Master Scholarships in Aquaculture, Ghent University, Belgium
This programme provides courses at university level on the most important aspects of aquaculture, for both marine and freshwater organisms. The programme takes a multidisciplinary, interuniversity and international approach, and aims at the acquisition of fundamental knowledge and skills with the main objectives being:
- to deliver researchers able to design and perform research in various aquaculture fields;
- to deliver experts who can draw and implement strategies for future development in the aquaculture industry;
- to form key persons who can act as a nucleus in their local environment through dissemination of their acquired knowledge;
- to deliver academically trained staff for the aquaculture industry.
The learning outcomes and competencies will differ from student to student as each one will follow his/her own customized program, with a solid foundation in the basic principles of aquatic production. However, the common learning outcomes of the Master of Science in Aquaculture program can be summarized as follows:
- to have acquired knowledge on the biology and ecology of aquatic organisms (shellfish, finfish, etc.) and to be able to apply this to aquatic production;
- to be capable of characterizing, analyzing and evaluating different forms and systems of aquatic production;
- to understand the interactions between human activity, environmental conditions and aquatic exploitation, and to determine potential ameliorating interventions;
- to acquire a scientific approach to formulating and testing hypotheses, to be able to design research protocols, as well as to collect and analyze data and to research scientific literature;
- to be capable of reporting both orally and in writing the results of their work;
- to understand and communicate with the industry, and be familiar with the practicalities of commercial ventures;
- to understand the ethical considerations of animal production and experimentation;
- apart from these academic competencies and professional insights, students will have improved their social and generic skills and language knowledge;
- to have adopted a problem-solving capacity so that he/she can occupy an independent and responsible position as an aquaculture specialist.
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PhD Scholarships, IMT – Institutions, Markets, Technologies, Institute for Advanced Studies Lucca, Italy
Competitions for admission are open in the following PhD Programs at IMT ‑ Institutions, Markets, Technologies, Institute for Advanced Studies Lucca:
Computer Science and Engineering
The Doctoral Program aims at preparing researchers and professionals with a wide knowledge of the foundations of informatics. It seeks to explore applications to a variety of systems that are changing the perspective of other existing technological applications and that are target of very active research in the international scene. The research activity focuses on key aspects of these systems, such as open-endedness, autonomy, resource sharing, security, and concurrency.
Economics, Markets, Institutions
The program seeks to deal with issues in political economy, applied public economics, the functioning of industries and markets, the impact of macroeconomics on productivity and growth.
A distinctive feature of the PhD program is the integration of theoretical, technical, and practical expertise, aimed at educating highly qualified professionals, who analyze, plan, and manage concrete interventions of political economy.
Theoretical methodologies and models are generated and tested, through the systematic investigation of the real world, with a distinctive focus on concrete observation of markets and their actors. At the end of the program, students are able to identify commonalities as well as distinctive characters of economies, markets, and industries.
Computer Science, Economics, Engineering, Heritage, IMT Lucca, Italy, Management, PhD, Politecnico di Torino, Politics
Master Scholarships, University of Glamorgan, UK
UK and European Union graduates with a first or upper second class honours degree (or equivalent qualification) can apply for a non-means tested scholarship worth £1,500 or £2,000. The scholarship applies to most of our full-time taught masters courses at the University of Glamorgan starting in the autumn of 2010. Please note that scholarships are [...]
August 31, 2010
Master Scholarships in Early Childhood Education and Care, Erasmus Mundus, Europe
IMEC Erasmus Mundus is a two-year international Master Programme (120 ECTS) in Early Childhood Education and Care. All students will follow a given structure, spending at least one semester at all three partner institutions. IMEC is offered in cooperation between Oslo University College (Norway), University of Malta (Malta), and Dublin Institute of Technology (Ireland). Learning [...]
August 30, 2010
Talisman Specialist Undergraduate Scholarships, University of Aberdeen, UK
Talisman Energy (UK) Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of Talisman Energy Inc; a large, independent, oil and gas company, headquartered in Calgary, Canada. In the UK, Talisman is the fourth largest producer of oil and the second largest operator by number of oil fields. Six Talisman Specialist Undergraduate Scholarships are open to students, on [...]
August 30, 2010
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