to course fees only. All other fees & expenses including project fees, registration fees, living and travel expenses, except for the course fee as determined by the scholarship award shall be borne by the scholarship holder.

Application Process:

• Applicants should apply by post. The following documents should be submitted for the Scholarship Application:
• APU Application Form
• Passport Copy
• 4 Passport Size Photographs
• Academic Results & Transcripts
• Testimonials and Certificates of Achievements (Sports, Academic, Co-Curricular etc)
• Resume / CV – Reference Letters from the Previous School/College/University

APPLICATION FORM.

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UN Young Professionals Programme is Open for Applications

Deadline: July 19, 2015

The Young Professionals Programme (YPP) is a recruitment initiative for talented, highly qualified professionals to start a career as an international civil servant with the United Nations Secretariat. It consists of an entrance examination and professional development programmes once successful candidates start their career with the UN.

The YPP examination is held once a year and is open to nationals of countries participating in the annual recruitment exercise. The list of participating countries is published annually and varies from year to year.

Basic Application Criteria:

• You must have the nationality of a participating country.
• You must hold at least a first-level university degree relevant for the exam area you are applying for.
• You must be 32 or younger by the end of the examination.
• You must be fluent in either English or French.

This examination is also held for staff members of the United Nations Secretariat who work within the General Service and other related categories and aspire to a career within the Professional and higher categories. For more information about staff members participating in the young professionals programme, click here.

Exam Areas:

Depending on the staffing needs of the United Nations, applicants are invited to apply for different exam areas. Descriptions of responsibilities, expected competencies and education requirements differ depending on the area.

Eligible Countries:

Each year, countries that are un- or under-represented in the United Nations, are invited to take part in the Young Professionals Programme. Countries taking part in the Programme this year are:

Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahrain, Barbados, Belarus, Belize, Bhutan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Central African Republic, Chad, Côte d’Ivoire, Czech Republic, Dominica, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Indonesia, Iraq, Jamaica, Japan, Kiribati, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mauritania, Monaco, Montenegro, Mozambique, Namibia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Pakistan, Palau, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Samoa, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovakia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Swaziland, Syria, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Turkey, Tuvalu, United Arab Emirates, United States, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Zambia

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International Workshop for Young Journalists 2015

Deadline: July 15, 2015.

Send applications now for an International Workshop for Young journalists. This is a five-day workshop that will provide media training to aspiring young journalists from the Visegrad Four countries (Poland, Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, and Hungary), utilizing Embassy Bratislava’s network of senior alumni active in the field, as well as US experts.

The purpose of the program is to provide students with an interest in journalism an opportunity to improve their writing and reporting skills through a series of workshops, lectures, and debates with experienced journalists. The program will include a writing lab and video reporting lab, and will be in English. Knowledge acquired during the conference will be utilized to produce a final written product presented on the last day of the conference.

Costs:

Successful applicants will have their travel and accommodation costs covered, as well as breakfasts and working lunches will be covered for the selected participants throughout the whole conference.

Eligibility:

• Open to students between 18-24 years.
• Applicants should be from Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia and Poland.

Application Process:

Fill in the application form and send it back to yjte.bratislava@gmail.com

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