Are you a PhD or Master’s student looking for an internship?

ADB (Asian Development Bank) welcomes motivated, open-minded and self-directed individuals to apply for our internship program. The program offers a project oriented learning oppurtunity for graduate students with assignments that broadly vary depending on business needs every year.

Internship Flyer

Follow the link above for more information or visit:

http://www.adb.org/Internship/default.asp

Feb 16 – Open lecture: Yenenesh Galata

Umeå Association of Foreign Affairs in collaboration with Nordpol and ABF Umeå invites you to a open lecture with Yenenesh Galata on the ever topical issue of how to abate poverty and human suffering in Africa.

The lecture starts at 15:00 in Hörsal D (Samhällsvetarhuset/Lindell) and will be free of charge for members and non-members alike.
All welcome!

Jan 31: Follow up seminar – Humanitarian intervention

Umeå Association of Foreign Affairs invites you to a follow up seminar on last weeks lecture regarding the humanitarian intervention in Libya and the Responsibility to Protect.

Should humanitarian intervention be seen as fundamentally positive or rather as counteracting sustainable peace? Is the doctrine of the Responsibility to Protect a necessary supplement in the tool-box of the International Community or should we respect sovereignty no matter the humanitarian costs? Are there better alternatives?

The seminar will be moderated by Ph. D. student Abrak Saati from the department of political science in Umeå and there will be “fika”.

THE EVENT STARTS AT 15:15. ( FREE OF CHARGE )

All welcome!

Extra Annual Meeting, Umeå Association of Foreign Affairs
Date: 2012-01-23
Time: 17:00
Place: UMU, S304
§1 Opening
§1.1 Election of the meeting speaker
§1.2 Election of the secretary
§1.3 Election of attesters (2)
§1.4 Election of tellers (2)
§1.5 Legitimacy of the meeting announced
§1.6 Approval of the agenda
§2 Account receivable
§3 Change in bylaws regarding authorized signatories
§4 Change in bylaws regarding rules regulating members right to vote
§5 Election of board members
§5.1 Election of editor
§5.2 Election of PR-manager
§5.3 Election of UFS-representative
§6 Election of program managers (not to be board members)
§7 Meeting concluded

Upcoming events this week:

UpF söker engagerade!

Utrikespolitiska Föreningen (UpF) är en del av Utrikespolitiska Förbundet (UFS). Föreningen är en politiskt- och religiöst obunden förening. Föreningens syfte är att öka medvetandeheten och främja debatten kring internationella frågor. Verksamheten riktar sig främst till studenter men alla är välkomna.

Redaktör

Redaktören ansvara både för webb- och papperstidningen Utpost. Som redaktör bör du vara duktig på att uttrycka dig i skrift samt ha en god stilistisk förmåga. Du ska även kunna leda dina skribenter i deras arbete genom kommunikation och feedback. Redaktören har även ansvaret för att hålla kontakten med Utpost övriga lokalredaktioner.

Ett plus är om du kan design och formgivning/layout, tex. InDesign eller liknande.

PR- ansvarig

PR-ansvarig är ansvarig för marknadsföringen av föreningen samt dess arrangemang. UpF:s marknadsföringskanaler är idag; Facebook, affischer och mailutskick.

Som PR-ansvarig bör du ha kunskap om webb (minst baskunskaper om bloggar/bilder och funktioner som rör dessa), grafisk layout (Adobe/etc.) samt print.

Du bör kunna avsätta ca 6-7 h/vecka till uppdraget.

UFS – representant

UFS-representanten är länken mellan lokalföreningen och förbundet. Som UFS-representant deltar du i förbundets nationella möten och verkar för förbundets framtida utveckling.

Är du intresserad av någon av posterna? Skicka då en ansökan till valberedning@upfu.org

Senast den 18 januari 2012

JAN 12: Renate Winter: Victims Beyond Boundaries

Renate Winter has served as an international judge of the Supreme court of Kosovo and as a judge of the Vienna Youth Court. She has also served as Acting President of the Special Court for Sierra Leone. Mrs Winter will talk about how children all over the world are being used as free labour or as sex slaves. The lecture will be in English.

JANUARY 12, UMEÅ UNIVERSITY, LINDELLHALLEN (LECTURE HALL B) 17:00

The far-right in Europe – Jamie Bartlett

December, updates later. Jamie Bartlett.

Jamie Bartlett is a researcher and Head of the Volence and Extremism Programme, which looks at a range
of anti-social behaviour (gang culture, knife crime, violent extremism) and researches the norms,
attitudes, and incentives by which they operate Mr Bartlett will discuss his current research project on far-right groups
in 12 European countries. The lecture will be in English!

Entrance fee 20sek, free for members. Membership 50sek per year, buy at the entrance.

Victims beyond Boundaries – Renate Winter

December, updates later. Renate Winter.

Renate Winter has served as an international judge of the Supreme court of Kosovo and as a judge of the Vienna Youth Court. She has served as Acting President of the Special Court for Sierra Leone. Her expertise is on family law, juvenile justice, as well as on women’s justice, pedophilia, child labour and the role of media in advocacy. Since her time as a Judge at the Vienna Youth Court, she has undertaken projects to help rehabilitate youth with addiction problems and mental disability; she has also worked on projects relating to youth and child soldiers for the UN.
Mrs Winter will talk about how children all over the world are being used as free labour or as sex slaves. The lecture will be in English!

Entrance fee 20sek, free for members. Membership 50sek per year, buy at the entrance.