News & Events
A Sylff Fellow of the University of the Western Cape Publishes
Governance and Financial Sustainability of NGOs in South Africa
Update. Aug. 4,2009
Rozenda Hendrickse, a Sylff fellow of the University of the Western Cape, publishes Governance and Financial Sustainability of NGOs in South Africa. (more…)
Attention: Deusto University SYLFF Fellows Association Calls For Proposals on the International Forum - Local Initiatives to the Global Crisis
Update. Jul. 24,2009
The Deusto University SYLFF Fellows Association (DUSKE) is organizing the International Forum - Local Initiatives to the Global Crisis in Bilbao, Spain to be held from 10-12 December 2009.
DUSKE now calls for your presentations as well as your participation in the forum. Please click below for more details.
Global Announcements for Sylff Capacity Building
Update. June 19,2009
Your portal to non-Sylff related events, calls for contributions, publications of interest, and more… (more…)
3 Sylff Fellow-Pianists Performed in 2009 Van Cliburn Piano Competition in Texas.
Update. June 10,2009
Three extraordinary pianists selected for the Sylff Chamber Music Seminar, hosted by Austria’s Universität für Music und darstellende Kunst Wien in 2008, came together again for one of the world’s most prestigious music events – the 2009 Van Cliburn Piano Competition. The three were amongst the elite group of 29 competitors invited to Texas for the live rounds, amongst the thousands who auditioned in six cities in China, Europe and the USA. They were Naomi Kudo (USA & Japan) from the Juilliard School; Natacha Kudritskaya (Ukraine) from the Paris Conservatoire; and Vassilis Varvaresos (Greece), from the Juilliard School. (more…)
Attention: Sylff fellows from Asia! Call for applications for “Building A Better Asia”
Update. June 8,2009
The Tokyo Foundation calls for applications for a program called “Building A Better Asia: Future Leaders’ Dialogue” (BABA retreats). BABA was initiated in 2006 by The Nippon Foundation and its affiliates (NFG) including the Tokyo Foundation. The objective of the program is to nurture future leaders for Asia. It brings together young Asians (or those who are based in Asia) from all over Asia to either China or India for an 8-day retreat where they get an opportunity to interact with one another and with resource persons from diverse backgrounds and fields of expertise, develop and share skills of leadership, and contemplate and discuss critical issues concerning Asia and the world. Please, read more about the retreat through the following link; http://www.buildingabetterasia.com/
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