8th Annual Conference of the Peace and Justice Studies Association-Menno Simons College and the Global College Winnipeg

MSC & GCW – 8TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2010 – CANADA

The 8th Annual Conference of the Peace and Justice Studies Association is being organized from October 1-2, 2010. This conference is jointly sponsored by the Peace and Justice Studies Association, Canadian Mennonite University’s Menno Simons College, and the University of Winnipeg Global College. This year’s conference theme is Building Bridges, Crossing Borders: Gender, Identity, and Security in the Search for Peace. Our conference will be held on the campuses of both Canadian Mennonite University and the University of Winnipeg in downtown Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada on October 1-2, 2010, which marks the 10th anniversary of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace, and Security and the 150th birth anniversary of Jane Addams.
Mission: PJSA works to create a just and peaceful world through:
* The promotion of peace studies within universities, colleges and K-12 grade levels
* The forging of alliances among educators, students, activists, and other peace practitioners in order to enhance each other’s work on peace, conflict and non-violence
* The creation and nurturing of alternatives to structures of inequality and injustice, war and violence through education, research and action.

Date & Venue: The 8th Annual Conference of the Peace and Justice Studies Association. October 1-2, 2010, Menno Simons College and the Global College, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Registration: For Online Registration Click www.peacejusticestudies.org/conference/registration.php

Contact:
Peace & Justice Studies Association
Prescott College
220 Grove Ave.
Prescott, AZ 86301

Contact Number: (928)350-2008

Galgotias Educational Institutions – Noida

Post Graduate Diploma in Management (Marketing) Admission 2010


Galgotias Educational Institutions (GEI) comprising of Galgotias College of Engineering & Technology (GCET), Galgotias Institute of Management & Technology (GIMT) and Galgotias Business School (GBS) were established by Smt. Shakuntala Educational and Welfare Society.

Eligibility: Minimum of 3 Years Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in any discipline with a minimum 50% marks and recognized by the Association of Indian Universities/AICTE as eligible for Post-Graduate Studies in Management.

Admission Procedure: Galgotias Business School uses CAT/MAT Scores for short listing candidates for Group Discussion and personal Interview conducted by the HR Personal and Company Executives including MNCs.
Application Form: The Admission Brochure may be obtained from the institute against payment of Rs 1000/- or by sending a demand draft of Rs 1100/- drawn in favor of GBS payable at Noida / New Delhi. The application form can also be downloaded from our website:

Application Form: For Online Application Form Click
http://www.galgotiasbschool.in/Uploads/File/GBS%20Admission%20Form.pdf

Fee Structure:
Academic Year: 2010-11
Due Dates of Payment: At the time of Admission

Fee General Category
Tuition fee per annum Rs 2, 50,000/-
Hostel fee (non AC) for 11 months only Rs 80,000/-
Refundable Hostel Security (one time) Rs 10,000/-

Contact :
Galgotias Business School (GBS)
1, Knowledge Park, Phase II,
Greater Noida Uttar Pradesh

Email: admissions(AT)galgotiasbschool.in

Contact Number: 0120-232 6873 / 232 6874 / 232 6875

Institute of Management Studies – NCR

Post Graduate Diploma in Management is a two-years full time Program approved by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India. IMS has been awarded accreditation by the National Board of Accreditation (NBA) as well as the programme has been accredited equivalent to MBA Degree by Association of Indian Universities (AIU).

Eligibility: An applicant should have a minimum of three-year Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent with 50% marks in any discipline recognized by the Association of Indian Universities / AICTE. Candidates appearing for the final examination for the Bachelor’s Degree can also apply, subject to furnishing evidence to that effect latest by 30th October 2010.

Duration: The course is of two years duration.
Selection Procedure: Applicants for PGDM program must have CAT/MAT/GMAT or ATMA or any other national level score to Apply. After applying shortlisting will be done on the basis of academics and CAT/MAT/ATMA/GMAT score. Only the shortlisted candidates will be called for the GD/PI session.

