{"id":1138,"date":"2013-10-03T13:07:14","date_gmt":"2013-10-03T13:07:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/brussels-news-events\/?p=1138"},"modified":"2013-10-03T13:07:14","modified_gmt":"2013-10-03T13:07:14","slug":"global-skills-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/brussels-news-events\/2013\/10\/03\/global-skills-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Global Skills Award"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hi all,<\/p>\n<p>this is a reminder on the Global Skills Award Programme, which is open also to all taught postgraduate students here at BSIS as from this year. The programme comprises a lecture series in this term, covering topics from the Eurozone crisis to Russian politics all the way to state terrorism and &#8216;the wisdom of psychopaths&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>A second part comprises a workshop series in the spring term, with topics ranging from leadership skills to team working and presentation skills. The programme is designed to broaden your study experience here at BSIS and increase your employability. Upon successful completion of the programme, you will get a Global Skills Award Certificate.<\/p>\n<p>You can find more information in the leaflets that were distributed in the Common Room and by visiting the GSA Brussels website: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/graduateschool\/skills\/programmes\/gsabrussels.html\">http:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/graduateschool\/skills\/programmes\/gsabrussels.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can now apply online via the university booking system (<a href=\"https:\/\/bloom.kent.ac.uk\">https:\/\/bloom.kent.ac.uk<\/a>). Applications close on 28th October. All applications will then be dealt with by the Graduate School, which will also inform students about the outcome of the application process. After the application decisions have been sent, students will need to complete an online Initial Skills Assessment (also via the bloom system, cf. link above) before 25th November. The lecture series starts with an introductory lecture on Tuesday in week 6 (5th November) from 19:00 to 21:00 in the Gandhi Suu Kyi room.<\/p>\n<p>In case you have any questions on this, please don&#8217;t hesitate to contact me.<\/p>\n<p>Best,<br \/>\nMoritz<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<br \/>\nMoritz Pieper | PhD Candidate, International Relations<br \/>\nUniversity of Kent, Brussels<br \/>\nBrussels School of International Studies, Boulevard de la Pleine 5, 1050 Bruxelles<\/p>\n<p>Tel: +32 (0) 49 22 02 679<br \/>\nE-mail: mp442@kent.ac.uk<br \/>\nWeb: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/brussels\/staff\/profiles\/research\/pieper.html\">http:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/brussels\/staff\/profiles\/research\/pieper.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p>________________________________________<br \/>\nVon: skills<br \/>\nGesendet: Dienstag, 1. Oktober 2013 15:37<br \/>\nAn: skills<br \/>\nBetreff: Brussels Global Skills Award<br \/>\nDear postgraduate students,<\/p>\n<p>I would like to introduce you to the Global Skills Award Programme at Brussels, although some of you may already be aware of this.<\/p>\n<p>The Global Skills Award Programme is open to all registered taught postgraduates and all\u00a0 are invited to apply for a place. The GSA Programme comprises of a range of lectures on global issues and a series of skills workshops which have been specifically designed to improve your employability in a competitive job market.<\/p>\n<p>Sample Lecture Topics:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Has the Eurozone crisis strengthened or weakened the EU<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 State Terrorism in the 21st Century: The Globalisation of Rendition, Secret Detention and Torture<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Wisdom of Psychopaths<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Value chain management \u2013 a new paradigm for sustainable business growth<\/p>\n<p>Sample Workshop Topics:<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Leadership<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Team Working<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Presentation Skills<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Communication Skills<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Careers<\/p>\n<p>For more information\u00a0 please visit: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/graduateschool\/skills\/programmes\/gsabrussels.html\">http:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/graduateschool\/skills\/programmes\/gsabrussels.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p>To apply please visit and use your Kent user log in and password: <a href=\"https:\/\/bloom.kent.ac.uk\">https:\/\/bloom.kent.ac.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For information regarding the lecture schedule for Brussels, please contact Moritz Pieper: mp442@kent.ac.uk<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hi all, this is a reminder on the Global Skills Award Programme, which is open also to all taught postgraduate students here at BSIS as &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/brussels-news-events\/2013\/10\/03\/global-skills-award\/\">Read&nbsp;more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2488,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[23266],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/brussels-news-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1138"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/brussels-news-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/brussels-news-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/brussels-news-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2488"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/brussels-news-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1138"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/brussels-news-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1138\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1139,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/brussels-news-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1138\/revisions\/1139"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/brussels-news-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1138"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/brussels-news-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1138"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/brussels-news-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1138"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}