Bachelor Students (S1) Scholarships by GE Foundation Scholar-Leaders Programme for Indonesian

(taken from www.rumahbeasiswa.com)

The GE Foundation Scholar-Leaders program provides financial support and leadership development to talented undergraduate students enrolled in engineering, technology or business management programs in participating countries. The program aims to build the human resources capacity and increase access to post-secondary education in countries where GE is active.

General Information
IIEF is an affiliation entrusted to manage the GE Foundation Scholar-Leaders Program. Derived from its name, this program aims to find and develop new leaders that will bring positive changes to the world and their surroundings. In order to face future challenges, being smart is no longer sufficient. The need for capable leaders that are able to sustain development in any condition, whether its an easy or difficult situation.

This program is the shape of GE Corporation consideration effort through GE Foundation, which is a philanthropic foundation established by GE to support non-profit business programs with educational purposes as well as increases the well fare of human kind around the world. Here in Indonesia, GE Foundation has supported many humanitarian programs and educational as part of GE long term commitment towards community.

GE Foundation Scholar-Leader Program intended for Bachelor students in Indonesia with Cumulative Achievement Index (IPK) of a minimum 3.0 (of a scale of 4.0). Scholarships will be given early from the third semester up until the eighth, especially for those from MIPA faculty, economic and engineering backgrounds.

Requirements
1. Bachelors students minimum third semester from ITB, ITS, UGM, UI, UNAIR, UNDIP, UNIBRAW, and UNPAD; one of these following major: Economy (Accounting, Development Management Study), MIPA (Physics, Chemistry, Math), Computer Science, Environmental Study, Engineering (Electro Engineering, Physics Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Chemistry Engineering, Computer Engineering, Evironmental Engineering or Mechanic Engineering)
2. Academic Index from I, II and III semester with minimum of 3.0 (scale 4)
3. Demonstrates skills and intellectual capability and strong leadership
4. Active in students organization or other social activities
5. Has a fairly good grasp of English, written and verbal
6. Comes from less fortunate background
7. Not in the condition of accepting other sponsorships from different institution

Registration Schedule
All documents must be submitted to IIEF by the latest on 15 December 2009 (by postal stamp).
Registration forms re available for pick up or for copy at the students unit, at each major or HIMA, or access from IIEF website. Filled registration form must be completed with transcript from 1st, 2nd 2nd and 3rd 3rd semester (legalized); 2 recommendation letters (from supervisor and other lecturers); letter of statement to indicate incapability of fortune (from distric council and university administration); letter of statement to indicate the applicants is not in condition of accepting other scholarship and will not accept other scholarship if found as one of the GE Foundation Scholar-Leaders Program; copies of other certificates or supporting documents (if there are others).

The form can be send to this address:
Beasiswa GE Foundation Scholar-Leaders Program – IIEF
Menara Imperium Lt. 28 Suite B
Jl. H. R. Rasuna Said, Jakarta 12980
Telp 021-8317330, Fax: 021-8317331; E-mail: scholarship@iief.or.id
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Website: www.iief.or.id

Application Form

Postdoc Position in Bio Technology in France

(taken from www.rumahbeasiswa.com)

The Institute of Structural Biology (IBS) in Grenoble and the Laboratory LEGI collaborate within the project Nanobiodrop. This project involves the formation of artificial biological membranes to study the insertion of transmembrane transport proteins and measure their activity. The technique based on the manipulation of nanodroplets has proven effective in vitro and its integration into microsystems is a challenge today that opens interesting perspectives in biotechnology and biology such as drug screening or the study of artificial cells networks.

The objectives of the postdoctoral position are to associate in a microsystem :
1. The formation of biological membranes by microfuidic techniques.
2. The insertion of transmembrane proteins studied at the IBS (ion channels and transporters).
3. The measurement of transport activity of these proteins by electrophysiologica l or optical means.
4. The possibility of creating a network of interconnected membranes by transmembrane proteins.

The ideal candidate is a biophysicist, with a knowledge of, or a desire to learn, standard microfabrication techniques. Expertise in fluidics, surface treatment, membrane protein biochemistry and/or electrophysiology will be an asset.

The proposed contract is for two years. It is funded by the French network RTRA `Nanosciences` and the collaborative program in Physics, Chemistry and Biology of the CNRS `Support for risk taking`. The candidate will work under the supervision of both LEGI and IBS and will benefit from access to state-of-the-art resources in all aspects of the project.

