Applications are invited for a Ph.D. position to work on Interacting stochastic models on complex networks

Complex networks with small-world properties occur in a multitude of real-world communication networks. In this project we shall investigate the nature of interacting systems on such networks and understand their phase-transitions.

The student will be supervised by C. K ulske, A. C. D. van Enter (Groningen) and R. van der Hofstad (Eurandom, Eindhoven). The Ph.D. student will be based in Groningen with longer visits to Eurandom.

The Groningen group working on the probability theory of interacting systems will consist of two sta members, two senior part-time positions and 4 Ph.D. students, and has strong international ties.

FELab, the Financial Engineering Laboratory of the Centre for Telematics and Information Technology (CTIT) at University of Twente, is a joint initiative of researchers in the field of Financial Engineering within the Department of Applied Mathematics at the School of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science and the Department of Finance and Accounting at the School of Business, Public Administration and Technology. Faculty and Ph.D. students in Financial Engineering from both departments participate in the laboratory.

FELab is very happy to announce that Saen Options Holding and Euronext-Liffe have decided to make available two scholarships for our Master programme in Financial Engineering. The scholarships will be awarded to two exceptional candidates for the programme. Interested candidates should send their letter to the FELab secretariat

International MBA Scholarships

The Nyenrode International MBA program (IMBA) has been committed to preparing students for the future for 25 years, and many companies support our dedication. We are pleased to announce that additional contributions have enabled us to provide increased financial support to smart, driven, and committed students through our scholarship opportunities.

As of May 1, 2007, extra merit-based funding has been made available to candidates accepted to the 2007/2008 program starting in October 2007, as outlined below. In addition to financial support, the winners will be assigned an experienced manager as a personal coach for the duration of their MBA studies.

FELab, the Financial Engineering Laboratory of the Centre for Telematics and Information Technology (CTIT) at University of Twente, is a joint initiative of researchers in the field of Financial Engineering within the Department of Applied Mathematics at the School of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science and the Department of Finance and Accounting at the School of Business, Public Administration and Technology. Faculty and Ph.D. students in Financial Engineering from both departments participate in the laboratory.

FELab is very happy to announce that Saen Options Holding and Euronext-Liffe have decided to make available two scholarships for our Master programme in Financial Engineering. The scholarships will be awarded to two exceptional candidates for the programme. Interested candidates should send their letter to the FELab secretariat

The Nyenrode International MBA program (IMBA) has been committed to preparing students for the future for 25 years, and many companies support our dedication. We are pleased to announce that additional contributions have enabled us to provide increased financial support to smart, driven, and committed students through our scholarship opportunities.

As of May 1, 2007, extra merit-based funding has been made available to candidates accepted to the 2007/2008 program starting in October 2007, as outlined below. In addition to financial support, the winners will be assigned an experienced manager as a personal coach for the duration of their MBA studies.

UNESCO-IHE offers 18-month Master of Science (MSc) programmes that start every year in October.

The first year of the programme consists of taught modules. This is followed by six-month research period resulting in a thesis.

Each module is taught over a three-week period, is structured around a central theme and has a certain number of credit points. UNESCO-IHE uses the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS), in which each credit point is equivalent to 28 study load hours. The UNESCO-IHE Master of Science programme consists of 106 credit points in total.

When the participant has successfully completed the taught modules, he or she will enter an individual research programme for a six-month period, under the guidance of a supervisor. The study is completed with the MSc thesis and a public presentation of its results, which are judged by an examination committee.

The Van Vollenhoven Institute for Law and Adminstration in Non- Western Countries at Leiden University is looking for a PhD Candidate for a research on conflicts of interest between stakeholders and the relevant property rights regimes in the Mahakan Delta of East Kalimantan related to forestry, shrimp farming and fishing. The research combines legal and anthropological research and is theoretically informed by interdisciplinary theory as developed in the framework of neo-law and development studies.

The aim of the research is to define how and under what conditions law can be made more effective, in particular the elements of the legal system associated wih the rule of law. For more details see the attached research proposal. As you will see, the research will be carried out by a full-time PhD Fellow in Indonesia (the vacant position) and a part-time Post-doc in Leiden (Jaap Timmer).