Applications for Scholarships under the eLINK (east-west Link for Innovation,
Networking and Knowledge exchange) project
The Royal University of Bhutan through the College of Science and Technology, Rinchending is a
partner in the European Commission (EC) sponsored eLINK project. The University is pleased to
invite applications for Masters, PhD and Post Doctoral Fellowship from Bhutanese nationals serving
as faculty in the Colleges. Under this project candidates will get an opportunity to pursue part of
their study/research in certain thematic areas in one of the five European Universities listed below
up to a period of 10 months. There could be a chance for candidates to pursue their Masters up to
20 months at any of the Universities subject to approval. The scholarships will cover monthly
subsistence allowance, return airfare, tuition fees and insurance cover (see below for details). Please
visit www.elink-edu.eu for further details.
Applications in the prescribed form can be sent to the following addresses no later than 28 March
2009:
The Registrar
Office of the Vice Chancellor
Royal University of Bhutan
Lower Motithang
Thimphu: Bhutan
Tel: 02-336457, Fax: 02-336453
Email: registrarrub@druknet.bt, tshetenwangyel@yahoo.com
The Director
College of Science and Technology
Rinchending
Phuentsholing
Tel: 05-253810, Fax: 05-253767
Email: ndorji@cst.edu.bt, ndorji@gmail.com
Project Details:
The overall objective of the project is to foster institutional co-operation in higher education
between the European Union and Third countries through a mobility scheme for academic
exchanges in the following thematic areas:
Business Studies and Technology
Education and Teachers Training
Electronic Engineering and Telecommunication
Informatics and Computer Science
Artificial Intelligence
Robotics and Control Engineering
Mobile Computing and Communication
Industrial Engineering
Economics/Management and Logistics
Duration of the project:
45 months
European Partner Universities:
University
University of Bradford
Staffordshire University
Corvinus University of Budapest
University of Sannio
University of Lumiere, Lyon2
Country
UK
UK
Hungary
Italy
France
Asian partners:
Institute
Chiang Mai University
College of Science and Technology, Royal
University of Bhutan
Kantipur Engineering College
Mohammed Ali Jinnah University
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
United International University
Country
Thailand
Bhutan
Nepal
Pakistan
China
Bangladesh
Scholarship Amount:
Masters:
Monthly subsistence allowance: Euro 1000 per month, Travel cost: Euro 2000,
Tuition fee: Euro 3000, Insurance: Euro 75
PhD:
Monthly subsistence allowance: Euro 1500 per month, Travel cost: Euro 2000,
Tuition fee: Euro 3000, Insurance: Euro 75
Post Doctoral:
Monthly subsistence allowance: Euro 1800 per month, Travel cost: Euro
2000, Tuition fee: Euro 3000, Insurance: Euro 75