Admission Procedure: A candidate has to apply for admission to IMS Ghaziabad on the application form enclosed with the prospectus along with duly attested copies of the following.
Attested copy of CAT/GMAT score
Certificate and Mark Sheet of qualifying Examination passed
Relevant certificate to verify date of birth.

The prospectus and the application form for the programme can be obtained from IMS Ghaziabad counter against the payment of Rs. 1100 towards the fee for evaluation and processing of the application form. Candidates may request for the application form, by post on payment of Rs. 1150 or can download the application form by visiting IMS web site www.ims-ghaziabad.ac.in and by sending a demand draft for Rs. 1100. in favour of IMS Ghaziabad payable at Delhi.

Deadline: The last date of application form submission at IMS campus is May 31, 2010.

Contact:
Institute of Management Studies
C-238, Bulandsahar Road
Lal Quan, Ghaziabad-201009, (U.P.)
National Capital Region, India

Email: director(AT)ims-ghaziabad.ac.in

Contact Numbers: 95-120-2866033, 2866035, 2866039 (D)

Scotland’s Saltire Scholarships 2010 – British Council Scotland

Gain an internationally recognised qualification and take your career to new heights. Under this exciting scholarship opportunity, you can achieve a Masters degree from one of the UK’s top-ranked research universities. We are now looking for bright, talented and hard working individuals to live, work and study in Scotland in 2010.

Eligibility: We are offering up to 200 Canadian, Chinese, Indian and US citizens the opportunity of a scholarship to study at one of our world renowned universities for their postgraduate Masters degree.

Awards: We are offering £2000 as a one off award towards the cost of tuition fees for a full time Masters level course (excluding PhD studies) in a wide range of subject areas. You can choose to study at any of Scotland’s 17 universities and Higher Education Institutions.
Advantages: Our Masters degree can help you gain a professional edge to your career. Employment rates from Scottish universities are high, with up to 97% of graduates finding relevant employment, research posts or further study within six months.

Deadline: Deadline for applications is Friday 11 June 2010.

Contact:
British Council Scotland
The Tun, 3rd Floor
4 Jackson’s Entry, Holyrood Road
Edinburgh, EH8 8PJ
Scotland, UK

Email: scotland.enquiries(AT)britishcouncil.org

Contact Numbers: +44(0)131 524 5700

Medical PG Admissions 2010

Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University – Varanasi

D.M in the following subjects
Cardiology
Endocrinology
Gastroenterology
Nephrology
Neurology

M.Ch. in the following subjects
Paediatric Surgery
Plastic Surgery
Neurosurgery
Surgical Oncology
Urology


Eligibility

D.M. : Medical graduates holding the degree of M.D. (Medicine) or M.D. (Paediatrics) or DNB in respective subjects or equivalent degree recognized by the Medical Council of India. For the DM (Endocrinology) MD/DNB in Biochemistry candidates are also eligible.

M.Ch. : M.S./DNB (Surgery) or equivalent degree recognized by the Medical Council of India.

For the Surgical Oncology, the candidates having MS/DNB in ENT, Orthopedics and Obst. & Gynaecology are also eligible.

For both the above courses the candidates must have passed the MD/MS/DNB Examination before 31st May 2010.

Availability of application forms:
a) It can be downloaded from BHU Web. Site www.bhu.ac.in
b) It can also be obtained from the office of the Director, Institute of Medical sciences, BHU, Varanasi on submission of a MICR D/D of Rs. 100/- in favour of the "Director, Institute of Medical Sciences, BHU", payable at Varanasi along with self addressed envelop (25 x 16 cm) by post till 10th May, 2010 and in person till 17th May 2010.

