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Ewah University – South Korea
CALL FOR APPLICANTS FOR THE 8th & 9th
EGEP
Ewha Global Empowerment Program
“Transnational Feminisms and
Women’s Activism”
Ewha
Woman’s University, Seoul, South Korea
Application Submission: March
23 ~ April 12, 2015
8th EGEP |
9th
EGEP |
July 12 to
26, 2015 |
January 5 to
19, 2016 |
EGEP is a two-week
residential educational program that takes place twice a year (summer and
winter) offered by Ewha Womans University. According the MOU between Ewha
Womans University and UN Women, this program aims to promote
education for women and gender equality in Asia and Africa by empowering
women working in non-governmental public sectors and by nourishing the next
generation of women leaders.
Program
Goals On completing this program,
participants will have:
improved their
theoretical knowledge and practical capacities from a gender perspective;
broadened
their understanding of women’s lives, women’s issues, and women’s rights in
Asian and African contexts; and
strengthened
their feminist leadership capacities to build women’s solidarity and
cooperation in local, national, and transnational contexts.
Programs
While a more specific EGEP curriculum will be provided separately,
the following are the major activities that participants may expect from the
program:
Lecture
Seminars
Open Forum for
the 8th EGEP / Workshop for the 9th EGEP
Action Plans
Social Hours
Group Talk
Study Tours to
Korean NGOs
Eligibility
With minimum three years of experience, women activists working in
international and national non-governmental public sectors in Asia and Africa,
such as NGOs, NPOs, civil society organizations, including individuals working
independently are encouraged to apply for this program.
Number of Participants: 20~25 for
every term of EGEP
Selection
Criteria The selection committee will evaluate
the applicants based on the following criteria:
field experience
25%
expertise in women’s issues
25%
potential as next generation of women leaders
25%
contribution to the community
25%
Application
Requirements
Application
Form
Curriculum
Vitae
Statement of
Purpose
Essay
Letter of
Recommendation
Selection
Requirements: These requirements are only for those who have been notified as
selected EGEP participants.
Abstract
5-page paper
Language
English is the official language of the EGEP.
Funding
Ewha Womans University provides the funding to cover fees for the
tuition, dormitory, and a two-week allowance for all the participants. Funds
for airfare will be awarded only to the participants from ODA beneficiary
countries.
Contact Us For more
information, please visit the website of the organizing institution, Asian
Center for Women’s Studies, at http://home.ewha.ac.kr/~acws/eng/ or contact us
via email at egep@ewha.ac.kr.
Important Notes: 1. From 2015 onward, EGEP
participants for two terms in one fiscal year will be selected in May. When
necessary, the organizing institution may additionally recruit participants
at any time of the year. Selected EGEP participants who fail to attend the
EGEP at the term indicated will not be automatically considered to
participate in the following term. 2. Application requirements should be
submitted online (http://egep.ewha.ac.kr). 3. All forms are downloadable at
http://egep.ewha.ac.kr. 4. Successful candidates will be
informed individually via e-mail by May 15, 2015. |