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General description DUO-Thailand Fellowship Program 2009 (Phase II) aims to enhance a mobility of students and faculties between Thailand and ASEM member states in Europe on a balanced basis. In this respect, DUO-Thailand requires that a PAIR (two persons) of students/faculties be exchanged in the framework of cooperation between higher education institutions in Thailand and in the European Union Member States. Please note that a pair should consist of people in the same category, for example, a pair cannot consist of a student and a faculty.
Selection criteria
Target group:
Undergraduate, Master’s degree, Bachelor’s degree
Purpose:
Study
Field of study:
All
Countries:
Thailand
Eligible candidates:
Eligibility Eligible universities for the DUO-Thailand Fellowship Program 2009 (Phase II) should abide by the following obligations: 1. The home university must permit its students and faculties to go an exchange all through the duration of the program: 4 months for students and 1 month for faculties. 2. Home and host universities must have an agreement at the institutional level whereby credits for study undertaken while on exchange are to be accepted by the home university. 3. A home or host university already having an agreement with its partner institution will be given first priority while that aiming to utilize student exchange to pave the way for developing an agreement with its partner institution will be given second priority. 4. The host university should be willing to receive DUO-Thailand exchange students from its partner institution and is expected to waive tuition fees for the exchange students. 5. One end of exchange is anchored to Thai. 6. The areas of exchange are focused but not limited to the following areas: 6.1 Alternative Energy, 6.2 Biotechnology/Food Technology, 6.3 Business System Design, 6.4 Health Sciences, 6.5 Wood Tachnology, 6.6 Information and Communication Technology, 6.7 Logistics and Supply Chain Management, 6.8 Tourism and Hospitality Management. 7. Priority is given to the creation of new projects.
Duration of the exchange
Students
The duration of the exchange for a pair of students is four months.
Faculties
The duration of the exchange for a pair of faculties is one month.
Type of activities
Students
• Undertake a study for at least 6 credits at the host university. The subject of study should correspond to the major or minor subjects of the applicant.
• Conduct research as a part of the applicant’s study. The research work as the applicant’s thesis or dissertation should get approval from the home university.
Faculties
• Give lectures.
• Conduct research in relevant fields.
• Undertake other academic activities, for instance, developing a curriculum, exploring a possibility in developing academic cooperation agreement with partner institution, serving as thesis advisor, etc.
• Study visiting and participating in a training course/workshop are not eligible
Amount of fellowships
Students
Thai students going to Europe will be granted a fellowship amounting to 1,200 euros per month for the period of four months while European students coming to Thailand will receive a fellowship amounting to 800 euros per month for the period of four months.
Faculties
Thai faculties going to Europe will be granted a fellowship amounting to 3,600 euros per month while European faculties coming to Thailand will receive a fellowship amounting to 2,400 euros per month.
Remarks
• In case that the exchange student fails to take part throughout the whole period of the exchange, the whole amount of the grant needs to be returned to the Commission on Higher Education within 15 days after the exchange student completes the exchange program. The student is requested to notify the Commission on Higher Education for further arrangement.
Qualifications of applicants
1. Students’ qualifications
1.1 Thai Students
1.1.1 Being an undergraduate or graduate student in Thai public and private higher education institutions under the Commission on Higher Education’s jurisdiction,
1.1.2 Having Thai nationality,
1.1.3 Obtaining at least 2.75 GPA for undergraduate students and 3.25 GPA for graduate students,
1.1.4 Proficiency in language used as the medium of instruction is required by one of the following tests,
? TOEFL score at least 213 (computer-based) or 550 (paper-based), or
? IELTS score at least 6.0, or
? University language proficiency test result equivalent to TOEFL or IELTS, or
? D.E.L.F. or D.A.L.F, etc.
1.1.5 Not having applied for or being the awardee of other scholarships,
1.1.6 Being able to join the program throughout the whole period,
1.1.7 Submitting a report and a study record showing the learning outcomes gained from the host university to the Commission on Higher Education within 60 days upon completion of the program.
1.2 European students
1.2.1 Being an undergraduate or graduate student in European Union higher education institutions accredited by responsible agencies in their respective countries,
1.2.2 Having EU nationality,
1.2.3 Obtaining GPA at satisfactory level in the ECTS system (70% of subjects taken are graded B for graduate students, and 70% of subjects taken are graded C for undergraduate students.),
1.2.4 Not having applied for or being the awardee of other scholarships,
1.2.5 Being able to join the program throughout the whole period,
1.2.6 Submitting a report and a study record showing the learning outcomes gained from the host university to the Commission on Higher Education within 60 days upon completion of the program.
