British Council awards
The British Council has opened entries for the Young Creative Entrepreneur (YCE) 2011 Awards. Entrepreneurs who are promoting, managing or running a venture centred on a creative sector like music, performing art, design, fashion or publishing and planning to gain foothold in the strong creative economy of U.K. and build relationships to promote your creative venture to the UK can applyIf you are a creative entrepreneur based in India you have a chance to win a study tour of your respective industry in the UK.
Last date: June 6. Web link: www.britishcouncil.org.in/yce.
Japanese scholarship for international students
The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan offers scholarships to international students who wish to study in Japan at a specialised training college, a college of technology and a university (undergraduate study). The scholarships offered are for three years, four years and five years respectively beginning from April 2012.
Subjects eligible
Specialised Training College (Three years): The fields of study offered in the three-year scholarship programme are technology, personal care and nutrition, education and welfare, business, fashion and home economics, culture and general education and others.
College of Technology (Four years): The fields of specialisation (major) offered in the four-year scholarship programme are mechanical engineering, electrical and electronics engineering, information communication, and network engineering, materials engineering, architecture and civil engineering, maritime engineering and others.
University (Undergraduate study) (Five years): The fields of study offered in the five-year scholarship programme are social sciences and humanities: (A - law, politics, pedagogy, sociology, literature, history, Japanese language and others. B: economics, business administration and others), Natural Sciences-A:-(electric and electronic studies, mechanical studies, civil engineering and architecture, chemical studies, and other fields. Natural sciences-B:-(agricultural studies, hygienic studies and science), and Natural Sciences–C:-(medicine and dentistry).
Eligibility: Candidates must have been born between April 2, 1990 and April 1, 1995 and must have completed a twelve-year (plus two or higher secondary) regular course of school education.
He/she must be willing to undergo one-year intensive course of Japanese language and then receive education at a specialised training college/college of technology/university in Japan.
Selection
The candidates will be requested to sit for an examination at the premises of the Consulate-General of Japan at Chennai.
The date and time of the examination will be informed to the candidates accordingly.
Please note that Japanese language skill is not compulsory for this examination. The final selection will be made by the MEXT and its results will be forwarded to the elected candidates by February 2012, along with the name of the institute.
The prescribed application form and the outline of the scholarship can be obtained from the Consulate-General of Japan (Culture & Information Department), 12/1, Cenetoph Road, Teynampet, Chennai 600 018. Application can also be downloaded fromhttp://www.studyjapan.go.jp/
Fully–sponsored wind energy course
Under the Memorandum of Understanding with Centre for Wind Energy Technology (C-WET) and Indian Wind Turbine Manufacturers Association (IWTMA), Amrita School of Engineering, Coimbatore, will begin offering two new PG diploma programmes in wind energy. C-WET is the apex body for wind power development in India under the Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, New Delhi. IWTMA is the association of all wind electric generator manufacturers in India, who are also the global leaders.
Post Graduate Diploma in Wind Power Development
Eligibility: B.Tech./ BE with at least 60 per cent marks in electrical/ electrical and electronics /electronics/ electronics and communication/ mechanical/ production/ instrumentation engineering. Duration: 2 semesters. Number of seats: 15
Post Graduate Diploma in Wind Resource Assessment (PGDWRA)
Eligibility: B.Tech. /BE with at least 60 per cent marks in electrical/ electrical and electronics /electronics/ electronics and communication/ mechanical/ production/ instrumentation engineering or M.Sc. degree with at least 60 per cent marks in physics, mathematics or statistics. Duration for the course is 2 semesters. Number of seats: 15.
Web site: www.amrita.edu/admissions. Last date: June 15.
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