Submission of application forms:
i) The eligible candidates may apply by filling up all the six pages of application form enclosed herewith in his/her own clean handwriting and all the entries in the form should be filled by the same writing material.
ii) A candidate can apply and appear for one subject only for the regular residency seat. The same is applicable for the sponsored candidates as well.
iii) The application must be accompanied with attested copies of all the mark sheets / certificates / degrees / registration number certificate and other documents (from High School to MD/MS/DNB)
iv) The completed application form in all respects along with all necessary enclosures should reach the office of Director, IMS - BHU on or before Monday, 24 May 2010, 5.00 PM. The envelope containing the application should be superscribed "APPLICATION FOR D.M./M.Ch. COURSE AUGUST 2010".
Applications sent by Fax, E-Mail, Photocopies or any other form will not be entertained. Only the original Application form and form downloaded through BHU website will be accepted.

v) Duly completed application must be accompanied with a MICR Demand Draft drawn on a nationalized bank and payable at Varanasi in favour of DIRECTOR, IMS, BHU of Rs.2000/- (Rupees Two Thousand only). Demand Draft submitted with this form includes examination fees and is not refundable in any case.

vi) Candidates who are in service of Government/Semi-Government/Statutory Body must apply through proper channel with endorsement certificate of the Employer on the proforma as provided in the application form.

Important Dates:

LAST DATE for obtaining application form and information leaflet by post- Monday, 10th May 2010
LAST DATE for obtaining application form and information leaflet from IMS - Monday, 17th May 2010
LAST DATE for receipt of completed Application Form in the office of the Director, IMS - BHU, Varanasi Monday, 24th May 2010
DATE of written examination - Sunday, 04th July 2010 (Time: 9.00 AM)

Place of Examination Institute of Technology BHU, Varanasi

Ph.D Admissions 2010

Anna University Chennai

Anna University Chennai invites applications for Ph.D Admissions in the following faculties and departments for the academic year 2010-11

Civil Engineering
Civil Engineering including Environmental Engineering & Management,
Structural Engineering, Water Resources Engineering & Management, Soil Mechanics, Urban Engineering, Geo informatics, Remote Sensing, Ocean Management, Construction Engineering and Management, Port Management, Highway Engineering, Transport Engineering, Climate change


Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering including Thermal Engineering, Energy Engineering, Engineering Design, Product Design and Development CAD/CAM, Material Science and Engineering, Internal Combustion Engineering, Refrigeration & Air-Conditioning, Computer Integrated Manufacturing.
Manufacturing Engineering
Aeronautical Engineering
Automobile Engineering
Metallurgy Marine Engineering
Production Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Mechatronics
Printing Technology
Operations Research, Industrial Engineering & Quality Engineering
Mining Engineering

Electrical Engineering
Electrical and Electronics Engineering including Power Systems Engineering, High Voltage Engineering, Power Electronics and Drives, Embedded Control Systems, Control and Instrumentation, Embedded System Technologies.
Instrumentation, Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering.

Information and Communication Engineering
Electronics and Communication Engineering including Applied Electronics, Medical Electronics, Optical Communication, Communication System, VLSI Design, Opto Electronics, Avionics, Bio-Medical Engineering, Communication and Network, Laser and Electro Optical Engineering.
Computer Science and Engineering Multimedia Technology, Software Engineering
Information Technology, Convergent Technology.

Technology
Chemical Engineering, Polymer Technology, Petroleum Refining and Petrochemicals, Rubber and Plastics Technology, Food Technology Polymer Science and Engineering, Chemical and Electrochemical Engineering, Sugar Engineering, Environmental Science & Technology.
Textile Technology including Textile Chemistry
Ceramic Technology.
Leather Technology including Footwear Science and Engineering.
Industrial Biotechnology, Bioinformatics, Genomics and Proteomics, Bio-Pharmaceutical Technology, Food Technology.

Architecture and Planning
Architecture including Digital Architecture, Landscape Architecture.
Town Planning.

Science and Humanities
Mathematics including Computer Science / Computer Applications
Physics including Material Science, Medical Physics and Crystal Growth.
Chemistry, Polymer Science
English, Other Foreign Languages, Economics
Library and information Sciences, Electronic media and informatics

Faculty of Management Sciences
Various disciplines of Management studies

Candidates who satisfy the general eligibility criteria and educational qualification shown below are eligible to apply for Ph.D. Programme.