The candidate should have defended his PhD thesis for less than three years and a part of his scientific training has been done outside of France.

Salary: EUR2300/month

Contacts:
Benjamin Cross : benjamin.cross@legi.grenoble-inp.fr
Michel Vivaudou : michel.vivaudou@cea.fr

Master of Research on Information and Communication Technologies by Erasmus Mundus Programme

(taken from www.rumahbeasiswa.com)

This is the call for applications to the Erasmus Mundus Category A student (non-European) scholarships for MERIT – the European Master of Research on Information andCommunication Technologies. It`s open from December 1st to 17:00 CET on January 11th 2010.

MERIT is a multitrack research-oriented master program based on a flexible curriculum that covers a wide area of knowledge in the field of Information andCommunication Technologies. The institutions participating in the consortium, located in Spain, Belgium, Germany, Italy and Sweden belong to CLUSTER.

The Master`s Course covers Information and Communication Technologies in a broad sense, including fundamentals such as electromagnetism, signal processing, and information theory, and applications such as communications, remote sensing and image and voice processing. Half of the course credits are obtained in a second institution of the consortium and a double degree is awarded upon successful completion of the program. The language of instruction is English and the program includes local language courses up to 6 ECTS per academic year. Admission is restricted to 50 students.

This Erasmus Mundus Master`s programme has three 15-week semesters in which students take courses. An additional fourth semester is devoted to the completion of the Master`s Thesis. The program is research oriented, as thus concentrates on the development of research skills. Graduates of the Course may want to pursue careers in a research institution by completing a Ph.D., joining industrial R+D departments or perhaps starting a technology spin-off company. Therefore, strong emphasis is placed during the Master`s Course on the student`s personal work programme, which is focused on developing research skills. All students should have completed a Bachelor`s degree related to Electrical Engineering or related field.

The courses offered within MERIT can be classified according to the nature of the knowledge they provide as:

1. Core Courses: They provide the fundamentals in electromagnetism, signal processing, communications and information theory required within each AoK.
2. Concentration Courses: They are oriented towards the specialization tracks in speech and image processing, optical communications, wireless communications, digital communications, photonics, remote sensing, microwave circuits and antennas.
3. Transversal Courses: They aim at:
(i) developing skills and competences inherent to research such as scientific communication, bibliographical research, technological assets management, project management and innovation skills;
(ii) learning the local language and acquiring a general knowledge of the local culture;
(iii) understanding the impact of technology on society and developing individual judgement and ethical responsibility.

The master is a 120 ECTS programme of which 30 ECTS correspond to the master thesis. A minimum of 66 ECTS are core and concentration topics; and a maximum of 24 ECTS are transversal subjects. It is advisable that the student completes 24 ECTS from core courses, 48 ECTS from concentration courses, and 18 ECTS from transversal courses.

Language of instruction is English: All subjects will be lectured in English, and teaching material from all courses is in English.

MERIT is a European 2-year post-graduate programme taught in English at the following institutions:

• Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), Barcelona, Spain
• Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan (KTH), Stockholm, Sweden
• Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), formerly University of Karlsruhe, Germany
• Politecnico di Torino (PdT), Torino, Italy
• Université catholique de Louvain (UCL), Louvain, Belgium

Website link: www.meritmaster.org

When God gives and rejects…

This note is translated from KHALIFAH Magazine (6th Edition/2008). I admire the words as the spirit-lifter for me.

When God gives you something, He shows you His compassion. When he rejects to give you something, then He shows you His power. Beyond all those compassion and power, He introduces Himself to you and faces you with His undefeated-gentleness.

God’s rejections always feels hurt, however, it’s only because we never realize nor be aware of the biggest admonition we’ll retain from the occurrence. God may widely open the door of obedience, yet unrevealed the door of pray-acceptance. God, indeed, may destine you to commit sins, yet it will be the best way to bring you to your final aim.

Nothing shall breath without be at death at last, and nothing is well destined as everything has to feel the pain.

All Muslimah…How God blesses you all…

Please tell all muslimah about this…

Hadis Nabi Muhammad SAW mengenai wanita:

(Doa perempuan lebih makbul daripada lelaki kerana sifat penyayang yang lebih kuat daripada lelaki.Ketika ditanya kepada Rasulullah akan hal tersebut, jawab baginda, “Ibu lebih penyayang daripada bapa dan doa orang yang penyayang tidak akan sia-sia”.)

