Scholarship Beasiswa | UN University Spring 2011 Building Resilience to Climate Change Course

Scholarship Beasiswa | UN University Spring 2011 Building Resilience to Climate Change Course

The United Nations University Institute for Sustainability and Peace

(UNU-ISP), Tokyo, invites applications for the new intensive 4-week

postgraduate programme on  "Building Resilience to Climate Change" developed

under the framework of the University Network for Climate and Ecosystems

Change Adaptation Research (UN-CECAR).

 The new courses, conducted at UNU-ISP, cover a range of issues on

sustainability and adaptation to climate and ecosystems change. Topics

include:

climate and atmospheric science,

impacts assessment,

climate and society,

ecosystems resilience,

risk and uncertainty,

integrated solutions for mitigation and adaptation,

community-based adaptation strategies.

Students also will receive practical training in the use of Geographic

Information Systems (GIS) and Remote Sensing software.

*FELLOWSHIPS*

A limited number of fellowships (covering tuition fees and living expenses)

are available for outstanding students from developing countries and who can

demonstrate a need for financial assistance. All students are expected to

pay for their own travel expenses to and from Tokyo.

*ELIGIBILITY AND APPLICATION*

The programme is open to Master's and Ph.D students who are currently

enrolled in a university postgraduate programme and who have already

identified their thesis topic prior to arriving in Japan.

Applicants must provide:

a completed Application & Fellowship Form with photo and

signature;

proof of enrolment in a master�s or Ph.D. degree programme;

original transcript of academic record;

a detailed proposal of their research topic, and explain how it

will link their current university thesis topic to that of climate change;

TOEFL scores or equivalent proof of English-language proficiency

for non-native speakers or those who do not have an academic degree in an

English-speaking country; and

minimum of two references; one from their supervisor and one from

another faculty member.

For detailed information on the application and admission procedures, and to

download the application form, please visit the UNU-ISP website at:

http://isp.unu.edu/cecar.

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