Internships at the IAEA: The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) accepts a limited number of interns each year.

The internships are awarded to persons studying toward a university degree or who have recently received a degree.

The purpose of the programme is:

• To provide interns with the opportunity to gain practical work experiences in line with their studies or interests, and expose them to the work of the Agency and the United Nations as a whole;
• To benefit the Agency´s programmes through the assistance of qualified students specialized in various professional fields.

The duration of internships is normally not less than three months and not more than one year. However, a minimum of one month is also accepted.

Internship Application Eligibility Criteria:

In order to be eligible for the internship programme, applicants must be at least 18 years of age and have completed at least two years of full-time studies at a university or equivalent institution towards the completion of their first degree.

Individuals may apply up to two years after the completion of their bachelor´s, master´s, or doctorate degree.

The Agency provides medical insurance for the duration of each internship. Under certain conditions, the Agency may pay for an intern´s travel. Interns may receive a stipend to cover basic subsistence costs.

How to Apply:

Applications must be completed and submitted by post, fax or e-mail, accompanied by a cover letter, two signed letters of recommendation, and most recent academic transcript (optional), three to six months prior to the preferred start date of the internship.

For further details, see: Internships at the IAEA Website

Opportunity for Internships at the IAEA

Internships at the IAEA: The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) accepts a limited number of interns each year.

The internships are awarded to persons studying toward a university degree or who have recently received a degree.

The purpose of the programme is:

• To provide interns with the opportunity to gain practical work experiences in line with their studies or interests, and expose them to the work of the Agency and the United Nations as a whole;
• To benefit the Agency´s programmes through the assistance of qualified students specialized in various professional fields.

The duration of internships is normally not less than three months and not more than one year. However, a minimum of one month is also accepted.

Internship Application Eligibility Criteria:

In order to be eligible for the internship programme, applicants must be at least 18 years of age and have completed at least two years of full-time studies at a university or equivalent institution towards the completion of their first degree.

Individuals may apply up to two years after the completion of their bachelor´s, master´s, or doctorate degree.

The Agency provides medical insurance for the duration of each internship. Under certain conditions, the Agency may pay for an intern´s travel. Interns may receive a stipend to cover basic subsistence costs.

How to Apply:

Applications must be completed and submitted by post, fax or e-mail, accompanied by a cover letter, two signed letters of recommendation, and most recent academic transcript (optional), three to six months prior to the preferred start date of the internship.

For further details, see: Internships at the IAEA Website

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Ugandans in theUShas written a book titled president ‘Museveni is an evil.’ The book is coming out soon. It is going to be published on line and sold on streets in US,Uganda, East Africa andEurope.

The intelligence network inKampalahas learnt that in the book there is a statement that president “Museveni is the government, cabinet, police, judiciary, parliament,Kampalacity Major and RDC’s recruiter.” The book further alleges that all power inUgandacomes from Yoweri Kaguta Museveni and ends with Yoweri Kaguta Museveni.

The book reportedly being written by one Boston Robert Kabuye, a Ugandan man inBostonwonders who will welcome President Museveni when he quits power. The writer, a former student of St. Lawrence High school is already in a stable relationship.

However we have learnt thatUganda’s security is already inLondonto ensure that the book is not printed.

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Early Career Fellowships:

The Future Agricultures Consortium (FAC) aims to encourage critical debate and policy dialogue on the future of agriculture in Africa. Founded in 2005, the Consortium is a partnership between leading research-based organizations in Africa and the UK, with work focusing on Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Burkina Faso, Ghana, South Africa and Zimbabwe.

FAC is proud to announce its grant programme to support talented young researchers working on African agricultural policy: FAC’s Early Career Fellowship Programme (ECFP).

The Early Career Fellowship (ECFP) is available to early career professionals working in Africa and the UK. Both full-time and part-time appointments are available and all fellowships will include mentorship support from a senior FAC researcher affiliated with a FAC partner institution. The awards will support original field-based and policy-oriented research on African agriculture.

