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FRIAS Fellowships for 2025-26 (Switzerland)

FellowshipsFellowships for 2025/26, FRIAS, University of Freiburg, Switzerland. Deadline: 13 September 2024.

The Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies (FRIAS) is the University of Freiburg’s international research college. The Institute supports academic exchange across existing boundaries: between disciplines, between different cultures and countries, between established and younger researchers. The Institute supports innovative research projects through individual and group fellowships. FRIAS provides modern office spaces and an up-to-date infrastructure and makes every effort to provide tailor-made solutions with regard to suitable accommodation, child care and educational facilities.

  • Individual Early Career Fellowships. These are 4 to 10-month fellowships between September 1st, 2025 and August 31st, 2026, and are available for researchers with completed PhD plus a maximum of eight years of post-doctoral experience.
  • Individual Sustainable Governance Senior Fellowships for Researchers from Africa. These are 7-month fellowship between September 1st, 2025 and August 31st, 2026, and are available for researchers with completed PhD plus a minimum of eight years of post-doctoral experience.
  • Senior Fellowships. These are 3- to 8-month fellowships between September 1st, 2025 and August 31st, 2026, and are available for researchers with completed PhD plus a minimum of eight years of post-doctoral experience.

Japan World Exposition 1970 Commemorative Fund for International Cultural Exchange or Goodwill (Japan)

Grants

Grants for International Cultural Exchange or Goodwill, Japan World Exposition 1970 Commemorative Fund,  Deadline:  30 September 2024.

The Japan World Exposition 1970 Commemorative Fund Grant program (JEC Fund Grant program) was established in commemoration of the success of the Japan World Exposition of 1970 (Expo ’70), the theme of which was “Progress and Harmony for Mankind,” to convey the legacy and ideals of Expo ’70 to future generations. The following kinds of projects are supported:

  • Projects contributing to international cultural exchange and international goodwill
  • International projects in the fields of academic study, education, social welfare, medical care, and hygiene and public health
  • International projects designed for conservation of nature and the human environment

Projects with either of the following themes are given preference in screening:

  • To inherit and evolve the idea of Expo ’70 toward EXPO 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan (Expo 2025), resulting in the creation of values for a new era, and contribute to the success of Expo 2025
  • International conferences that qualify for the JEC Fund Grant are limited to meetings in basic natural sciences, excluding engineering and medical science, in which operational funds are deemed to be insufficient despite the importance of the meetings

Ohio State U: Small Group / Intercultural Communication (USA)

“JobAssistant Professor in Small Group and/or Intergroup Communication, School of Communication, Ohio State University, OH, USA. Deadline: Open until filled; posted 17 August 2024.

The The School of Communication at The Ohio State University invites applications for a 9-month full time tenure-track assistant professor position to begin August 2025. The successful applicant will teach courses related to interpersonal communication, organizational communication, group dynamics, and/or intercultural communication. Specific instructional needs include Communication & Conflict, Intro to Organizational Communication, Intercultural Communication, Information Technology & Organizations, Communication Dynamics in Groups, International Perspectives on Communication, and Media & Terrorism. The assistant professor will be expected to actively engage in scholarly work; the area of research is open. They welcome applicants whose research complements and builds on existing areas of strength, which include communication technology and society; health communication and social influence; mass communication uses and effects; and/or political communication and public opinion.

Binghamton U: Education Abroad Advisor (USA)

“Job

Education Abroad Advisor, Binghamton University (AKA SUNY-Binghamton), Binghamton, NY, USA. Deadline: 15 September 2024 or until filled.

The Office of International Education and Global Initiatives (IEGI) administers Binghamton University’s international exchange and education abroad programs. The Education Abroad Advisor provides professional-level administrative, technical, and programmatic support to the functions assigned to the IEGI. The designated responsibilities are to be performed with attention to accuracy, clear and courteous communication with IEGI partners, and the efficiency required in a public university environment. Energetic enthusiasm is important for the promotional and outreach functions of this position. The applicant must maintain excellent working relationships with faculty, education abroad directors and advisors, counterparts in other institutions in the U.S. and abroad, Binghamton University campus offices, and with students and parents. The Education Abroad Advisor needs to exercise high levels of diplomacy, patience, cooperation, collegial communication, and, on occasion, the ability to be calmly firm. The Education Abroad Advisor reports to the Associate Director of International Education and Global Initiatives.

COE Online Course on Global Education & ICD (Portugal)

Professional OpportunitiesOnline course on Global Citizenship Education and Intercultural/Interfaith Dialogue, 7 October-3 November 2024. Deadline: 22 September 2024.

Part of the iLEGEND III project, the training course aims at providing participants with new skills and competences on Global Education, Intercultural/Interfaith Dialogue and Human Rights. It targets education practitioners in the formal and non-formal sector, media professionals and members of Civil Society Organisations and Faith-Based Organisations to:

  • reflect on Global Education, its concept, principles, and methodology;

  • analyse relevant notions related to Intercultural/Interfaith Dialogue, such as culture, discrimination, racism, majority/minority, inclusion/exclusion, etc;

  • develop specific competences focused on defusing and recognising potential conflicts, and actively promoting a culture of peace and non-violence;

  • promote networking among participants involved in global awareness-raising or educational actions.

