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Ecole Normale Superieure Paris

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The International Selection at the ENS

  • Awards two-year grants or three-year grants (in mathematics and computing science) to complete a master degree
  • Is intended for outstanding international students selected on examination of application and tests

The first step is online application between 7 January and 7 March 2014 (http://www.ens.fr/spip.php?article433)

Students must provide proof of nationality other than French, must be under 26 years of age on September 1, 2014 (born after September 1, 1987), enrolled in a foreign university (or a French one if it is less than one academic year), in the last year of a university degree course (valid before September 1, 2013) or in the first year of a master course

  • A wide range of interdisciplinary courses in an international atmosphere
  • With guidance from an individual tutor and mentoring from an senior student
  • In the center of Paris
  • Access to a number of seminars and libraries
  • A room on the campus
  • To complete one of the master’s courses available at the ENS, as well as the ENS diploma
  • A further three-year grant may be awarded to finance a thesis

V&A/RCA History of Design MA Programme: New and ongoing scholarships and awards 2014-15

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New Robert H. Smith Renaissance Sculpture in Context Prize for students applying to the Renaissance and Early Modern specialism

We are very pleased to announce this new award available for students from the UK or EU applying to the Renaissance and Early Modern specialism of the V&A/RCA History of Design MA Programme. The Robert H. Smith Renaissance Sculpture in Context Prize is offered to a student who intends to undertake research in any aspect of Renaissance sculpture and its broad cultural and social context. The award offers a contribution towards the fees of 3,000 GBP a year for the two years of the MA.

Further details on the Programme, entry requirements, College fees and funding can be found at www.rca.ac.uk/admissions. For more information please contact the programme administrator: hod@rca.ac.uk.

OneDayWith Cargill Online Event

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Cargill, one of the world’s largest, privately-owned businesses, providing food, agricultural, risk management, financial, and industrial products and services, is organising a OneDayWith Cargill Online Event in order to find great talents to join the company.

During the Live Day on 30 January 2014  Nikolay Muranov, Grain Trader GOSCE Russia and Xenia Worrall,Commercial Manager Crush and Grain Trading Germany will give you an insight into Cargill trading business through an online presentation about “Price Volatility and Risk Management“. After the presentation, they will answer your questions and exchange ideas with you through a live chat. All you need to participate is a computer with an internet connection!

A career with Cargill might be just a click away. 

Apply as soon as possible by clicking  here!

If you cannot attend the Live Day, it is still worthwhile to register as you will be able to watch the presentation and the chat and apply for the Cargill career opportunities after the OneDayWith event.

OneDayWith Novartis Online Event

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Novartis, a leading pharmaceutical company, is organising a OneDayWith Novartis Online Event in order to find great talents to join their Global IT Graduate Program.

The Live Day on 26 February 2014 will start with a presentation by a Novartis representative and will be followed by a chat session with Mary LeBlanc, Global Chief Information Officer Pharma and Roksolana Semerak-Nebes, the Head HR Global IT. This Live Chat session is  giving you the chance to learn more about the Global IT Graduate Program.

All you need to participate is a computer with an internet connection!

A career with Novartis might be just a click away. 

Apply as soon as possible by clicking here and already find out valuable information about the Global IT Program and Novartis as an employer today!

If you cannot attend the Live Day, it is still worthwhile to register as you will be able to watch the presentation and the chat and apply for the Novartis career opportunities after the OneDayWith event.

Free three day leadership course for disabled students – in association with Santander

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The course explores leadership by taking students behind the scenes of a city to find out how it works. Visit an incredible range of organisations and their leaders across different sectors (many of whom will be potential employers), explore local issues, how leaders are tackling them and the value of diversity in the workplace

More information can be read about Common Purpose here and the disabled student course offering here.

Date:
25-27 February 2014

Location:
Nottingham, UK

Course fee:
Free, including accommodation and transport during the course (travel to/from Nottingham not covered)

Who:
Open to all students with a disability, as defined by the gov.uk website.

How to apply:
commonpurpose.org/disabledstudents

Please contact students@commonpurpose.org for further enquiries.

Application deadline:
Monday 3 February,

2014 International Student (Non EU) Careers Fair

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Every year, tens of thousands of international students leave their families and friends to come to study in the UK. However, years later, most of them leave UK without any work experience, needless to say full time work permit (Tier 2) offer. This places them to a disadvantaged position when they are trying to compete with the local students back home who, while their friends are overseas, have built a more extensive local network and they also tend to have a lower expectation for their 1st job.

Career Interactive (‘CI’ for short) believes that Working Experience is an integral part of every international student’s UK experience. The company’s ethos ‘every student, no matter where they come from, deserves at least one work experience opportunity whilst doing their degrees in the UK’ is deeply engrained in the company’s culture and originate everything we do. That is why on 30th Jan 2013, CI has initiated and successfully held the UK’s 1st ever Career Fair exclusively for international (non EU) students at London Canada Water Library.

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Graduate Profile of the Month

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January’s profile is Stephanie Clegg. Stephanie graduated in 2012 with a BSc in Social Psychology. She now works for the NHS as an Assistant Psychologist

Stephanie CleggWhere are you now?

I am an Assistant Psychologist working in the NHS. I am based within an acute inpatient mental health service and work alongside Clinical Psychologists, Family Therapists, Art Therapists and many others. My clinical roles include helping to assess inpatients on many psychological scales, scoring their responses, inferring them and writing reports. I also help run therapeutic groups alongside a Clinical Psychologist and am responsible for creating accessible information on these therapies for staff and service users. My role as an Assistant Psychologist is also heavily research based. I am currently involved in five different research projects, some of which are in association with the University of Leeds and The University of Sheffield. They incorporate the topics of: cultural competency of NHS staff; the merging of acute mental health services in the community and in hospitals; improving access to psychological therapies (x2); measuring outcomes in depression.

How did you get there?

I decided that I definitely wanted to go into professional psychology towards the end of my second year of study at Loughborough. I therefore went to the Careers and Employability Centre who advised me about the different career paths, where to get information on these, and where to get the all-important experience. I joined two weekly Action projects in my third year of study, one at a local Mencap home and one at a local school for children with severe learning difficulties. I also have paid work experience as a swimming teacher, lifeguard, library assistant, call centre worker and Sure Start worker that count towards relevant experience. I applied for the role of a CBT (cognitive behavioural therapy) based Assistant Psychologist during my final term at university (along with what seemed like 5000 other jobs). I was very lucky to get an interview for this post but lacked sufficient CBT experience to be successful. A few months later I was approached by the same employer for my current, more research based, Assistant Psychologist post which they felt I was more suited to. I had a second interview and was successful.

What advice would you give to a student studying your subject at university now?

Action is a great way to gain experience in your chosen area whilst at University. I really struggled to get any work experience placements during the holidays so make the most of how accessible these opportunities are. Also, I believe time management is extremely important. Make sure you prioritise your academic work suitably, have time to gain experience but don’t forget your social life!

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