1 GENERAL ELIGIBILITY
1.1 Master's Degree of the University or any other qualification recognized as equivalent thereto in the fields of study notified from time to time by this University. Specific Educational Qualifications are given in Clause 2.
1.2 Bachelor's Degree in Engineering / Technology of the University or any other qualification recognized as equivalent thereto in the fields of study with a minimum of 15 years of R & D Experience in National research laboratories / Public sector undertakings and with minimum of three publications in referred impact factor journals or two international patents in the last five years.
1.3 A minimum of 55% marks or CGPA of 5.5 on a 10 point scale in the qualifying examination (50% marks or CGPA of 5.0 on a 10 point scale for SC/ST candidates). For M.A.(English) Degree holders including SC/ST candidates, a minimum of 50% marks or CGPA of 5.0 on a 10 point scale
1.4 The Clause 1.3 does not apply, if the qualifying degree is M.S (By Research) of the University or recognized as equivalent.

Ph.D. PROGRAMMES
Candidates who satisfy the eligibility criteria as in Clause 1 & 2 are eligible to apply for Ph.D

Educational Qualification
Ph.D. Degree in Engineering/ Technology
M.E./M.Tech. or M.S. (By Research) in the relevant branch of Engineering or Technology.

Ph.D. Degree in Science and Humanities.
M.Sc./M.A.(English)/M.S. (By Research) in the relevant branch of Science and Humanities / M.C.A

Ph.D. Degree in Management Sciences.
MBA / Post Graduate diploma in Business Management or Administration awarded by Indian Institute of Managements (IIMs) / M.S (By Research) in Management Sciences.

Ph.D. Degree in Architecture and Planning
M.Arch./M.Plan / M.S.(By Research) in Architecture and Planning.


Full-time Ph.D Programme:
Candidates under Full-time shall do research work in the University and shall be available during the working hours for curricular, co-curricular and related activities.

Candidates working in the projects undertaken from State/Central/Quasi Government and totally funded through the projects in the University Departments/University Colleges / Colleges affiliated to the University. If the Principal Co-ordinator/Investigator of such projects are recognized Supervisor of the University, the candidate shall register for Research Programme under such Supervisor only. The candidate should be employed in a project sanctioned by a funding agency/organization atleast for a period of two years. Part employments in different spells or in different projects are not permitted. The Department / Centre where the project is undertaken should be a recognized research centre of the University.

Candidates in employment, who want to pursue Full-time study, should be sponsored by their employer and should avail leave for the research period and should get formally relieved from their duty to join the research programme.

Candidates who are sponsored by the AICTE under Quality Improvement Programme for teachers of Engineering Colleges who satisfy the eligibility conditions shall be eligible for Full-time category only, in the specializations as notified in AICTE guidelines.

Candidates who are selected at National level Fellowship programmes or by any recognized bodies and who satisfy the eligibility conditions as per the regulations shall apply for Fulltime category in the respective specializations.

Foreign Nationals sponsored by the Government of India on any exchange programme and who satisfy the eligibility conditions as per the regulations shall apply for Full-time study.

Part-time Ph.D. Programme:
The following categories of candidates are eligible to apply under part-time programme.

Full-time teachers of University Departments/University Colleges/Colleges affiliated to the University (as given in Annexure IV).

Candidates working in Industrial units/R & D Departments/National Laboratories/Units of Government/Quasi Government or any other research laboratories which are recognized by the University to do collaborative research with the University and sponsored by the respective employer.


How to Apply?

Application forms can be downloaded from www.annauniv.edu/research

SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS
Completed application form in all respects and data sheet with all enclosures securely stitched to it should be sent to "The Director, Centre for Research, Anna University Chennai, Chennai - 600 025 so as to reach on or before 16.04.2010 at 05.45 p.m. A demand draft drawn in favour of "THE DIRECTOR (RESEARCH), ANNA UNIVERSITY CHENNAI" payable at Chennai for Rs.600/- (Rupees Six hundred only) for general category or for Rs.300/- (Rupees three hundred only) for Tamil Nadu SC/ST Candidates should be enclosed along with the completed application.

