VLIR-UOS awards training scholarships in Belgium to students from developing countries . In short training programmes, lasting one to four months, the focus is on transferring skills rather than knowledge, thus creating opportunities for cooperation and networking.
Host Institution(s):
Academic Institutions and Universities in Belgium:
• Universiteit Antwerpen
• Universiteit Gent
• Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Training Programmes: International Training Programmes for 2012:
• AudioVisual Learning Materials – Management, Production and Activities (AVLM)
• Beekeeping for Poverty Alleviation
• International Training Programme in Food Safety, Quality Assurance Systems and Risk Analysis
• Human Rights for Development
• Technology for Integrated Water Management
Number of Awards: Every year, VLIR-UOS awards up to 70 scholarships to training participants.
Target group:
Residents and nationals of the following countries are eligible for a VLIR-UOS scholarship:
Africa
Algeria, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, DR Congo, Ethiopia, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Madagascar, Mali, Morocco, Mozambique, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Asia
Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Palestinian Administered Areas, Philippines, Vietnam, Latin America, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Nicaragua, Peru, Surinam
Scholarship value/inclusions: The scholarships cover all related expenses.
Eligibility/Admission Requirements:
Applicants applying both for academic admission and for a VLIR-UOS scholarship need to consider both the admission requirements to the and the scholarship criteria. Applicants should therefore refer to the websites of the participating Training Programmes for specific eligibility/admission requirements.
Scholarship Criteria:
Study results will be taken into consideration during the selection but relevant professional experience and prospects for applying the acquired insights after return to the country are the most important academic selection criteria.
Application instructions:
It is important to visit the main website (links found above) of the specific Training Programme you have chosen for detailed information on how to apply for this scholarship. Detailed steps on how to apply for the scholarship is found at this page.
Deadline for scholarships application to the Training Programme is 1 February 2012.
Source:
VLIR-UOS - Scholarships in Flanders >
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