AFRO-NETS> Postgraduate Training - Third World Organisation for Women In Science (TWOWS)

[Leena Mungapen <info@twows.org>]

Postgraduate Training - Third World Organisation for Women In Science (TWOWS)
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Postgraduate Training Fellowships for Women Scientists in Sub- Saha-
ran Africa and Least Developed Countries (LDCs) at Centres of Excel-
lence in the South.

TWOWS in collaboration with the Third World Academy of Sciences 
(TWAS) and with funds generously provided by the Department for Re-
search Cooperation of the Swedish International Development Coopera-
tion Agency (Sida) has instituted a fellowships programme for female 
students in Sub-Saharan African and Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 
who wish to pursue postgraduate training leading to a doctorate de-
gree at centres of excellence in the South (developing countries) 
outside their own country. The general purpose of the scheme is to 
contribute to the emergence of a new generation of women leaders in 
science and technology and to promote their effective participation 
in the scientific and technological development of their countries.

The specific aims of the scheme are:

* To improve access to educational and training opportunities in sci-
ence and technology for young and talented women graduates from Sub-
Saharan Africa and LDCs; 

* To increase the scientific productivity and creativity of women 
scientists in sub-Saharan Africa and LDCs;

* To empower a new generation of talented women to assume a leader-
ship role in science and technology and their application to sustain-
able development.

Closing date: 31 May 2001.

Enquiries: Leena Mungapen
TWOWS 
Tel: +39-40-224-0321 
Fax: +39-40-224-4559 
mailto:info@twows.org 
http://www.ictp.trieste.it/~twas/wows.html

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