St Andrews: Alumni Meeting in London

University of St Andrews Alumni Club, London

Description	The London Club's Autumn Reception and AGM is being held on Friday, 5 September 2008 at 7 pm in the splendid surroundings of the Georgian Group. Come and enjoy relaxed surroundings, excellent wine from Justerini and Brookes and some chilled music. For anyone interested in joining the Committee, the AGM will begin at 6.30 pm in the Library.
Presenter	The London Club
Type	Meeting, Social
Open to	Alumni
Date	Friday, 05 September 2008
Time	6:30 PM to 9:30 PM
Where	Georgian Group, 6 Fitzroy Square, London W1T 5DX. AGM in the Library.
Contact	Email: events@st-a.org
More info:	Cost: £20 members, £25 non-members. Attendance at the AGM is free. Please indicate your interest in attending by emailing events@st-a.org, or complete and return the invitation form at http://www.st-a.org/events.html Membership of the Club costs just £10 a year. For further details and a subscription form, please visit  http://www.st-a.org/membership.html

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General: Masters Opportunity in Italy

BENVENUTO IN ITALIA con SWOP Scholarships World Program!

Siamo lieti di informarti che la nostra Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore di Milano (Italia) e la Camera di Commercio di Milano assegnano 20 borse di studio per l> '> iscrizione a Master universitari per l> '> a.a. 2008/09 a favore di candidati meritevoli provenienti dalle aree di particolare interesse per il sistema economico milanese (America Latina, Area del Mediterraneo, Europa dell> '> Est, Asia).

Le borse di studio comprendono:

* 50% di riduzione del costo del master

* > EUR>  5.000 come contributo spese di vitto e alloggio 

Visita la pagina web www.unicatt.it/masteruniversitario/mi per conoscere i programmi dei Master proposti e le procedure per presentare domanda di ammissione o manda una email a swoprogram@unicatt.it.

Il Master Welcome Service può darti utili suggerimenti per progettare il tuo percorso formativo in Italia!

Aspettiamo la tua candidatura!

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BIENVENIDO A ITALIA con SWOP Scholarships World Program!

Con el fín de favorecer la internacionalización del sistema universitario milanés, la Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore y la Cámara de Comercio de Milán ponen a disposición 20 becas de estudio, para la inscripción a Posgrados universitarios, destinados a candidatos provenientes de las áreas de interés prioritario para el sistema económico milanés (Europa del Este, Región del Mediterraneo, America Latina y Asia).

Las Becas contemplan:

* 50% de descuento en el costo del Master.

* 5.000 > EUR>  para gastos de alojamiento y manutencion.

Para posteriores informaciones consultar la pagina web www.unicatt.it/masteruniversitario/mi o escribir al e-mail: swoprogram@unicatt.it

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Lisbon: More on Lumiar student residence

      by Becky Chen

Regarding changing rooms, there are a few possibilities, based on my own experience and based on what I have seen. However, I am afraid if what I share here might not correspond with current rules and regulations as it was already a year ago when I was in Lumiar. - if you arrive early (like before the semester really starts, or the first week of the semester), possibility is people have not checked into their room, so it is easier to have your request fulfilled during this time. - if your request is denied, the subsequent possibility might come later especially towards the end of the semester when Erasmus students go home one after another. - usually single rooms are allocated for mature students - unless there are too many students to be taken into consideration. - there are 3 floors for female, 3 for males. On each floor there are 8 rooms and 3 bathrooms (if I am not mistaken, 3 single rooms, 4 doubles, and 1 ensuite). Some rooms have balconies and some not, the sizes of rooms are different too. Certainly the rooms in Lumiar are not as spacious as Canigou in Perpignan, but even the smallest room is kind of perfect for single occupancy. - there is a lift in Lumiar, so no worries about luggage and all. The top floor has facilities for doing laundry, ironing, and hanging clothes. they clean the elevator, kitchen, corridors,all wc almost every weekday too. - contract of room ends when semester ends. it is necessary to make a request for extension of stay. But in the first month, the ladies in-charge at the residence had already asked us to write down the prospective date of leaving the residence. It might be better to give a later date than to assume the last day of the semester rather than to face the consequences of having to move out of your room and placed in another room, or even leave the residence (and need to re-apply for a place to stay) because probably rooms will be reserved for in-coming guests/students. In case there's a need to extend your stay, the right place to make your request known is the Reitoria and avoiding conflicts of any kind with anyone in the residence might come in handy. Lumiar is clean, convenient, well kept and strives to improve. It saves time, saves money. That's basically a summary of 100 things I can say about Lumiar. The rest is up to personal preference.