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ITU
invites national governments, through their official
Member State Administration, to assist in the initial
screening process with the purpose of selecting candidates
from each country to receive a fellowship to participate
in the Youth Forum.
The
procedure will be as follows:
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The
ITU Member Administration transmits this invitation to
the national universities or institutions of higher
education and invites them to submit candidatures.
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The
universities inform their students about this
opportunity and the conditions of participation.
Candidates must be nationals and must be attending
national universities/institutes at the time of
submission. All sessions will be in English and
French, so they must be able to participate in one of
these two languages. They must have completed two
years of study by 30 June 2001. We seek a mix of
competencies and interests, and there is no preference
for any special area of studies.
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Candidates
may not be related to any member of the national
selection committee.
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Interested
students fill in the nomination form and write a short
essay (250-500 words) on the subject "Information
and Communication Technology: Development
Opportunities and the Role of Youth". The essay
may be written in English, French, Arabic, Spanish or
Portuguese.
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The
universities transmit the candidatures considered most
appropriate to the ITU Member Administration, together
with a recommendation from the university or institute
where the candidate is presently enrolled, stating the
reason the candidate would benefit from attending the
Forum, and that the candidate is allowed to be absent
from the course for the duration of the Youth Forum
award (12 to 16 November and travel period).
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The
ITU Member Administration selects not more than two
male and two female candidates and transmits their
candidatures together with the university's
recommendation to ITU. The candidatures must reach ITU
not later than 30 April 2001. No applications
received after this date will be considered.
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The
Selection Panel appointed by ITU and the African
Telecommunication Union (ATU) makes a final selection
of one male and one female candidate from each
country.
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By
30 June, ITU informs the Member Administrations of the
final selection made.
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The
decision by the Selection Panel is final and no
replacements will be considered.
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By
7 September, ITU provides the successful candidates
with all the required information: authorization for
departure, visa formalities, medical certificates and
guidelines, as well as participants' obligations
whilst attending the Youth Forum.
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Successful
candidates will need to submit a medical certificate
and will be required to obtain a visa for entry into
South Africa.
The
ITU will publish the successful essays and the CV of their
authors in paper form, on the Web and on CD-ROM.
Contact:
Ms. Sunny Bekele, Forum
Officer
Tel: + 41 22 730 5179; Fax: +41 22 730 6444
Email: sunny.bekele@itu.int
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