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MBA – 24th annual Wharton Africa Business Forum
This year, the 24th annual Wharton Africa Business Forum will be held at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and the Historic Loews Hotel in downtown Philadelphia on November 18-20th 2016. Continue reading
PEER Cycle 6 Call for Pre-Proposals Announced
Administered by the U.S. National Academy of Sciences (NAS), PEER is a competitive grants program that invites scientists in developing countries, partnered with USG-supported collaborators, to apply for funds to support research and capacity-building activities on topics with strong potential development impacts. This innovative program is designed to leverage the investments other USG-supported agencies have made in scientific research and training while supporting the initiatives of developing country scientists. Continue reading
Harvard University Graduate School of Education’s PhD program: Information sessions
HGSE’s PhD program is inviting interested applicants to information sessions. You can find all of the on-campus, off-campus, and Virtual Events by going to this website.Request for Applicants: 2017 Echidna Global Scholars Program
The Center for Universal Education at Brookings is now accepting applications for the 2017 Echidna Global Scholars Program. Echidna Global Scholars spend nearly five months at the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C. to pursue research on global education issues with an emphasis on girls’ education. Continue reading
Entrepreneurs africains – Appel à candidatures, Digital Africa (Octobre 10 – Novembre 15, 2016)
Startups africaines, participez au développement durable en Afrique avec DigitalAfrica !
Votre startup propose une innovation au service du développement durable en Afrique ?
Candidatez pour accélérer sa croissance !
Vous êtes convaincus que l’innovation numérique est une solution pour le développement durable ? Vous avez créé un produit ou service innovant en lien avec les fintech, la santé, l’environnement, l’énergie ou l’agriculture ? Vous voulez participer à la transition numérique de l’Afrique ?
Startups africaines, c’est à vous de jouer! Continue reading
World Bank Group Youth Summit 2016: The Competition is Open!
Youth Summit 2016 on ‘Rethinking Education for the New Millennium’
The World Bank is organizing a Youth Summit, which might be of interest to youth who are below 35 years old. The Youth Summit is on November 14-15, 2016. There is also a competition with a submission deadline of September 25, 2016. More details in the link below: Continue reading
International students use loophole in H-1B visa application process to mixed success
At Penn it is currently spring season, advance registration season, Fling season and, for a few senior international students, H-1B visa filing season.
Although one of the requirements to apply for an H-1B visa, which permits foreigners to work in the United States in specialty occupations for up to six years, is to have a college degree, some international Penn students have exploited a loophole and can apply before even graduating.
H-1B allow international students to stay in the U.S. after the 12-month work allowance of their Optional Practical Training (OPT) permit expires. As The Daily Pennsylvanian reported on March 21, failure to obtain an H-1B has forced international Penn graduates to leave the country against their will. Continue reading
From May 10, 2016, STEM F-1 visa students can work for 3 years under OPT
NEW YORK: F-1 visa students who are enrolled in the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) fields of study from accredited educational institutions in the United States will be allowed, beginning from May 10, 2016, to work for as long as three years under the Optional Practical Training (OPT).
The Department of Homeland Security released its final rule in this matter, which will be published in the Federal Register Friday, March 11. The rule goes into effect on May 10, 2016, which means that all students who are either under OPT till that date, or who qualify for OPT by then, will be able to work further, for a period totaling 36 months. Continue reading
World Bank Group Africa Fellowship Program
Sub-Saharan African nationals who are Ph.D. students are encouraged to apply for a six-month fellowship by September 30!
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
- Ph.D. students from Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly women, are eligible to apply for the World Bank Group Africa Fellowship Program
- World Bank Group Fellows will spend a minimum of six months getting hands-on experience at World Bank headquarters in Washington D.C., or country offices
- Fellows will work on economic policy, technical assistance to countries, and lending for eliminating poverty and increasing shared prosperity