Junior Faculty Development Program 2012
06/16/11
June 16th, 2011
Time: 16:30
Location: CRRC-Azerbaijan, Khazar University, 122 Bashir Safaroglu Street, Baku
Overview: All the university professors considering Junior Faculty Development Program 2011 are invited to participate in the informational session to be organized at CRRC. The primary and distinct goal of the JFDP is to provide university instructors with opportunities to engage in curriculum development and explore alternative teaching methodologies, expand their knowledge in their fields of study and gather new teaching materials and resources. Please view the website for more details http://www.jfdp.org.The presentation will focus on Interview Strategies, CV writing, and how to write an effective Statement of Purpose. Interested faculty members will also be given information about the academic aspects of the program.
Lecturer Bio: Naila Nabiyeva is the Program Coordinator of American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS.
Language: The lecture will be conducted in English. Questions in Azeri and Russian are welcomed.
Registration: To attend the presentation, please confirm your participation by writing to Seymur Javadov at seymur@crrccenters.org before June 15th, 2011.Please indicate in the subject line “JFDP”.
Public Lecture: CEU Business School MBA Programs
04/29/11
Public Lecture: CEU Business School MBA Programs
Time: 16:00
Location: CRRC-Azerbaijan, Khazar University, 122 Bashir Safaroglu Street, Baku
Overview: Learn more about Central European University Business School's three MBA degree options, including the 11-month, full-time MBA program, a weekend Executive MBA Program, and the highly-ranked IMM Program, which was named by the Financial Times as the most international executive MBA program in Europe. CEU Business School has recently initiated a Leadership Scholars Program which is designed for talented, high-potential leaders who are committed to enhancing growth and prosperity in developing regions of the world. The award covers full tuition and a stipend for living expenses as well as study materials for the full-time, one-year MBA Program. Last but not least, CEU Business School also offers a unique international learning experience in New York City for its full-time and executive MBA program students. "Leadership and Enterprise in a Global City", a 3-credit optional course will be offered in NYC for the first time on April 27-May 6, 2012.
Lecturer Bio: MBA Recruitment Coordinator, Davit Mikeladze Mr. Mikeladze studied law at Batumi State University (Georgia) and Political Science at Central European University (Budapest, Hungary). He holds master's degrees in both disciplines. He is an author of several publications in the fields of ethnic relations in post-Soviet countries, democratization and European enlargement. He has been a speaker at various conferences organized by Miami University, NDI, Freidrich Ebert and Open Society Foundations. Besides his academic accomplishments, Mr. Mikeladze has been active in business field as well. In 2008-09 he worked as an executive consultant focusing on project management business sector of the company Stamford Global. In 2009 Mr. Mikeladze joined CEU Business School and since then has been responsible for recruitment and admission for MBA programs. Currently he is enrolled in Executive MBA program of CEU Business School.
Language: The lecture will be conducted in English.
Registration: To attend the presentation, please confirm your participation by writing to Seymur Javadov via seymur@crrccenters.org before April 29th, 2011. Please indicate in the subject line "CEU Business School MBA Programs"
Public Lecture: Ruling Parties of the South Caucasus in Comparison
04/26/11
Public Lecture: Ruling Parties of the South Caucasus in Comparison
Time: 18:30
Location: CRRC-Azerbaijan, Khazar University, 122 Bashir Safaroglu Street, Baku
Overview: The talk will address the formation, growth, and in some cases collapse of the ruling political parties of Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan. By examining cohesion among party elites and by examining the various other tools which parties use, different trajectories of the parties over the past 20 years will be presented. The dissertation addresses the issues of democratization and the consolidation of political institutions, and examines these topics in the South Caucasus where these processes are still underway. This talk draws from interviews with political actors, election returns, internal party documents, and archival research.
Lecturer Bio: Eli Feiman is a Ph.D. candidate at the Department of Political Science at Brown University. He is currently an IREX-IARO Fellow in Azerbaijan and is conducting field research for a dissertation on political party development in the South Caucasus. He received an MA in Political Science from Brown University (2008) and holds a BA in Slavic Languages and Literature from Yale University (2002). He research interests include the formation and consolidation of political institutions, patronage and clientelism, informal politics, and durable authoritarianism. At Brown, he served as a teaching assistant for courses on post-Soviet politics, ethnic conflict, and political ethics.
Language: The lecture will be conducted in English.
Registration: To attend the presentation, please confirm your participation by writing to Seymur Javadov via seymur@crrccenters.org before April 26th, 2011. Please indicate in the subject line "Ruling Parties of the South Caucasus in Comparison"
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