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‘I am
extremely glad to have been offered the chance to participate in this
programme and will certainly look forward to any forthcoming opportunity
to offer my expertise again. As a mature researcher and a director of a
research centre, I found the Microsoft Inspire programme the absolute
most exciting opportunity in the last 12 months.’
Dr Elena Gaura,
Reader in Pervasive Computing, Cogent Computing Applied Research Centre,
Coventry University, England |
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This programme offers an online service that matches
universities in developing countries with researchers and lecturers from
Europe or the United States who volunteer to teach computer science.
This online service is free for academics to use. In addition, Microsoft
will offer a travel stipend to some of the volunteers
to assist with travel expenses but expects the host university to
provide accommodation and the originating university to allow the
volunteer the time off.
Eligibility
Host university: any university in any
developing country in Africa, Eastern Europe and the Middle East.
Volunteer: any teacher, lecturer, researcher or IT specialist from a
university in the
European Economic Area or the United States.
Application
Universities and volunteers can register at any time with the online
service.
Host universities can post their needs and opportunities, while
volunteers can publicise their willingness to help and expertise.
For privacy reasons, contact details are only revealed to people who
have registered to the service. On a yearly basis, Microsoft will review
offers to host and help, and will sponsor some volunteers. The travel
stipend will be up to 2,000 euros per volunteer. Decisions will be made
twice a year in March and September and recipients of the stipend will
be notified in April and October respectively.
For more information, see the Inspire
Program FAQ. |
