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The United Nations has designated 2001-2010 as the "International Decade for a Culture of Peace and Non-Violence for the Children of the World" and 2005-2014 as the "United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development." Not only should young people benefit from these global initiatives, but they should be empowered to ... Full story

BACKGROUND LRTArt 2009 is a fl agship project of the Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA), recognized as the premier rail transit authority in Metro Manila, and the Philippine Association of Printmakers, Inc. (PAP), the prime movers of multiple original artworks in the country. This project is a national painting competition which aims to promote art while raising ... Full story

Imagine winning over US$ 10,000 worth of prizes with one of your artworks! And have it seen and admired by thousands! You now have that chance, if you enter the Corel’s APAC Digital Art Competition 2009!Yes, we are inviting YOU to take part in this competition! The overall winner will walk away with over USD12,000 worth of ... Full story

The Order of Carmelites (O.Carm.) in the Philippines thru the Titus Brandsma Media Center formally launched and opened the search for the Titus Brandsma Award- Philippines for Journalism. In this 4th Award Season, the Jury composed of respected media practitioners, academe and Church will choose from among the nominees Journalists who demonstrate effective use of media as a means to present the real issues, analyses and ... Full story

Cinema One, the premiere movie cable channel in the Philippines, is now accepting applications for the 2009 Cinema One Originals Digital Movie Festival competition. Now on its 5th Year, the Cinema One Originals Movie Festival continues to provide a much-needed venue for directors, writers and even film enthusiasts to showcase their original stories in the digital format. A P1-million budget money will be awarded to each of ... Full story

Deadline for abstracts: November 30, 2008 Notification of acceptance: January 31, 2009 Deadline for papers: May 31, 2009 The International League of Peoples' Struggle Working Group on Teachers, Researchers, and other Education Personnel invites academics, scholars, researchers, education and social activists and progressive intellectuals to an international conference on "Education, Imperialism, and Resistance," to be held in Shih Hsin University, Taipei, Taiwan on August 10-11, 2009. It will be hosted by the International Center for Taiwan Social Studies and Taiwan: A Radical Quarterly in Social Studies. The conference aims to bring together academics and social activists to put forward a progressive critique of imperialism and education. Full story

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The Philippine Board on Books for Young People (PBBY) is now accepting entries for the 2009 PBBY-Salanga Prize. The contest is co-sponsored by the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) and The National Library. The grand prize winner shall win a cash prize of P25,000.00, a gold medal, and an opportunity to be published. Prizes will be awarded in an appropriate ceremony to be held during the celebration of National Children's Book Day in July 2009. Full story

The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) is now accepting nominations to the 2008 Search for Model OFW Family of the Year Award (MOFYA) to give honor and recognition to the sacrifices and achievements of the Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) and their families. This award is a medium for highlighting the success of OFW's and their families in managing the impact of overseas employment in family life and to exemplifying their best practices towards optimizing the gains of migration. Full story

Applications are invited for 3-year PhD positions starting December 1 2008 or earlier, at the Department of Mathematics. The positions should be within the research areas of the Department: Geometry, Applied Functional Analysis, Dynamical Systems and Discrete Mathematics. Example projects are: Iso-Geometric Analysis and Shape Optimization, The blood coagulation cascade, The structure of separated flows, Geometric effects in quantum structures, Highly Non-Linear Boolean Functions,Optimizat ion of Thermofluidic Systems Using the Lattice-Bolltzmann Method (for further details on these projects, see www.mat.dtu.dk/English/Education/PhD/PhD%20Projects.aspx Full story