International Students' Newsletter

 We hope Week 1 has been an enjoyable one for you. In this edition of
 the ISC newsletter, we bring to you highlights of forthcoming events
 that should be of great interest to you.

 In particular, the ISC and Careers Service are co-hosting a Careers
 Event for International Students this coming Thursday of 2nd week (1st
 May), 7pm at the Career's Service's Centenary Room along Banbury Road.
 Details are below.

 The ISC is also looking for volunteers to assist us with the
 International Students Handbook. Details are below, and please contact
 Kudrat at internationalstudents@ousu.org if you are keen to help out.

 We hope that Week 2 will continue to be a pleasant one for you. Please
 get in touch if you have any feedback or queries.

 Best wishes,
 Sanjay (Welfare Officer) and Emmanuel (Publicity Officer-elect)

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 Summary

 1) Careers Event for International Students (OUSU ISC and Careers Service)

 2) International Students' Handbook - Recruitment (OUSU ISC)

 3) Careers Event with Representatives from Deloitte Russia (Russian Society)

 4) Shaheed Fatima on Iraq War (Oxford Hub, Amnesty and Liberty)

 5) Brazilian Movie Screening Invitation (German Society)

 6) Tri-Nations Cricket Tournament (Sri Lankan Society, Pakistan Society,
 India Society)

 7) Photography Competition (Scandinavian Society)

 8) Dr Luis Moreno-Ocampo, Prosecutor, International Criminal Court
 (Oxford Hub)

 9) Oxford Forum for International Development (Oxford Hub)

 10) German Society Film Nights (German Society)

 11) Feminist Seminar Series (OUSU Women's Campaign)

 12) Invitation to the Summer Sessions of the Academy of Cultural
 Diplomacy, Berlin (German Society)

 13) Oxbridge Elite Student Education Programme (OESEP) in Shenzhen,
 China (Engineers Without Borders)

 14) Feminist Research Methods - An International Conference (OUSU
 Women's Campaign)


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 1. CAREERS SERVICE FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

 Facebook event page: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=12233602901&ref=mf

 International student interested in working in the UK after
 graduation? This is for you!

 OUSU's International Students Campaign and the University Careers
 Service are jointly organising an event targeted at international
 undergraduates and graduates who are considering working in the UK
 following graduation. The panel will discuss both the opportunities
 for working here upon graduation and the procedures involved,
 including the points-based system that will soon be implemented by the
 UK Border Agency.

 Date: 1st May 2008 (Thursday of 2nd Week)
 Time: 7.00pm to 9.00pm
 Venue: Centenary Room, Careers Service, Banbury Road

 Confirmed speakers include Laura Devine, a highly experienced
 immigration lawyer, Tracey Wells, Assistant Director of the Careers
 Service and two recent graduates from Oxford who will be able to share
 their personal experiences with you.

 The event is completely FREE, and you are strongly encouraged to get
 there early because of limited capacity in the room. Refreshments will
 be served following the event, and there will be ample opportunities
 to network and have all your doubts clarified.

 Contact Sanjay Nanwani at internationalstudents@ousu.org if you have
 any queries about the event itself.


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 2. INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS HANDBOOK - RECRUITMENT ADVERT

  This term the International Students' Campaign is producing an
 International Students' Handbook, and WE NEED YOUR HELP!

 Written by international students for international students, this
 Handbook will provide information and advice on a variety of topics
 ranging from practical necessities such as banking, health care and
 transportation to the cultural aspects of adjusting to life in the
 University and in Britain. It is intended to serve mainly as a pre-
 arrival guide for new international students but should also serve as
 a useful reference tool for those continuing their studies.

 We are currently looking for:

 * People with knowledge or experience of InDesign to design and layout
 the Handbook for publication in print;
 * Web designer(s);
 * Photographers;
 * Proofreaders; and
 * People to help us raise funds, so that we can make the Handbook
 available to everyone for FREE in both printed AND electronic forms.

 If you are able to help and would like to know more, please email
 Kudrat at internationalstudents@ousu.org.

 HELP MAKE A DIFFERENCE! Meet and work with other international
 students! BE PART OF OUR TEAM!

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 3. CAREER EVENT WITH SENIOR REPRESENTATIVES OF DELOITTE RUSSIA

 Date: 28th April 2008
 Time: 5.00pm to 8.00pm
 Venue: Miles Room, St Peter's College, New Inn Hall Street, Oxford

 We are proud to announce a career event by Deloitte Russia and CIS,
 designed especially for final and penultimate year students. This
 unique event is brought to you by our partner WWW.RUSSIANSTUDENTS.NET-
 an internet portal for Russian-speaking students in UK and Oxford
 University Russian Society.