More details www.annauniv.edu/research

MS (By Research) Admissions 2010

Anna University Chennai

Anna University Chennai invites applications for M.S. (BY RESEARCH) Programme Admissions in the following faculties and departments for the academic year 2010-11

Civil Engineering
Civil Engineering including Environmental Engineering & Management,
Structural Engineering, Water Resources Engineering & Management, Soil Mechanics, Urban Engineering, Geo informatics, Remote Sensing, Ocean Management, Construction Engineering and Management, Port Management, Highway Engineering, Transport Engineering, Climate change


Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering including Thermal Engineering, Energy Engineering, Engineering Design, Product Design and Development CAD/CAM, Material Science and Engineering, Internal Combustion Engineering, Refrigeration & Air-Conditioning, Computer Integrated Manufacturing.
Manufacturing Engineering
Aeronautical Engineering
Automobile Engineering
Metallurgy Marine Engineering
Production Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Mechatronics
Printing Technology
Operations Research, Industrial Engineering & Quality Engineering
Mining Engineering

Electrical Engineering
Electrical and Electronics Engineering including Power Systems Engineering, High Voltage Engineering, Power Electronics and Drives, Embedded Control Systems, Control and Instrumentation, Embedded System Technologies.
Instrumentation, Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering.

Information and Communication Engineering
Electronics and Communication Engineering including Applied Electronics, Medical Electronics, Optical Communication, Communication System, VLSI Design, Opto Electronics, Avionics, Bio-Medical Engineering, Communication and Network, Laser and Electro Optical Engineering.
Computer Science and Engineering Multimedia Technology, Software Engineering
Information Technology, Convergent Technology.

Technology
Chemical Engineering, Polymer Technology, Petroleum Refining and Petrochemicals, Rubber and Plastics Technology, Food Technology Polymer Science and Engineering, Chemical and Electrochemical Engineering, Sugar Engineering, Environmental Science & Technology.
Textile Technology including Textile Chemistry
Ceramic Technology.
Leather Technology including Footwear Science and Engineering.
Industrial Biotechnology, Bioinformatics, Genomics and Proteomics, Bio-Pharmaceutical Technology, Food Technology.

Architecture and Planning
Architecture including Digital Architecture, Landscape Architecture.
Town Planning.

Science and Humanities
Mathematics including Computer Science / Computer Applications
Physics including Material Science, Medical Physics and Crystal Growth.
Chemistry, Polymer Science
English, Other Foreign Languages, Economics
Library and information Sciences, Electronic media and informatics

Faculty of Management Sciences
Various disciplines of Management studies

Candidates who satisfy the general eligibility criteria and educational qualification shown below are eligible to apply for Ph.D. Programme.

GENERAL ELIGIBILITY
Bachelor's Degree in Engineering / Technology / Architecture / M.Sc in Science & Humanities of the University or any other qualification recognized as equivalent thereto in the fields of study notified from time to time by the University. Specific educational qualifications are given in Clause 2.

A minimum of 55% marks or CGPA of 5.5 on a 10 point scale in the qualifying examination (50% marks or CGPA of 5.0 on a 10 point scale for SC/ST candidates).

Educational Qualification
M.S. (By Research)
Degree in Engineering/ Technology B.E/B.Tech. in the relevant branch of Engineering / Technology.

M.S. (By Research).
Degree in Science and Humanities. M.Sc. / M.A.(English) in the relevant branch of Science and Humanities / M.C.A

M.S. (By Research).
Degree in Management Sciences. B.E / B.Tech in any branch of Engineering / Technology or Master's degree in any branch of Science and Humanities

M.S.(By Research).
Degree in Architecture and Planning B.Arch. / B.Plan.

M.S. (By Research). PROGRAMMES
Candidates who satisfy the eligibility criteria as in Clause 1 & 2 are eligible to apply for M.S. (By Research). Programme

Full-time M.S. (By Research) Programme:
Candidates under Full-time shall do research work in the University and shall be available during the working hours for curricular, co-curricular and related activities.

