Electronic Bulletin / Number 46 - April, 2008

Versión Español

Calendar of OAS/CITEL scholarships for Telecommunication training in the Americas’ region for 2008

Below, please find attached the calendar of OAS/CITEL scholarships for Telecommunication training in the Americas’ region for 2008. The dates of the courses are to be confirmed. Please check the CITEL web site for the announcements.

 

Course

 

Offered By

 

Type of course, language, date

 

Number of scholarships

Deadline to present candidates

[1] Design and Implementation of IP Network Course

National Institute for Telecommunication Research and Training of Peru (INICTEL-UNI) (Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Capacitación de Telecomunicaciones) (INICTEL-UNI)

Distance Learning (6 weeks)

Spanish

May 5 to June 13

15 scholarships  offered for registration rate (US$ 200)

21 April 2008

[2] Implementation of  aggregate Ethernet/MPLS network for rendering of  multi-service Course

Engineering and Technology School of the Catholic University (Facultad de Ingeniería y Tecnologías de la Universidad Católica del Uruguay)

Distance Learning (5 weeks)

Spanish

May 5 to June 6

15 scholarships offered for registration rate (US$ 200)

21 April 2008

[3] E-government for Development: Strategies and Policies Course

United States Telecommunications Training Institute) (USTTI)

 

Traditional (2 weeks)

English

June 16 to 27

Washington, DC, USA

 

4 scholarships offered for economy class tickets

(USTTI offers a scholarship of US$ 400 and does not charge an administrative fee of US $150)

9 May 2008

[4] Convergence of fixed / mobile through IMS Course

National Telecommunications Administration of Uruguay (ANTEL)  (Administración Nacional de Telecomunicaciones de Uruguay)  (ANTEL)

Distance Learning (6 weeks)

Spanish

June 30 to August 8

15 scholarships offered for registration rate (US$ 200)

20 June 2008

[5] Third-Generation  Wireless and Multimedia Systems / CDMA 450 Course

Center of Excellence for the Americas of the International Telecommunication Union

Distance Learning (4 weeks)

Spanish

June 30 to July 25

15 scholarships offered for registration rate (US$ 200)

20 June 2008

[6] Internet Network Engineering Course

Center for Technological Innovation of the School of Engineering of Paraguay (Centro de Innovación Tecnológica de la Facultad de Ingeniería de Paraguay)

Traditional (5 days)

Spanish

July 14 o 18

Asunción, Paraguay

4 scholarships offered for economic class tickets. The center offers to pay for lodging, lunch and medical insurance.

 

13 June 2008

[7] Public Policies for Information and Communication technological Sector (ICT) Course

Telecommunications Commission of Central America (COMTELCA) (Comisión de Telecomunicaciones de Centro América) (COMTELCA) 

Distance learning (4 weeks)

Spanish

July 28 to August 22

15 scholarships  offered for registration rate (US$ 200)

Not announced yet

[8] Information Technology Policy Regulation Course

United States Telecommunications Training Institute) (USTTI)

 

Traditional (2 weeks)

English

July 28  to August 1

Washington, DC, USA

3 scholarships offered for economy class tickets

(USTTI offers a scholarship of US$ 400 and does not charge an administrative fee of US $150)

30 June 2008

[9] Wireless and Mobile Network Security Course

Julio Garavito Colombian School of Engineering (Escuela Colombiana de Ingeniería “Julio Garavito”)

Distance learning (4 weeks)

Spanish

July 28 to August 22

15 scholarships offered for registration fee (US$ 200)

Not announced yet

[10] Fraud Prevention, Detection and Control of  Techniques Course

University Distrital Francisco José de Caldas (Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas)

Distance learning (7 weeks)

Spanish

July 28 to September 12

15 scholarships offered for registration rate.  (US$ 200)

Not announced yet

[11] Global Portal of Telecommunications for indigenous people: training and transfer of ownership Course

International Telecommunication Union

Traditional (3 days)

English/Spanish

August 7 to 9

Brasilia, Brazil

15 scholarships offered for economy class tickets

(ITU pays the registration fee, the organization of the course, the local transportation, health insurance, hotel and food during the course)

Not announced yet

[12] Regulation and Standardization of Interconnection Course

Colombian Association of Engineers (ACIEM) (Asociación Colombiana de Ingenieros)

Distance Learning (6 weeks)

Spanish

August 18 to September 26

15 scholarships offered for registration rate.  (US$ 200)

Not announced yet

[13] 3G-4G Technology Course

Buenos Aires Institute of Technology (ITBA) (Instituto Tecnológico de Buenos Aires) (ITBA)

Distance Learning (5 weeks)

Spanish

September 29 to October 31

15 scholarships offered for registration rate.  (US$ 200)

Not announced yet

[14] Integrated Managed Telecommunication Networks and Services Course

 

National Telecommunications Administration of Uruguay (ANTEL)  (Administración Nacional de Telecomunicaciones de Uruguay)  (ANTEL)

Distance Learning (6 weeks)

Spanish

September 29 to November 7

15 scholarships offered for registration rate. (US$ 200)

Not announced yet

[15] ABC Costing System Applied to Connection Pricing

Course

Engineering and Technology School of the Catholic University (Facultad de Ingeniería y Tecnologías de la Universidad Católica del Uruguay)

Distance Learning (5 weeks)

Spanish

October 6 to November 7

15 scholarships offered for registration rate (US$ 200)

Not announced yet

[16] Digital Cities Course

Center of Excellence for the Americas of the International Telecommunication Union

Distance Learning (4 weeks)

Spanish

October 6 to November 7

15 scholarships offered for registration rate (US$ 200)

Not announced yet

[17] Applying 21st Century ICT in Emerging Markets Course

United States Telecommunications Training Institute) (USTTI)

 

Traditional (5 days)

English

October 6 to 10

Santa Clara, California,USA

 

4 scholarships offered for economy class tickets

(USTTI offers a scholarship of US$ 400 and does not charge an administrative fee of US $150)

Not announced yet

[18] Satellite Networks – VSAT Course

National Institute for Telecommunication Research and Training of Peru (INICTEL-UNI) (Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Capacitación de Telecomunicaciones) (INICTEL-UNI)

Distance Learning (7 weeks)

Spanish

November 3 to December 19

15 scholarships  offered for registration rate (US$ 200)

Not announced yet

[19] Harmful Interference to Satellite Systems Course

Federal Commission of Telecommunications of Mexico (COFETEL) (Comisión Federal de Telecomunicaciones de México)

Traditional (5 days)

Spanish

Date to be confirmed

México D.F., México

 

4 scholarships offered for economy class tickets

(SATMEX offers a scholarship of US$500 per beneficiary)

Not announced yet

 

 


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