Fellowship Awards

Three types of awards are available:

1. one-year fulltime post-Masters or post-doc appointment (£10,000 each). Four positions are available for African nationals conducting research in Africa.

2. one-year part-time post-Masters or post-doc appointment (£5,000 each). Three positions are available for African nationals conducting research in Africa.

3. six-month fulltime post-doc appointment (£12,500 each). Two positions available for researchers based in the UK.

Applications should be in line with one of FAC’s eight thematic areas:

• · Climate Change
• · Commercialization
• · Growth & social protection
• · Land
• Pastoralism
• · Policy Processes
• · Science, Technology and Innovation
• · Young People and Agriculture

Fellowship Eligibility Criteria

Candidates should have no more than three years active post-Masters or post-doctoral experience at the time that their FAC Fellowship starts.

Those who submitted their Masters dissertation or doctoral there are more than three years before the date they wish to start their fellowship will not be eligible, except where the applicant has interrupted their career for family, health or other personal reasons.

Applications are invited from young researchers who have recently completed their degree in an appropriate development-related field, including agricultural or applied economics, anthropology, development studies, environmental science and policy (including climate change), gender studies, geography, political science, public administration, rural sociology, science and technology studies, etc.

The focus is on junior candidates early in their careers with a strong interest in conducting research on agricultural policy issues in Sub-Saharan Africa.

For more information see; Early Career Fellowships

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The construction work is to commence in 2014 and it is expected to take three years and cost $4.7 billion. Burundi, Southern Sudan, Burundi and Rwanda are expected to contribute positively towards the construction of the multi-billion dollar railway network.

The construction of the multi-billion dollar railway network will run alongside the $3 billion Tanga-Arusha-Musoma-Kampala railway line that is expected to be completed in 2015 if all factors remain constant.

The multi-billion dollar railway network will be done by China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation. The multi-billion dollar railway network will be the main gateway of Mwambani Port in Tanga, Musoma dock and Port Bell in Uganda.

The feasibility study would be done in April this year while the construction of the railway line is expected to be completed in 2015.

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UNESCO MAB Young Scientists Awards: MAB provides 10 young researchers each year with awards up to $5,000 in support of their research on ecosystems, natural resources and biodiversity.

The MAB Young Scientists Awards targets young researchers carrying-out interdisciplinary research in line with UNESCO’s Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme.

Priority is given to projects carried-out in biosphere reserves, on the theme of ecosystems and water.

Objectives:

• To assist exchange of information and experience among a new generation of scientists.
• To encourage young scientists, in particular those from developing countries, to use UNESCO Man and the Biosphere research, project sites and biosphere reserves in their research.
• To encourage young scientists to undertake comparative studies with other sites, in or outside their country.

Criteria used in the selection of the Young Scientists Award:

• Applicants may not be older than 40 years of age
• Priority is given to research carried-out in biosphere reserves on the theme of ecosystems and water
• Applicants from developed countries are eligible for Award only in exceptional cases
• Awards are set at a maximum of US $5,000 each
• International travel expenditures are usually not covered under this Award
• Research supported by an Award should be completed within 2 years
• Candidates must submit their research report to the MAB National Committee for approval before submission to the Secretariat in Paris
• Candidates agree to the possibility of UNESCO publishing the results of their research.

Contact Details: mab.awards [at] unesco.org

Apply by February

For further details and application materials, see: UNESCO MAB Young Scientists Awards Website

More: Research Awards » Scientists Awards » Education Awards

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Uganda working through its representative in the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA), Wandera Ogalo thought an amendment of the Inter University Council of East Africa in order to have a unified mode of accrediting higher institutions of learning in the region and create a one stop center for all institutions in the region.

We hear Ogalo wanted the head offices of the council to be based in Kampala. The line ministers from Rwanda, Tanzania, and Burundi led by Kenya’s East African Affairs minister, Peter Munya, disagreed with the amendments.

