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ANNOUNCEMENTS

SHORT TERM ALLIANCE VISITING PROFESSORSHIP (1 MONTH)

One-month visiting opportunities at Paris Panthéon-Sorbonne University during the academic year 2013-2014, between October 1st and April 30th.

The visiting positions are open to Columbia full-time officers of instruction of professorial rank, who work in fields relevant to Paris Panthéon-Sorbonne University. The visiting professor will teach a mini-course (10 hours total) and give one public lecture. The course and lecture can be given in English or in French.

The visiting professor will receive a stipend to cover additional expenses while teaching in Paris. Please note that, by French law, these positions can only be offered to faculty members under the age 65 years old.

> The Call for applications is now available here.
> Each application should be sponsored by a professor at Paris Pantheon Sorbonne University, who should fill out the application form (in French) on behalf of the Columbia applicant.

Application deadline: March 24, 2013.

BLINKEN EUROPEAN INSTITUTE – ALLIANCE PROGRAM COLLABORATIVE TEACHING GRANT (2013-2014)

This call for applications invites faculty to submit proposals for a jointly taught course on modern and contemporary Europe. We encourage innovative formats. The Blinken Institute and the Alliance Program will provide up to $10,000 for travel, materials, technological support, and other expenses in the creation and teaching of the course. More information is available in the Call for Applications for 2013-2014.

Application deadline: March 25, 2013.

RESULTS FOR ALLIANCE CALLS FOR PROPOSALS (2013-2014)

Alliance Doctoral Mobility 2013-2014:
The Alliance Program would like to congratulate the recipients of the 2013-2014 Alliance Grants for Doctoral Mobility. To meet this year' Awardees, please visit the Doctoral Mobility page.

Alliance Joint Project Grants 2013-2014:
The projects selected for 2013-2014 have now been announced. Descriptions of the winning projects can be found on the Joint Projects page.

Alliance Visiting Professors 2013-2014:
The Alliance Program would like to congratulate Professors Alexander Stille, Soulaymane Bachir Diagne, Antoine Vauchez, Adrian Favell, Reshmi Mukherjee and Denis-Didier Rousseau , who will be Alliance Visiting Professors for the academic year 2013-2014. For more information on the Professors, visit the Visiting Professors page.

ALLIANCE CALLS FOR PROPOSALS (2014-2015)

Call for Alliance Visiting Professorships 2014-2015
     Deadline: June 30th, 2013.

Call for Alliance Joint Projects 2014-2015
     Deadline: June 30th, 2013.

Call for Alliance Doctoral Mobility 2014-2015
     Deadline: September 30th, 2013.

JEROME LOHEZ FOUNDATION CALLS FOR APPLICATIONS (2013)

Jérôme Lohez September 11th Scholarship award application

The recipients of the 2013 Jérôme Lohez September 11th Scholarship award will be announced in November 2013.

SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS (2011-2012)

The Alliance Program is proud to announce the recipients of Scholarships offered by BNP Paribas and the Jerome Lohez Foundation.

BNP Paribas Scholarships (for Alliance Program students specializing in Finance)

- William Bench, MSc in Financial Engineering, Ecole Polytechnique and Columbia University

- Aurore Bouyer, JD/Master in French Law,  Université of Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne and Columbia University

- Konstantin Mehl, Dual Master of International Affairs, Sciences Po and Columbia University

SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS (2012-2013)

Jerome Lohez Foundation Scholarships 2012 (for Alliance Program students)

- Côme Dechery, Dual Master of International Affairs, Sciences Po and Columbia University

GRANT FOR AFRICAN STUDIES PROGRAM

The Partner University Fund (PUF), a fund from the French Embassy, awarded a grant to the “Joint African Studies Program,” a collaborative project led by Professor Mamadou Diouf (Columbia University) and Professor Richard Banégas (Université Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne). This multi-faceted project aims to support transnational research, student mobility, faculty exchange and publications in African Studies between the two partner institutions over the next three years.

...Exchanging students, professors and ideas...

Created in the fall 2002, the Alliance Program is a non-profit transatlantic joint-venture between Columbia University and three prestigious French institutions: The École Polytechnique, Sciences Po, and Panthéon-Sorbonne University.

Alliance is an innovative program that aims to create and accompany new initiatives in the fields of education cooperation, research collaboration, and policy outreach. Since its founding, Alliance’s scope of activities have included the organization of numerous academic conferences both in Paris and in New York, the setting up of international multidisciplinary research teams, and the creation of joint-courses and curricula targeting the students of its founding partners.

BY THE NUMBERS

50 events organized per year in Paris and New York
80 professors from our universities involved every year
200 students benefiting every year from our programs and scholarships

IN THE PRESS

Le Monde de l'Education
October 1st, 2005

" Un des nec plus ultra des reseaux internationaux des grandes écoles s'appelle Alliance..."
by Julie Chupin

France Amerique, Edition Amerique du Figaro
November 19st, 2005

"Le programme Alliance: une plate-forme de talents franco-americains"
by Sarah Benlolo

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