BOLSA de estudos europeus do banco Santander

European Studies Centre
St Antony’s College

University of Oxford The Santander Fellowship Applications are invited for the Santander Fellowship in Iberian and European Studies for the academic year 2010-11.

The Santander Visiting Fellow will undertake research related to contemporary Spain and Portugal in their role in the EUand their relations with Latin America and global politics. Candidates from the 11 countries in the “Santander Universities Network” are encouraged to apply. This Network covers institutions in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru, Puerto Rico, Uruguay, Venezuela, Spain and Portugal. The Fellow is expected to reside in Oxford for the academic year, to pursue his or her own research, and to participate fully in the academic life of the European Studies Centre.

A good working knowledge of English is essential. The Fellowship carries a stipend of £20,000 and entitlement to some other College benefits. Applications, including a CV, an outline of the proposed research (minimum 2 pages), and the names of two referees, should be sent to: The AdministratorThe European Studies CentreSt Antony’s CollegeOxford OX2 6JF, UKFax +44 1865 274478or email: european.studies@sant.ox.ac.uk
To arrive no later than 5 February 2010

concurso de fotografia sobre a EUROPA: até 31 de Agosto

The creative act lasts but a brief moment, a lightning instant of give-and-take, just long enough for you to level the camera and to trap the fleeting prey in your little box."Henri Cartier-Bresson
"Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited to all we now know and understand, while imagination embraces the entire world."Albert Einstein
"Imagine a new world"
Imagination is the faculty through which we encounter everything. Things that we touch, see and hear converge into a "picture" via our imagination. Imagination helps provide meaning to experience and understanding to knowledge; it is a fundamental facility through which we make sense of the world.
Since the arrival of the new millennium, our world has increasingly to face global challenges such as demography and the environment, as well as different value systems. The world of today is getting more unstable and unequal. Traditional communities, values and ways of life are disappearing due to economic change and industrial restructuring. Today, Europe and the world are facing a downturn never witnessed since the 1930s. In this time of rapid changes we need to be more flexible and creative and make full use of human capacities. The recovery will clearly depend on creativity and innovation.
Photographers are asked to dig deep in their imagination and provide an original work where they express their vision of a "new world".
The European Commission is inviting all professional and amateur photographers, photography students and all other talents to submit their photographs to the “Imagine a new world” photo competition. It is open to anyone who is resident of an EU Member State or candidate country or of Iceland, Liechtenstein or Norway and who shares our passion for photography. This is an opportunity for you to express what creativity and innovation means to you.
Before submitting your photographs, please make sure you have read the participation requirements carefully. These are the steps to follow:
Find out how to enter the Competition here. This page is available in all EU official languages.
Get more information about the requirements under Selection Process.
Fill in the online entry form with your details: Go directly to the Entry Form.
The “Imagine a new world” competition Jury will be chaired by Professor of photography and President of the European League of Institutes of the Arts (ELIA) Chris Wainwright. The entries will be judged by an international Jury of renowned professionals from the fields of photography and the arts who will select the winners.
Get more information on the Jury members under the Selection Process.
To participate in the competition, you need to use your camera to show others your vision of the future. Take pictures of what you think the future holds for you, Europe or the world. This is not only a chance to show what you can do as a photographer, but also an opportunity to convey your own message about the future and to inspire others to make use of their own talent and creative potential. As well as being recognised for your talent on a European level, you can win prizes such as a camera or photographic equipment and a trip to Stockholm for the closing ceremony of the European Year of Creativity and Innovation 2009.
Read more about the Prizes.
The competition is part of the European Year of Creativity and Innovation 2009, which aims to raise awareness of the importance of creativity and innovation and how they contribute to our personal, social and economic development.
The deadline to enter the competition is 31 August 2009.

assembleia geral da EUNET a 21 de JUNHO 2009

eunet:
Invitation to General Assembly 2009


Dear Madam or Sir,

on behalf of the acting President of EUNET, I have the pleasure to hereby invite you to the General Assembly 2009 of the European Network for Education and Training – EUNET e.V. on June 21st, 2009 from 9.00h to 12.00h at Gimborn (Germany).

For a better orientation this invitation is separated in two emails, one in English and one in German.

