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Master of Arts in Public Management and Policy Scholarship for Africans

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Master of Arts in Public Management and Policy
GENERAL INFORMATION
Organiser     University of Lausanne
University of Bern
University of Lugano
Swiss Graduate School of Public Administration (IDHEAP)
Degree awarded     Master of Arts (MA) in Public Management and Policy
ECTS credits     120
Duration     4 semesters
Final enrolment date     30 April. This programmes starts at the autumn semester only.
Candidates needing a visa to study in Switzerland must apply for enrolment at least two months prior to the deadline indicated above. This time limit is applicable to enrolment at the UNIL only.
Teaching language     Language of the University where the studies take place.
Transparent     Transparent
CONTENT
General presentation

The increasing complexity of the tasks performed by the State and its forms of intervention require a new understanding of public service in general and the modernisation of the public administration. Today there is a need for decision-makers with interdisciplinary knowledge who are capable of understanding and solving problems that are at the same time managerial, economic, political and legal. As Switzerland stands at the crossroads of three major linguistic cultures, a multicultural approach to the management of both the public and the quasi-public sectors is also necessary.

From the third semester, students choose a subject area from among those proposed by the different partners on their respective websites:

Public Law and Management (University of Berne)
Public Management and Evaluation (Swiss Graduate School of Public Administration – IDHEAP)
Public Finance and Economics (Swiss Graduate School of Public Administration – IDHEAP)
Political Analysis of Public Governance (UNIL-SPS)
Public Economy and Management and Public Communication (University of Lugano).
UNIL Master’s grants

To facilitate access to Master’s degrees by students with qualifications from foreign universities, the University of Lausanne makes available around ten Master’s grants which are awarded on a competitive basis.

Programmes concerned

Candidates must choose a Master’s programme from among those offered by the UNIL, except the Master of Medicine, Master of Arts in Public Management and Policy, Master of Arts in Sciences and Practices of Education. The grant may not be used for any complementary studies required to enroll on the Master’s degree and may not be used for EMBAs or Masters of Advanced studies.

Amount and duration of the grant

The amount of the grant is CHF 1,600.- per month from 15 September to 15 July, for a duration not exceeding the regulation minimum period of the programme (according to the programme, one-and-a-half years or two years subject to deduction for paid placements or exempt semesters, if any). Abandonment of the programme results in suspension of the grant.

Required conditions

The candidate must be the holder of a degree from a foreign university.
The qualification held by the candidate must be deemed equivalent to the UNIL Bachelor’s degree.

Selection procedure

Candidates complete the “UNIL Master’s Grant” form and submit their application to the Office for socio-cultural affairs (SASC, Unicentre, University of Lausanne, CH-1015 Lausanne, info.sasc@unil.ch) by 15 December 2011 at the latest. The application is examined by the University Rectorate to determine whether the candidate is admissible. In the event of a positive decision, the application is forwarded by the SASC to the UNIL Faculty responsible for the Master’s on which the candidate wishes to be enrolled. The Faculty selects applications and notifies the SASC of its opinion based on the candidate’s qualities, motivation and suitability for the Master’s programme. The SASC forwards shortlisted applications to the selection committee which will award grants to students meeting all criteria according to the available budget.

Decisions are not open to appeal.

Selection criteria

The grants are intended more particularly for students who distinguished themselves in their university studies and who have difficulty meeting their financial needs for the duration of the Master’s. It is however necessary that the candidates have sufficient financial means to support themselves during the complementary studies that may be required prior to enroll on the Master’s degree.

Application deadline for autumn semester 2012 and spring semester 2013

Applications must be submitted to the Office for socio-cultural affairs before 15 December 2011.
for more information;

http://www.unil.ch/enseignement/page23109.html

Master of Arts in the Study of Religions Scholarship for Africans at UNIL

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Master of Arts in the Study of Religions
GENERAL INFORMATION
Organiser     University of Lausanne – Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies, and Faculty of Social and Political Sciences
College of Religious Studies

Degree awarded     Master of Arts (MA) in the Study of Religions
ECTS credits     90
Duration     3 semesters
Final enrolment dates     It is possible for students to begin the degree course in either the autumn or the spring semester.
Autumn semester: 30 April
Spring semester: 30 November
Candidates needing a visa to study in Switzerland must apply for enrolment at least two months prior to the deadlines indicated above.
Teaching language     French. Research work may be done in English.
Transparent     Transparent
CONTENT
General presentation

The Master of Arts in the Study of Religions is an advanced, specialist course which approaches different fields of religious studies using a variety of methods.
The course allows students to specialise in the study of at least two religions and to develop methodological approaches such as the Comparative History of Religions, the Sociology of Religions, the Psychology of Religions, Social Sciences and Migrations, Anthropology, History and Languages. It also provides opportunities for field research. Students therefore acquire skills that are useful in the world of work.

Students choose one of the following specialist subject areas:

Religious Traditions of India and Comparative History of Religions.
Multidisciplinary Approaches to Judaism: Reflections on Ancient, Modern and Contemporary Jewish Worlds.
History and Anthropology of Christian Religions
Comparative History of Religions: Transverse and Marginal Religious Traditions.
Social Sciences of Migrations: Diasporas and Migrations: Analysis of Transnational and Translocal Social Spaces (practices of Islam and other religions).
Sociology of Religions: The Religious Plurality in Modern Societies: Quantitative and Qualitative Approaches.
Psychology of Religions: Construction of Identity and Self-Awareness: Historical and Intercultural Approach.

UNIL Master’s grants

To facilitate access to Master’s degrees by students with qualifications from foreign universities, the University of Lausanne makes available around ten Master’s grants which are awarded on a competitive basis.

Programmes concerned

Candidates must choose a Master’s programme from among those offered by the UNIL, except the Master of Medicine, Master of Arts in Public Management and Policy, Master of Arts in Sciences and Practices of Education. The grant may not be used for any complementary studies required to enroll on the Master’s degree and may not be used for EMBAs or Masters of Advanced studies.

Amount and duration of the grant
The amount of the grant is CHF 1,600.- per month from 15 September to 15 July, for a duration not exceeding the regulation minimum period of the programme (according to the programme, one-and-a-half years or two years subject to deduction for paid placements or exempt semesters, if any). Abandonment of the programme results in suspension of the grant.

Required conditions

The candidate must be the holder of a degree from a foreign university.
The qualification held by the candidate must be deemed equivalent to the UNIL Bachelor’s degree.

Selection procedure

Candidates complete the “UNIL Master’s Grant” form and submit their application to the Office for socio-cultural affairs (SASC, Unicentre, University of Lausanne, CH-1015 Lausanne, info.sasc@unil.ch) by 15 December 2011 at the latest. The application is examined by the University Rectorate to determine whether the candidate is admissible. In the event of a positive decision, the application is forwarded by the SASC to the UNIL Faculty responsible for the Master’s on which the candidate wishes to be enrolled. The Faculty selects applications and notifies the SASC of its opinion based on the candidate’s qualities, motivation and suitability for the Master’s programme. The SASC forwards shortlisted applications to the selection committee which will award grants to students meeting all criteria according to the available budget.

Decisions are not open to appeal.

Selection criteria

The grants are intended more particularly for students who distinguished themselves in their university studies and who have difficulty meeting their financial needs for the duration of the Master’s. It is however necessary that the candidates have sufficient financial means to support themselves during the complementary studies that may be required prior to enroll on the Master’s degree.

Application deadline for autumn semester 2012 and spring semester 2013

Applications must be submitted to the Office for socio-cultural affairs before 15 December 2011
for more information;
www.unil.ch/dihsr