THE BRITISH CHEVENING AWARDS

The British Chevening Awards programme, funded by the British Government (Foreign and Commonwealth Office) and administered by the British Council, has awarded over 1000 scholarships in Indonesia since 1984. Full scholarships are offered for one year Master degrees in the United Kingdom (UK). The scholarships can support courses at various universities and professional institutions in the UK including courses in media, finance, economics, politics, law, management, engineering, gender, environment, democracy etc. A very competitive scheme, only the best applicants are invited for further test and interview. The scholarship covers living costs in the UK, tuition fees and return airfares. Employees, employee’s relatives (or former employees who have left employment less than two years before) of the FCO (Foreign Commonwealth Office), including FCO posts, the British Council and the sponsor will not be eligible to apply for these awards. Who can apply? •Indonesian Citizens. •Excellent first degree with minimum GPA >=3.0. •Adequate level of spoken and written English language (IELTS 6.5). •Minimum of 2 years full time working experience after graduation from S1. •Excellent career prospects. •Commitment to career development, and ability to demonstrate motivation. •Field of study should be relevant to educational background or current profession. •We regret that we are unable to receive applications for MBAs. •Previous recipients of a Chevening scholarship for Masters degrees are not eligible to reapply. •Must be able to demonstrate future leadership potential and the capacity to play an important role in Indonesia's development. •Ability and potential to contribute to future bilateral relations between Indonesia and Britain. •We particularly encourage candidates from Eastern Indonesia to apply. •Candidates are welcome to apply for various subjects, but subject areas of particular interest are: Climate Change and Forestry, Counter-terrorism and International Security, Democracy and Governance, Religion and Islamic Studies, Economic Reform and International Trade, Human Rights, Conflict, Justice and Peace Building. When to apply? Applications must be submitted from 1 October – 31 December 2009 through on line at E-Chevening www.chevening.com For more information, please visit here. (This information is taken from the British Council)

Indonesia English Language Study Program (IELSP)

IELSP - Cohort 7 - 2010

IIEF hold an Indonesia English Language Study Program (IELSP). It is a program that offers a chance to enroll in English Language Courses at universities in the United States of America (USA) for a period of 8 (eight) weeks.

The goal of this program is to improve the ability of participant’s English language, especially in English for Academic Purposes. Other than that, participants will have the chance to learn intimately the people and culture of USA. IELSP participant will join the immersion program where they will mix with other participant from other nations and countries. Within this program, participant will not only learn the English language, but they will also follow more cultural programs that will enrich their experience.

General Requirement

* Participant age must be 19 – 24 years old. Participant must be an active students for bachelor degree in their 5th semester above at any universities all over Indonesia and have not yet declared pass or in the course of degree completion.
* Participant must have posses good ability in the English language with a good TOEFL® International or TOEFL® ITP with a minimum 450 (not a Prediction Test)
* Participant must also have good academic achievement Active in lots of activities and organization
* Have full commitment to return back to Indonesia after completing this program.
* Do not have experience of previous study in USA or other countries except Indonesia
* Possesses these personal qualities: active, independent, responsible, confident and open minded
* Master the skills for computer

To download the Application Form, please visit IIEF official website here

All completed application forms (including all supporting documents) must be received by IIEF not later than November 12, 2009.

IELSP
Indonesian International Education Foundation (IIEF)
Menara Imperium Lt. 28 Suite B
Jl. H.R. Rasuna Said Kav. 1 Kuningan
Jakarta 12980

British Council - Pelatihan seminggu di Bangkok

How can art enhance our ability to think and act differently?
12-19 October 2009
Bangkok, Thailand

Apabila anda berusia 20-35 tahun, punya kualitas kepemimpinan dan minat yang kuat dibidang perubahan iklim, punya latar belakang dan pengalaman kreatif atau pengalaman dalam membuat kebijakan untuk masyarakat, atau berpengalaman di bidang edukasi, pekerja sukarela, atau media massa, efektif berkomunikasi dalam bahasa Inggris, mempunyai komitmen tinggi untuk menyelesaikan proyek (dalam bidang perubahan iklim) setelah pelatihan, juga mau berkewajiban meneruskan informasi dan skil yang diperoleh dari pelatihan ini ke komunitas dan jejaringnya.

Silahkan unduh formulir pendaftaran di www.britishcouncil.or.id dan baca juga informasi selengkapnya di sana.

Partisipan yang berhasil lulus seleksi akan menjadi wakil Indonesia dan menjadi peserta aktif di jejaring Climate Cool di http://climatecoolnetwork.ning.com yang terdiri dari International Climate Champion dari seluruh dunia.

Pelatihan akan dilakukan secara interaktif selama seminggu penuh melalui presentasi, diskusi interaktif, kerja kelompok dan kunjungan lapangan ke beberapa organisasi yang bergerak dibidang kreatif dan pembangunan berkelanjutan. Partisipan juga akan mendengarkan presentasi dari beberapa pemangku kepentingan dari sektor yang berbeda yang akan memberikan perspektif mitigasi dan adaptasi perubahan iklim.

Pendaftaran ditutup 30 Agustus 2009 jam 17.00 WIB

Seluruh biaya + uang saku ditanggung oleh British Council.