CALL FOR APPLICATIONS

2ndEgyptian Educational Institute on Responsible Science

21-26 July2015,TBD*,Egypt

The U.S. National Academy of Sciences in cooperation with Ain Shams Universityas the co-organizing partner, Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Cairo University, Damanhour University and Mansoura University announces the call for applications for the 2nd Egyptian Educational Institute on Responsible Science.

The Institute will take place in Egypt from 21-26 July 2015. Complementing the 1st Egyptian Educational Institute and other similar efforts in the MENA region and other parts of the World,1 we aim to strengthen the network of faculty in Egypt who can use active learning pedagogical techniques to teach about responsible science and research with dual use potential.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • Applicants must be faculty/university staff, who have been working and living in Egypt, who are encouraged to apply in teams of 2-3, preferably from the same academic/research institution.
  • Accepted participants must stay for the entire institute from 21-26 July 2015.
  • Accepted participants mustagree to use one or more of the instructional materials developed at the Institute in their teaching in the fall semester 2015.
  • It is expected that one member/team will participate in the follow-up evaluation meeting during the academic year 2016.

*to-be-determined
The following documents MUST be submitted by June 2, 2015

  1. Applicant’s personal information
  2. Brief biographical sketch (one paragraph)
  3. Personal statement (no more than one and a half pages) that includes:
  4. Your interest in active teaching, learning techniques and the types of courses you teach
  5. What “responsible science” means for you
  6. What you hope to achieve by attending the Institute
  7. The names of individuals from your institution who are also applying

The application must not exceed 4 pages in total

  1. Please provide a supporting letter from the Dean and/or Head of your department indicating that s/he is supporting your attendance at the Institute and will support the usage of one or more of the instructional materials developed at the Institute in your teaching.

Please complete this form electronically, save it in the format Last NAME_Appl.doc (e.g. Abdelrassoul _Appl.doc if the Applicant’s name is Marwa Abdelrassoul), and send it to:

and cc:

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS:JUNE 2 2015

RESULTS WILL BE COMMUNICATED TO THE APPLICANTS BY JUNE 15, 2015

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Applicant’s Personal Information
SURNAME: / Name:
Current Position/Title: / Date of birth: / Age by July 2015: / City/Town and Country of birth:
Full Address at your Institution: / Country of residence:
Phone:
Fax:
E-mail:
Nationality (current):Previous (if applicable): / Gender: Male Female
Applicant’s Field of Study and Research (please check ONE appropriate box below)
01-AgriculturalSciences / 06-Engineering Sciences
02-Structural, Cell and Molecular Biology / 07-Astronomy, Space and Earth Sciences
03-Biological Systems and Organisms / 08-Mathematical Sciences
04-Medical and Health Sciences / 09-Physics
05-Chemical Sciences / Other (Please specify)
Applicant’s biographical sketch
Degrees obtained / Date obtained / Awarding institution / Field
BSc
MSc
PhD
Diploma
Other degrees/awards received
How many years have you been teaching?
Professional Career / From - to / Employing institution

The Institute’s General Rules

In order to have your completion certificate:

You must be on time at 8:30am every day.

You must attend the whole 6 days.

You must attend all the institute’s activities.

Any damage to property, equipment and rooms done by any trainee will be charged to him/her.

Trainees will be expected to show courtesy to all course staff and domestic staff.

Smoking is not permitted at any time.

All rules and regulations must be followed.

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