 You are welcome to attend a Career Event for students and graduates
 with personal development and an employment opportunities held in the
 form of business game, presentations and informal communication. This
 will be a unique and interesting event since Deloitte is bringing 4
 senior representatives to Oxford: a partner, two senior managers and
 senior HR person. Come along and open up your career options!

 To make sure you reserve a place at Deloitte career day, please,
 register at http://www.russianstudents.net/en/career/career-events/
 or come to the event with two copies of your CV printed out.

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 4. OXFORD HUB SERIES: AMNESTY AND LIBERTY PRESENT SHAHEED FATIMA ON
 IRAQ WAR

 Date: 30th April 2008 (Wednesday of 2nd Week)
 Time: 7.30pm
 Venue: Magdalen Auditorium

 Shaheed Fatima: The talk will be entitled 'The War in Iraq: A
 Quartet of Cases', although no legal knowledge will be assumed.

 Winner of Human Rights Lawyer of the Year in 2007 and numerous other
 national awards for her pioneering work, Shaheed Fatima recently
 lodged a number of cases which raised points about Britain's
 involvement in Iraq in particular, and the use of human rights law in
 general. This promises to be a FASCINATING event for both lawyers and
 those interested in human rights, raising a number of important
 issues, in particular how law can be used to address human rights
 violations.

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 5. BRAZILIAN MOVIES SCREENING INVITATION

 There will be a Brazilian cinema screening that will take place this
 Wednesday (30th of April), at Christ Church  College (5.20 p.m.).

 Date: 30th April 2008 (Wednesday)
 Time: 5.20pm
 Venue: Christ Church College Lecture Room 1 (Tom Quad), 1st Floor,
 Staircase 8

 It's organised by Dr. Sara Brandellero (SubFaculty of Portuguese -
 Faculty of Modern Languages).

 ALL members of the German Society are INVITED, ENTRANCE is FREE.
 The films will have English subtitles, so you're welcome to bring
 friends!!!! For more information, read the following:

 Angels of the Sun (Anjos do sol)
 Dir. Rudi Lagemann, 2006
 90 min
 Maria, a 12-year-old girl living in the interior of northeastern Brazil,
 is sold by her family to a child-prostitute trafficker and ends up in a
 brothel in a small village deep in the Amazon forest. After months of
 abuse, Maria manages to escape, hitching lifts across Brazil as she
 heads for Rio de Janeiro. On the streets of Copacabana, prostitution
 soon comes her way again.

http://www.anjosdosol.com.br/home.html

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 6. TRI-NATIONS CRICKET TOURNAMENT

 Date: 4th May 2008
 Time: 1.00pm
 Venue: TBC

 Contact Kamakshi Mubarak <kamakshi.mubarak@keble.ox.ac.uk> for more
 details about the event. Members of the Sri Lankan, Pakistan and
 Indian Societies should contact their respective societies if they are
 interested in playing.

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 7. SCANDINAVIAN SOCIETY PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION

 Date: 6th May 2008 (Tuesday of 3rd Week)
 Time: TBC
 Venue: TBC

 This is a reminder about our Photography Competition. If you have been
 to Scandinavia recently and taken some nice pictures, why not give it a
 go? To take part, simply pidge your photos to Kristina Hakansson at Balliol
 College before the end of this week.

 The deadline for submitting photos has been extended to Friday of 2nd
 week (2 May), and we will also accept a limited number of digital photos.
 However, to keep the costs for printing down, please submit only your best shots!

 At the Photography competition, there will be wine, cheese, gin and
 snacks included in the entrance fee of only £1 (if you have submitted photos)
 or £2 (if you have not submitted any photos). You will then get to vote on
 your favourite photos and when the votes have been counted, the winner will
 be announced.

 Contact: scansoc@herald.ox.ac.uk

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 8. OxFID - DR LUIS MORENO-OCAMPO, PROSECUTOR INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL
 COURT

 Date: 8th May 2008 (Thursday of 3rd Week)
 Time: 6.30pm
 Venue: Sheldonian Theatre

 We deeply hope that the horrors humanity has suffered during the 20th
 century will serve us as a painful lesson, and that the creation of
 the International Criminal Court will help us to prevent those
 atrocities from being repeated in the future. - Dr Luis Moreno-Ocampo

 The Oxford Forum for International Development (OxFID) in association
 with the Oxford Transitional Justice Research Group present Dr. Luis
 Moreno-Ocampo, Prosecutor, International Criminal Court, The Hague on
 International Justice in Africa.