The conceptual and methodological framework of the course is based on the Global Education Guidelines, systematised by the North-South Centre. Through a non-formal learning approach, collaborative and interactive activities and exercises allow participants to contribute to their own learning process.

The training course is fully online, hosted on HELP CoE e-learning platform. Two tutors will accompany participants during the 4-week activity. The expected workload is approximately 25 hours in total. The activity programme is structured in 4 modules (one module per week). The training course will be mainly asynchronous: this means that each participant will learn on their own schedule and pace, completing activities and exercises. At the end of the training, participants will obtain a certificate of participation.

40 participants will be selected for this activity, preferably between 18 and 30 years old, and coming from one of the North-South Centre member state, a Southern neighborhood or Sub-Saharan Africa country or a Council of Europe member state. However, a quota is available for citizens from other countries. The course will take place in English.

CFP Communication Institute of Greece Conferences 2025 (Greece)

Conferences

Call for papers: Two overlapping conferences, Communication Institute of Greece (COMinG), Athens, Greece. Deadline: 29 October 2024.

9th International Conference on Communication and Management by Communication Institute of GreeceThe 9th International Conference on Communication and Management (ICCM2025), Reimagining Leadership: Exploring Innovative Pathways For Business and Communication, 30 June – 4 July 2025,  in Athens, Greece.

 

5th International Conference on Education - COMING EDU2025The 5th International Conference on Education (EDU2025), Reimagining Education and Nurturing Learner Wellbeing, 30 June – 04 July 2025, in Athens, Greece.

CFP JALT: Intercultural Competencies and Higher Education

“Publication

Call for submissions to a special issue of the Journal of Applied Learning and Teaching on Intercultural Competencies and Higher Education. Deadline for abstracts: 31 December 2024; full papers will be due 30 April 2025.

Guest Editor: Dr. Kyriaki Koukouraki.

In today’s globalized world, fostering intercultural understanding and skills in higher education is more crucial than ever. This special issue aims to explore innovative approaches, research, and practices that enhance intercultural competencies among students, educators, and institutions. Potential submissions may include: research articles, opinion pieces, brief articles, case studies, and book reviews

Topics of Interest Include (but are not limited to):
– Intercultural Competencies and Faculty Development
– Intercultural Competencies and Assessment
– Intercultural Competencies and Global Citizenship
– Non-Western approaches to Intercultural Competencies

Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship Program 2024

FellowshipsFellowships, Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship Program, Institute for International Education, Washington, DC, USA. Deadline: 18 September 2024.

The Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship Program (CADFP) is a scholar fellowship program for educational projects at African higher education institutions. Offered by IIE, the program is funded by a grant from Carnegie Corporation of New York (CCNY). A total of 705 African Diaspora Fellowships have been awarded for scholars to travel to Africa since the program’s inception in 2013. CADFP exemplifies CCNY’s enduring commitment to higher education in Africa. IIE manages and administers the program, including applications, project requests and fellowships.

Accredited African universities in Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda and member institutions of the African Research Universities Alliance (ARUA) and partner universities with the Consortium for Advanced Research Training in Africa (CARTA) can submit a project request to host an African-born scholar currently living in the United States or Canada to work on projects in research collaboration, graduate student teaching/mentoring and curriculum co-development. The host institution can collaborate with a specific scholar on the project request or submit without naming a scholar. If the host submits without naming a scholar, IIE will search their Roster of qualified candidates to be matched to the request.

African-born academics currently living in the United States or Canada and working at institutions of higher education can submit a Scholar Application to the Scholar Roster. The scholar can work with a specific host institution on a Project Request or remain on the roster until a project that fits their expertise is submitted by an African host institution.

U Pacific: What’s Up With Culture? Online Cultural Training Resource

Study Abroad

What’s Up With Culture? Online Cultural Training Resource, University of the Pacific, Stockton, CA, USA.

This open access online course offers an opportunity to explore various aspects of intercultural communication and adjustment models to learn what is required to be effective and comfortable while going abroad and living internationally. It is designed to be part of a student’s training rather than to stand alone, but it provides a good start.

This material was developed to support and enhance a student’s ability to make successful cultural adjustments both before going overseas and upon returning home from studying abroad. It was produced primarily for traditional-aged, undergraduate US-American university students. Those preparing to participate in a study abroad program will find the first seven sections useful while those who are about to, or have, returned home from an international program can refer to the final four sections. The focus is generally on the concept of culture and how it impacts one’s ability to understand and function in a new and unfamiliar environment. It concentrates on the skills, attitudes, and behaviors which all study abroad students, regardless of their specific destination, will find useful.

NAFSA: Associate Director, Education Abroad Services (USA)

“Job

Associate Director, Education Abroad Services, NAFSA: Association of International Educators, Washington, DC, USA. Deadline: 9 October 2024.

The associate director supports the development and delivery of programs, products, and services for the education abroad community, using core competencies in program development and delivery, communications, people development, and relationship cultivation. Responsibilities include serving as the strategic staff partner to education abroad volunteer leaders; leading outreach to increase awareness of NAFSA’s resources for education abroad; creating, encouraging, and/or reviewing new and refreshed content in education abroad; monitoring regulatory issues affecting education abroad; and managing virtual and onsite events with effective communication and event planning.