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Regional Seminar for Excellence in Teaching (ReSET) "Living outside the law: institutional approaches for studying the extralegal sector in comparative perspective" (2009-2010) This two-year teaching and research training seminar, hosted at the National University of Mongolia (Ulaanbaatar) with financial support from the Open Society Institute, will guide participants in learning institutional economics and economic sociology through a series of empirical research projects focused on the extralegal sector. Participants will meet leading scholars in the field: Hernando de Soto (Peru, to be confirmed), Francisco Thoumi (Columbia), Bruno Dallago (Italy), Alena Ledeneva (the UK), Eric Ulsaner (the US), Anton Oleinik (Canada and Russia) and others. The training seminar will consist of two summer school sessions (the first is scheduled for 22 June – 10 July, 2009) and two winter intersession workshops. |
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The Public Affairs Section of US Embassy Ulaanbaatar and US Government Exchange Programs Graduates' Association "Ambassadors for Development" are pleased to announce the GLOBAL UGRAD SCHOLARSHIP 2008-2009. The goal of the program is to provide a diverse group of emerging student leaders with a substantive exchange experience at an American college or university. Students both from rural and urban areas are encouraged to apply. The Global Ugrad Program offers one-semester and one-academic year scholarships to outstanding undergraduate students for non-degree study at accredited American institutions. |
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Stockholm School of Economics in Riga, Latvia invites the SES students studying Economics, Business or just passionate about Entrepreneurship to compete against the world's brightest minds in international business student competition Peak Time 2008.
This is to inform you that the Peak Time 2008, the international business student competition, starts!
You are kindly invited to take part in the first step of application and compete in the online business simulation Cesim OnService. Top performers will be invited to the finals held at the Sthockholm School of Economics in Riga (Latvia) to conquer the prize fund of 6500EUR! Please apply online on www.peaktime.org <https://mail.sseriga.edu.lv/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.peaktime.org/> , the deadline is the 8th of February.
Peak Time is the biggest international business competition in the Eastern Europe that involves participants from all over the world. It requires application of strong theoretical knowledge in combination with analytical skills while solving real-life business cases. The international community promotes cultural integration and gives the opportunity to expand networks and exchange ideas among the most talented students.
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THE WISDOM PROJECT The Arete Initiative at the University of Chicago is pleased to announce a new $2 million research program on the nature and benefits of Wisdom. Although it has been neglected in the past, a new scientific and scholarly study of Wisdom has the potential to raise new questions, challenge assumptions, and develop new theoretical and empirical models which will enliven debate within and across disciplines. in this new grant competition, we seek to support highly original, methodologically rigorous projects from a broad range of disciplines on the theme of 'Definig Wisdom'. 2008 RESEARCH GRANTS In 2008, up to twenty /20/, two-year research grants will be awarded to scholars from institutions around the world who have received their Ph.D. within the past ten years. For a description of the required letter of intent and more information about the Wisdom Project, go to: http://www.wisdomresearch.org or contact us directly at
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