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  Dubai Business Associates Program. The Dubai Business Associates program is running under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, the Dubai Business Associate programme offers outstanding and ambitious graduates an unrivalled opportunity to study and do business in Dubai, a dynamic and multicultural hub for global commerce, to develop as future global leaders. Employing an experiential and project-based learning approach, the DBA programme is a transformative experience for associates, who develop career-enhancing consulting skills and gain practical insight into the world of work. Location: United Arab Emirates Benefits This training programme offers outstanding graduates from all nationalities an unrivalled opportunity to study and do business in Dubai. The 9-month programme combines business hard skills, soft skills, consulting skills, and practical work experience. ...

  Georg Forster Research Fellowship. Call for applications for Georg Forster Research Fellowship for researchers from developing and transition countries is open now!!! Attention, researchers from developing and transition countries! The Georg Forster Research Fellowship supports you – postdoctoral and experienced researchers – with your research in Germany. Through the Georg Forster Research Fellowship, the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation sponsors researchers with above-average qualifications and from all fields. These researches must come from developing and transition countries– excluding PR China, India and others. As a fellow, you will benefit from individual support from the Humboldt Foundation and our diverse sponsorship portfolio. The Georg Forster Research Fellowship is exclusively for post-doctoral researchers with above-average qualifications from developing or transition countries. Your research must address questions relevant to the further development ...

  King Hamad Award for Youth Empowerment to Achieve the SDGs. The award recognizes young people’s endeavor to be effective and productive citizens , contributing to the welfare of their communities and environment, as well as institutions that improve the enabling environment and infrastructure for youth to make an impact. The kingdom of Bahrain believes that investing in the capabilities, energies and ingenuity of young people brings about the best yields for sustainable development and future well-being of any nation. That is why, at the national level, the kingdom prioritizes pioneering initiatives that help youth enhance their capabilities—through training, skill-building, and experience-exchange, to expand their opportunities to choose a future that they desire and contribute to the welfare of their community. Young people make up one-third of the world’s population. They are an extraordinary force for the present and the future. They have unprecedented access to ed...

  YICCA 22/23 - International Contest of Contemporary Art Application Deadline: November 4, 2022 YICCA is an international call for artists , open to professionals and not only from any country in the world. All kinds of contemporary artworks are allowed in the art contest: drawings, paintings, sculptures, photographs, graphics, mix media, video, installations and performances. The competition’s aim is to promote the enrolled artist, giving them chance to join the international market of contemporary art. Internationality and networking make this art call a huge chance for the artists, which can win a cash prize and have the opportunity to exhibit the submitted works in an art gallery of a European city. Jury’s final decision will lead to a selection of 18 artists that will participate in the final exhibition. Benefits Euro 3000,00 money prize to the first selected Euro 1000,00 money prize to the second selected Eligibility All kinds of art works are accepted, incl...

  A. Noam Chomsky Global Connections Awards The STAR Scholars Network is committed to promoting transnational research and collaboration between scholars in different countries (e.g., joint publications and research partnerships) that impacts humanity positively beyond national borders. The Global Connections Awards recognize “STAR Scholars” for their achievements and distinctive contributions to transnational research that demonstrates the very best of scholarship and/or collaboration among scholars around the world. Benefits North Star Medal of Lifetime Achievement The North Star Medal of Lifetime Achievement is the STAR Scholars Network’s premier acknowledgment of outstanding achievement and success in transnational research. The medal honors a senior scholar whose lifelong service, leadership and contributions serve as a guiding “North Star” for scholarly work and research collaboration. Shining Star Research Award Each year, the STAR Scholars Network celebrate...

  The SDG Innovation Challenge SDG Innovation Challenge 2022 is being held under the theme Transformative Solutions against Global Challenges – Accountability in Leveraging Youth Action to Create and Empower. The Challenge converges young talent who extensively ideate in interdisciplinary teams throughout the SDG Innovation Challenge and work in an agile hackathon like environment. Under the theme Transformative Solutions against Global Challenges – Accountability in Leveraging Youth Action to Create and Empower, the SDG Innovation Challenge 2022 connects young hearts, hands, and minds to collaborate on novel solutions ideas, grow interdisciplinary impact, build networks, and more. Designed as a virtual, pan-African ideation space, the SDG Innovation Challenge is a powerhouse for young people from across the continent to come together and co-develop practical solution ideas to grassroots challenges while pushing the needle of sustainable development on a global scale...

  Your Big Year- Professional Development Opportunity Your Big Year works with people from every background and provides them with inspiration, peer network, innovation and entrepreneurial skills to build their own action plan and make an impact in their life and in their world. They believe that anyone can have a “big year” – the moment when you start to explore, experience and discover and ultimately, find your path. YBY helps you gain the skills, confidence and understanding of how to do just that – make the life you imagine you want to live. For 14 years, they have been working with 16-30-year-olds worldwide and have had the privilege to work with passionate young people from 190 countries! Apply today to gain access to our Your Big Year tool kit and to be considered for our professional projects. YBY is a social impact platform facilitated by International Connector, a San Francisco based innovation and social impact agency. Benefits Frequent Professional Project...

  Open Call for Entries for the Second Edition of Young Critics Program Application Deadline: September 15, 2022 SPHERE announces an open call for entries for the second edition of Young Critics Program , the annual workshop for aspiring critical thinkers around the world. The Young Critics program nurtures promising ignited minds and provides a valuable platform to encompass their professional journey. The program seeks to find an alternative pathway to encounter the mainstream critique culture and emphasize the importance of diversity in the world of criticism across all media. Featuring panel discussions with festival (World Cinema Carnival) guests and workshops with journalists, editors, publicists, art historians and other industry experts, the program is designed to introduce the international corridors to the next generation curators and critics. In addition to this workshop dimension, participants have the opportunity of publishing articles and producing unconven...

  Non-partisan Political Campaign-Work Training Program 2022 - Fully Funded Learn how to work on a political campaign and help candidates you believe in! Campaign Spark is a civic education non-profit that helps young people learn about the political process and create real change. Through the training program you will learn about the ins and outs of a political campaign, hear directly from experienced political staffers/operatives, and explore the many and varied career avenues campaign work has to offer. At the end of the training program you will have the option to select one of the campaigns they have partnered with to begin your journey in politics. Generation Z is one of the most socially conscious generations so far. Many students want to make a difference in their community, but it’s difficult to know where to start. While there are many groups dedicated to activism and other mediums for youth to speak up and mobilize, they understand the importance of elections...