bridges vol. 12, December 2006 / Noteworthy Information
Although the year 2006 is drawing to an end, the Ludwig Boltzmann
Gesellschaft (LBG) has given it yet another interesting facet by
launching their second call for proposals for establishing new Ludwig
Boltzmann Institutes.
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bridges vol. 12, December 2006 / Noteworthy Information
Summer Fellowship in Austria for Graduate Students in
Natural and Social Sciences, Math, Policy, and Engineering
Each summer, the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) near Vienna, Austria, hosts a selected group of graduate students, primarily doctoral, from around the world in its Young Scientists Summer Program (YSSP). These students work closely with IIASA's senior scientists on projects within the Institute's three theme areas of Natural Resources & Environment, Population & Society, and Energy & Technology. IIASA and its National Member Organizations provide airfare and a modest living allowance for most applicants who are selected to participate.
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bridges vol. 12, December 2006 / Noteworthy Information
The University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences , Vienna
("BOKU"), as the first Austrian university complying with the
University Act 2002, published its Intellectual Capital Report (IC
Report) in 2004. Because of the successful implementation of the
Environmental Management System (EMAS) in spring 2006, BOKU further
developed its concept of a "Responsible University" in its 2005 IC
Report . Consequently, BOKU published its IC Report 2005 together with a
Sustainability Report based on the "Reporting Guidelines 2002" of the
Global Reporting Initiative . Thus, BOKU
reports not only about "classical" parts of an IC report but also about
"Ecological Responsibility" and "Social Responsibility."
The present report consists of two different parts. The first part, the
IC Report 2005, follows the reporting structure of the Intellectual
Capital Report Act published by the Austrian Federal Ministry of
Education, Science and Culture in February 2006. The second part
includes an overview of the sustainability report according to the
Global Reporting Initiative (GRI). Sections pertaining to the
sustainability report are integrated into the intellectual capital
reporting model used by BOKU.
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bridges vol. 12, December 2006 / Noteworthy Information
Since its founding in 1982, the Institut für die Wissenschaften vom Menschen (IWM) (Institute for Human Sciences) in Vienna has laid particular emphasis on the resurrection of an open exchange of ideas with academics, intellectuals, and politicians from Central and Eastern Europe, an exchange that has increasingly included researchers from North America. The scholarship programs of the IWM are thus a fundamental part of its work. The Institute's mission is to offer, in Austria, a place for research and discussion that crosses borders and disciplines.
Currently, applications for three programs are being accepted:
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