Republic of Korean Scholarships
“Teacher
Training for Basic Education”
Announcement date: 30 April 2015
Study in: Korea
Deadline for submission of applications: 22 June 2016
Last updated: 05 May 2016
What is it
about: In line with the approach
and objectives allowable in 37 C/5 for UNESCO’s Scholarships Programme in
application of the Memorandum of Understanding signed by UNESCO and the Korea Worldwide
Cooperation Agency (KOICA) in 2013, the Government of the Republic of Korea is donation
twenty five (25) fellowships of no more than 2 months’ duration.
E xpected
at enhancing human resources and national capacity-building in least developed countries (LDCs) in Africa
and Asia-Pacific,
these fellowships will enable candidates to conduct research work or
participate in a training course in the Republic of Korea. The medium of
instruction is English.
Field of Study: Course Title:
“Teacher Training for Basic Education”; “Use of ICT for Education (or
e-Learning)”; and “Leadership in Global Education”.
The field of study is associated with
UNESCO’s objectives and programme priorities accepted in 37 C/5 and in
accordance with the assessment made by the Executive Board (i.e. 161
EX/Decision 3.6.3 and 165 EX/Decision 8.6).
Duration: (2 months) From 14 September to 13
November 2016
Qualifications
Required: UNESCO will solicit applications from least developed countries (LDCs) in Africa and Asia-Pacific.
A. Candidatures must comply with the
following criteria:
1. Applicants must hold at least a Bachelor’s
Degree
2. Applicants must be proficient in English
3. Applicants must not be more than 50 years of age
4. Applicants must be in good health, both mentally
and physically
5. Applicants must have a minimum 5-year career in the field of Education (i.e.,
educational policy, development of educational material or curriculum,
school/class management and teacher’s training).
B. All
applications must be approved by the National Commission for UNESCO and must be
made on a UNESCO fellowship
application form
C. The implementing agency in the Republic
of Korea will be the KOICA/APCEIU.
D. The following documents must be
attached to the application form in duplicate:
1. Photocopies of diplomas and school-certified
transcript of academic records
2. Certificate of English Language Proficiency by
an official authority (if English is not the medium of instruction in the home
country)
3. Two photographs
Only preferred applicants will be compulsory
to submit a medical examination report. The Fellowships division will
send a medical examination form to preferred applicants during the issuance of
the fellowship award.
E. Files which are incomplete or
which are expected after the closing date for the submission of applications
and candidatures, which do not fulfill the requirements mentioned above, will
not be taken into consideration.
F. Every invited Member Sate will be
requested to nominate not more than 2 applicants.
G. UNESCO will submit to the
Permanent Delegation of the Republic of Korea/KOICA the application files
received from the invited Member States. It is understood that KOICA will
cooperate with the Asia-Pacific Center of Education for International
Understanding (APCEIU) in the evaluation of these dossiers.
Selection of
Beneficiaries: A. The final assortment of the
beneficiaries for a fellowship lies with the KOICA/APCEIU/Permanent Delegation
of the Republic of Korea to UNESCO.
B. Applicants not informed of their assortment
by 13 July 2016 should consider that the donor government has not permitted
their applications.
Least Developed
Countries(LDCs): AFRICA: Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau,
Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Niger, Rwanda, Sao Tome
and Principe, Angola, Benin, Burkina-Faso, Burundi, Cape Verde, Central African
Republic, Chad, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Equatorial
Guinea, Eritrea, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Togo, Uganda, United Republic
of Tanzania, and Zambia.
Asia & the Pacific: Cambodia, Kiribati, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Samoa, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu.
Asia & the Pacific: Cambodia, Kiribati, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Samoa, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu.
Facilities
offered by Korea: A. Beneficiaries of these fellowships
will be exempt from tuition fees for the duration of the study/training.
B. Fellows will undertake
studies/training under the supervision of an advisor or study director that
will be provided by the host institution.
C. The donor Government will pay
stipends to beneficiaries on a monthly basis, in local currency. The
stipends are proposed to cover living expenses such as accommodation, meals,
pocket expenses, and incidentals. The donor will determine the amount of
the stipend to be approved to beneficiaries.
D. Health Insurance.
Facilities
offered by UNESCO: 1. UNESCO will cover worldwide travel
expenses, estimated at approximately US$2,500 per fellow, and will pay a
one-time travel allowance amounting to US $200 per fellow.
Other Condition: A. No provision to finance or lodge
fellows’ family members can be made.
B. Beneficiaries will be necessary to
submit a final report upon termination of the fellowship, signed jointly by the
fellow and his/her advisor or study/training director. A copy of this
report will be sent to the KOICA/APCEIU.
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