Attached to this email are the following documents as pdf-files:

· Agenda (EN, FR)
· Minutes of the last General Assembly (EN)
· Proposal for amendment to the statutes (EN)
· Registration form (multi) (Adobe Acrobat Reader version 8 or higher required)

You could also find all essential documents for the General Assembly 2009 on the -> INTRANET -> Conferences and General Assemblies -> Documents -> 2009 -> Gimborn
Here you can find information on all organisational and logistic aspects.
Please note the different hints for the agenda and for the logistics of the conference!

Best regards
Thomas Heckeberg

Entitlement to vote

According to the statutes all members are entitled to vote who have paid their membership fees for all business years, including the year 2009.
Please check if the membership fees for your organisation had been paid.
For logistical reasons we could only take bank transfers into consideration which arrived on the EUNET bank account by noon of June 18th 2009 the latest.
Payments in cash are possible until June 20th 2009, 8pm.
Entitlement to vote
Proxy voting
Voting rights maybe transferred by a proxy. For this purpose a written document is required with a statement of the proxy and the signature of the person who transfers the voting right.
Until June 17th, you are welcome to send us your proxy by fax.
Past June 17th please give your document directly to Thomas Heckeberg on June 20th.
Transfer of voting rights by email is not possible and won’t be accepted!
Proxy voting


Participation fee
Please keep in mind that you have to pay the participation fee in cash (Euro) at the beginning of the conference. Unfortunately, payment by credit card is not possible.
Participation fee


Registration
I know that a lot of you have plans to come to Gimborn. Please do not wait with your registration until the last minute. It would be a big help for us if we would know as early as possible how many participants we could expect.

Therefore, please take a few minutes and send your registration today.
Deadline for registration: June 11th
Thank you!

Relatório de actividades do IPUEL do ano de 2008

Relatório de actividades de 2008

(e contas a apreciar na Asembleia Geral,

convocada para dia 26 de Fevereiro Às 13h.)


O ano de 2008 constituiu mais um ano de activa intervenção do IPUEL, e marca o culminar bem sucedido das actividades iniciadas em anos anteriores, e desde a sua criação em Julho de 2005, de que salienta:

- A realização de mais um evento dos Jogos de inclusão e integração (iniciados em 2006)
- A conclusão do projecto INTI com a efectiva edição e distribuição do respectivo HANDBOOK
- A consolidação respeitada da presença do IPUEL na Rede Europeia EUNET,

Efectivamente o IPUEL desenvolveu de forma persistente as suas iniciativas na consecução dos objectivos estatutários, e consolidação da identidade europeia em Portugal, e contribuindo para a percepção da identidade portuguesa na Europa fora de fronteiras.

O sucesso daquelas duas iniciativas, quer do projecto INTI quer do projecto dos JII2007, foram sempre acompanhados pela generalidade dos senhores conselheiros mais interessados, que assistiram a reuniões de direcção alargadas.

Há a notar infelizmente, a demissão do Presidente da EUNET, a Sra. Nina Noorgard, aliás bem conhecida do IPUEL, pela sua participação como co-coordenadora no projecto INTI, que foi divulgada na assembleia geral da Organização que teve ligar no final do ano no de 2008 na Eslováquia, mas a que o IPUEL não esteve presente por contenção orçamental.

Regista-se ainda a permanente actualização do web site através do blog http://www.ipuel.blogspost.com/ com divulgação de textos e fotografias dos eventos em que o IPUEL participa. A nível internacional o envolvimento do IPUEL no projecto INTI acha-se também documentado no portal da EUNET em http://www.eunet-integration.eu/

Já no ano de 2009 constituiu facto relevante o convite endereçado ao IPUEL para co-participar num projecto co-financiado pela Comissão europeia sob o tema CITIZTER: The Europe Legislative Watch, no âmbito dos projectos GRUNDVIT, e em que existe pré qualificação de associações da rede EUNET da Noruega, Áustria, Croácia, Eslováquia, Grécia e Portugal. Todavia nao foram reunidas as condições para se assegurar uma participaço do IPUEL.

As contas apresentam um resultado negativo do exercício de -586,70 (quinhentos e oitenta e seis euros e setenta cêntimos) que a direcção propõe sejam levados a conta de resultados transitados.

Resta exprimir o voto da Direcção cessante, no primeiro triénio da gestão do IPUEL, de que as eleições a ocorrerem no primeiro trimestre de 2009, possam permitir a renovação dos quadros dirigentes, e o desenvolvimento crescente de actividades, dada a situação financeira desafogada do IPUEL.

A Direcção, 10 Fevereiro de 2009
Luís Nandin de Carvalho
Vítor Lourenço
Maria João Marques