2. Faculties’ qualifications
2.1 Being a permanent faculty in Thai higher education institutions under the Commission on Higher Education’s jurisdiction and European Union higher education institutions accredited by responsible agencies in their respective countries,
2.2 Research Fellow and Teaching Assistant are not eligible to apply,
2.3 The Thai faculty should have Thai nationality while the European Union faculty should have EU nationality,
2.4 Being not over 55 years of age,
2.5 Having an excellent command of spoken and written English or other languages required for their exchange,
2.6 Having a clear detailed work plan for the exchange,
2.7 Being able to join the program throughout the whole period,
2.8 Not having applied for or being the awardee of other scholarships,
2.9 Submitting a report to the Commission on Higher Education within 60 days upon completion of the program.
All applicants shall maintain their positions at the time of application until the time they are engaged in the exchanges, for instance, students should possess “student status” until they complete the exchanges.
The awardees of DUO – Thailand who have been selected to join the program will not be eligible to apply for the DUO – Thailand Fellowship Program 2009.
Application procedure
Call for application will be announced on the websites of the Secretariat for ASEM-DUO Fellowship Program (http://www.asemduo.org/) and the Commission on Higher Education, Ministry of Education, Thailand (http://www.inter.mua.go.th/) from 16 March 2009.
Applicants for the DUO-Thailand Fellowship Program should conform to the following regulations;
1. Applicants must apply through their respective universities.
2. The application must be submitted through the Thai partner institution to the Commission on Higher Education.
3. Application must be submitted in pair (a Thai student going to European Union Member States and a European Union student coming to Thailand and/or a Thai faculty going to European Union Member States and a European Union faculty coming to Thailand).
4. No more than six pairs of applicants from each Thai university can apply.
5. Each pair of exchange, the exchange periods of Thai and European shall not necessarily coincide, and the areas of exchange of Thai and European shall not necessarily be identical.
Applications could be submitted either in hard copy or in electronic form with the signatures of the responsible persons at host and home institutions. Contact persons from Thai and European institutions will be notified the receipt of applications via e-mail in a few days after the applications have been received. Please note that late and incomplete applications will not be considered.
Application period
Application period is from 16 March 2009 to 29 May 2009. Applications received after 29 May 2009 will not be considered.
Application instruction
The application form should be completed in English and be submitted together with the following documents:
Students
1 A copy of trastudy record should be translated in English and GPA has to be converted to ECTS system.
2 A copy of the letter of acceptance from the host university
3 A copy of the Record of DUO-Thailand Study Program
4 A copy of passport
5 A copy of the TOEFL, IELTS test result or other language proficiency tests result comparable to TOEFL
Faculties
1 A copy of the letter of acceptance from the host university
2 A copy of passport
3 A detailed work plan for the exchange
How and where to apply?
An electronic application form for DUO-Thailand Fellowship Program can be downloaded from the Commission on Higher Education’s website http://www.inter.mua.go.th/main/article.php?id=132
Simply download and fill in the form. Once completed, submit the form and supporting documents to the Commission on Higher Education by post to
Secretary-General
Commission on Higher Education
328 Si Ayutthaya Road, Ratchathewi, Bangkok 10400, THAILAND
Contact person can be reached through
Tel: +66 2 610 5401, +66 2 610 5402 Fax: +66 2 354 5570
E-mail: chulee@mua.go.th.com, chulee_srinuan@yahoo.com and plaiphan@mua.go.th
Selection of applicants
Selection of applicants will be made by the Executive Committee comprising representatives from higher education bodies and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The duration period of the DUO-Thailand Fellowship Program 2009 (Phase II) should not be beyond September 2010.
Payment of scholarships
The DUO-Thailand scholarships for the selected applicants will be paid by the Commission on Higher Education, Ministry of Education, Thailand to the Thai partner institution. The selected students from European Union universities will receive the fund upon their arrival in Thai universities.
Transfer of the fund will be made upon the receipt of the information on the exact dates of the exchange of the awardees. The home and host institutions are requested to keep all the documents related to the awardees’ expenses for future inspection.
There are no restrictions in using the scholarships. They can finance the tuition, living or travel expenses.
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