Candidates working in the projects undertaken from State/Central/Quasi Government and totally funded through the projects in the University Departments/University Colleges/Colleges affiliated to the University. If the Principal Co-ordinator/Investigator of such projects are recognized Supervisor of the University, the candidate shall register for

Research Programme under such Supervisor only. The candidate should be employed in a project sanctioned by a funding agency/organization atleast for a period of two years. Part employments in different spells or in different projects are not permitted. The Department / Centre where the project is undertaken should be a recognized research centre of the University.

Candidates in employment, who want to pursue Full-time studies should be sponsored by their employer and should avail leave for the research period and should get formally relieved from their duty to join the research programme.

Foreign nationals sponsored by Government of India on any exchange programme and who satisfy the eligibility conditions as per the regulations, are eligible for Full-time study.

Part-time M.S. (By Research) Programme
The following categories of candidates are eligible to apply for part-time programme.
Regular employees of University Departments/University Colleges and Full-time teachers of Colleges affiliated to the University (as in Annexure - IV).

Candidates working in Industrial units/R&D Departments/National Laboratories/Units of Government / Quasi Government or any other research laboratories which are recognized by the University to do collaborative research with the University and sponsored by the respective employer.

MODE OF SELECTION
Selection to the research programme will be based on the performance in the written test cum interview.

HOW TO APPLY?

Application forms can be downloaded from

FEE
Duly filled-in applications should accompany with Registration fee Rs.600/- for General Category & Rs.300/- for Tamil Nadu SC/ST in the form of a demand draft drawn in favour of "The Director (Research), Anna University" payable at Chennai (drawn on or after 31.03.2010) from any nationalized bank.

SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS
Completed application form in all respects and data sheet with all enclosures securely stitched to it should be sent to "The Director, Centre for Research, Anna University Chennai, Chennai - 600 025 so as to reach on or before 16.04.2010 at 05.45 p.m. A demand draft drawn in favour of "THE DIRECTOR (RESEARCH), ANNA UNIVERSITY CHENNAI" payable at Chennai for Rs.600/- (Rupees Six hundred only) for general category or for Rs.300/- (Rupees three hundred only) for Tamil Nadu SC/ST Candidates should be enclosed along with the completed application.
Applications received after the due date or without the due demand draft/other documents or incomplete filled-in will be summarily rejected.


More details www.annauniv.edu/research

The Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology Delhi (IIITD)

NEW DELHI – B.TECH (IT) ADMISSION 2010 – IIIT

The Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology Delhi (IIITD) is an autonomous Institution with a State University status, created by an Act of Delhi Government (The IIIT Delhi Act, 2007). The mission of IIIT Delhi is to be a global centre of excellence in Information Technology education, training and research. IIITD looks forward to admitting in 2010 a limited number of committed and hard working students in its B.Tech. (IT) program.

Eligibility: To appear in the entrance test of IIITD the total PCM marks in Class XII board should be greater than or equal to 80%. There will be a 10% relaxation for SC/ST candidates, and 5% for PH and Defense.

Application Deadline: Applications for admission will open on May 26, 2010, after CBSE results are out (and AIEEE and JEE results are also out). The last date of receipt of print out of completed form, along with payment, is June 10, 2010. So prospective applicants are advised to be ready from before. The brochure will also be available from the end of March only from this site. Students can download it free of cost.
No. of Seats: Total number of seats is 100, out of which 85 are reserved for Delhi candidates (those who have done their class XII from Delhi), and 15 for outside Delhi. Within these there are reservations, as per Delhi Government guidelines, for SC/ST, PH, etc.

How To Apply: For applying, an applicant will be required to enter the information online (including bank draft number), print the form, attach a draft, and then mail it. So, have a bank draft ready for Rs 500, payable to “IIIT Delhi”, before filling the form online, and ensure that you have a printer available. This will be the only way to apply (i.e. there will not be any forms available from any bank/office/etc.).

Email: btechadmission2010(AT)iiitd.ac.in

Contact:
Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology
3rd Floor, Library Building
NSIT Campus
Dwarka, Sector 3
New Delhi – 110078

Email: info(AT)iiitd.ac.in

Contact Numbers: +91-11-2509 9177