UC Berkeley Scholars Workshop, October 30 - November 13, 2010
10/03/10
The Institute of Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies (ISEEES) at the University of California, Berkeley (UCB), in collaboration with the Caucasus Research Resource Centers (CRRC), is soliciting proposals from scholars in the Social Sciences and History from Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia to participate in a two-week workshop at UCB from October 30 to November 13, 2010. The workshop is funded by a generous grant from the Carnegie Corporation of New York.
A total of four scholars from the South Caucasus ("Carnegie Fellows") will be brought to UCB for an intensive review of the key literature, theoretical approaches, and methods employed in a particular field of scholarship. Each Carnegie Fellow will work with a paired UCB faculty member and graduate student with knowledge of the Carnegie Fellow's field theme to develop undergraduate and graduate syllabi and teaching materials, explore innovative teaching and research techniques and technologies, and prepare a field survey (with a literature review) for use by other Carnegie Fellows and scholars from the South Caucasus. The language of the workshop will be English.
Airfare, hotel, and meal expenses will be paid for by ISEEES. In addition, ISEEES will either pay for or reimburse each Carnegie Scholar for up to $600 in expenses relating to purchasing, copying, and posting teaching materials. ISEEES will provide letters of invitation, but each Carnegie Fellow will be responsible for obtaining a US visa with assistance from the local CRRC offices in Baku, Tbilisi, and Yerevan
Who is eligible to participate?
How to apply/documents to submit
Application forms can be found at http://iseees.berkeley.edu/case-crrc#app. The website also has a detailed description of the purpose and design of the workshop. Applicants should be sure to read the Program Description to ensure that they are familiar with the design and requirements of the program.
Applications should be submitted via email to applications@crrccenters.org by September 17, 2010.
Attached files:
Orientation training on “Social Networking Sites as Academic and Career Development Tool"
09/15/10
Orientation training on “Social Networking Sites as Academic and Career Development Tool” is organized. Presenters are Veronica Grigoryan and Rouben Chebelyan. The event is aimed to show how to use the benefits of social networking sites in order to get information concerning the research of interest and communicate, as well as use for career development.
The training is addressed to all interested in the topic.
Dates: September 15, 2010
Time:14.30-15.30
Location: CRRC-Armenia, 3rd floor, Room 305
Language: Armenian
General overview:
Most of social networking sites are used by teenagers to communicate, share photos or ideas. Nevertheless, social networking sites are not only “leisure activities.” They are fast and cheap way of sharing thoughts and views with people with same interests for researchers and scientists as well. Many companies use social networking sites to find qualified employees, while job seekers are posting their resumes and establish connections through their personal profiles. The number of social networking sites is increasing rapidly and it becomes more and more complicated to find the right ones. They may be time consuming and overwhelming. The question is how to find the right social networking site and how to use is more effectively for research and career.
Training outline
Presenter's short bio:
Veronika Grigoryan has a Master’s Degree in Political Science and International Affairs from American University of Armenia and Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from Yerevan State University and joined CRRC-Armenia in June 2010 as Librarian/Information Specialist. Rouben Chelebyan graduated State Engineering University of Armenia Cybernetics Department in 1999, joined CRRC-Armenia as IT Manager in July 2010.
Registration:
If interested in the orientation training, please, confirm your attendance via crrcnews@crrc.am or call at 58 13 30, 58 14 50 mentioning your name.
Courting the Nation Abroad: Diaspora Policies in Post-communist Armenia, Croatia and Serbia
08/27/10
CRRC-Armenia is pleased to invite you to a lecture on “Courting the Nation Abroad: Diaspora Policies in Post-communist Armenia, Croatia and Serbia” to be conducted by Sarah Garding (PhD candidate, University of California, Berkeley). This event is being co-sponsored by the American Research Institute of the South Caucasus (ARISC).
Dates: August 27, 2010
Time:14.00-16.00
Total Duration: 2 hours
Location: CRRC-Armenia, 3rd floor, Room 305
Language: English
The basics of Academic Writing
08/17/10
Caucasus Research Resource Center (CRRC) - Armenia invites you to a workshop on “The basics of Academic Writing” to be delivered by Laurène Aubert, Grenoble Institute of Political Studies (France)
Dates: August 17, 2010.
Time: 16:30 -17:30.
Location: CRRC-Armenia, Room 305, 3rd Floor, 52 Abovyan Street.
Language: English
General Overview:The workshop will cover the basics of academic writing according to Western standards. The purpose of this workshop is to improve the organizational and writing skills of the participants. Based on an assessment of CRRC fellows' proposals and papers, the workshop aims at improving the writing level of the participants to reach the Western standards of academic writing. The presenter will focus on the format of papers and articles. An active participation of the attendees is required. Proficiency in English is compulsory.
