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WANTED AMATEUR ARTISTS !

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BBC One is on the hunt for the best of Britain’s amateur artists for a new competitive arts series.

We’re looking for amateur painters from all over the UK who have a passion for painting and drawing. If you are over 16 and like a creative challenge we want to hear from you.
Applicants must not be professional artists and will be expected to work in a variety of different figurative forms and media – from landscape, portraiture and still life, to watercolour, oil and charcoal.

To apply – please send your name, address, age, occupation and contact number, along with a recent photo, up to three images of your work, and a short paragraph about why you paint to: amateurartist@bbc.co.uk

Or by post to: Amateur Artist, MC5 A6, BBC Media Centre, Wood Lane, London, W12 7TQ (Please DO NOT send originals as these can not be returned to you)

Deadline is Sunday 23rd March
– but don’t wait until the closing date!

Terms and Conditions available at bbc.co.uk/arts

Making it Happen: a careers masterclass on developing skills for work

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Wednesday 19th February 1.30pm – 5pm, James France

3 essential skills: using social media effectively, having the ability to negotiate, being commercially aware

3 leading organisations: Macildowie, Bright Futures, Baker Tilly.

Sign up now for an informative and interactive afternoon which will provide you with an opportunity to explore three key skills areas.

  • Using social media effectively for career planning and finding employment. Your questions answered by Macildowie, the leading independent recruitment business in the East Midlands
  • How to negotiate effectively: an interactive game developed by Bright Futures, recruitment specialists
  • Commercial awareness: a ‘hands on’ insight into a key employability competence, led by Baker Tilly Business Services Ltd.

Book now on Careers Online      

Universally Challenged – A national competition between UK universities to test cyber security skills

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Who are we?
The Cyber Security Challenge is a national programme of competitions designed to attract and inspire new talent into the cyber security profession. Backed by government and a host of industry sponsors, the Challenge sets competitions that test existing cyber security skills; runs residential cyber camps that help individuals develop new skills; and provides information through networking events and its website that helps guide potential employees on ways to secure jobs in the sector.

What is Universally Challenged?
A national competition between UK university departments that provides them a way to benchmark their cyber security skills, and pit their brightest cyber talent (including international and overseas) against budding professionals from other institutions.
The competition is simple – each university department or team that wishes to compete must design a code breaking puzzle/cipher – a digital puzzle designed to mystify and flummox other participations, which requires a combination of cyber-relevant skills to crack and which fits within the competition rules. Each team’s cipher will be shared with every other registered University team and the challenge is to crack as many ciphers as possible before the competition ends. The winner is the team judged to have successfully cracked the most code breaking puzzles/ciphers.

What makes a good code breaking puzzle? An example of one of ours is here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4Odla8I0Hs that was easy, but it provides an idea of what is required.

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Investigating Careers in Business/Corporate Management as a Company Secretary

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Becoming a Company Secretary is not what you think it is. But what is it?

  • It can lead onto high level management positions
  • Specialist routes include Governance/Compliance/Legal/Risk /Finance
  • They offer legal and accounting advice and manage the development of strategy and corporate planning
  • Earning potential of up to £180,000
  • Gain an internationally recognised qualification
  • Get the opportunity to work overseas.

Great opportunities are available to both undergraduates and graduates in this career….find out more from the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators and Proceed. Proceed will offer you free membership to obtain advice on this career , support with your CV and media presence, plus work opportunities with leading businesses

19th February            Edward Herbert Building J001          1.30 – 2.30pm

Book via Careers Online

 

 

Development Workshop and Recruitment Fair 2014 in China

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The British Council in China will run a series of Career Development workshops from 08 to 16 March 2014 across mainland China. This year we are working in partnership with Zhaopin.com to invite well known businesses to take part in our events. By participating, Chinese students will be able to better understand the job market in China, as well as seek job opportunities and better guidance on long-term career planning. Participants will also have the chance to interact with business representatives who will be able to offer career development advice and information on their own job opportunities.

