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Thursday, October 18, 2007

University of St Andrews 5 SIRE PhD Studentships Macroeconomics, Market or Contract Incompleteness School of Economics and Finance

The School of Economics and Finance at the University of St Andrews, is offering five PhD studentships to be taken up in Autumn 2007 - or as soon as possible thereafter - to work on topics related to macroeconomics, market or contract incompleteness or in related areas: *The emphasis is on developing croeconomic foundations for macroeconomic theories and policy advice*.

These scholarships are part funded by the Scottish Institute for Research in Economics which is a major new initiative between the Scottish Universities, in collaboration with the Scottish Funding Council, in which the University of St Andrews is a lead institution. More details on this initiative and our role in it may be found at: http://www.econ.ed.ac.uk/sire/.

You will work on these topics and undertake limited undergraduate teaching in return for a financial support package which will cover tuition fees in addition to an inflation-linked *studentship of £12,000 per year*.

You will have completed a Masters degree in economics or you will have at least an Honours degree-level education in a technical area such as mathematics or engineering. Offers of a studentship will be conditional on applicants being admitted to the University as a PhD student. Awards will be for one year in the first instance, with continuation for a further two years subject to satisfactory progress each year.

More details on The School of Economics and Finance and its research centres the Centre for Dynamic Macroeconomic Analysis and the Centre for Research into Industry, Enterprise, Finance and the Firm can be found here:
http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/economics/.

Candidates may discuss their potential application with *Professor David Ulph* (head of School) email: du1@st-andrews.ac.uk, *Professor Kaushik Mitra * (Director of Postgraduate Research Studies) email: km91@st-andrews.ac.uk.

Details on how to apply for a PhD place can be found at
http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/admissions/pg/.
Please note, you should apply on-line.

The way to AMINEF in Gedung Balai Pustaka

American Indonesian Exchange Foundation
Balai Pustaka Building, 6th. Floor
Jl. Gunung Sahari Raya No. 4
Jakarta 10720, Indonesia

1. The buses which goes to Senen Bus Station all of them pass through Gedung Balai Pustaka. Especially which route is through Pasar Baru .

2. Bus Transjakarta, from Blok M you have to change the bus 2-3 times.
Way 1 : from Blok M change the bus in Dukuh Atas bus stop to the bus towards Pulogadung, then take a bus in Pramuka bus stop towards Ancol, this bus pass through Gedung Balai Pustaka. The closest bus stop (Budi Utomo) is about 800 meters from Gedung Balai .
Way 2 : From Blok M take the bus in the Harmoni Bus Stop, the bus towards Pulogadung, get down in Senen Bus Stop and walk about 800 meters, or from this bus stop take the bus towards Ancol and get down as mentioned in way 1. About the distance, this two bus stops is about the same. (It is better if you take ojek or bajaj from this bus stop to Gedung Balai Pustaka)

3. If you take taxi with old tariff (TL=Tarif Lama) from blok M with no traffic jam is about Rp. 30.000,00.

4. From Blok M use bus Patas AC 76. Gedung Balai Pustaka is in the right side, after you pass through Depag, and say to conductor "Balai Pustaka"

5. Use a busway from Blok M towards Kota, get down in Sawah Besar bus stop. From here take a Mikrolet M12 towards Senen. After cross road Wahidin and before senen get down and cross the street.

Living Cost in Germany

Living Cost in Germany is vary from city to city, but this is th case if you stay in Aachen, Germany
Student accommodation or private sharing : 180 - 230 euros per month
Food : 10 - 12 euros per day (if eating outside)
Transport for students : free within Aachen and until Koln and Dusseldorf in regional trains)

Living Cost In Austria

Living Cost in Austria is depending on the city, for example the Capital of Austria, Vienna:
- Dormitory is about 250-400 euro per month.
- Living Cost 200-400 euro per month.
- Transportation 128 euro per 4 months (student and age < 26), or 49 euro per month (ordinary)

For visa, it has to be a letter from the University/Scholl in Austria. It takes about 2-3 months.

Where to do GMAT Test

GMAT Tests are held in Jakarta, Indonesia :
1. EEC Slipi +62-21 5320044 or +62-215323176
2. Kaplan GMAT Preparation +62-81388908450, +62-21 5211588, +62-215211701 (Information abaout this test can be asked in that number)
3. Or this number +62-213159225

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