INSPIRE – International Strategic Partnerships in Research and Education is a British Council funded project that aims to significantly strengthen the academic and research partnerships between the UK and a strategic selection of countries in Central South Asia, including: Pakistan, Bangladesh, Iran, Kazakhstan and Afghanistan.
The principal aim of INSPIRE is to support a transformational increase in the number and scope of Higher Education partnerships between the UK and Kazakhstani universities.
Applications are invited for grant funding from Kazakhstani and UK Higher Education Institutions for a range of activities.
The purpose of the (TRP) is to support early stage researchers, aimed mainly at doctorate and post graduate level students. It aims to equip individuals with valuable skills they need to build international research careers, sustain research networks and to encourage international collaboration.
Under TRP a workshop will be held in February 2010 on ‘Building a successful international research career’. It aims at providing a development opportunity for early-stage researchers and will include:
- Inter-cultural communication for the purpose of collaboration
- Project management for sustainable international collaboration
- Tips and techniques in bidding for external sources of funding
- Strategic skills: influencing, negotiating, presenting and embedding international
partnership impact across your institution
- Techniques in developing and maintaining international networks
An early stage researcher must have:
- no more than six years overall active researcher experience
- no more than two years full tenure in a current tenured position
The selections will be based primarily on researchers’ motivation for attending the workshop and commitment on disseminating the skills learned during this workshop through cascade trainings for other early stage researchers within their own country. Where applicable, priority will be given to applicants who have finished their PhD between one and three years before the date of the workshop
British Council will cover all the training, travelling accommodation and meal expenses for the workshop duration in UK.
Application deadline is 13th December, 2009.
Download guidelines here
Download application form (for researcher/junior researcher/research student) here
Download CV template here
Please send your completed application and supporting documents to: inspire@britishcouncil.org
For queries regarding applications please contact your local British Council office:
Inga Chugalskaya, Project assistant, tel.: 7(727)2720 207, 2506648/649
Email: inga.chugalskaya@kz.britishcouncil.org
For institutions in Kazakhstan British Council in Almaty can offer:
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Information about UK education system and institutions on British Council’s Education UK website and other internet resources |
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Proposal writing workshops to provide HEIs with information and guidance on how to develop a high quality proposal with the partner. Dates to be posted later |
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Announcement of partnership interest among UK HEIs with the help of British Council’s EducationUK mailing list |
For UK institutions British Council in Almaty can offer:
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Information about education system and developments in higher education in Kazakhstan, and institutions’ contact details |
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Meetings with representatives of UK universities coming to Kazakhstan on independent visits or as part of exploratory grant activity |
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Announcement of partnership interest among HEIs in Kazakhstan with the help of the mass mailing list |
Further information about the project can be found at www.britishcouncil.org/inspire
Please forward your questions about INSPIRE project toInga Chugalskaya, by phone +7 (727) 2720 207 or e-mail inga.chugalskaya@kz.britishcouncil.org
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