Hello there! The UP Diliman Office of the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs’ #OpportunitiesCorner is an update on available scholarships, exchange programs, conferences, workshops, and other skill-enhancing initiatives for UP Diliman students. Here’s for the fourth week of April 2022!

Symposium on International Safeguards

The Department of Safeguards of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will hold a paper competition for students in conjunction with the Symposium on International Safeguards: Reflecting on the Past and Anticipating the Future to be held on 31 October-4 November 2022. The competition is open to students enrolled full-time in college/university at the time of submission of the abstract. The content of the papers should be in line with the following themes:

• Evolution of safeguards to date;
• Addressing contemporary challenges;
• Anticipating and preparing for a changing landscape;
• Leveraging innovations for safeguards applications; and
• Engaging people and expanding partnerships.

Authors of the selected papers will be invited to attend the Symposium, provided with financial support to cover the cost of travel, and awarded a certificate of recognition. Participation, key deadlines and other details of the competition can be found
at the following link: https://www.iaea.org/events/sg-2022/competition-for-students.

Crossing Divides around the Globe

The British Council would like to invite everyone to Crossing Divides around the Globe, a new project we are delivering in partnership with the BBC this May 2022.

‘Crossing Divides around the Globe’ will train 1000 young people from 100 countries in Deep Listening. Deep listening is an approach that helps us feel recognised and understood, so that we can lower our defences and be open to other perspectives and beliefs. Read more about the impact Deep Listening can have here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-60558016.

Participants will receive six (6) hours of training on deep listening and will have opportunity to engage with other young people from around the globe. They need to be aged 18-34 in May 2022, have a good level of English and good access to the internet to join the training. For more information and to apply visit www.eventsforce.net/crossingdivides.