Event details:

Shanghai
08 March 2014 (Saturday)
Crowne Plaza Shanghai (No.400, Fanyu Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai)

Beijing
09 March 2014 (Sunday)
Landmark Tower Beijing (No.8, North Dongsanhuan Rd, Chaoyang District, Beijing)

Chengdu
15 March 2014 (Saturday)
Kempinski Hotel Chengdu (No.42, 4th section, Renmin South Road, Chengdu)

Guangzhou
16 March 2014 (Sunday)
Ramada Hotel Guangzhou (No.9, Mingyue 1st Road, Yuexiu District,

Please refer to the link below for further information or sign up for this event:
http://www.alumniuk.org.cn/cn/baomin/xyhd/xyzhaomu.aspx?aid=263

Student Programming Contest – Morgan Stanley

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This February, Morgan Stanley’s Technology Division is launching the third Student Programming Contest and this season the contest has gone global.

You will be challenged to implement a set of programs that solve exciting algorithmic problems to have a chance to win some fantastic prizes.

Prizes include
Global Winner
iMac 21.5-inch: 2.7GHz
Global Debugger Winner
iPad with Retina display Wi-Fi 16GB
Regional Winners
A variety of exciting prizes

Deadline for registration:
24 February 2013
To find out how to enter, visit www.morganstanley.com/programmingcontest

Morgan Stanley University Photography Competition 2014

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Share your unique creative perspective and submit your photos for a chance to win. The focus of this year’s competition is Sustainability. We encourage you to submit up to two photos that portray what sustainability means to you. As a firm, we are committed to advancing environmental sustainability and social responsibility through our work with clients, partners and in our communities, but what does sustainability look like
through your eyes?

For details on how to enter, visit:
www.morganstanley.com/about/careers/photocompetition

For more information on sustainability, visit:
http://www.morganstanley.com/globalcitizen/sustainability.html

For questions, email: photocompetition@morganstanley.com

The winners will receive the
following prizes:
• 1st Prize: iPad mini, 16GB
• 2nd Prize: US $150 or equivalent local currency in Amazon vouchers
• 3rd prize: US $100 or equivalent local currency in Amazon vouchers

Deadline for submissions:
March 3, 2014

Working in Pakistan: Careers and Recruitment Fair

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On Tuesday, 25th February 2014, 1-4pm, Warwick will be hosting the “Working in Pakistan: Careers and Recruitment Fair”, in conjunction with the British Council, Pakistan.

The Fair will be held in the Chancellor’s Suite, on the second floor of the Rootes Building

As well as graduate opportunities, the company’s attending will also have internship opportunities, so all years of study are invited to attend.

Employers attending include:

  • Netsol
  • Express Tribune
  • Lucky Cement
  • Mitchell’s Fruit Farms
  • Sidat Hyder Morshed Associates
  • Engro
  • Abacus Consulting
  • Allied Bank
  • Abu Dawood Group

http://educationukevents.org.pk/Registration.php

Frontline Competition

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Frontline is launching a new and exciting competition which gives you the opportunity to win some great prizes!

All you have to do is say what slogan you think Frontline should use to attract student to its new children’s social work graduate programme

Tweet your slogan @FrontlineSW or mention both your slogan and Frontline (facebook.com/FrontlineChangingLives) in a Facebook status

Prizes include iPad Mini, £100 gift vouchers

Deadline: 28 Feb 2014

Open to UK students

For details of Frontline’s opportunities see www.thefrontline.org.uk

CRCC Asia – British Council Disability Scholarship Program 2014

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CRCC Asia is delighted to be able to offer 2 Scholarships for an internship with the British Council Beijing and Shanghai. The scholarships are designed specifically for students with a disability, bringing the experience to those who may not previously have had an opportunity to live and work in China.

The successful applicants will undertake a business placement at the British Council, in Beijing and Shanghai between May and November 2014. The interns will live in the centre of each city and work for one month, gaining transferable business skills and hands-on experience whilst working in an international setting.

The successful applicants will be awarded a scholarship based on their overall application, their response to three short essay questions and an academic reference. Applications close on Friday 7th February 2014.

For more information please visit http://www.crccasia.com/disability-scholarship/