Short Bio: Laurène Aubert is an international intern at CRRC. She is currently finishing her Master in European and International Studies at the Grenoble Institute of Political Studies and she did her first year of Master as an exchange student at the University of Amsterdam. Laurène Aubert wrote her bachelor thesis on the concept of genocide in International law and she is writing her Master's thesis on the relations between the European Union, Central Asia and the Caucasus.
Registration: If interested in the lecture, please, confirm your attendance via crrcnews@crrc.am or call at 58 13 30, 58 14 50 before 12:00, Monday, 16th of August mentioning your name and organizational affiliation.
Basic Statistical and Econometric Analysis with SPSS
08/09/10
Due to a large number of interested participants CRRC-Armenia is extending the “Basic Statistical and Econometric Analysis with SPSS” methodological training course. The second group is already formed and will participate in the training on 9th to 13th of August. To accommodate the people who expressed their interest after the formal registration was closed, the course will be offered for the third time in September, so stay tuned for more news.
Basic Statistical and Econometric Analysis with SPSS
07/27/10
CRRC-Armenia invites applications from researchers, university staff, local NGOs, media, and others who are computer literate, have basic statistics knowledge, and are interested in the subject to participate in computer training “Basic Statistical and Econometric Analysis with SPSS” conducted by Mr. Ruben Gevorgyan.
Dates: July 27th – 30th 2010 (subject to slight change up to one day)
Time: TBA
Total Duration: 11 hours
Location: CRRC-Armenia, 3rd floor, Room 309
Language: Armenian
Overview: The methodological training course introduces the participants to the basic principles of quantitative social research with the help of statistical software. Data input, and data analysis (from basic operations with variables to model construction) are covered in the course. The training avoids complex mathematical computations and enables participants to use software packages (Excel and SPSS) in order to perform statistical and econometric analysis. Important components of the course are practical exercises and individual work based on real life examples (data on Armenia)
Ruben Gevorgyan is a professor at economics department of Yerevan State University. He is a physics-mathematics science candidate and a doctor of economics. Mr. Gevorgyan has authored more than 37 scientific articles. He also works at Ameriabank and is internationally certified FRM (financial risk manager).
Application: To apply to this training, please fill in the online form below by July 25th:
http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dGJXUDFqN0M2SlBrTWtPRGRmV3k3d0E6MA
Press Conference: “Corruption in Armenia. 2009 Surveys on Households and Enterprises”
07/20/10
Presentation: Corruption in Armenia. 2009 Surveys on Households and Enterprises
07/16/10
Orientation Training: How to Find Research Resources (Media Related)?
07/14/10
Modern Economic Growth Theory: Models and Empirical Implications
07/13/10
Modern Economic Growth Theory: Models and Empirical Implications
CRRC-Armenia invites applications from researchers, university staff, PhD students and interested others who have at least a basic knowledge of modern macroeconomic and econometric techniques, STATA software, a good grasp of mathematics and ability to understand English, to participate in a methodology oriented course/training “Modern Economic Growth Theory: Models and Empirical Implications” conducted by Mr. Vahagn Jerbashian.
Dates: July 13th – 23rd, 2010
Time: 16.00-18.00
Total course duration: 20 hours
Location: CRRC-Armenia, 3rd floor, Room 309
Language: English, with Armenian comments and short explanations when necessary
Overview:
The course covers some advanced topics from modern economic growth theory. These topics primarily include the capital variety models with horizontal product differentiation. In the theoretical section, the course first introduces the neoclassical models. It briefly covers the Solow-Swan and the Ramsey growth models, which are the keystones of the neoclassical growth theory and are assumed to be well known amongst the audience. The course, then, identifies the weaknesses of these growth models. It suggests ways to overcome those weaknesses and proceeds to growth models implemented nowadays. In the empirical section the focus of the course is not on a quantitative analysis, but on the ways of devising an empirical specification from the theoretical arguments. For more details see the course description attached.
Outline of the Course
Vahagn Jerbashian is a doctoral student in Economics at The Center for Economic Research and Graduate Education Economics Institute (Prague, Czech Republic) a joined program of Charles University and Czech Academy of Science. He has received his MA in Economics from the same program and has already co-authored a few publications. He has also been a recipient of several grants and scholarships related to his academic career.
Application: To apply to this training, please follow the link and fill in the information required by July 6th, 2010
https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dHhZT3VBQjBySUV0SHl0dTN2WlNPS1E6MA
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