 Our inaugural speaker for OxFID focuses on the Complementarity of
 Practice in Africa, where the Court is compiling cases of genocide and
 crimes against humanity in Uganda, the Democratic Republic of Congo,
 and Darfur, Sudan.
 Tickets on sale for £3 at https://express.ts.com/k?oxfordhub and FREE
 for those with an OxFID ticket!

 Join the Facebook group http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=15861620228

 The International Criminal Court was established in 2002 as the first
 permanent institution to prosecute individuals involved in crimes of
 humanity and genocide. Dr. Luis Moreno-Ocampo was elected unanimously
 by over 70 countries as the first Prosecutor for the ICC. He was
 previously the leading human rights lawyer in Argentina, being
 responsible for the successful Trial of the Juntas, where he
 prosecuted leaders of the Argentinian military regime for the mass
 killing of civilians. He is also a visiting law professor at Harvard
 University.

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 9. OXFORD FORUM FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT - FOCUS ON AFRICA

 Date: 9th to 11th May 2008
 Time: (Check website for details)
 Venue: Said Business School

 - TICKETS ON SALE NOW

 Interested in international development?
 Want to advance your knowledge and understanding with help from
 world class academics and leading professionals from around the
 world?

 *Only £12 for the entire weekend + one lunch*

 Website: www.oxfid.org
 Contact: idc@oxhub.org

 After the huge success of the previous courses, the Oxford Hub
 brings back the International Development Course (IDC) in its new
 improved form - the Oxford Forum for International Development
 (OxFID).

 OxFID is a packed weekend of lectures and workshops run by
 leading figures in international development, focusing this year
 on Africa. If international development is something that
 interests you then this event is simply not to be missed!
 We welcome participants from all disciplines and levels of
 experience.

 Speakers include:
 -   Dr. Luis Moreno-Ocampo, Prosecutor for the International
 Criminal Court
 -   Richard Dowden, Director of the Royal African Society
 -   Dr. Ian Goldin, Former Vice President of the World Bank
 -   Directors of the New Economics Foundation, Medecins du Monde
 and MANGO
 -   Several high profile academics from the University of
 Oxford, and representatives from the UN and many leading
 NGOs
 This event is to be advertised nationally, and is attracting
 attention from throughout Europe.

 Tickets will sell out soon (over half sold already!) - buy
 tickets at www.oxfid.org

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 10. GERMAN SOCIETY FILM NIGHTS

 Date: Thursdays of even weeks (2nd, 4th, 6th, 8th)

 As usual film nights will be held on Thursdays of even weeks (2nd,
 4th, 6th and 8th) and this time we are offering some un-missable
 classics.

 Contact Daniel Medawar <daniel.medawar@bnc.ox.ac.uk> for more
 information about film titles, timings and venue.

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 11. FEMINIST SEMINAR SERIES

 Date: Wednesdays of each week
 Time: 9.30pm to 10.30pm
 Venue: Exeter College, The Stapledon Room

 Week 1 kick starts the series with Sara Ababnehs presenting her DPhil
 research on 'A War of Words; Muslim Feminists and the Quest for Gender
 Equality'. She will take us through ways in which Muslim women have
 used Islam to improve their lives, what Muslim feminist academics have
 written on the topic and how Islamic political activists better their
 lives through this framework. She will argue that Muslim feminists and
 Islamic political party members should inform each other's struggles
 and work and that difference between the methods women use to resist
 should not be used as a reason to delegitimise one or the other. Sara
 will consider how Muslims regard Islamic teachings as authoritative in
 determining how they should lead their lives but how Muslim feminists
 have argued that in regard to women it is mostly traditions and
 culture (regarded as being distinct from religious teachings) which
 determine how women are treated (or mistreated). She examines how
 Muslim feminists have challenged the views concerning gender relations
 that are commonly held to be Islamic and the various mechanisms Muslim
 feminists use to confront what they perceive as unjust attitudes
 towards women.

