Queen’s Entrepreneurs’ Competition: The Queen’s Entrepreneurs’ Competition brings together the brightest young entrepreneurs from across the world to compete for $25,000 in cash prizes.

Competitors also have the chance to network with Canada’s leading business professionals.

The QEC has received business plan submissions from as far as Australia, China, Thailand, Malaysia, Scotland, South Africa , India, Singapore, Portugal, the U.S and the Philippines.

Here are some basic requirements that must be met to be eligible to compete at QEC:

• Competitors must be undergraduate students and can be from any faculty or program.
• Existing proposals are valid and qualify for consideration provided the plan has not qualified as a finalist in a previous QEC competition.
• Each team entered can have a maximum of four students and one faculty advisor.
• Entrants may involve the help of other students to produce parts of the plan. These students do not have to be registered members of the group.

Business plans must be received electronically by November 5.

One World Scholarship Programme (EWS) – Austria: The One World Scholarship Program (EMS) is aimed at students from developing countries at Austrian universities and sees itself as a contribution to peaceful coexistence with people from different regions of origin through the promotion of equality, dialogue, intercultural know-how and partnership.

The study grant scheme is a contribution to redeeming the right to education for young intellectuals who otherwise find insufficient conditions in their region of origin.

The study grant scheme, in this sense, offers an opportune compensation for ethnic, religious, social and regional discrimination as well as for isolated cases of human rights abuses.

Requirements and Conditions

1. Nationality of a Non-European developing country

2. Enrolment in an Austrian university

3. Financial need

4. Evidence of satisfactory progress in studies

5. Willingness to return to country of origin or another developing country

6. Age limit at the beginning of the scholarship (30 years – diploma/master programmes, 35 years – doctoral/PhD programmes).

Women, handicapped students, and students who have been discriminated and disadvantaged in their countries of origin for cultural, social, political and religious reasons have priority.

Grant awarding authority Information: Afro-Asian Institute (AAI) Graz (Place of study: Graz, Klagenfurt and Leoben), A-8010 Graz, Leechgasse 22, Tel: +43 316/32 44 34 58. e-mail: t.aichinger [at] aai-graz.at. www.aai-graz.at

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One World Scholarship Programme (EWS) – Austria: The One World Scholarship Program (EMS) is aimed at students from developing countries at Austrian universities and sees itself as a contribution to peaceful coexistence with people from different regions of origin through the promotion of equality, dialogue, intercultural know-how and partnership.

The study grant scheme is a contribution to redeeming the right to education for young intellectuals who otherwise find insufficient conditions in their region of origin.

The study grant scheme, in this sense, offers an opportune compensation for ethnic, religious, social and regional discrimination as well as for isolated cases of human rights abuses.

Requirements and Conditions

1. Nationality of a Non-European developing country

2. Enrolment in an Austrian university

3. Financial need

4. Evidence of satisfactory progress in studies

5. Willingness to return to country of origin or another developing country

6. Age limit at the beginning of the scholarship (30 years – diploma/master programmes, 35 years – doctoral/PhD programmes).

Women, handicapped students, and students who have been discriminated and disadvantaged in their countries of origin for cultural, social, political and religious reasons have priority.

Grant awarding authority Information: Afro-Asian Institute (AAI) Graz (Place of study: Graz, Klagenfurt and Leoben), A-8010 Graz, Leechgasse 22, Tel: +43 316/32 44 34 58. e-mail: t.aichinger [at] aai-graz.at. www.aai-graz.at

For more information and scholarship applications, see: One World Scholarship Program for developing countries

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Uganda President Museveni

The new envoys are from Saharawi Republic, Kingdom of Morocco, Austria, Hungary, Slovakia, Serbia, Zambia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Mali, Pakistan and Mexico. Ambassador Habib Mahfud Boukhreis from the Republic of Sahrawi was the first to present his credentials to the President. According to a statement from statehouse, Museveni warmly received him to Uganda and stressed the need to strengthen the relations between Uganda and the Republic of Sahrawi.

Museveni also informed the new Moroccan envoy, Ambassador Abdeljabbar Brahime that Uganda and the North African country should strive to improve and strengthen further the cordial relations existing between the 2 countries and their respective peoples.

The President told the new Austrian envoy, Christian Hasenbichler that Kampala and Vienna should work to further heighten the collaborative relations between the 2 countries for the benefit of the people of Uganda and Austria. He assured the new Austrian envoy all the assistance possible to enable him carry out his duties during his tour of duties in the country.

Receiving the letters of credence of the Hungarian Ambassador, Mr. Sandor Juhasz, Museveni warmly welcomed him to Uganda. The envoy expressed happiness to serve his country in Uganda and said that he looks forward to strengthening further the mutual relations between Uganda and Hungary. Ambassador Juhasz commended President Museveni for his ardent commitment to restoring peace in war-torn Somalia.

Ambassador Milan Zachar of the Slovak Republic commended the relations that happily exist between Uganda and Slovakia. The envoy assured President Museveni that Slovakia is committed to the flourishing of the relations between the 2 countries.

President Museveni later received the credentials of the new Serbian Ambassador, Mr. Zdravko Bisic. Museveni welcomed him to Uganda and said that the 2 countries should work for further improvement of their relations. The envoy pledged to work and ensure that the relations between Serbia and Uganda continue to flourish. The President told the new Zambian High Commissioner to Uganda, Mr. Darius Sternbeck Bubala, that Zambia and Uganda share a lot of commonalities and such the 2 countries should strive to ensure the development and advancement of their peoples.

Receiving the credentials of the new Malaysian High Commissioner, Mr. Zainol bin Zainuddin, President Museveni commended the relations between the 2 Commonwealth countries. He wished the envoy fruitful deliberations during his tour of duties in Uganda.

The new Filipino Ambassador, Mr. Mr. Domingo Lucenario Junior expressed his country’s gratitude to President Museveni and the people of Uganda for hosting more than 200 Filipinos that are staying in Uganda engaged in different spheres of development. The envoy stressed that Uganda and the Philippines need to establish a strong bilateral mechanism where government officials of the 2 countries can dialogue in order to identify areas of mutual co-operation for the benefit of the people of Uganda and the Philippines.

President Museveni also received the letters of credence of the new Malian Ambassador, Mr. N’Diaye Amadou whom he assured of the necessary assistance to enable him carry out his diplomatic duties successfully. The new Pakistani High Commissioner, Mr. Masroor A. Junejo, assured the President that Pakistan is committed to the strengthening of binding ties that happily exist between his country and Uganda.

President Museveni warmly welcomed to Uganda the new Mexican Ambassador, Mr. Louis Javier Campuzano, and assured him that he will get all the necessary assistance possible so that Uganda and Mexico can uplift further their co-operative relations. Ambassador Campuzano said that Mexico would like to partner up with Uganda so that Uganda benefits from Mexican experiences in developing the agro-processing industry in Uganda

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