The Advanced School of Economics (in Italian: Scuola Superiore di Economia, or SSE for short) runs two doctoral programs: one in Economics and one in Business.
The Doctoral Program in Economics (DEC) and the Doctoral Program in Business (DEA) emanate from the Department of Economics and the Department of Business Management at the University of Venice. The School coordinates these two programs, that share several first-year courses and a common philosophy. Since 2008, the School has taken over over the activities of a third doctoral program in Economics and Organisation that used to be run as part of the School for Advanced Studies in Venice.
The School is based in Venice and offers only courses at a doctoral level. The official language is English. The current Director is Agar Brugiavini.
DEC: Application 2008
The deadline for applying to DEC is May 20, 2008. Notice of admission for DEC will be given by June 9, 2008. Classes start on September 1, 2008.
DEC will admit up to ten students, seven of which will be fully financed (including tuition fees and living stipend). One position in DEC will be preferentially assigned to students with an interest in Mathematical Methods for Economics. The School provides subsidized housing to all first-year students.
Admission is based on the evaluation of applicants' curriculum, research interests, and reference letters. Applications must include a curriculum vitae, a statement of purpose (covering research interests) and three letters of reference (one of which should also vouch for the candidate's adequate knowledge of the English language). If available, any published work or working paper should also be included. Enclosing GRE and TOEFL results is highly recommended, but not (yet) required. Documentation should be submitted in English (preferably) or Italian language.
An application to DEC must abide by the statute of the "Bando" (Official Advert) as officially published online by the University of Venice. (This direct link may expire after May 20, 2008.) The official version of the Bando is available from the website of the Universityof Venice following the path Offerta Formativa -> Dottorato di Ricerca -> Scuola Superiore di Economia - SSE. You can also download a copy of the Bando using this link.
For more information about applications to DEC, please contact Marta Colombini (martacol@unive.it; tel.: +39-041-234-7963).
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[info] PhD Fellowships in Molecular-Cellular Biology at HBIGS, Unive
The HBIGS Heidelberg offers training and excellent research opportunities for outstanding PhD and MD/PhD students from Germany and abroad in a vibrant and stimulating scientific environment. The focus of the Graduate School on molecular and cellular biology takes into account that molecular and cellular biology provides the conceptual and technological foundation on which most other fields, sub-disciplines and specialized areas of life and biosciences rest - from structural biology to bioinformatics, from molecular medicine to biotechnology, and from immunology to systems biology. A higher qualification in molecular and cellular biology will, therefore, prepare graduates for leading positions in all areas where in-depth knowledge of biological processes is required - be it in academia, industry or the public sector.
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This is a joint international call for applications to PhD projects offered by HBIGS and the Cluster of Excellence �Cellular Networks: From Molecular Mechanisms to Quantitative Understanding of Complex Functions� (CellNetworks).
The call will be open from March 18 to May 15, 2008. Only applications submitted via the online application system will be considered. Applications by mail or email will not be eligible.
Students who are eligible to apply have four options:
Option 1. Apply to up to three different projects (read more about the projects...) or
Option 2. Write a project proposal for an interdisciplinary, innovative and original PhD project jointly conducted between two or more research teams from different fields.
HBIGS awards fellowships for research projects integrating molecular and cellular approaches with mathematical modeling, nanotechnology, biophysics including high-resolution microscopy and imaging, chemical genetics, biotechnology, and molecular medicine.
The project proposal should be divided into the following sections:
� Project Title
� Summary
� Background
� Work program
� References
� Preferred HBIGS Research Group
Option 3 (Combines Options 1 and 2). Apply to up to three different projects (read more about the projects...) and write a project proposal for an interdisciplinary, innovative and original PhD project jointly conducted between two or more research teams from different fields.
Option 4 (Fast track option). Only (!) Members of one of the two Masters programs Molecular Biosciences or Molecular Biotechnology at the Faculty of Biosciences at Heidelberg can apply via the "Fast track" option. Please read the admission requirements for more details.
Please note: Applicants who submit their application to more than one option will automatically be excluded from the selection procedure!
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