Uganda had wanted the law to be amended to allow foreign institutions to be accredited at the regional level. However the ministers rejected the proposed close saying that foreign powers could be hiding behind Uganda to impose their education policies and wishes on East Africa.

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 Besigye has an airtel line. He barred what is on the crevasse of his heart at his home in Kasangati (Kampala) on Tuesday when he met his FDC party youth from Kampala branch.   He said this because the FDC ‘boys’ complained that he doesn’t call them and when they call him he doesn’t pick their phones. Besigye reportedly said that he calls almost every members of his party.

 He went further and explained. “The only members I don’t call are those on MTN. This is not because MTN is bad but because the company hurries to give the government the details of the peoples’ calls whenever asked to do so.

 He says that other companies like warid, orange, and utl don’t give all the details contained in peoples’ calls.

By James Okello

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Download a PDF of the Foster wheeler Uganda Refinery study report here. 

The government of Uganda hired Swiss Engineering and Construction company Foster Wheeler Energy Limited (FWEL) in early 2011 to undertake a study of Uganda’s oil potential. The key goal of the assignment was to advise the government on whether to strategise on constructing a refinery or an oil pipeline to export crude oil.

According to the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development, the study was is in line with the objective four of the National Oil and Gas Policy for Uganda of promoting valuable utilisation of the country’s resources.

The aim of the study, among other things, was to recommend the optimum size, configuration, location, cost and financing options of the refinery, the attendant infrastructure and market for the refined products, as well as preliminary environmental assessment of the possible impacts of refinery development.

Foster Wheeler successfully completed the study and presented a report to the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development in August 2010.

It is by now no secret that the study recommended that it would be more viable for Uganda to build an oil refinery, with a 150 000-bl/d refinery facility in Uganda suggested.

The study followed pressure from many oil companies preferring Uganda to use the Kenyan refinery in Mombasa to process the oil from western Uganda.

Other than the technical benefits of avoiding transporting heated crude over such a long distance from western Uganda to Mombasa, the consultants pointed at the direct employment opportunities that will accrue from the refinery, saying it will boost Uganda’s economy by saving over $1bn annually.

The study report weighing the different options as well as the investment opportunities in either options is the key document on Uganda’s oil industry. No wonder the government is selling a copy of the report at more than $150,000 and you have to sign an agreement not to divulge the contents there in.

We bought a copy from a 3^rd party and are availing it to you so you can take more informed decision as regards Uganda oil sector and potential.

Download a PDF of the Foster wheeler Uganda Refinery study report here. 

You can also download

Uganda oil and Gas Laws-a Review

Uganda Production Sharing Agreement with oil companies-part I

Uganda Production Sharing Agreement with oil companies-part 2

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We are reliably informed that the government has bought the second batch of bicycles for LCI chairpersons across the country.

The sources in the line ministry tells this reporter that each LCI chairperson across the country will get his or her bicycle before the LCI national elections could be held.

The Government first promised to buy LCI chairpersons bicycles in September 2009.

President Museveni in September 2009 told Parliament that the government would buy bicycles for the LCI chairpersons and motorcycles for LCIII.

He said the LC3 and Gombolola chiefs had already got the motorcycles. But we have not yet known when the LCI chairpersons would get the bicycles promised to them.

By Moureen Nakyanzi

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A concerned Ugandan in South London (Croydon) intimated us that at first the Ugandan community in South London thought the issue wasn’t a serious relationship until the two got a baby together.

Both Namakula and Rashid share the same dad but they have different mothers. We have been told that the mother of Rashid Kajumbi is Hajat Munira Kajumbi of Nateete while the mother of Nalumansi is ms Hajat Namakula Kajumbi, also a resident of Nateete, in Kampala .

We have been told that Hajara’s boyfriend in London whom they have four kids dumped her after finding out that she and her brother Rashid were an item. A source has also told us that Hajji Kajjumbi has not yet known the taboo that has hit his family. So for us we have broken the story.

By Christine Kate

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