God’s blesses for muslimah (from all credible sources):
• Seorang wanita solehah lebih baik daripada 70 orang wali.
• Seorang wanita solehah lebih baik daripada 70 lelaki soleh.
• Seorang wanita yang jahat lebih buruk daripada 1,000 lelaki yang jahat.
• 2 rakaat shalat dari wanita yang hamil lebih baik daripada 80 rakaat shalat wanita yang tidak hamil.
• Wanita yang memberi minum susu kepada anaknya dari badannya (ASI) akan dapat satu pahala daripada tiap-tiap titik susu yang diberikannya.
• Wanita yang melayani dengan baik suami yang pulang ke rumah di dalam keadaan letih akan mendapat pahala jihad
• Wanita yang habiskan malamnya dengan tidur yang tidak selesa kerana menjaga anaknya yang sakit akan mendapat pahala seperti membebaskan 20 orang hamba.
• Wanita yang melihat suaminya dengan kasih sayang dan suami yang melihat isterinya dengan kasih sayang akan dipandang Allah dengan penuh rahmat.
• Wanita yang menyebabkan suaminya keluar dan berjuang ke jalan Allah dan kemudian menjaga adab rumahtangganya akan masuk surga 500 tahun lebih awal daripada suaminya, akan menjadi ketua 70,000 malaikat dan bidadari dan wanita itu akan dimandikan di dalam surga, dan menunggu suaminya dengan menunggang kuda yang dibuat dari yakut.
• Wanita yang tidak cukup tidur pada malam hari kerana menjaga anak yang sakit akan diampunkan oleh Allah akan seluruh dosanya dan bila dia hiburkan hati anaknya Allah memberi 12 tahun pahala ibadat.
• Wanita yang memerah susu binatang dengan membaca “Bismillah” akan didoakan oleh binatang itu dengan doa keberkatan.
• Wanita yang menguli tepung gandum dengan mengucapkan “Bismillah”, Allah akan berkahkan rezekinya.
• Wanita yang menyapu lantai dengan berzikir akan mendapat pahala seperti meyapu lantai di Baitullah.
• Wanita yang menjaga shalat, puasa dan taat pada suami, Allah akan mengizinkannya untuk memasuki surga dari mana-mana pintu yang dia suka.
• Wanita yang hamil akan dapat pahala berpuasa pada siang hari dan akan dapat pahala beribadat pada malam hari.
• Wanita yang bersalin akan mendapat pahala 70 tahun solat dan puasa dan setiap kesakitan pada satu uratnya Allah mengurniakan satu pahala haji.
• Sekiranya wanita mati dalam masa 40 hari selepas bersalin, dia akan dianggap mati syahid.
• Jika wanita melayan suami tanpa khianat akan mendapat pahala 12 tahun shalat.
• Jika wanita menyusui anaknya sampai cukup tempoh (2 1/2 tahun), maka malaikat-malaikat di langit akan khabarkan berita bahwa surga wajib baginya.
• Jika wanita memberi susu badannya (ASI) kepada anaknya yang menangis, Allah akan memberi pahala satu tahun shalat dan puasa.
• Jika wanita mengurut suami (karena suaminya kelelahan selepas bekerja) tanpa disuruh akan mendapat pahala 7 tola emas dan jika wanita mengurut suami bila disuruh akan mendapat pahala tola perak.
• Wanita yang meninggal dunia dengan keridhaan suaminya akan memasuki surga.
• Jika suami mengajarkan isterinya satu masalah akan mendapat pahala 80 tahun ibadat.

Our children are indeed “The Future”… Share

(KHALIFAH Magazine, 11th Edition, 2009 (inspired by Kahlil Gibran))

Our children…are indeed, none of ours.
They are children of life who miss themselves.
They were born through us, yet are obviously not us.
Though they are with us, but they never belong to us.

To them we pour our whole love, but we never be able to pour our minds into them.
They may listen to our words, yet they have their own set of plan.

We certainly keep them in our lovely house, but their soul are living in the future house we can’t ever meet.
We may live to be them, just in our dreams, but we are strictly away from being able to set them to be us,
as life never turns back…it moves on…