CEMFI (Centro de Estudios Monetarios y Financieros) has announced the 2016 Summer School. Nine intensive courses will be offered in late August and early September in Madrid. This year it will cover a broad range of subject areas, including Econometrics, Macroeconomics, Banking, Corporate Finance and Industrial Economics. Deadlines for applications: June 17th, 2016. More information HERE.
The UB Doctoral School is offering two seminars on methodological, transversal and instrumental aspects of research. The seminars are organised for all starting researchers at the UB, particularly those researching in the area of Social Sciences and Humanities. More information HERE (in Catalan).
The Public Diplomacy Council of Catalonia (DIPLOCAT) is issuing a call for applications for grants for a maximum period of a year to pursue international studies, with the collaboration of “la Caixa” Foundation. The universities eligible through the grant are those that offer courses in international relations, whether of a general kind, or more specifically related to public diplomacy, politics, law, economics and trade, diplomatic relations, co-operation in development and…
The Institut Barcelona d’Estudis Internacionals (IBEI) invites applications for a Teaching Assistant (TA) position for an introductory course in Economics. The course is taught in English and consists of a total of 24 hours starting October 2016. Candidates must hold a PhD degree. More information HERE.
The Barcelona Institute of Economics (IEB) offers PhD Scholarships for 3 years (with possible extension for one more year), starting September 2016. This shcolarship call is for students who have graduated after 2012 and who aim at enrolling on the PhD program in Economics (University of Barcelona). The candidates must have a Master in Economics completed by summer 2016. Deadline for applications: May 27th, 2016. More information HERE.
The Vives Network (Xarxa Vives) is a non-profit institution that represents and coordinates the joint action in higher education, research and culture of 21 universities from 4 different European countries. This institution offers financial support for UB students interested to attend to one of the summer courses listed HERE. Deadline for applications: June 1st, 2016. More information (in Catalan) HERE.
On May 4th will take place in Barcelona the II RRI Tools Conference organised by the Association of Public Universities of Barcelona (ACUP), the Catalan Association for Science Communication (ACCC), CERCA Institute, the Agency for Management of University and Research Grants (AGAUR) and Obra Social La Caixa. The conference will be the framework to present the first version of the European project RRI Tools’ Toolkit with more than 350 multimedia…
The Fundació Montcelimar and the University of Barcelona (UB) invite applications for mobility grants addressed to UB PhD Students. Applications must be submitted in person at the “Unitat de Beques i Ajuts a l’Estudiant – Beques de Tercer Cicle”. Deadline extended (!): May 17th, 2016. More information (in Catalan) HERE.
The Brainport Eindhoven Region hosts the 7th edition of the European Commission’s Week of Innovative Regions in Europe (WIRE) from 8 to 10 June 2016. This conference of the Directorate-General Research & Innovation serves as a prime event under the flag of the Dutch EU Presidency in 2016. The WIRE 2016 conference provides a platform for policy makers, national and regional authorities, knowledge institutions and enterprises from all over Europe…
On July 14th-15th will take place the II Workshop on Pensions and Insurance 2016 at the Faculty of Economics and Business (University of Barcelona). In this two day workshop, experts and master and doctorate students in the field of pensions and insurance will present their latest research and opinions in this area. Our aim is to present and discuss research that contributes to the sharing of new theoretical, methodological and…