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On 20 Apr 1999, biotec wrote:
> The University of Granada hereby publishes the call for applications for
> places on the V Course on Tropical Medicine and Parasitology, planned under
> the auspices of the UNESCO Chairs - University of Granada joint programme.
> Under Annex I to this call, invitations are also made to apply for grants to
> participate on the course.
>> BASIC CONTENT OF THE COURSE
>> SUBJECTS
>> Geographical regions and climates; Clinical epidemiology; Malnutrition
> and illness; A detailed study of the commonest tropical diseases caused by
> helminths, protozoa, fungi, bacteria and viruses, with special emphasis upon
> their clinical, diagnostic and epidemiological aspects.
>> LECTURERS
>> As in the previous courses, the lectures will be given by staff and
> research workers of renowned prestige from both public and private
> institutions from many different countries.
>> LANGUAGES: Spanish and English.
>> APPLICANTS
>> Applicants for the course should be graduates in some discipline
> related either to tropical medicine or to parasitology who wish either to gain
> a basic grounding or to bring themselves up to date in the subjects offered,
> all of which will be taught by specialists in each field.
>>> CHARACTERISTICS OF THE COURSE
>> VENUE: Lecture theatre of the "Centro de Instrumentaci¢n
> Cient¡fica",
> Campus Fuentenueva, Granada.
>> DATE: From 20 September 1999.
>> TIMETABLE: From Mondays to Fridays, mornings and afternoons.
>> NUMBER OF HOURS: 154
>> DIPLOMA AWARDED: All those participants who attend a minimum of 139
> hours will be awarded a diploma, which will state the total hours of the
> course, accredit the participant's attendance, and reflect the benefit gained
> by the participant from the course.
> APPLICATIONS
>> Candidates should deliver their application to the Registro General of
> the University of Granada, Hospital Real, Cuesta de Hospicio s/n, Granada. It
> should be addressed to "El Vicerrector de Investigacion y Relaciones
> Internacionales" and be accompanied by a curriculum vitae containing at least
> the following information:
>> - Full name and identity card or passport number.
> - Address and telephone number.
> - Degree(s) held (at least to the level required in this
> call for applications).
> - All qualifications should be duly warranted for their
> evaluation by the
> selection committee.
>> If the candidate also wishes to apply for a grant he/she should fill
> in a separate application to be attached to the first, indicating which type
> of grant he/she wishes to apply for, according to his/her eligibility.
>> DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS
>> PLACES: Applications for places on the course can be made from the
> day this call until 12.00 a.m., 5 July 1999.
>> GRANTS: Applications for grants can be made from the day this call
> until 12.00
> a.m., 21 June 1999.
>> COST OF THE COURSE
>> The cost of the course is 100,000 pts.
>> A list of all candidates who have been awarded a grant will be
> published between 28 June and 1 July 1999. A list of all candidates who have
> been given a place on the course without a grant will be published between 13
> and 16 July 1999. Those participants who do not have a grant should pay the
> enrolment fee into la Caja General de la Universidad, located in the Edificio
> Administrativo, c/ Santa Luc¡a or make a bank transfer to the
> University of Granada current account N§2031-0000-08-0101745071, Caja General
> de Ahorros, Oficina Principal, Plaza Villamena s/n, Granada, indicating that
> it is payable to "V Curso de Medicina Tropical". Payment must be made before 3
> September 1999, after which time places remaining unpaid for will be offered
> to candidates on the waiting list.
>> EVALUATION CRITERIA
>> The selection committee will take into account:
>> - The suitability of the candidate's degree.
> - Professional experience related to the course content.
> - Other merits.
>>> SELECTION COMMITTEE
>> The members of the selection committee both for candidates and the
> awarding of grants will be:
>> President: The Vice-Rector for Research and Foreign Affairs
> Secretary: The General Secretary or Vice-Secretary of the
> University Committee
> Members: The Course Co-ordinator, the Head of the Institute of
> Biotechnology
> and one member of the Research Committee
>> ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
>> Vicerrectorado de Investigaci¢n y Relaciones Internacionales
> Hospital Real, Cuesta del Hospicio s/n,
> Universidad de Granada, 18071 Granada.
> Tel: +34-958-244284/242909
> Fax: +34-958-243009/244312
> E-mail: inves2 at elvira.ugr.es>inves3 at elvira.ugr.es>> ACADEMIC INFORMATION
>> Instituto de Biotecnolog¡a de la Universidad de Granada
> Facultad de Ciencias, Campus Fuentenueva, 18071
> Granada.
> Tel: +34-958-242861/2423263
> Fax: +34-958-242861
>>
