Please apologize for cross-postings! The information below might be of interest to list members. Please distribute. Dr. Franziska Gassmann Dept. of Economics/IES Faculty of Economics & Business Administration Maastricht University PO Box 616 NL-6200 MD Maastricht The Netherlands Tel: +31 (0)43 3883720 Fax: +31 (0)43 3884864 Email: [log in to unmask] ****************************************************** Dear Madam/Sir, In September 2001 the new one-year Master Programme of Social Protection Financing (SPF) will start at the University of Maastricht (the Netherlands). The SPF Programme is organised in collaboration with the ILO and endorsed and supported by the World Bank and the IMF. The Programme trains experts in social protection and in social protection financing for social security institutions, insurance companies, governments, research institutions and consultancy companies. We expect that you might have contact with potential candidates for the programme and we would like to ask you to forward this information to potential applicants (within developing countries, transition- and advanced economies). The Master Programme of Social Protection Financing is explained in more detail in the attachment to this mail. For additional information and (online) application forms please contact us, or visit our web site: <http://www.fdewb.unimaas.nl/algec/socprotection>. The Social Protection Financing Programme is organised as a fulltime one-year programme and runs every year from September to July. After the completion of all degree requirements the students will obtain a Master Degree of Social Protection Financing from the University of Maastricht. Students can also enrol in each module separately and will receive a certificate and credit for every course completed successfully. Application to the Master Programme is possible until March 31, 2001. The tuition fee for the one year Master Programme is 13.000,- Euro per year. For students from non OECD-member countries (including the Czech Republic, Poland, Korea and Mexico) the subsidized tuition fee is 5.000,- Euro per year. Applicants from this latter group can also apply for (partial) scholarships offered by the SPF Programme. The deadline for scholarship application is also March 31, 2001. Please do not hesitate to contact us for further information. Prof. Dr. Chris de Neubourg Academic Director Social Protection Programme <<BrochureSPF.doc>> Internet: <http://www.fdewb.unimaas.nl/algec/socprotection> Fax/E-mail: Fax : + 31 43 388 48 64 E-mail : [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> Mailing address: SPF Master Programme P.O. Box 616 Tstr 53 Room 2.069 6200 MD MAASTRICHT THE NETHERLANDS Visiting address: Tongersestraat 53 Room 2.069 MAASTRICHT THE NETHERLANDS ************