We are very pleased to announce a new workshop that UME is piloting in Morocco! The Train the Trainer Workshop (TTW) is a special opportunity for UME alumni and their colleagues that will be held November 10-11, 2007, in Rabat. This workshop is a new initiative for UME because for the first time, it will include educators who have never had the opportunity to participate in a UME educational activity. This workshop will be a great opportunity for you to include a close colleague whom you always thought would benefit from UME’s programs but never had the opportunity. We all look forward to seeing you again as well as meeting one of your colleagues!
This intensive, two-day training will be led by Harvard University’s Yamila Hussein and aims to deepen participants’ competency in UME’s unique pedagogy. Through this workshop, UME hopes to support participants’ professional development by enhancing the skills and knowledge with which they provide professional teacher trainings to their colleagues. Please read the download and read the application for more information about the workshop and about how to apply. Applications are due by October 28, 2007 and will be accepted on a rolling basis.
Please note: this program has no affiliation with UME. We are publishing this information as a courtesy to our alumni and colleagues in the Egypt.
AMIDEAST has announced the new round of the Ford Foundation International Fellowships Program (IFP) for the academic year 2009/2010. The International Fellowships Program was launched by the Ford Foundation in the year 2000 to provide opportunities for advanced study to exceptional individuals who will use this education to become leaders in their respective fields, furthering development in their own countries and greater economic and social justice worldwide. The Fellowship will cover tuition, living allowance, travel, and health insurance. Once selected, Fellows may enroll in universities in any part of the world, including Egypt. The program offers 28 scholarships (master’s and doctor’s degrees) in any of the following fields:
Education, Creativity and Freedom
Higher Education & Scholarship
Sexuality & Reproductive Health
Religion, Society & Culture
Media
Arts & Culture
Asset Building & Community Development
Workforce Development
Development Finance & Economic Security
Environment & Development
Community Development
Peace & Social Justice
Human Rights
International Cooperation
Governance & Management
Civil Society
For more information, or to download an applicatin, consult the AMIDEAST/Cairo website: http://www.amideast.org/programs_services/exchange_programs/ifp/cairo/default.htm
Please note: this program has no affiliation with UME. We are publishing this information as a courtesy to our alumni and colleagues in the Egypt.
Filed under: MENA Civil Society
Please note: this program has no affiliation with UME. We are publishing this information as a convenience to our alumni and colleagues in the Middle East and North Africa.
Call for Applications: Reagan-Fascell Democracy Fellowships
The Reagan-Fascell Democracy Fellows Program at the Washington, D.C.-based National Endowment for Democracy invites applications from candidates throughout the Middle East and North Africa for fellowships in 2008–2009. Established in 2001, the program enables democracy activists, practitioners, scholars, and journalists from around the world to deepen their understanding of democracy and to enhance their ability to promote democratic change. The program is intended primarily to support activists, practitioners, and scholars from new and aspiring democracies. Projects may focus on the political, social, economic, legal, and cultural aspects of democratic development and may include a range of methodologies and approaches. Please note that the program is not designed to pay for professional training or to support students working toward a degree. A working knowledge of English is required. The application deadline for fellowships in 2008–2009 is Thursday, November 1, 2007.
For more information and application materials, please visit www.ned.org/forum/reagan-fascell.html.
Please note: this program has no affiliation with UME. We are publishing this information as a convenience to our alumni and colleagues in the Middle East and North Africa.
We are please to share news of a new book by Professor Saleem Ali, a former UME Faculty Member from the Institute for Sustainable Development.
MIT Press has just published his new edited volume titled “Peace Parks: Conservation and Conflict Resolution.” The
book has received cover endorsements from E.O. Wilson and George Schaller as well as from the executive director of the United Nations Environment Program, Achim Steiner. This is the first book of its kind to consider the instrumental use of environmental factors in resolving international conflicts. It also includes chapters on very contemporary cases such as the Mesopotamian marshlands between Iraq and Iran, and the prospects of a peace park there as well as between Afghanistan and its neighbors. the Middle East is also discussed.
Details at: http://mitpress.mit.edu/catalog/item/default.asp?ttype=2&tid=11250
Any royalties that may accrue from the book will go for conservation causes worldwide.
Filed under: Teacher Education Institute
UME is now accepting applications for the Teacher Education Institute 2008. The TEI 2008 will take place in Boston, MA, in July 2008. To apply, begin by downloading the following three forms:
TEI 2008 Application
TEI Instructions
TEI_Info
For more information about the TEI, click here.
In order to be eligible, all applicants must meet the following requirements:
- Be a citizen and resident of a Middle Eastern or North African community
- Be proficient in written English – all applications must be written in English
- Be proficient in spoken English – all interviews will be conducted in English
- Be a certified secondary school teacher of students 14-19 years of age, with at least two years of teaching experience
Direct questions to TEIQuestions [at] ume.org (or click here).