 Week 2; Kate Kingsbury – Bondage; An Allegory and a Story about Gender
 and Power

 Week 3; Dusica Ristivojevic – Gendered Modes of Chineseness and the
 Emergence of the Women's Press at the turn of the Twentieth Century

 Week 4; Mandisa Mbali – A History of Women's Involvement inSouth
 African AIDS Activism

 Week 5; TBC

 Week 6; Megha Kumar – Constructing the Female Body; Muslim Women and
 Sexual Violence in Post-Independence Gujurat

 Week 7; Jacqueline Papo – Condom Access and Use in a rural and an
 urban setting in Coastal Kenya

 Week 8; Tillie Peacock – The Representations of Women in NGO Campaigns

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 12. INVITATION TO THE SUMMER SESSIONS OF THE ACADEMY OF CULTURAL
 DIPLOMACY, BERLIN

 Date: June to August 2008
 Time: N/A
 Venue: Berlin

 The Institute for Cultural Diplomacy (ICD) is pleased to announce that
 it is now taking applications for the 'Summer Session' of the Academy
 of Cultural Diplomacy in Berlin, Germany. The Academy will be running
 weeklong courses between June and August 2008. These will explore the
 theory and practice of cultural diplomacy in a thorough, hands-on
 manner against the backdrop of the culturally vibrant city of Berlin.

 The Academy's courses have been specifically tailored to suit recent
 University graduates and students close to the completion of their
 Degree, as well as Young Leaders in the early stages of their
 professional careers. They are designed to complement the academic and
 professional development of participants and act as both a resume
 builder and networking opportunity. Each session will increase
 participant's understanding of cultural diplomacy and its practical
 applications, imparting them with greater confidence and improving
 their chances of building successful cross-cultural relationships.

 In an increasingly interconnected world, the skills obtained from one
 of the Academy's courses give participants a significant head start
 over their peers. This rewarding experience is made all the more so by
 the experienced Academy faculty and the diversity of course
 participants. The Academy experience does not end with the conclusion
 of the weeklong course, but continues beyond the program as
 participants gain access to ICD's extensive global network.

 In addition, to a strong academic content, Academy courses also offer
 participants the opportunity to take full advantage of the Academy's
 Berlin location. Courses incorporate elements of the rich and vibrant
 cultural scenes for which the city is famous. Participants are given
 the opportunity to see Berlin from a perspective not offered to
 tourists and to speak with a variety of distinguished individuals
 interested in promoting cultural understanding in this city of diverse
 cultural backgrounds.

 For further information or to download an application form, please see
 the "Academy" page of our website:

http://www.culturaldiplomacy.org/index.php?en_icdacademy_introduction

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 13. OXBRIDGE ELITE STUDENT EDUCATION PROGRAMME (OSEP) IN SHENZHEN, CHINA

 Date: 20th July to 4th August 2008
 Venue: Shenzhen, China

 A chance to inspire educational development in China if you're
 interested..

 Free return flight to China this summer! With free accommodation, food
 and field trips!

 With the purpose of promoting intellectual and cultural exchange
 between Chinese students and Oxbridge students, OESEP Committee is now
 recruiting 40 students from Cambridge and Oxford University to
 participate in this summer programme.

 Your benefits:
 1. Free return flights to China (OESEP provide 400 pounds as flight
 subsidy) 2. Free accommodation, food, and sightseeing excursions in
 China 3. Participation in various fun activities: boat racing,
 camping, etc. 4. Other opportunities: meet with Chinese elites from different areas; and

 Your responsibility:
 1. Lead seminars and tutorials (A-level course style; or undergraduate
 level) on a topic that you are specialized in to 10-20 Chinese high
 school students. A Chinese university student will assist you in these
 seminars and tutorials.
 2. Design and lead some extracurricular activities.

 For more detailed information:
 OESEP committee will give a presentation on this programme on May 1st,
 Lecture Room 23, Balliol College.

 Questions will be answered. Anyone interested, please feel free to come!

 April 2008
 OESEP Committee

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 14. FEMINIST RESEARCH METHODS - AN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

 Date: 4th to 6th February 2009
 Venue: Stockholm University

http://www.kvinfo.su.se/femmet09/
 E-mail: femmet09@kvinfo.su.se

 The Centre for Gender Studies at Stockholm University welcomes
 feminist researchers to an international conference on research
 methods and methodological issues and dilemmas. Confirmed speakers:
 Cynthia Cockburn, Patricia Hill Collins, Nira Yuval-Davis, Gelya Frank
 and Andrea Petµ.

 Most feminist researchers have long since agreed that there are no
 specifically feminist research methods. The expression "feminist
 methods" is therefore used as shorthand for methods used by feminists
 in all fields of research. This international conference is devoted to
 the exchange of experiences and innovations in feminist research,
 specifically the methods and research tools we use.

 The conference is open to researchers in all disciplines, inter-
 disciplines and directions of research. Deadline for papers,
 programme, details of registration, and practical information will be
 announced on the web site in April.

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